San Pedro Today - September 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017

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You may not know her name, but you definitely know her work.

Local tile mosaic artist, Julie Bender, contacted me recently about another community art project she was working on.

For those unfamiliar with her work, Bender is responsible for the many beautiful, tile mosaic murals seen across San Pedro. She’s crafted murals at Peck Park Pool, both Rainbow Services locations on 7th and 8th Streets, Point Fermin Elementary School, White Point Elementary School, Dana Middle School, Holy Trinity, Jackson’s Place, and Sirens Java & Tea (where her studio is located), just to name a few.

But this particular project, she said, was going to be a bit different. First off, it’s massive in size – nearly 2,000 square feet. And the wall she chose spans across three homes on private property facing 25th Street. Fortunately, all three homeowners are on board. The question now is what will the project look like?

To move this project forward, Bender must hold a few public meetings to get the community’s input on what they would like to see on the tile mosaic. It’s a formality the City of L.A. requires and one that Bender is looking to accomplish this month.

There will be two informational meetings in September: one on Sept.

11 at 6 p.m. at Little Sisters of the Poor (2100 S. Western Ave.), and on Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. at Sirens Java & Tea (356 W. 7th St.), followed by design meetings on Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at Little Sisters of the Poor, and Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. at Sirens.

Voting on the design will happen in early October, with community workshops beginning later that month.

You might be wondering why she’s having community workshops for this

project. Well, that’s the secret sauce to Bender’s artistry. She’s not simply doing this for herself. While she manages the projects and finalizes the designs, this mural will end up being an amazing community project, just like how her work at our local schools have become student-driven projects. The community is encouraged to be a part of the process by helping create the tiles that eventually end up as part of the mosaic.

A few years ago, I spent an afternoon at Dana Middle School watching students paint and craft tiles for a project Bender was producing on campus. Every student was engrossed in creating their unique piece of art; art that they knew would become part of something larger and even more beautiful than they could imagine. It was interactive art at its finest.

Now Bender wants to build that sense of community through her art for the people of San Pedro. The proposed project on 25th Street is the beginning of Bender’s long-term plan for beautifying our community. She’s identified other local public and private properties for future tile mosaics. She's hoping to jump on those right after the 25th Street project is finished, which could be as early as January or February of next year.

While we’re planning a more in depth feature on Bender and her work in an upcoming issue, I wanted to use my column this month to urge those who support public art to go to one of these informative meetings and see what Bender and her art are all about.

She’s the type of artist we need more of in this town.

"I want to beautify San Pedro," she says, "one tile at a time." spt Joshua Stecker is publisher/editorin-chief of San Pedro Today. Letters to the Editor can be emailed to contact@sanpedrotoday.com.

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SEPTEMBER 25TH STREET MOSAIC PROJECT – Local artist Julie Bender is proposing to create a mosaic wall in the proximity of 1315 25th Street, in an effort to assist Girl Scout Troop 9535 gain leadership experience and hours. This project will include community involvement and become a public art piece.

Informational meetings will be held on Sept.

11 (Mon) at Little Sisters of the Poor (2100 S. Western Ave.), 6p; 14 (Thurs) at Siren’s Java and Tea (356 W. 7th St.), 11a; and 25 (Mon) at Little Sisters of the Poor, 6p. For more info, visit juliebendermosaics.com.

Every Tuesday – BEAT THE STREETS L.A. WRESTLING at San Pedro High School, Wrestling Room (1001 W. 15th St., Room located off Leland between 16th and 17th), 6 – 7:30p. Free to all elementary and middle school boys and girls, ages 8 and up. For more info, call Coach Roman Hernandez at (310) 9203009 or email roman142@yahoo.com.

Every Saturday – PORTS O’CALL WALKING TOUR at Ports O’Call Village (Berth 76, Nagoya Way), 10a. Local historian and San Pedro Today columnist, Angela Romero, will share the area's history and very soon future as the San Pedro Public Market. Because this is a "last call" tour and cannot be given again, it will be offered every Saturday in September. Tickets are $15 and space is limited. Call (310) 808-7800 to reserve.

EVERY SATURDAY – LAFD HARBOR MUSEUM at San Pedro City Hall, Old Fire Station 36 (639 Harbor Blvd.), 10a – 3p. Experience San Pedro and Wilmington's Fire and Rescue service history with vintage fire apparatuses and various displays. Free admission.

Donations are accepted and appreciated.

1 - 3 (Fri - Sun) – HUGE ESTATE SALE in Palos Verdes Estates (1421 Via Coronel), 9a - 3p. Featuring furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, dishes, lamps, kid’s books, Holiday Barbie collection, beautiful velvet drapes, and lots more!

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1 – 4 (Fri – Mon) – L.A. FLEET WEEK at the L.A. Waterfront (600 Sampson Wy.).

Featuring guided ship tours, military exhibits, aerial demonstrations, live music and entertainment, education programs, food, and fireworks, all at various locations along the L.A. Waterfront.

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2 (Sat) – LIGHT AT THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL at Point Fermin Park (807 W. Paseo Del Mar), 10a – 6p.

Featuring four stages of Christian music from all genres. Enjoy family-friendly activities, food, and craft vendors with a picnic atmosphere. For more info, visit lightatthelighthouse.org.

4 (Mon) – PALOS VERDES SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT at South Coast Botanic Garden (26300 Crenshaw Blvd.), 4:30p. Celebrate Labor Day with this special musical presentation, entitled, “Across the Pond: Music from the British Isles.” Picnic starts at 4:30p, concert starts at 5p. Tickets are $10, children 12 and under are free. For more info, visit southcoastbotanicgarden.org.

7 (Thurs) – POINT FERMIN LIGHTHOUSE NEW VOLUNTEER TRAINING at Point Fermin Lighthouse (807 W. Paseo Del Mar), 10:30a – 12:30p. As a volunteer, you will enable visitors of all ages and backgrounds to appreciate what life at the Lighthouse would have been like, and become a critical link in its historical continuity. To RSVP and for more info, call (310) 832-6892.

7 (Thurs) – FIRST THURSDAY ARTWALK in Downtown San Pedro. 6 – 10p. Live music, food trucks, art gallery displays, and food and drink specials form local bars and restaurants. Experience the most anticipated monthly event in San Pedro!

9 – DAY OF FELTING WITH DEBBIE SUE at Crafted at the Port of LA (112 E. 22nd St., Warehouse 10), 11a – 1p. San Pedro Art Association invites you to experience making two, beautiful hand-felted flowers.

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9 (Sat) – SPHS CLASS OF 1977 40th REUNION at The Plaza at Cabrillo Marina (2965 Via Cabrillo-Marina), 5p. Remember the good ‘ol days with your former classmates! Tickets are $85. Includes happy hour and dinner.

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10 (Sun) – RELGIOUS SCHOOL BEGINS at Temple Beth El (1435 W. 7th St.).

Registration and bagel breakfast begins at 8:30a. Musical Shabbat with Cantor Davidson begins at 6:30p. For more info, call (310) 833-2467 or visit bethelsp.org.

10 (Sun) – WHITE POINT HOME TOUR & RECEPTION at 1 – 7p. Indulge your love of home design at the White Point Home Tour with a self-guided home tour, followed by a reception at Brouwerij West. See story page 16.

14 (Thurs) – NEEDLE ARTISTS BY THE SEA MEETING at Ports O’ Call Restaurant (1200 Nagoya Wy.), 10a. Needle Artists by the Sea, Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild’s monthly meeting will include the last part of their year-long project, designer Sue Reed’s “It’s Not the Usual.” For more info, call (424) 224-9254.

15 (Fri) – 11th ANNUAL HARBOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION at Ports O' Call Restaurant (1200 Nagoya Wy.), 5:30p.

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16 (Sat) – 20th ANNUAL “MAKE IT A HABIT” FUNDRAISER at DoubleTree

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The evening includes a no host cocktail reception, dinner, and live auction. For more info, call (310) 548-0625 or visit lspsocal.org.

23 (Sat) – AT THE TABLE: AN ELEGANT EVENING OF FINE WINE at Mary & Joseph Retreat Center (5300 Crest Rd.), 5 – 10p. Experience an elegant dining experience with fine wines, and education on pairing them to the perfect foods.

Join in multiple silent auctions, and an opportunity drawing for a beautiful, handmade quilt. Beautiful music will also be a special part of this evening. For tickets and more info, visit maryjoseph.org.

30 (Sat) – POETRY READING at San Pedro Regional Branch Library, Community Room (931 S. Gaffey St.), 2:30p. Listen to original poems written by members of the local community, including special guests, Yamagata Minyo, performing Japanese old folk songs. Public is welcome to attend this free event and anyone is welcomed to read their poetry. For more info, email silmore@earthlink.net.

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SAN PEDRO’S SIXTIES MUSIC SCENE BECOMES A DUTCH TREAT

by Steve Marconi

San Pedro’s Rick and Cindy Pratt didn’t meet Ron Swart until last summer, but the journey that finally brought them together began in the mid-sixties. That was when a musician named Sean Bonniwell lived in a house on 31st Street in Point Fermin.

In 1977, The Pratts got married and moved into their home. Ordinary by most standards, it had a driveway, no garage, and included a basement.

However, spray-painted in black letters, about a foot high, on a wall in that

basement, were the words, “Music Machine.” Why the name of a sixties garage band was on the wall of a basement, in a house without a garage, remained a mystery to the Pratts. But since it was the basement, which was used only occasionally for their son’s punk-rock band, the words stayed.

Swart, a transplanted Dutchman, longtime pastry chef at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, and a freelance rock music songwriter, got the address of the Pratts’ home while doing research on the Music Machine.

“We were very into the sixties music scene,” Swart, in his mid-fifties, says of his youth in the Netherlands. “Every city had bands that played that music.

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It was completely out of place... years after the music was popular. I played it because I liked that music so much.

One of the bands I liked, that was from the United States, was the Music Machine, and there’s a lot of people that still know about that band.”

The Music Machine didn’t last long, and produced only one big hit, “Talk, Talk” (check YouTube), but that was enough to earn a place in a June 2016 Rolling Stone article on the Top 10 garage bands of the sixties.

Swart heard that the Music Machine had a San Pedro connection, and through Google, found someone who lived near the Pratts’ house during the sixties, and was familiar with its history. So, one day, Swart showed up at the house, introduced himself to the Pratts, and explained his interest in their home. “There’s something in our basement we’d like you to see,” Cindy recalls telling Swart. “He was totally thrilled, as thrilled as a guy from Holland can get. He said, ‘This is big, really big. Not like the Beatles or Rolling Stones, but big.’ He took pictures.” Swart called the experience “mind blowing,” then noted, “It’s spray paint, which is what made me a little skeptical about it. With my interest in music, I have a collection of photos [of band names] from back in the day in Netherlands, and it was all handpainted with brush. It was really the first time I saw a band name on a wall that was actually sprayed. It was black; their whole image was black – clothes, even their hair was dyed.” A picture from that basement appeared with an article he wrote for the music magazine Ugly Things last year.

That wasn’t the first time Swart wrote for Ugly Things about San Pedro’s sixties music scene. In 2015, he got hold of Bill Doheney, co-founder of the Grapes of Wrath, and that interview was published, as well as a heavily illustrated version was later posted on the online blog, West Coast Fog (www.westcoastfog.com/ the-grapes-of-wrath).

The all-San Pedro Grapes of Wrath

was another of those one-hit wonders that permeated rock in that period. Its members, besides Doheney (drums), were Danny Morrow (bass) and Ralph Sias (lead guitar), S‘67 classmates at San Pedro High School, and Brian Mangan (vocals) and Bill Lichty (keyboard), S‘68 classmates. Doheney was in the W‘69 class, and explains in the interview why he dropped out.

You don’t have to be a fan of sixties garage bands to enjoy the Grapes of Wrath story. Check out the blog just for the photos, including a story about the group in a 1967 issue of the student newspaper, Fore ‘n’ Aft, an ad for Vine’s music store and postcards of the legendary Hacienda Motor Hotel.

Doheney explains in the interview how the Hacienda figured prominently in the history of the group, which produced just one 45-rpm single before disbanding in 1968. It was a mystery Swart was eager to solve. “That record didn’t do anything,” Swart said, “Just a few copies out there at this point.

Some collectors have them. Twenty years ago, I traded my copy. I had that single. One time on eBay somebody auctioned it off, and it caught my eye – the price was not that high. I hadn’t thought of it, but I looked closely at the label of the single. It had the address, 301 S. Western, San Pedro.”

As he did with the Pratts’ home, Swart searched for the address, only to find it doesn’t exist. That’s because it was the address of the Hacienda, which also no longer exists.

There’s an O. Henry-style twist to this musical saga, which neither Swart nor I were aware of when we spoke, and it’s not that Doheney met Bonniwell (who died in 2011) back in the day, and knew where he lived and practiced. What Doheney didn’t know at the time of the interview – himself, Rick Pratt, and yours truly, were classmates in the 10th grade together at San Pedro High School in 1967. spt Steve Marconi can be reached at spmarconi@yahoo.com.

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CREATIVE WRITING FOR CHILDREN AT THE CORNER STORE

by Jennifer Marquez When my boys were younger, they spent many Wednesday afternoons at The Corner Store in Diana Chapman’s writing class. Diana made writing fun. She created an environment that got kids to write in a creative format. It was a break from the structure of school where the stories inside a child’s mind got to come out.

As a parent, I liked that my kids had a creative outlet away from video screens in a place where tales were shared out loud by children.

Diana has a warm, welcoming personality that people love. My kids had additional reasons to attend; it was being held at The Corner Store. My oldest would always order a burger on a ciabatta roll while in class and my other son would look forward to the old fashioned candy. He would count out the pieces one by one on the counter figuring out if he had enough money in his pocket.

Unfortunately, after years of teaching the class, Diana is moving away to take care of her mother. Her class will continue and I will be the teacher. I plan to keep the same structure Diana created while using my own writing techniques. I have years of writing experience and have been featured in numerous publications. My writing has taken a turn lately into a different format: I am writing a play in a class that meets in a Los Angeles Theater.

What I have realized as my kids have gotten older is that, through the years, the art inside of me has been stifled by to-do lists, working a career in social services and raising children. There never was enough time to do everything that needed to be done plus art.

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Council at the school, writing columns and working. They are now seeing another side of me. I don’t feel like I can authentically encourage them to be the best they can be if I am not doing the same in my life. They are interested in my play and give great feedback. Of course, I ensure them that the family in my play are not them, it’s just a coincidence that they seem so similar.

The Creative Writing Class for children is an important tradition to carry on and I feel honored to be selected to teach it. I know firsthand how it feels to have an outlet outside of my structured life to create something; it is healing. Having the class in The Corner Store is a bonus.

It’s a step back in time in The Corner Store where things are simpler and people do not have their heads buried in a phone all the time. It is helpful that cell service is poor in the area.

Neighborhood kids come in and out through the screen door. Groups of people sit for hours drinking coffee, breaking bread and sharing stories.

There is live music on the weekends, fresh grown vegetables for sale by a local gardener outside, a huge selection of glass bottled sodas, a little free library built by Girl Scouts, and art for sale by local residents. This is not just a store or a coffee bar; it is a community center in Mayberry at the ocean’s edge where the peacocks roam. Peggy and Bruce Lindquist, the owners, put their hearts into everything they do here, from hiring local neighborhood teens for their first jobs or taking a chance on a new product from a local vendor, the vibe is pure. This year, the Corner Store celebrates its 70th Anniversary. More than ever in our world, we need more places like The Corner Store. spt Creative Writing for Kids will meet every Wed. at the Corner Store from 4:30-5:45 p.m. for ages 6 and up. The cost is $10 per class.

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by Mike Lansing The greatest nation in the world is reeling from a new kind of 4-H Club. When each of these “H bombs” is considered separately, we tend to look the other way, but the reality is that they must all be considered together. Thousands of our neighbors suffer from one or more of these H factors - and far too many from all four.

HUNGER: At the Boys & Girls Club, our mission is to sponsor the programs and services needed to develop our youth into young adults with a plan and pathway for a better life. However, programs such as College Bound, comprehensive arts, mentoring and Career Bound are severely minimized when children regularly do not get enough to eat. More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty and are at risk of constant hunger – for African-Americans and Latinos, it is a staggering 1 in 3. And while more than 20 million children receive free and reduced price meals at school – less than half receive breakfast and only 10% have access to summer food programs. Meanwhile, the current administration is considering cutting back on these important food access programs for our youth. Really? Why? HOMELESSNESS: I do not have to give you stats – you see rampant homelessness every day on our streets and in the news. The misconception, however, is that these poor souls are almost exclusively veterans, mentally ill, drug addicts or some combination of the three. A recent L.A. Times article noted that 1 in 5 of the 230,000 Community College students are homeless (and 2 out of 3 are “food deprived”). At the Club, we are cognizant that too many of our members are living on couches, in their cars, temporary housing, etc. The voters passed homeless initiatives in both the City of L.A and the County – the

challenge now will be to develop a plan in our urban setting that best utilizes these taxpayer dollars and minimizes bureaucratic expense. We will soon find out – but the face of homelessness is not only what you see on the streets – our hidden homeless must be recognized and supported.

HEALTHCARE: The Affordable Care Act increased healthcare access to well over 20 million Americans who had none previously. However, its greatest success is that it assured that the poor, persons with pre-existing conditions, and the elderly were provided uninterrupted access to healthcare. The uncertainty of sustaining the ACA has roiled the markets and the continuing political jockeying regarding this truly life-saving and life improving need is deplorable. It is time to STOP the politics on BOTH sides – come together and make the ACA better. Both sides will have to give. NO EXCUSES – reach across the aisle and get it done.

HATE: The easiest H to eliminate, but the one increasing at an alarming rate in this country is “hate.” No one can deny that hate continues to grow around its four focus areas: race, ethnicity, religion and politics.

Ignorance, generational racial and religious intolerance, polarized politics, 24/7 cable news stations and internet access help stoke the fires of hate. But don’t forget the biggest factor what we teach and allow in our homes and communities. Crosby, Stills & Nash sang “teach your children well.” Hate is taught, not something one is born with.

Time for each of us to accept our own responsibility in eliminating hate.

There is a fifth H – HOPE. It was the campaign slogan of our previous president. Hope is not a plan or solution, but a state of mind which allows change of thought and action.

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HOME SWEET HOME

WHITE POINT HOME TOUR RETURNS WITH A NEW BATCH OF ECLECTIC ABODES One of the many homes featured in this year's White Point Home Tour (photo: Ann Koons)

by Caitlyn Trudnich Ever driven by an interesting home on your daily commute and thought, “I wonder what it looks like on the inside?” Attending the White Point Home Tour is a unique opportunity to indulge your curiosity, meet your neighbors, contribute to your community, and get an exclusive look at some of the most interesting and inviting homes within the South Bay area.

Beginning in 2001, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy has proudly produced this informative and lively event, which encourages community involvement, and most importantly, helps maintain the beloved White Point Nature Preserve. This coastal, 100-acre tract of open space is home to a selection of various animal and plant life, and several endangered species. The main goal of the PVPLC is to continue its preservation of local, natural treasures, like White Point, including its grounds, nature center, and adjoining hillside.

Throughout the years, the White Point Home Tour has featured over

50 homes, including a unique mix of historically significant and interesting modern-day architecture. Homes are also chosen that showcase praiseworthy art collections and native plant gardens. Amy Friend, PVPLC board member, whose Vista Del Oro home is included in this year’s tour, describes her admiration for her community, saying, “I moved here six years ago because I love the eclectic neighborhoods and the access to open space and hiking trails. For me, there's something very inspiring about the diversity of San Pedro.”

This tour also highlights many neighborhoods within the area, giving visitors an interesting perspective.

Friend explains her excitement for her home’s inclusion, saying, “My home is in Vista del Oro, not too far from Averill Park. It's one of two homes near the park this year, but it's an area of town that we haven't often had the chance to spotlight. When people come visit, they often walk in and say they never would have guessed that the neighborhood even

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existed. So, I like to show that off.”

Local small business owner, Carolina Brown of Rok ‘n’ Ell Baby Boutique, will also be opening her 1930s-style home (which features a backyard putting green) during the event. “The students of South Shores Elementary School, and surrounding schools, have benefited greatly over the years from the PVPLC. When I was approached to donate my home, and based on my years of teaching and their fantastic programs in science and nature, it was difficult to say no,” says Brown.

Living on the coast certainly has its perks, and San Pedro homeowners John and Lucrecia Jacobson are proud to display their beautiful, oceanfront home in this year’s tour. “We are delighted to open our doors to guests,” says Lucrecia. “Our mantra has always been to have everyone who comes into our home to feel as if they are on vacation, transporting them far away for a while. The ocean view is far too beautiful not to share.” In addition to their scenic surroundings, Jacobson also describes a few more

of her home’s favorite attributes, which she hopes brings joy to visitors, saying, “I hope our gardens inspire others to grow their own vegetable and fruit gardens in their front yards.

We believe outdoor spaces go unused and under-utilized, so my hope is that others take to designing spaces in their own homes after visiting ours.”

In addition to admiring local homes, the tour also includes a fantastic posttour reception at Brouwerij West, with craft beer, food, live music, and an auction filled with bid-worthy items.

Friend describes her hopes for the future of the tour and PVPLC’s efforts, saying, “I hope we can continue the tradition of highlighting locallyowned businesses and artists, along with the local, native plants and animals, so we retain the things that make us different and special.” spt The White Point Home Tour is Sunday, September 10 at 1 p.m.

Advance tickets are $65. For more information, visit pvplc.org.

The New Kid In Town

GREG MORENA STAKES HIS CLAIM IN DOWNTOWN SAN PEDRO WITH PAPPY'S SEAFOOD Greg Morena, owner of Pappy's Seafood

Greg Morena couldn’t take his eyes off it.

Two years ago, Morena was standing on the corner of 6th and Centre Streets in Downtown San Pedro, staring intently at the vacant Papadakis Taverna building, and wondering, like many San Pedrans, if that legendary building could become something great again.

“I was outside looking at the building trying to make sense of it,” recalls Morena. “You could almost see there were bones beneath it, but you just didn’t know.”

The Taverna closed for good in 2010, after nearly 40 years in business. Prior to that, the building housed the town’s first-ever post office and was home to one of San Pedro’s most infamous bars (and brothels!), Tommy (Good Fellow's) Yacht Club Café. After the Taverna closed, the two restaurants that came after, Limani Taverna and Otto Trattoria, couldn’t make it work. Both had leased the building from former Papadakis Taverna owner, John Papadakis, but now the building was for sale, and Morena was looking to buy.

“As I’m standing there, this car pulls up to me like a cop would in the middle of the street, and out pops this guy. He walks over, shakes my hand and asks me if I was interested in the building,” recalls Morena. “He says, ‘Hi, my name is Joe.’ And that’s how I met Councilman Joe Buscaino for the first time. I figured a town where the councilman will pull over and talk to somebody who’s looking at a building is pretty special.”

Morena and his wife Yunnie, both from Santa Monica, were looking to expand the family business somewhere close but unique. Yunnie’s parents, both Korean immigrants, started SM Pier Seafood in 1977 on the Santa Monica Pier. The Morena’s procured the restaurant in 2013 and re-named it The Albright, after the nautical Albright Knot, to symbolize two generations of the family business coming together. The Albright celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and is the longest running restaurant on the pier.

In addition to the family business, the 40-year-old entrepreneur was also busy in fashion and finance, co-creating several street wear companies and running an accounting firm, both of which he wanted to break free of with this new project.

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“We were looking to expand,” explains Morena. “We went north as far as San Luis Obispo, where we got married, and south as far as San Diego, where my mom lives. But when I found San Pedro, I discovered this character here. There was nothing quite like it. I somehow felt a connection.” Being in the seafood business, Morena immediately connected to San Pedro’s storied fishing industry roots.

“I’m a huge history buff,” he says, “and in my research, I realized San Pedro is home to all these historical families that literally changed the fishing industry.

Being in the seafood business, you want to be around people who are successful.

And you don’t get more successful than that.”

Confident that the port town was the perfect place to expand his restaurant empire, and hoping to weave his brand into the fabric of San Pedro’s history, Morena went into negotiations with Papadakis and eventually purchased the 5,000-square foot lot for a reported $1.6 million.

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN Keys in hand, it was time for the Morena’s to transform the former Taverna into Pappy’s Seafood. The inspiration for the name is twofold. First, it’s an homage to the Papadakis clan, as “Pappy” was a family nickname; second, Morena holds the rights to use the Popeye cartoon characters, and Popeye’s father is named Poopdeck Pappy. The creator of Popeye, E. C. Segar, is said to have modeled the character after a sailorman from Santa Monica named Olaf Olsen. Olsen’s sons, Harold and Einar, operated tugboats out of San Pedro. (There’s always a San Pedro connection.)

“They say these were the roughest four blocks in the country back in the day,” says Morena, referring to the former Beacon Street. “Poopdeck Pappy would’ve been in Shanghai Red’s swigging drinks and chasing women.”

Morena knew from the beginning that the building “had to breathe.” He wanted the structure to be stripped down to its “rawest state” to keep the history alive, instead of razing it completely and starting fresh. So, he immediately went to work, peeling back layer after layer of decades of construction, exposing original wood and brick, and discovering hidden treasures. One of the first decisions made was to use the newly uncovered former entrance on 6th Street that were the

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original doors to Tommy’s. The front doors are now an eye-catching red.

“My office is where the original check-in desk for the brothel was located,” laughs Morena.

Next to go was the false ceiling, which revealed large wooden beams that stretch the entire length of the restaurant. Then came the discovery of the original high windows that had been covered for decades. “I think the design of the ‘70s and ‘80s was to bring everything in, and over the last decade, we’ve been adapting to reuse everything,” explains Morena. “When I was walking up in the rafters, I noticed these windows that weren’t visible from the outside. When we put the scaffolding up in the front, we began to peel the layers to reveal them.”

They installed large bay windows that matched the newly discovered high originals, to create a bright, open dining space that also includes a bar top reclaimed from a former restaurant at Ports O’ Call Village. And in keeping with the current trend in public art, two murals by artists Dan Monteavaro/ Moncho1929 and Jason Ostro adorn the back of the building.

While the public dining room’s rustic design will certainly excite customers, the private dining area, tucked away out of sight in an exclusive part of the building and only used for private parties, is most impressive. With room for up to 75 people, this secluded dining space is adorned with memorabilia, photographs, and décor celebrating the history of the port town, with homages to the Papadakis family. The amount of respect the Morena’s have shown to not only the history of the building, but also to the history of San Pedro, is impressive.

A NEW DINING EXPERIENCE Pappy’s isn’t your traditional restaurant, the likes of which San Pedrans are used to. As you walk through the original red doors, you’re not greeted by a hostess. Instead, you walk directly up to the counter where you’ll order your meal.

“This is where new meets old,” says Morena. “You walk in to a counter. It was designed like that in part due to the changing restaurant industry, which is steering towards this ‘fast casual’ form of dining. It doesn’t have to fit in an old model.”

To the right of the counter, on a 10foot tall chalkboard, is Pappy’s menu, filled with everything from stuffed clams to fresh fish to shrimp tacos to a shrimp po’ boy sandwich. (Don’t worry, there are a few vegetarian and nonseafood selections, as well.) It’s only after you read the menu that you realize that Downtown San Pedro, for being as close to the harbor as it is, was missing a traditional seafood restaurant before Pappy’s arrived.

Customers order off the menu, receive a number, and seat themselves in the dining area. A server delivers the meals and continues to check on you during your visit.

For Morena, he’s been staking his claim in Downtown San Pedro even before construction started on Pappy’s, and has earned the support from many of his restaurant neighbors, including James Brown, owner of San Pedro Brewing Company, and Andrew Silber, owner of The Whale & Ale. Both have publicly expressed their excitement for Pappy’s opening.

Morena is also on the board of directors for the San Pedro Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District (PBID). It’s evident that he wants to be more than just a Downtown business owner, he also wants to make a difference to improve the economic viability of the area.

“The support I’ve received from the business owners in Downtown, especially from John [Papadakis] and Councilman Buscaino, has been amazing,” says Morena. “Everyone has been so supportive. I’m lucky and proud to be here in San Pedro.” spt Pappy’s Seafood is located at 301 W. 6th Street in Downtown San Pedro. For more info, call (424) 2245444, or visit. pappysseafood.com.

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CRUSHING IT DANE WELLS DISCOVERS CONFIDENCE & ACCEPTANCE THROUGH CROSSFIT

by Shelley Smith, special to San Pedro Today Dane Wells, photographed at Heyday Elite Fitness (photo: John Mattera)

Dane Wells hops out of his dad’s car, slings his gym bag over his shoulder and, wearing psychedelicpatterned long shorts with multicolored high socks and his army green Heyday Crossfit gym T-shirt, struts proudly past the iron gate.

“I’m ready,” he pronounces with a huge smile on his face.

Ready indeed. Dane is 24-yearsold and has Down syndrome, but that hasn’t slowed him a bit in the workout world. And his attitude is infectious.

“Every day I want to do my best,” Dane says.

He comes from a family of CrossFitters – mother Nova WellsFreels and Mark Freels are regulars at Heyday, Dane’s older brother, Sean Lemon, is a certified trainer. It began a few months ago when Nova talked to Eddie McKenna, one of Heyday’s co-founders, about getting Dane to

workout to practice “healthy habits.”

She and Mark were initially worried about how Dane would fit in with the classes at the gym, with ages ranging from 10-70. Nova wondered whether the coaches could handle Dane with the structure of the workout and still pay attention to the others.

“So, I said, let me take him eightweeks individually,” recalls Eddie.

“Any time it got hard, I’d say to him, ‘Are you quitting now? You’re not giving up are you?’ And Dane, who hates letting anyone down, simply pushed himself harder.”

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After eight-weeks of private training, Dane joined a class. At first, Nova said watching Dane’s training made her too nervous, but when she saw how much Dane loved it and the people in the class loved him, she realized her real family and her “CrossFit family” had done the right thing.

“It really made him more confident,” says Nova. “He is completely accepted and that doesn’t always happen” Dane has always idolized his brother Sean, “I’m the best man in his wedding,” he says proudly. So, when Sean had to pull out of a competition that he and Heyday co-founder, Ricky Magana, had entered, Ricky thought of Dane and called the competition chairman.

“I said, I’d like to partner with Dane,” remembers Ricky. The chairman thought he was bringing in a ringer, but Ricky explained. “He was a little hesitant, but said okay.”

Ricky and Dane set out to do the four-workout competition at CrossFit Reality in Signal Hill. Each exercise had to be done in sync. If one on the team was at the top of his pushup, for example, he had to wait for his partner to get to the top of his pushup.

Slowly, the teams competing against them finished, it was down to Ricky and Dane and the final workout.

In the spirit of CrossFit, everyone who finishes stays to cheer on the teams that are still competing. And there were several hundred observers, too.

“The workout got really, really

hard,” recalls Ricky. “Eight minutes in and we’re still going.”

“Everyone in the gym was standing around cheering them on,” says Nova.

“I was crying. I think everyone was crying by the time they finished.”

There is an amazing YouTube video of Ricky and Dane doing pushups, Dane laboring through every painful moment and screaming as his fans yelled, “Come on Dane! Come on Dane!”

“He was screaming, trying to get very last effort just out of himself,” says Ricky. “And it was the best feeling I’ve ever had in competition. Every single person in the gym was standing around pushing you and Dane was experiencing something I don’t know if he ever has – feeding off them.”

The onlookers counted down the last five pushups and when Ricky and Dane finished, the “crowd lost it and Dane jumped on top of me and hugged me. I looked around and people were crying,” says Ricky.

“The competition coordinator came up and said this was so awesome.”

Ricky and Eddie always say that CrossFit is about great effort, putting yourself out there when you’re not the best, nor the fastest, or strongest. Dane embodies that every time he steps under a bar, or lifts kettle bells above his head, or simply walks past the iron gate.

Dane and Magana were on the medal stand after the event.

“I said, Dane, how did that feel?” recalls Magana. “And Dane said, simply: ‘I crushed it.’” spt

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2017 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW

by Jamaal K. Street With the 2017-18 school year officially in full swing, the San Pedro Prep Sports circuit gets underway as well – and once again, it all starts with football.

San Pedro High School looks to build off a successful season under returning head coach, Corey Miller. Mary Star of the Sea High School looks to right the wrong of going 6-4 last season, however, still not making it to the CIFSouthern Section Division 13 playoffs.

Although the Stars had enough wins to qualify, Division 13 contains 85 schools, with only 16 playoff spots available.

Two players to keep an eye on at both schools are San Pedro High senior, wide receiver and safety, Corey Fausto, and Mary Star senior, two-way lineman, Kaze Hayashi.

After posting a season of 76 tackles (43 solo) with an interception, two pass deflections, a recovered fumble (which he returned for a touchdown), and a forced fumble, Fausto has high aspirations in building off his AllMarine League first team selection in his fourth and final year as a Pirate, with three on the varsity level.

“We have a lot of young talent that are going to make plays this year, and I’m pretty excited to see how this plays out,” says Fausto, who also caught three passes for 99 yards without a touchdown.

Fausto made perhaps the biggest play of them all for San Pedro’s defense in a 13-10 CIF-Los Angeles City

San Pedro High senior, wide receiver and safety, Corey Fausto (left), and Mary Star senior, two-way lineman, Kaze Hayashi. (photos: John Mattera)

Section Division I quarterfinal victory over Palisades. At the right place, at the right time, fellow senior RB/ LB Sean Davenport stripped the ball from a Dolphins running back. Fausto scooped the ball up on a bounce and ran for a 61-yard touchdown in the first quarter, San Pedro High’s only touchdown of the night. No one saw that moment coming, not even Fausto.

“It all happened so suddenly that it even caught me by surprise,” Fausto said, also extending his gratitude to Davenport for causing the fumble.

Out of all the moments in seasons past, Fausto cherished the most in San Pedro High’s 10-3 season in 2016, where the Pirates finished second in the Marine League, reached the CIFLACS Division 1 semifinals, and played against Harbor Area neighbor, Banning, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

“It was so surreal. I never in my 17 years would have expected to see myself starting a game inside of the Coliseum,” Fausto says of the experience, which

ended with a 20-7 Pirates win.

San Pedro High will have one of two playoff options in 2017. If they finish in the top eight, they will play in the brand-new Open Division for the CIF-LACS. If not, they will remain in Division 1. Thus, the Pirates will chase a CIF title no matter what.

Hayashi is the latest of many Japanese imports to come in and play football at Mary Star, who will enter its third year under coach Jason Gelber. This year, the All-Santa Fe League selection will play a much more established role for the Stars, who went 1-2 in a four-school league.

Hayashi recalls one of the Stars’ biggest non-league victories, former runner-up Linfield Christian of Temecula, as one of his proudest moments of his first year on varsity.

“It was the most memorable game of last season,” Hayashi said of the Stars’ 15-13 victory over Linfield Christian, coming off a CIF runner-up campaign in 2015. “Knowing how strong and impressive they were, we really didn't

know what we were going up against, but with a never give up attitude, we came through with the victory.”

That attitude is tantamount for Mary Star, as they look to return to the playoffs after missing last year.

However, Stars’ fans can take solace in the fact that two of the three Santa Fe League games will be played on their domain, the venerable Daniels Field.

When asked whether he liked playing either offense or defense, Hayashi had no preference. He just enjoys being on the field.

“I like being able to play longer offensively and defensively, making sacks, carrying the ball, and making touchdowns,” Hayashi describes.

“I really am lucky to be at Mary Star, and enjoy school very much.

The academic level has been a challenge, but has pushed me to further pursue my education. The spirit is always positive, and I am grateful to be a Mary Star student.”

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by Lori Garrett Several years ago, I attended a dinner where I knew almost everyone in our party, except for one fellow dinner guest who I’d never met before.

As we sat down to the noisy dinner table, he must have heard me make a passing remark about eating “Paleo.”

Apparently, he had a problem with it, because for the rest of the night, he took repeated verbal jabs at me, making fun of my chosen lifestyle diet and making jokes at my expense, then watching closely to see my reaction each time.

I was utterly confused. As most of you know, I follow an antiinflammatory diet because I have Crohn’s disease. I'm guessing he didn’t know this, but regardless, why should I have to explain my dietary choices to someone I’d just met? It wasn’t the type of situation where we could have easily had a proper conversation with one another, so I politely tried to ignore the jabs, hoping he would eventually stop. But he kept going, and by the end of the night, I was quite offended. This person didn’t even know me. Who was he to judge me or my way of eating?

This act of rushing to judgement seems to be rather commonplace these days. Whether it’s politics, health choices, or any lifestyle decisions for that matter, there is often an inability to consider ideas or opinions which differ from our own. We’re often quick to name-call, hurl insults, and stereotype (or categorize) others as we see fit. We’ve all done it in one way or another (myself included), but when we’re on the receiving end of it, it doesn’t feel very nice.

There’s nothing wrong disagreeing with one another — in fact, disagreement is often a necessary tool to help us learn and grow. But

it seems that long gone are the days of respectful conversation, healthy debate, and the willingness to consider anything outside the scope of our own beliefs (anyone who uses social media can attest to this). We seem to have plenty of opinions in this universe, but if there's one thing that is lacking, it’s compassion and the ability to sometimes see things from other perspectives.

I have to remind myself of this often, especially when I’m sharing information about health and nutrition.

I eat the way I do because it’s best for me (and it’s worked for others with similar types of illness). But what works for me may not work for the next person, and vice-versa, as we each have our own individual needs and circumstances. Moreover, if I’ve learned anything from being chronically ill, it’s that compassion is needed more than ever, and if I want others to respect my life choices, then I need to make an effort to better understand and respect theirs.

As for that “stranger” who made digs at me during dinner that night? Well, I’ve run into him several times since, and as it turns out, he’s actually a nice person. Maybe he was just having a bad night, or maybe he was trying to be funny and I wasn’t “getting” his sense of humor, or maybe (and most likely) a mutual friend eventually filled him in on the details of my medical circumstances, causing him to change his tune. But regardless of the reason, I realized I had formed my own opinions that night – assuming he was a rude, judgmental person – only to discover he wasn’t so bad after all.

So, I guess I learned a lesson from that night as well: maybe I, too, shouldn’t be so quick to judge others. spt Follow Lori Garrett's wellness blog, www.adventuresofasickchick.com.

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“Typical Pedro.”

Police helicopters?

“Typical Pedro.”

Public works project that doesn’t impress everyone? “Typical Pedro.” Homeless solutions that make problems?

“Typical Pedro.” Violence on the street? “Typical Pedro.” I used to think it, post it, and say it, too; that is until I was converted. I will eschew subtlety. I want to convert you, too.

Here are a few reasons we should cease saying, “Typical Pedro.” It is cheap, unproductive, and fatalistic.

There is a difference between costly critics and cheap critics. Both critics might detonate the same verbal bomb at the self-satisfied status quo, but one of the bombs is dirty, and only one of the critics is actually there to help clean up the mess. They may disrupt the peace, especially if that peace is at the expense of the vulnerable. They may be committed to the disorientation of unjust systems. But costly critics don’t just complain of false peace or unjust systems, but are committed to real peace and “justice for all.” They may dismantle, but they also design. They may criticize, but they also construct.

They may rip, but they also repair.

Cheap critics throw in a “typical Pedro” dirty bomb, which costs them nothing, because they are nowhere to be found when the hard work of building community happens. They take up the easy work of criticizing others' ideas and solutions, but they won’t take the risk of having their own. They live and lurk in the comments section, but won’t show up to a neighborhood meeting.

The Bible calls those costly critics "prophets." Those Biblical prophets are captivated by a God-given, cosmicscaled vision of a new creation. Their vision of ‘what could be’ makes them discontent with ‘what is.’ They can see clearly that in some ways ‘all hell has broken loose here on earth.’ This makes them pray and work for ‘all heaven to break loose here on earth.' I understand not everyone who reads this article is a person of spiritual-religious-faith

commitment, but the prophet has much to teach all of us, for they have learned how to turn discontentment into a dream instead of a despairing nightmare. They would be just as realistic about “typical Pedro,” but would put a comma after it, instead of a period. It would be the beginning of a conversation instead of the end of one.

Last summer, I had a sabbatical, and attended Shabbat Service at Temple Beth El. I was moved by this prophetic prayer.

Disturb us, Adonai, ruffle us from our complacency; Make us dissatisfied. Dissatisfied with the peace of ignorance, the quietude which arises from a shunning of the horror, the defeat, the bitterness and the poverty, physical and spiritual, of humans.

Shock us, Adonai, deny to us the false Shabbat which gives us the delusions of satisfaction amid a world of war and hatred; Wake us, O God, and shake us from the sweet and sad poignancies rendered by half forgotten melodies and rubric prayers of yesteryears; Make us know that the border of the sanctuary is not the border of living and the walls of Your temples are not shelters from the winds of truth, justice and reality.

Disturb us, O God, and vex us; let not Your Shabbat be a day of torpor and slumber; let it be a time to be stirred and spurred to action.

Prayer for Shabbat Evening I, Mishkan T’Filah: A Reform Siddur (Central Conference of American Rabbis 2007). spt Nathan Hoff is the Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Pedro. Follow his blog at trinitypastor.blogspot.com.

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by Brooke Karli photo by John Mattera Lorenzo and Shannon (Bradford) Hernandez met while working at the same school in Glendale in 2012, and after six months of talking and getting to know each other, the two decided to start dating.

Three years later in October 2015, as part of Shannon’s 29th birthday, Lorenzo asked her to marry him.

“I walked into the house and kept hearing this clicking sound,” describes Shannon. “Lorenzo explained that it was the camera and that he wanted to take one more picture and after he set it up, he was down on one knee proposing.”

As if she wasn’t confused enough already, Lorenzo proposed without a ring.

“I wanted to use her mom’s ring, which was also her grandma’s ring, but they couldn’t find it,” Lorenzo explains.

“So, I proposed without it in hopes that

it would be found. To this day, the ring hasn’t been found, so I bought her one before the wedding.”

After the proposal, Lorenzo and Shannon met with Shannon’s mom, Maureen Bradford, for dinner, and then picked up Lorenzo’s mom, Maria de Paz, from LAX, who was visiting from El Salvador. While their immediate family knew of the engagement right away, they saved the news for the rest of their families until Thanksgiving, where they surprised everyone with sugar cookies decorated with various wedding items. In fact, Lorenzo helped with the design of some of the cookies, drawing stick figures depicting him proposing to Shannon.

Just more than a year later, on November 19, 2016, Lorenzo and Shannon became husband and wife in a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in

front of 185 guests. The couple were married by Father Monsignor Bernard Leheny, who also married Shannon’s parents and her mom’s siblings, and conducted her grandfather’s funeral. Lorenzo’s sister, Ebelyn Hernandez, and Shannon’s cousin, Clare Sivero, each shared a special reading, and Shannon wore her mom’s wedding veil.

Standing next to the bride and groom were groomsmen Brian Bradford, Edwin Hernandez, Erik Depaz, Miguel Gonzalez, Rudy Lara, Erick Carvajal, Edwin Carvajal, and Alad De La Rosa; and bridesmaids Erika Bonk, Katie Adams, Lauren Delhousay, Kelly De Leon, and Jacqueline Johnson.

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by Hilton, and featured a live band and the garter being tossed into the crowd on a football. The newlyweds shared their first dance to Lee Brice’s

“I Don’t Dance,” while Lorenzo and his mom danced to Juanes’ “Tu Guardian” and Shannon and her dad, Stan Bradford, danced to Ernest Tubb’s “Waltz Across Texas,” which they line danced to while he wore a cowboy hat and she wore white cowboy boots.

Following their special day, Lorenzo and Shannon honeymooned briefly in Cabo San Lucas, but later spent two weeks traveling through England, Belgium, and Ireland in June.

The couple currently reside in San Pedro in a home they purchased the same month they got married. Lorenzo works as a Regional Manager for the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center in Los Angeles, and Shannon teaches special education at 15th Street Elementary School in San Pedro. The two are looking to start a family within the next five years. spt

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