LeBron James made a surprise visit to the Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro on July 25, 2011. His Foundation donated $120,000 to the club. 

LeBron James' Q rating placed him in the top five most popular athletes in America before his decision to leave the Cavaliers and "take his talents to Miami. Since the one-hour ESPN special to inform the world of his decision, James' "brand" has suffered a sharp decline among basketball fans and sports aficionados.

However, Mike Lansing,…

San Pedro looked like Disneyland or Magic Mountain on Wednesday and Thursday as traffic filled up the Harbor freeway and Harbor Blvd., as thousands of visitors waited in upwards of three to four hours board and tour the USS Abraham Lincoln. 

Dear Fourth District Residents,

I wanted to update you on the status of the County’s redistricting process.

First, I want to thank the hundreds of you who took the…

Emily Harrison wins the 2011 Queen crown at the 64th annual Mary Star of the Sea fiesta. 

The 64th annual Mary Star of the Sea Fiesta kicked off Friday night and will continue until 11:00pm on Sunday, July 17. The Fiesta Queen will be chosen between three candidates at 7:30pm while the winner of the Grand Prize, a car or $20,000 will be announced at 10pm on Sunday. View video for more details.

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Attending Mobile Food Vendors in the San Pedro Downtown area for July 7th.



Locations are indicated on the attached map for easy reference.



LOCATION NUMBER AND GORMET TRUCK HOST



1. GREASY WEINER http://thegreasywiener.com/      

Hosted by STUDIO 356

356 West 7th



2. NOM NOM TRUCK http://nomnomtruck.com/la/

Hosted by HUMAN ARRAY

357 West…

Gallery Neuartig invites you to Ruth Trotter's artist reception on Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 5pm-8pm: 366 W. 7th St.

Ruth Trotter’s works shown in CAYLUS are from a series she created in 2010 as an “Artist in residence” at DRAWInternational, contemporary art center in Southern France. Trotter has developed a group of drawings and paintings based on her observations from experiences that explores modes of representation rooted on both psychological paradigms and themes of…

San Pedro's First Thursday Art Walk on June 2, 2011 featured for the first time popular food trucks that brought with them many food fans to downtown. The Grilled Cheese Truck had the longest line where people waited up to thirty minutes to get their sandwich. The Lobster Truck got the best reviews. Also featured were the Nom Nom Truck and Me So Hungry Truck. Most people said they would love to see the trucks back every First Thursday.

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Ruth Trotter’s works shown in CAYLUS are from a series she created in 2010 as an “Artist in residence” at DRAWInternational, contemporary art center in Southern France. Trotter has developed a group of drawings and paintings based on her observations from experiences that explores modes of representation rooted on both psychological paradigms and themes of landscape. Trotter is a Professor of Art at the University of La Verne in Southern California since 1989. She received her B.A. from…

One of the most famous San Pedrans out in the world today is 26-year-old Misty Copeland, described by many accounts as the first African American female soloist for the American Ballet Theater. She recently did an interview with Travis Smiley on PBS and talked about her experience performing a sexy pas de deux to the hit "The Beautiful One" with legendary musician…

Camilla Townsend, President/CEO of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce during the past five years announced her resignation today effective August 31, 2011.

"I do this with much gratitude to the Board of Directors for recruiting me five years ago to accept this position to facilitate a change in the mission and operations of the…

Kuzma Domancich got emotional and simply said "Its beautiful," when the new sign under the scoreboard at Pirate Stadium was unveiled with his brothers name on it. "Sam Domancich Track"



Domancich, who died in January, was instrumental in getting the all weather track financed and added to the new stadium.



On Saturday, 150 friends and members of the community including granddaughters Haley, Holly and Hanna were on hand for a ceremony naming the track after Domancich.…

MAY 5, FIRST THURSDAY IN SAN PEDRO

FREE GUIDED ARTWALK TOUR

The May 5 tour will continue the exploration of the diverse range of art available in San Pedro galleries. The one hour free tour will leave from the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, 390 W. 7^th Street, at 6:30 p.m.  The tour usually stops at three galleries/studios.

Studio 345 artists Pat Woolley and Gloria Lee will be showing a variety of their own acrylics and watercolors.…