We want to know what you are looking forward most to at the Taste In San Pedro THIS WEEKEND! What do you think about the move from Pt. Fermin to Ports O' Call.

Recently elected Rep. from the 36th District, Janice Hahn of California stands behind Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona as she made a surprise return to Washington Monday to vote in favor of an agreement to raise the debt limit.

"I am so moved to have stood with my colleague, Gabby Giffords, in Congress today. @Rep_Giffords, your courage and…

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. 

Are you a Led Zeppelin fan? If you are, you might be interested in "Led Zepagain" a tribute band. They will be performing at the Taste in San Pedro on August 5, 2011.



Here is what music reviewer Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal wrote for metalassult.com about Led Zepagain after seeing them at the House of Blues in West Hollywood in January 2010.



"At around 11.15, the wait was finally over when Jerry Greenberg, former president of Atlantic Records and a man who, as he told us,…

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.

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…

Kicking off a  great Fourth of July weekend in San Pedro was the Third annual Cars and Stripes Forever show sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles. Check out some of the highlights!

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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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…

Video and Text by Jamaal Street

Once the final out was recorded, it was time to rejoice for the small school from San Pedro, California. In its first year competing in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section playoffs, the Port Of Los Angeles High softball team claimed their, and the school's, first City Section title with a 2-0 win over Northridge Academy in the Small Schools Division finals at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 will forever be known as the day the Polar…

The Fourth Annual Croatian Small goals Tournament is coming to San Pedro this Saturday. Croatians from all over the country will compete at Field of Dreams for bragging rights.

The tournament is part of the annual Croatian Independence day celebration which will be celebrated on 9th St. in front of Croatian Hall on Sunday, May 29. Everyone is invited to come and watch some fierce friendly competition and eat some Cevape!

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Have you ever been to a Grunion run? Do you know what a Grunion is? The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro has been introducing the public to the Grunion since the 1960's.



The next Grunions runs sponsored by the Aquarium are Friday, June 3 at 8pm, Friday, June 17 at 8pm and Saturday, July 16 at 8pm.

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Rap star Nipsey Hussle is scheduled to perform at San Pedro's Levels Lounge on Friday, June 3. Hussle who's real name is Ermias Ashgedon has over 10,000,000 total video views on YouTube.

Hussle has appeared on the 2010 song "We Are the World 25 for Haiti and was chosen as one of XXL Magazine's "Annual Freshman Top Ten."

In March Hussle was present…

MISHI'S STRUDEL BAKERY CAFE PRESENTS THE FLAVORS OF HUNGARY FESTIVAL at the CROATIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN SAN PEDRO



FEATURING:



*The renowned "Karpatok" Folk Dance Ensemble performing

the famous "Bottle Dance" and others!



*The Hungarian Scouts Chorus…

Are you ready for summer in San Pedro??



The Port of Los Angeles has planned a great number of summer events this year to entertain and delight the entire family.

June 4th: Grand Opening of the 30-acre Wiomington Waterfront Park (10am-4pm)

The grand opening celebration will feature entertainment, games, park tours and free lunch. The new park…

San Pedro High softball catcher Taylor Garcia belts the first pitch she sees for a long double to right field, driving home Koral Costa and Trista Chavez to power the host Pirates to a 4-3 win over Granada Hills in this CIF-Los Angeles City Section quarterfinal game from Thursday, May 19, 2011. This was Garcia's second walkoff hit of the 2011 season, and San Pedro's third. Video by Jamaal Street

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