Category: Del Rey

The Del Rey Cup makes community happen one goal at a time By Gary Walker Standing on a playing field in Mar Vista Gardens, Enrique Fernandez allowed himself to dream that a neighborhood soccer tournament could become a beacon for unity and revitalization. “I can remember thinking that if we could just get people to come and play soccer, that would be the start,” recalled Fernandez, who grew up in the public housing complex and now serves on the Del Rey Neighborhood Council. “If we could get people interested in coming to Mar Vista Gardens, we could get the...

The house band at Casa Sanchez puts a modern spin on musical tradition By Evan Henerson Finding a solid mariachi band in this town isn’t like splitting the atom. Festivals, parties, community events and certainly upper-end Mexican restaurants offer a fair share of brightly costumed musicians bearing horns, violins and guitars. But how do you know the musicians you’re checking out are worth their cielito lindo? Devotee Edgar Rivera has taken in mariachi performances all over the city and beyond, from East L.A. to the San Fernando Valley to his native Guadalajara. By now he knows quality and, to...

By Max Rothschild The Del Rey American Little League 10- and 11-year-old All-Stars are heading into sectional tournament play this weekend after clinching their first district championship in three years on July 4. The 5-3 win over Hollypark was a nail-biter of a game that forced the Del Rey All-Stars into high gear to scrape out the victory. Del Rey began the district tournament with relative ease, winning their first two games (against Lennox and Wiseburn); however, they almost lost their next game against Hollypark, as they fought to hold on to a 7-5 lead after a late surge...

Former Teledyne plant on Culver Boulevard may become tech-friendly creative office space By Gary Walker Playa Vista may be ground zero for Silicon Beach, but the Culver Boulevard corridor east of the 90 Freeway is about to enter the burgeoning local tech industry landscape. Where Teledyne Technologies once manufactured electro-mechanical sensors and transducers, a new creative office campus is planned. The Alla Road Creative Campus would raise a cluster of three contemporary two-story buildings on the six-acre footprint of the recently demolished Teledyne plant at Culver and Alla. In addition to 155,000 square feet of office space, plans for...