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LAWNDALE, CA — The future is coming to the South Bay: a virtual food hall is bringing new to-go options and tons of flavor.

K2 Restaurants Hospitality Group is bringing SocialEats OnTheGo into the South Bay and Greater Los Angeles area, the group announced Monday.

The company plans to add five new fast-casual dining eateries, including Pop!s Burgers & Shakes, Azule Taqueria, Supertoro, Street Noods and Hollywood Crab Shack in early May at 16711 Hawthorne Blvd, Lawndale.

In January, K2 Restaurants announced its partnership with Cloudkitchens and launched its first virtual food hall in Anaheim. The company also has SocialEats OnTheGo locations in Santa Monica and Hollywood, with plans to open a Mid-Wilshire location.

Like other SocialEats OnTheGo locations, SocialEats OnTheGo South Bay will offer free in-house local delivery through SocialEats Good Eats Delivered program for orders over $15, an offering that’s available at all SocialEats locations via ordersocialeats.com. People can also combine items from any restaurant into one order.

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This move helps eliminate the need to place separate orders from each concept at checkout. Deliveries can also be made with third-party delivery options on Postmates, UberEats and Grubhub and Doordash, according to the company.

“SocialEats OnTheGo virtual food hall repurposes the traditional food hall experience into a delivery-only platform and makes our restaurants more accessible and convenient for the consumer,” John Kolaski, owner of K2 Restaurants, said in a statement.

K2 Restaurants launched in 2018 and includes a group of restaurants. K2 is headquartered in Los Angeles with operations across the U.S.

“Our goal is to continue meeting customers where they are with our in-house SocialEats Good Eats Delivered program and making online ordering from multiple restaurants simple and streamline," Kolaski said. "Partnering with a trusted operation like Cloudkitchens has been key to this repurposing and a great way for us to introduce SocialEats to the South Bay.”

People can order food via the website: ordersocialeats.com. SocialEats OntheGo South Bay is also available on Postmates, UberEats and Grubhub and Doordash.

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Lawndale, CA – Something is brewing in the LA beer scene and priming to deliver the flavorful, aromatic fruits of faraway hop fields straight to the residents of the inland South Bay area. Far Field Beer Co. plans to launch its Lawndale tasting room in early June. The craft beer operation will be the first brewery to call the city its home. Located at 4471 W. Rosecrans Ave., right off of the I-405, the facility will boast a tasting room complete with up to 20 draft beers, a patio and a production brewhouse located directly across from the tasting room.

After drawing up plans, scouting potential sites and navigating a pandemic-delayed opening, the team behind Far Field is ready to serve cutting-edge craft beers in the city that the founders call home. Plus, the city needed beer, and this brewery is ready to answer the call.

Founded by husband and wife craft beer enthusiasts James and Regan Bardeen, Far Field will impart the couple’s love of all things beer throughout every recipe and square foot of the brand-new production facility and tasting room. James, with his background in RF engineering, applied his meticulous attention to detail while spearheading the barrel program for Appleton Beer Factory in Wisconsin. Naturally, he will serve as the barrel blender and CEO. Decorated homebrewer and hop head extraordinaire Bryce Lowrance, who hails from the civil engineering field, will man the helm of brewing operations. Lowrance, who has medaled in multiple homebrew competitions, including earning the right to brew his clever Belgian take on Bootlegger’s iconic double IPA, “Knuckle Sandwich,” immediately impressed the Far Field founder with his brewing savvy when the two met by chance in their homebrew club. Rounding out the team is graphic design guru and branding wizard Sean Wright, who will serve as marketing director. All of the eye-catching labels, merch designs and overall aesthetic awesomeness, that’s his doing.

Upon opening, Far Field Beer Co. will feature a tap list that spans the beer style spectrum and reflects the team’s combined admiration of an eclectic mix of beer. Offerings will include West Coast IPAs, hazy IPAs, blonde ales, tart ales and lagers. Eventually, the team will offer an even wider array of styles as production ramps up, as well as churn out barrel aged sours on a limited basis.

While construction is wrapping up, the brewery is currently offering very limited quantities of its beer available for curbside pickup on Farfieldbeer.com. Once the facility opens, visitors can enjoy the crafty, contemporary decor of its tasting room, sip on a wide array of beer styles indoors, or from its outdoor patio, and purchase cans to go.

For the latest updates on Far Field’s opening, visit Farfieldbeer.com or follow @farfieldbeer on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Established in 2021, Far Field Beer Co. is based in Lawndale, CA and is the culmination of a yearslong dream of founders James and Regan Bardeen. With a love of all things craft beer, Far Field aims to bring a full suite of craft beer classics to the inland South Bay area. Visit Far Field at 4471 W. Rosecrans Ave., Lawndale, CA, or online at www.farfieldbeer.com and @farfieldbeer on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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In Southern California, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels represents more than Jayhawk football’s return to relevancy.

He’s one of their own, and his every move is watched closely.

Last season, the Lawndale, Calif., native accomplished something that hasn’t happened in 14 years: He led KU (6-6, 3-5 Big 12) to its first bowl appearance since 2008.

Despite playing in just nine games because of a shoulder injury, Daniels threw for 2,014 yards, 18 touchdowns and four interceptions while running for 425 yards and seven more TDs. When the season came to an end, he made the All-Big 12 second team.

The former three-star recruit has undoubtedly come a long way from an 0-9 start in his freshman year. And players and coaches from Southern California have taken notice.

“I think a lot of our kids have Kansas on their radar,” Lawndale High football coach Travis Clark told The Star. “It’s not just our kids at Lawndale, but I think more kids just in the Southern California area. I hope the Kansas program and coaching staff come out here and take advantage of what Jalon has done.

“I don’t even know if they understand the impact he’s had on the kids in this area. I think they could get here and do a little bit of damage (in recruiting).”

Southern California is a hotbed for football talent, having produced a lengthy list of NFL players that includes Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, running back Terrell Davis and former Chiefs star tight end Tony Gonzalez, to name just a few. More recently, the region has produced receiver Michael Thomas and linebacker Clay Matthews.

Now, it seems that Daniels’ 2022 season — and KU’s overall success last year — has become a major talking point in the region.

“Kansas was kind of the darlings of college football last year,” Clark said, “and everybody was rooting for Kansas because they were the underdogs that turned it around. Of course, the quarterback took the biggest spotlight: Jalon Daniels — he’s from here, he went to Lawndale.”

Clark said he believes Southern California could be the newest recruiting hotbed for Kansas.

“I think that really put Kansas football on the map here in Southern California,” he said. “I believe they should piggyback off that. ... I think they need to capitalize on that.

“I believe they can do some great recruiting in Southern California. I would encourage my athletes to play for Kansas. I believe in their coach. I believe in their program.”

Don’t just take Clark’s word for it — Jahmal Wright, one of Clark’s biggest rivals on the field and a good friend off it, also believes KU can compete for Southern California kids. Wright is the football coach at Culver City High and a former KU defensive back (1995-99).

“I’m excited for a (KU) coach to open back up the recruiting lines,” Wright told The Star. “There’s a love for the Midwest within Southern California athletes.”

Wright even runs an offense that’s similar to what KU runs with Daniels.

“The style of play that the Big 12 has with the wide-open offenses and the spread attacks,” Wright said, “a lot of California schools come from those types of offenses.

“It’s a receiver and quarterback’s dream to play in the offenses the Big 12 has, especially KU, with how they do such a great job and are very creative.”

Wright told The Star that a pair of class of 2025 recruits from his team, Myles Singleton and Braylon Singleton, have received scholarship offers from KU. The brothers play both sides of the field — wide receiver and defensive back.

Wright and Clark told The Star that Kansas quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski has come to each school to recruit. They said he’s done an excellent job of branching out and finding talent.

“I absolutely 1,000,000% think that they could break through even more,” Wright said. “I mean, you see the success that Jalon has had and it’s so much talent in our area. It’s an untapped territory with a lot of Kansas’ competition.”

Clark had a suggestion for how the Jayhawks can remain competitive for recruiting victories in the region.

“I think they need to look into getting out here a little more often and send more coaches to cover more area,” Clark said. “San Diego, all the way up to Ventura County and everything in between, they all know about Jalon Daniels.

“So I think they could really sneak a couple of these talented kids that are maybe not going to go to USC or are not going to go to UCLA, or some kids maybe just looking for an opportunity to play outside the state. The talent is high.”

Clark detailed what it would take for KU to more firmly establish itself in the region in the age of conference realignment.

“It’s probably going to take a focused approach from the Kansas side,” he said. “I think they’re probably going to have to maybe spend a little bit more money with their coaching staff and get them out here, maybe visit a little more often, I think, just to show that KU brand. To be able to walk around these high schools and say, ‘Hey, we are here. We are going to be here. We want kids from Southern California.’

“Kansas has a list of success stories from Southern California they can promote. I just think they just need to show up more. People need to see that logo; they need to see that KU brand. They need to see those colors, especially now. You’ve got USC and UCLA stepping into the Big Ten. I just sent a kid to Indiana this past season. So those programs are going to be our backyard — Ohio State, Indiana, etc.

“They’re going to have to try and steal some of that talent from USC and UCLA. So why not Kansas coming in here and stealing some of that talent and taking it to the Big 12?”

The Jayhawks do appear to be well-positioned to continue working the Southern California recruiting pipeline. From afar, Wright and other high school coaches are witnessing a transformation in Lawrence: For the first time in a long time, winning can be listed among the benefits of choosing to play for KU.

“You go to the Booth (David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium) and the atmosphere is crazy,” Wright said. “Lawrence, Kansas is an awesome place to be a college athlete. It’s changed so much since I was there in the ‘90s. I totally enjoyed my experience as a college athlete in Lawrence as somebody coming from Los Angeles to a small town.

“Look at the facility. … To watch the growth of the athletic facilities in the locker rooms and weight rooms, uniforms and equipment, I mean, it’s top-of-the-line, just top-notch.”

One of the most contentious items at yesterday's Metro board meeting was the future Green Line extension to Torrance. After plenty of commentary and discussion, the board voted to move forward with two alternatives in its environmental analysis of the project.

Metro's Green Line Extension to Torrance is funded under voter-approved Measure M sales tax, with a scheduled 2030 opening. The line will extend southward 4-5 miles from the present Redondo Beach Green Line terminus, on or near the existing Harbor Subdivision rail right-of-way. The project has been selected for possible acceleration under the 28 by 2028 initiative.

Similar to last week's committee meeting, there are divided opinions among the cities at and near where the light rail line will be built.

The city of Torrance, as well as South Bay communities further south, express a great deal of interest in making the project happen as soon as possible. Torrance officially favors alternative 1, which is primarily surface light rail in the existing right-of-way (described more below). This alternative is the least expensive, hence the most likely to get built soonest.

Numerous city of Lawndale representatives attended the Metro board meeting speaking against the project. One city representative, citing vibration and noise impacts, asserted that Lawndale preferred "no project" but would settle for "underground." A Lawndale resident asserted that it would "destroy our city" if Metro "dumped a train in our residential section."

(Note that, historically, rail is actually what made Lawndale Lawndale. The Los Angeles and Redondo railways arrived there in 1902 along the city's central artery Hawthorne Boulevard, which was then called Railroad Avenue. That service was later taken over by the Pacific Electric railcar system.)

Several boardmembers expressed sympathy with Lawndale concerns, while still supporting studying the project further. Inglewood Mayor James Butts stated his support to "environmentally shield" houses along the rail right-of-way. County Supervisor Janice Hahn questioned staff to about studying underground options further, though she stressed that she supports moving forward with this extension, as it was promised to county voters. Citing the example of the Metro Gold Line (which passes through several residential areas), both Duarte Mayor John Fasana and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed that light rail is not as loud nor does it generate the vibrations that heavy rail does.

The board approved receiving the Supplemental Alternative Analysis report (see also the executive summary or the staff presentation) and moving forward with alternatives 1 and 3 described below. The board decision on the final alignment is expected to be at least a year from now.

Torrance Green Line Alternative 1

Alternative 1 is predominantly at-grade surface rail located in the existing Harbor Subdivision rail right-of-way, which is owned by Metro. Several stretches would include road over/undercrossings. Portions of the right-of-way would include walking paths and landscaping.

It would feature two new stations:

A station at Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Inglewood Boulevard was considered (and shown in the above map), but was eliminated due to opposition from Lawndale.

Metro estimates that Alternative 1 would cost $893 million and would service 10,340 daily boardings.

Torrance Green Line Alternative 3

Alternative 3 departs from the Harbor Subdivision right-of-way, instead traveling in the middle of the Hawthorne Boulevard. Below 190th Street, the line would return to the rail ROW where it would run the same as alternative 1 - mostly at grade.

It would feature two new stations:

A station on Hawthorne Boulevard at 166th Street was considered (and shown in the above map), but was eliminated due to opposition from Lawndale.

Metro estimates that Alternative 3 would cost $1 to 1.2 billion and would service 10,640 daily boardings.

In Lawndale, California, Rudolph Park host a myriad of paths of which feature a range of interactive spaces and landscape elements interspersed on the way. Not long ago, however, the 1.5-acre lot contributed little to the city and the state’s South Bay area, which was deemed “park poor” due to its lack of pedestrian access to such park. Two non-profit organizations From Lot to Spot (FLTS) and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) worked with Laguna Beach, CA and Pasadena, CA-based landscape architecture firm EPTDESIGN to rejuvenation Rudolph Park. Upon its re-opening, Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles described it as “the crown jewel of the city.” The Architect’s Newspaper spoke to the firm to discuss their approach and reasoning behind their design decisions.

The Architect’s Newspaper: What informed the development of the “intellectual” and unstructured play experiences created for children’s areas? Why was this focused on?

EPTDESIGN: The park’s program was developed through community workshops led by FLTS and TPL. Program elements included green space, an amphitheater, a climbing wall, natural play, a restroom, a walking loop, fitness equipment, play for all ages, a picnic area, and a gently rolling lawn. EPTDESIGN developed a concept narrative to tie the program elements together. A narrative based on the site’s natural history grew from the public’s stated desire to have a “natural” space, and as a way to distinguish the park from others in the general area…that centered on a singularly themed play structure.

Could you explain the thought process behind the various topographical elements that feature throughout?

Lawndale sits where the coastal dunes once met the inland prairie, a land characterized by [a] unique topography of dunes and vernal pools. The park seeks to reintroduce the neighborhood to the dunes and prairie that once formed their landscape and to the ecosystems of the hills that frame the region. The park is divided into three zones: The Dunes, Prairie, and Hills. As a result, this playful topographic design allows the visitor to traverse high and low spots. [It] also highlights the site’s low-impact stormwater strategy. To enter the site, one crosses over a vegetated swale and infiltration basin where all stormwater is collected.

With regards to the climbing wall, how does the form and arrangement link to the overall scheme? What material is this and how was the wall constructed?

The concept narrative espoused playful topography as a way to tie the design to the site’s natural history, but the grading was also a very useful design tool to promote safety. The climbing wall and restroom were both grant-funding-contingent program elements that posed site security challenges. Both are large vertical elements that could obstruct sightlines from the street. Through the use of creative grading, the restroom was built into a constructed hillside. The climbing wall was oriented perpendicular to the street, sharing the same earthwork as the restroom structure, thus eliminating hiding spots. Behind and above the restroom and climbing wall, the finish grade slopes away gently, allowing unobstructed sightlines to the back of the park while creating a universally accessible route from the lowest spot in the park up to the highest.

The 50-foot-long climbing wall is an innovative feature, and an expression of horizontal strata, which involved extensive collaboration between the landscape architect, civil and structural engineers, architect, artist, and contractors. The climbing face is built from precast concrete modules that are anchored to a structural retaining wall. To keep cost down, there are only four different modules. Through the use of 3D modeling, the modules were laid out to create a varied and unexpected yet climbable texture while…avoiding the tacked-on look of off-the-shelf climbing wall handholds and integrating artwork.

I would also ask the same thing about the tiles. Are they featured throughout the park or just those pictured?

The tile work was done by artist Frank Bauer. EPTDESIGN worked with Bauer on the subject matter and locations. There are multiple pieces, and they are displayed in each of the three zones. Within the Dunes zone, ceramics were placed in a water runnel, and feature three-dimensional pieces for kids to discover. In the Prairie, tile work can be found in the entry plaza. And in the Hills zone, ceramic flower mosaics were placed in the climbing wall niches. All are intended to be “touched” and not just for visual display.