Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 011If The Tide made your week feel a little more connected, forward it to one Torrance friend today. Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! Good morning from a kitchen that's somehow already collecting watermelon, sunscreen, and tiny American flags. 🇺🇸 You've got burgers to thaw, beach chairs to dust off, and a long weekend to look forward to, so we'll keep this quick... May your barbecue stay smoky, your fireworks be...
12 days ago • 11 min read
The June Tide | Issue 010If The Tide made your week feel a little more connected, forward it to one Torrance friend today.Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! Not everything about the 90s deserves a comeback. But summer? Summer was pretty great. Walking into the library on day one of summer reading and getting a fresh reading log. Riding your bike everywhere—and being told to come home when the streetlights turned on. Picking one movie from Blockbuster and...
19 days ago • 4 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 009If The Tide made your week feel a little more connected, forward it to one Torrance friend today. Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! We're somehow halfway through the year, and summer isn't wasting any time. This weekend brings all kinds of reasons to get out and enjoy our corner of the South Bay. Whether you're celebrating Dad, meeting friends for a concert, or hunting for your next vintage treasure, there's...
26 days ago • 9 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 008If The Tide made your week feel a little more connected, forward it to one Torrance friend today. Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! The backpacks are empty. The yearbooks are signed. We snapped that obligatory “last day of school” photo on the front porch this morning. Summer has officially arrived. (If you pull off something like this later, please let me know.) And right on cue, the FIFA World Cup kicks off...
about 1 month ago • 12 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 007If The Tide made your week feel a little more connected, forward it to one Torrance friend today. Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! This week feels a little like a collective exhale. The ballots are cast. Graduation caps are being decorated. Summer concerts are filling the calendar. Across Torrance, the signs of a new season are everywhere. Whether you're celebrating a graduate, mapping out your summer bucket...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
The May Tide | Issue 006Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! There’s sunscreen in the air, strawberries at the farmers’ market, and at least one group chat trying to coordinate a backyard BBQ that absolutely no one has committed to yet. Summer’s basically here. And Torrance already knows it. ☀️ Somehow, in just a few weeks, this little newsletter has already started to become something. Since launch, we’ve sent five Tide issues (!), including: 🌊 The farmers’...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 005Was this email forwarded to you? You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! Stars, stripes, and summertime vibes have officially arrived — cheers to the Memorial Day long weekend. 🇺🇸 Here’s hoping your weekend feels like the unofficial kickoff to summer: beach bags by the door, popsicles in the freezer, the smell of someone grilling by 3 p.m., and firecracker-red nail polish officially back in season. You know the vibe. And in the middle of all the...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 004Was this email forwarded to you?You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor! Maycember is oh so here. It’s the month that pretends it’s chill, but is actually a total whirlwind. The stretch of the year where every calendar square somehow contains a school event, birthday, deadline, recital, BBQ, teacher gift, spirit day, and at least one text that says, “Wait…was that today?” But in the chaos, summer also starts to peek through. Longer evenings. Kids on...
2 months ago • 8 min read
Your Weekly Wave of Local Delights | Issue 003Was this email forwarded to you?You can subscribe here. Hey, neighbor, Mother’s Day makes me think about the small, steady ways we’re shaped. How someone teaches you to notice joy. To stay curious. To celebrate the little things. To be kind. The quiet lessons that become part of who you are long before you even realize it. So this week’s issue is a small nod to the wisdom passed down, the women who shape us, and the ways we carry that forward here...
2 months ago • 8 min read