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The tendency of this latest group of restaurants is the move toward rustic beach casual by offering seasonal fare, communal tables, natural wood and light, and separate retail components for take-out dining and entertaining.


Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Mark Kitching found his true home among the bustling, eclectic and artist-driven streets of Venice Beach after moving to California 13 years ago.


Branded after their children’s middle names, marlowe+jay the growing art and design business uses all-natural, non-toxic and recycled materials, expanding beyond teepees to make block-printed tea towels and tablecloths, indigo-dyed throws, hanging driftwood mobiles, succulent planters and hand-screen printed wall art.

In this edition of South Bay DIGS Magazine discover Los Angeles luxury homes and celebrity homes for sale and top agents that represent them. On the cover is the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach offered by Dan Jensen of Keller William Beach Cities.

With an industrial real estate broker as a father and a natural talent for closing a sale, Sean Dinneen seemed destined to work in the industry. Here, Sean Dinneen shares with DIGS his residential real estate expertise and passion for the place he calls home—the South Bay.

The reason for the interest might be the impressive scale of the place, a prim and oversized Nantucket-style residence sheathed in moss-green shingles and cut stone, but more likely it’s the lighthouse built along its edge.



We’ve reached the final days of summer and although the temperature hasn’t shown any sign of the coming season, there’s something in the air. Kids are heading back to school, networks are promoting the start of new fall programming and magazines are boasting hundreds of pages of “must-haves” in their September fashion issues— but nothing says fall like the official start of football season.