More than 100 women have begun to gather regularly in Long Beach to form a roller derby league.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports the fledgling league is one of many springing up across the country–and the women involved hope to improve enough to travel and play competitively. Apparently the once-defunct sport is gaining traction:
"The new generation is an all-female grassroots effort with punk rock and feminist influences," writes Kelly Puente. "Many leagues play up the entertainment by wearing sexy uniforms, like mini skirts and fishnet stockings. They adopt fierce-sounding aliases, like ‘Militia Etheridge’ or ‘Sandra Day O’Clobber.’"
Read the full story here, along with the Press-Telegram’s explanation of the rules of the sport.
Here are some other interesting L.A. reads on the Web today:
Gourmet hot dogs in Pasadena: After frozen yogurt and food trucks, hot dogs might turn into the latest L.A. culinary craze, The LAist reports:
"Ray Byrne of The Slaw Dogs in Pasadena has taken hot dogs to a whole new level… 25 custom toppings, for an additional 99-cents, give you choices like bacon, pastrami, roasted pasilla peppers, jalapeno, chili, kimchi, thai-slaw, a fried egg and a number of different cheeses."
High school gets creative fighting graffiti: Eagle Rock High School is giving its students free tickets to a school dance if they report a tagger, The Eastsider writes:
"What do students get for submitting a tagging tip? Free tickets to school dances, reports the school paper, the Eagle’s Scream… So far three taggers have been turned in this semester."
— Anthony Pesce