Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 2, No. 39 - September 24, 2020
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LA Rams Create a Brighter
Future for South Bay Students
The Los Angeles Rams today announced they are partnering with City Year Los Angeles to support students at Crozier Middle School in Inglewood. City Year is an AmeriCorps program that places young
adults alongside teachers in schools to improve academic outcomes and provide social emotional support for students. The partnership is part of the Rams’ social justice initiatives, which seek to address
issues tied to poverty including education inequities. Photo courtesy Inglewood Unified School District.
Rock & Brews is Back for an Encore
Story and Photos by Chase Maser
El Segundo hasn’t felt the same since
mid-March.
There’s a silence to the main drag that
lingers in the air like a heavy fog. Almost
as if the pulse of the town has been thrown
into arrhythmia, picking up and slowing
down as each day passes. But now, heading
into the fall season, the pace is smoothing
out. That dense shroud is breaking apart,
and once the eyes resettle, the community
will be pleased to see a familiar face staring
back at them.
Located on the corner of Main St. and
Franklin Ave., Rock & Brews has always
been the hub of El Segundo’s nightlife. With
classic rock songs and a fun, electric atmosphere,
a crowd of diners spilling out into
the road was a normal occurrence. However,
over the past five months, the location has
been shut down longer than other restaurants
on the strip—but why?
According to Rock & Brews CEO and
Partner, Adam Goldberg, the governmentmandated
shutdown of restaurants throughout
Los Angeles County—due to COVID-19—
really hit their El Segundo location the
hardest. “It’s been heart-wrenching for us
as a company. We had to lay-off or furlough
well over 50 people—some that have been
with us for ten years since we opened.” And
caring for employees during the pandemic
hasn’t been the only challenge—the El Segundo
location has also undergone a change
in leadership.
The Rock & Brews franchise is under the
umbrella of Rock & Brews Holdings LLC,
which was founded by KISS icons Gene Simmons
and Paul Stanley, as well as restaurateur
Michael Zislis and other industry veterans.
Although—accounting for the extended delay
in reopening—a new ownership group called
Mayberry Beer Garden LLC has swooped
in at the 11th hour to resurrect the single
location from the dead and revitalize it with
a brand new look.
“The new owners of this location include a
group of family and friends from El Segundo
and the South Bay area that wanted to see
this place reopen,” says Goldberg. “Working
together, none of us wanted to see this
that things are picking back up, we’re shooting
for a grand reopening on September 24th.”
At first, some residents may think that
new ownership means a new perspective of
the restaurant, but Mayberry is essentially
serving as a licensee of the franchise, and
the corporate team is empowering the new
owners with the right tools to continue the
Rock & Brews brand in a community that
gives it full support.
That said, there are some structural changes
to the restaurant that diners can expect to see
place sitting closed for too long, and now See Rock & Brews, page 4
Katy Connelly, Marketing Manager (left) and Adam Goldberg, CEO and Partner (right) Outside of Rock & Brews on 143 Main St.