Posts by Kevin Cody
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Bromeliad Show and Sale Rainforest Flora Nursery hosts a sale and judge bromeliad show on Saturday, August 5 from noon to 4:30 and Sunday, August 6 from 10 a.m.to 4:30. Free admission and parking. All bromeliad growers are welcome to enter. Ted Johnson, Show Chairman of South Bay Bromeliad Associates, and Jerry Robinson and Paul…
Read MoreRedondo Police Beat: car theft thwarted, jailors attached by prisoner being released, robber uses online sales site, man injures three officers before arrest
Attempt Vehicle Theft Shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 22, a victim on the 2400 block of Fisk Lane awoke to a loud noise that sounded like his vehicle horn. He looked outside and inside his vehicle, he saw a male suspect wearing dark clothing and a ski mask. The victim began yelling, startling the…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Sportfishing pier to be replaced
The Redondo Beach Sportfishing pier will be reincarnated as a modern concrete pier, following a unanimous vote of Redondo’s City Council to replace the decaying timber pier. However, the future of the popular cafe Polly’s on the Pier remains unclear, as there are no clear plans to replace the pier’s existing buildings. “It didn’t make…
Read MoreSouth Bay Galleria’s mixed-use plans include hotel residential and office construction
Seven days prior to the November 8, 1960 United States presidential election, candidate John F. Kennedy chose the South Bay Shopping Center for his Los Angeles County campaign rally. “This is a deadly struggle in which we are engaged and we can’t afford to be second best. We can’t afford to be second best in…
Read MoreMusic world mourns loss of PV’s Bennington
Chester Bennington wrote music to ‘numb’ his personal demons. It wasn’t enough A private service was held July 29 at the South Coast Botanical Garden for Peninsula resident and international rock star Chester Bennington. An estimated 500 fellow musicians, friends and family members were handed yellow “Chester Bennington” wristbands and memorial cards that looked like…
Read MoreMcNeil to sing what he wants at 50th Live at the Lounge show
“It’s my birthday. I’ll sing what I want,” Dennis McNeil, who turns 57 this week, said of his Sunday August 6 cabaret performance at Live at the Lounge. The show will be his 50th at the downtown Hermosa Beach club, next to Comedy and Magic Club.
Read MoreKid cyclists participate in 56th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
Over 100 young cyclists, ages 2 to 12, participated in trike, trainer wheel and bicycle races at the 56 Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix on Sunday. The kids races were organized by Steve Collins and Ken Liebowitz of Hermosa Cyclery.
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Memorial service for ER cartoonist Keith Robinson A memorial service for longtime “Easy Reader” cartoonist and lifelong Manhattan Beach resident Keith Robinson will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Community Church. Robinson began contributing his “Making It at the Beach” cartoon to “Easy Reader” in 1985, after winning the “Easy…
Read MoreRedondo Harbor Commissioners advised to recuse selves
On July 10, the Redondo Beach Harbor Commission met for the first of two meetings planned to take public comment with regards to a planned boat ramp at King Harbor’s Mole B, a man-made outcropping controlled by the City of Redondo Beach and leased to King Harbor Marina. Two Harbor Commissioners, Vicki Callahan and…
Read MoreUCLA alumnus wears down UCLA prospect in MB Open
MB Open winners-park and rec.jpg Men’s Open finalists Karue Sell and Connor Hance with Manhattan Parks and Rec manager Jessica Vincent and Tournament Director and Parks and Rec supervisor Michael Hudak. Photo courtesy of Manhattan Beach Parks and Rec Dept. UCLA-bound Peninsula High tennis star Connor Hance and former UCLA tennis star Karue Sell…
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Woman injured in home intrusion A woman suffered minor injuries after being attacked by a man broke into her Sand Section home early Saturday morning. The assault occurred about 1:15 a.m. at a residence in the 400 block of 15th Street. The woman was asleep when an unknown suspect entered her bedroom and punched her…
Read MoreRedondo Beach to expand social media footprint
The Redondo Beach City Council will implement a wider social media policy for its city departments, offering the likes of the city’s libraries and public services the same opportunity enjoyed by a few, very successful city-sponsored social media campaigns with subs from themarketingheaven.com Redondo Beach’s social media program is designed both to disseminate…
Read MoreUCLA Bruins past and future battle for Manhattan Beach Tennis Open title
UCLA-bound, Peninsula High tennis star Connor Hance and former UCLA tennis star Karue Sell made the men’s finals of the 50th Annual Manhattan Beach Tennis Open one of the closest in the tournament’s history. At least through the first set, held Sunday afternoon on center court at the Manhattan Country Club.
Read MoreCouncil approves one year extension for Downtowner, but owner waivers
The Manhattan Beach Downtowner “door to door” public transportation system was offered a one-year extension of its six-month-old pilot program. But during questioning by the city council, co-owner Sam Knapp said he could not commit to continuing the service under the terms proposed by the city council.
Read MoreLinkin Park’s Bennington performed for Palos Verdes Peninsula school kids
At a 2016 concert in Palos Verdes for local school kids, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington joined fellow rock stars and the Palos Verdes High choir in singing Bob Dylan’s elegiac “Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” On Thursday, Bennington was found dead in his Palos Verdes Estates home, of an apparent suicide.
Read MoreRedondo Beach Craigers serves ‘darn good’ treats
Passion and pride for high-quality treats
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