“I’d rather work out a case in a nice, easy manner with the DA and judge. I’ve found you don’t get many fair dispositions if you adopt an aggressive or hostile manner.” – defense attorney Bob Courtney. The defendant had [...]
Nothing remains from the original property on 32nd Place in Manhattan Beach where the Montgomery Wright residence now stands save a doorknob and a palm tree. Architect Alison Wright, who designed the current structure for her family in the early [...]
Taste buds are as individual as fingerprints. This might seem to indicate that predicting what people will order at restaurants is doomed to fail. Nevertheless, there is such thing as regional flavor, and I thought it might be interesting to [...]
“Rooms that protrude from the main structure seem to float in the air at this three-story house atop the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Entered through a rotunda with a 9-foot-wide skylight dome, the glass, steel and concrete contemporary has expansive views [...]
Mayor Nick Tell walks on The Strand near the Manhattan Beach pier discussing city issues with residents. The group meets at Peet’s Coffee on Manhattan Beach Boulevard at 9 a.m. every first and third Tuesday of the month.
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On Monday, the long-awaited day that no father should ever have to hope for finally came for Mark Desmond. It was the day he addressed his daughter’s killer. Desmond, 54, the father of popular Manhattan Beach bartender Cori Desmond, read [...]
Faya Gerges with her Zayna’s Flaming Salad and lamb kabob plate. Photo by Alexandra Mandekic Mediterranean cuisine is a broad term. Zayna’s Flaming Grill brings it into focus I used to carp at restaurants that claim to serve Mediterranean cuisine [...]
Noted Hermosa Beach architect Dean Nota once again has won broad acclaim with a 12-page spread in Entra Magazine,which covers architecture and design. The July-August issue of the magazine highlights Nota’s striking redesign of a Manhattan Beach home that opens [...]