Manhattan Beach woman launches a tweener girl social networking site that promises a safe and bully-free online community.

The 49th International Surf Festival begins Friday when the Venice lifeguard team vies for its fourth straight title in the Bud Stevenson Intracrew Medley Relay at Avenue C in Redondo Beach. Thousands are expected to converge on local beaches for the three-day festival that includes competition in swimming, surfing, paddleboarding, running, beach volleyball, sand soccer and more.

The city has unveiled a business plan for the harbor area, but several longtime business owners say existing businesses and their concerns have been ignored.

The first-ever outdoor solar powered movies come to Redondo at the launch of Seaside Cinema Friday night.

Councilman Bill Brand finds no support for a potentially litigious rezoning of the AES power plant site.

The son of the “Godfather of Beach Volleyball” carries on the Saikley family tradition.

Residents will begin paying garbage-hauling fees based on the amount of trash they generate, the City Council decided Tuesday. In addition, the city’s trash hauler will have to set aside more waste for recycling and other green measures.

Two 26-year-old men were stabbed repeatedly by a 13-year-old boy wielding kitchen knives after the pair intervened in what they mistakenly believed was a property theft, according to police.

Sand is always cleaner Dear ER: It was a poor decision by the last Hermosa Beach City Council to grant the AVP use of the beach for exclusive paid admission on three volleyball courts for the volleyball tournament. The display last weekend shows that the AVP has little regard for the affects on our environment, [...]