Featured Photo: Mattucci’s new mural
Mattucci’s Tailors, located at 530 S. Pacific Coast Highway, recently commissioned John Lovano, a 54 year-old, 20 year resident of Redondo Beach to paint a mural on their wall facing Pacific Coast Highway. The mural had been a dream of Joe Mattucci’s for many years, said his daughter Diana. “He just always wanted to do […]
About Town: Redondo Beach, Oct. 27, 2011
Fall Squash Summer may be over, but fall produce is streaming in. Visit the Redondo Beach Farmer’s Markets at 309 Esplanade beginning at 8 a.m. or the Riviera Village Certified Farmers Market at Avenue I andS. Catalina Ave.starting at 3 p.m. for farm-fresh produce and help with your gardening questions. Storytime Walkers and Talkers Storytime […]
Redondo Beach: Police Blotter, Oct 27, 2011
Young Driver At 7:00 a.m. on Oct. 20 officers were dispatched to a vehicle vs. house traffic collision in the 1100 Blk. of Mackay Ln. It was reported that the collision had ruptured a gas line. When officers and the fire department responded the gas line was turned off without incident. During the investigation of […]
About Town: Manhattan Beach, October 27
Interested in walking 3.4 miles on Sunday, Oct. 30 in the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for children with special needs and local schools?
Conference inspires education innovation
Andi Claman, Lauren Schlick and Isabelle Lau hovered excitedly over the fabrication lab, or “fab lab,” at Saturday’s TEDx Manhattan Beach education conference.
Newsstand surviving in digital age
Kay Nam sits behind the counter in her shop, in front of a wall of lotto tickets and pictures of toddlers and neighborhood dogs, and behind stands of magazines.
iPods, iPhones stolen at Mira Costa
About 11 Mira Costa High School students, most of them players on the freshman football team, had belongings stolen from them in the boy’s locker room on campus in recent weeks. The stolen items included iPods, iPhones, wallets and cash, according to an e-mail thread among parents.
Two vie for Hermosa Beach treasurer’s post
The battle lines couldn’t be clearer as City Treasurer John Workman squares off against challenger David Cohn, managing director of Diamond Capital Partners, on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Mourning-side Manor haunts Hermosa Beach
Alexander Merl, Katie Hanson and other locals once again will bring fright to Hermosa with “Mourning-side Manor,” a community-driven haunted house and indoor-outdoor maze at25th Street& Morningside Drive. The manor will be open for chills 6 to 9 p.m. Halloween evening, Monday, Oct. 31, with a preview night 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. […]
The Other F Word: punk rock dads rule
If you’ve never rebelled against authority, against your parents, against the status quo or simply never rebelled, then read no further because in all likelihood you won’t understand the conflicts that follow. Andrea Blaugrund Nevins’ insightful, profane and poignant documentary The Other F Word adds a new dimension to the collision course of the “rage […]
Currents
Hermosa Beach man in Taser incident gets $130,000
The city has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle the claim of a man who says Hermosa police zapped him with a Taser and struck him with a baton or a flashlight in a parking lot behind the downtown Bank of America building. The city admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement with Brian Seidensticker. The […]
About Town — Hermosa Beach
Cabbie assaulted Two men dragged a cabbie out of his taxi shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, in the 600 block of Fifth Street, assaulted him and took $30 to $50 cash, and tried but failed to steal his cell phone as well. The men fled the scene and the cabbie complained of pain but declined […]
Word on the street
By Ralph Doyle A Labyrinth of toys Landis’ Labyrinth toy store in downtown Manhattan Beach will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday with raffles that will include tickets to OVO (Cirque du Soleil). Owner Devoney Wolfus opened her first toy store in Hancock Park two years ago. The Manhattan Beach store opened October 1. It […]
Comic caper
Costumed crime-fighter conducts courtroom crusade When Scott Bastian, 43, stole what is described as thousands of dollars worth of comic books featuring Spider-Man, Green Lantern and the like, he didn’t know he was dealing with a lesser known but just as dedicated costumed crime-fighter, Wonder Boy. Bastian’s first clue came when he entered a courtroom […]
Sports Calendar
Fundraisers Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) invites the public to take part in the 5th annual Skate the Coast on Saturday, Oct. 29. The 18-mile longboard-a-thon promotes being healthy and active while raising funds for breast cancer prevention. Skaters meet at 8 a.m. at Veteran’s Park in Redondo Beach where a shuttle will transport participants […]