Merrill Moses heads to London on an Olympian quest [WATER POLO]
Merrill Moses, the starting U.S. water polo goalkeeper, once owned a silver medal. He earned it at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Then, in 2010, while he was on vacation with his family, the medal was stolen from his mother’s home, which is why this year he’s going to try even harder this summer to […]
More than 3,500 affected by power outage in Manhattan Beach
More than 3,500 Edison customers in Manhattan Beach are without power, according to Southern California Edison. The power outage is affecting homes west of Sepulveda Boulevard around 6th and 8th Street. About 100 of the outages are due to a fire that occurred at 9 a.m., and are expected to be repaired by 3 p.m. The […]
Local Olympians win gold in Switzerland
With the Olympic Games in London just over two weeks away, the USA beach volleyball teams are fine tuning their games on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour and enjoying success along the way. Last weekend at the 1to1 Energy Grand Slam in Gstaad, Switzerland, the American teams of Sean Rosenthal (Hermosa Beach)/Jake Gibb and Kerry […]
Manhattan Beach police officer hospitalized after on-duty traffic collision
A Manhattan Beach police officer in a patrol car was involved in a traffic collision with another vehicle on Wednesday at 11 p.m., Manhattan Beach police said on Thursday. Tony Presgraves, a 10-year Manhattan Beach police officer, was traveling northbound on Sepulveda, responding to a call, and a female driver in a Honda CRV was […]
Tennis pro: Everard Groenewald’s journey from Cape Town
Teaching now takes center court for South African native and international tennis champion Everard Groenewald “It’s just another day in paradise,” according to Everard Groenewald, tennis pro and Rolling Hills resident. Chances are you’ve spotted the former international tennis champion at local clubs and courts around town. Sporting an award winning smile—and style—Groenewald is hard […]
A La Carte: Hamptons is here, celebrity chef now at Dolce Vita
The Easterners Are Invading!… Meanwhile in Manhattan Beach, a restaurant has opened serving a cuisine many people here have never heard of. America’s regional food is not as well marketed as offerings from very distant climes, and Hamptons is brave to theme their restaurant around New England seafood. (Note that this restaurant is not named […]
On Waves of Song
There was a snowstorm in New York City. Inside the hotel it was amateur night, and the bandleader asked the audience if anyone could sing. A little girl stepped forward.