Dead body found in Manhattan Beach’s Polliwog Park [UPDATE]
A dead body was found this afternoon at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, north of Begg Pool. The body, found at about 3:30 p.m. by City of Manhattan Beach Public Works employees, was wrapped in pink plastic material and concealed in a pile of fertilizer, according to police. Homicide detectives from the LA County Sheriff’s […]
Easy Reader Photo and Writing Contest Rules. Deadline August 1
Easy Reader Photo and Writing Contest is sponsored by Paul’s Photo Best story: $500 Best photographs: 1st prize: Camera 2nd prize: Camera 3rd prize: Camera Deadline: Photos and stories must be submitted no later then Friday, August 1. Story guidelines: Submissions must be on disk or emailed. Stories may be real, imaginary or confabulated. Preference […]
“California Cruisin” art show celebrates beach life at Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center
by Vy Nguyen “California Crusin,’” an exhibition celebrating the impeccable beauty of beach life in the South Bay, opens tomorrow in the Creative Arts Center in Manhattan Beach. Curated by Ann Martin, it features recent work by local artists Brent Broza, Tricia Strickfaden, and Rob Waxman. As a native of Manhattan Beach, it is no […]
Winy’s Kitchen: Blueberries, Nature’s “Superfruit”
By Winy Chen, registered dietician at Beach Cities Health District This time of year, blueberries are abundant in the Farmers’ Markets, which is convenient for my family considering the berry is one of our favorite super foods. When eaten in season, the berries are plump, juicy and irresistibly sweet. We eat so many blueberries in […]
Hermosa Beach Police Officer brings man back from dead on Pier Plaza
Hermosa Beach Police Officer Mick Gaglia was in the right time and right place Wednesday afternoon when an 87-year-old man had a heart attack on Pier Plaza. “It probably would have gone unnoticed had it not been in the middle of the plaza,” said Gaglia. Around 4:24 p.m. Gaglia and a woman from the city’s […]
Mike Balzer’s Vantage Point Surf Shots Part 2 [PHOTOS]
Missing Redondo Beach girl found in San Bernardino
Redondo Beach Police located Emma Carter, the 15-year-old whose parents reported her missing on Tuesday, at a San Bernardino bus station Thursday morning.
Manhattan Beach woman must find bone marrow donor this month
Nina Polvanich Louie, a Manhattan Beach wife and mother of a two-year-old son, has less than a month to find a bone marrow match. She was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma last September, subsequently enduring seven rounds of aggressive chemotherapy at UCLA. After two months of remission, the lymphoma recurred in her brain. Louie […]
About Town in Manhattan Beach: Week of July 11
Upcoming events in Manhattan Beach include the Doo-Wah Riders at Concerts in the Park, the BarryBob Invitational, a free composting class and more.
Redondo Beach hires new finance director
Redondo Beach has hired a new finance director, who will work alongside the city treasurer elected by the voting public on July 23.
Hermosa Beach’s Cindy Whitehead skateboards into history at the Smithsonian
When skateboarding legend Cindy Whitehead looked out the window of her Hermosa Beach home three weeks ago, she saw herself zipping down the hill on a skateboard. “There was a little girl standing in the alley near the house I grew up in,” Whitehead said. “She was about 13 years old, and it was the […]
15-year-old girl still missing in North Redondo Beach
The whereabouts of 15-year-old Emma Carter remain unknown more than a day-and-a-half after she wordlessly walked out of her family’s North Redondo Beach home. Her parents, Mary and Darrell Carter, are desperately trying to get the word out their daughter is missing, in hopes that somebody can provide information about where she might be — […]