Hermosa Beach City Council mulls response to refinery bills
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted Tuesday night to hold off on issuing a letter of support for a series of proposed state laws affecting the Torrance Refinery, signaling concern about regional impacts from the refinery but also uncertainty about the bills’ potential effects and disagreement over the extent to which Hermosa should involve itself […]
Manhattan Beach teens drive money to charity showing eye-catching autos
The keepers of South Bay Exotics may have only recently gotten their driver’s licenses, but they are big believers in the maxim, “Keep your eyes on the road.” But the five Manhattan Beach teenagers aren’t just looking for hazards; they’re keeping an eye out for the coolest cars they can find. Maxwell Baumer, Max Berger, […]
Victors celebrate in post-election Redondo Beach council meeting
The first meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council following the March 7 election wasn’t quite business as usual for the city’s decision-making body: Non-agenda public comment lasted two hours as supporters of “slow-growth” Mayor-elect Bill Brand and harbor zoning-altering Measure C celebrated their victory. The comment period was intended by some speakers to remind […]
South Bay Community Calendar 3-16-17
Thursday, March 16 Film Fest To create a cinematic bridge between the people of the world, the 14th Annual LA Harbor International Film Festival takes place through March 19. Program A – 10:30 a.m. “Read the Book, See the Movie (Doors open 10 a.m.) Featuring The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling and the film The […]
California Locos in Manhattan Beach
Let’s Get a Little Crazy, Shall We? A California Locos experience at the Manhattan Beach Art Center In a few minutes, an L.A.-based art collective will set up camp, drop “an art intelligence bomb,” the likes of which we haven’t seen here in the South Bay, and then they’ll scatter, to regroup elsewhere. Such is […]
Kristen Stewart gives an unexpected tour de force in “Personal Shopper” [MOVIE REVIEW]
by Morgan Rojas/Cinemacy.com Next to her newly shaved head, Kristen Stewart’s indie film Personal Shopper is the latest buzz-worthy presentation coming from the multi-hyphenated actress/director/Chanel ambassador. Transforming into an emotionally complex fashion stylist who dabbles in connecting with other-world spirituality in the hopes of finding closure from her twin brother’s death, Stewart makes Personal Shopper […]