Beer! Music! More beer! Brew Lagoon returns to Seaside Lagoon
Something’s brewing in South Redondo Gasser’s Mike Bouchard on this year’s Brew Lagoon: 5 bands and over 20 breweries The rendezvous took place in a generic shopping center, but as soon as I climbed into the car the person next to me brought out a greasy mechanic’s rag and said, “I’m sorry, padre, but you’ll […]
South Bay arts calendar for April 20 to 25
Friday, April 20 A rainbow in your future “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” opens in the Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. This is the school’s drama department’s big spring musical, and it’s a fun show. Performances, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus Thursday, April 26, at […]
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Hermosa Beach Garden Club tends to needs with plant sale
The Hermosa Beach Garden Club meets at the Clark Building last week for their monthly meeting. The club will host its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, April 28. Along with offering indoor and outdoor plants, the sale will feature a raffle of items donated by local businesses. The club’s “trash to treasures” effort […]
City seeking input for homelessness plan
Officer Chad Amerine, of the Hermosa Beach Police Department, said the station often gets calls about homeless people from residents, many of whom do not realize that homelessness is not a crime. It takes a bit of explaining, but like other public agencies, […]
Skechers murals kick up Manhattan public art initiative
Glass, mosaic murals inspired by the Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset and the Round House Aquarium at the end of the pier were unveiled last Wednesday evening on the walls of the newly expanded and remodeled Skechers flagship store, at the corner of Manhattan Beach […]
2018 Walk of Fame Weekend schedule
The 2018 Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductions of Scott Daley, Kip Jerger and Candy Woodward will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 28 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. The inductions will be followed by the Spyder Surf Fest fashion show and concert. On the preceding evening, Friday, April 27, at 6 p.m., […]
Honoring Ms. Dreier
A group of Debbie Dreier’s students gathered outside her Redondo Beach home on Saturday to pay tribute to their former teacher. Dreier, from the LA Unified School District, taught physical education and coached softball and basketball teams at Markham Middle School and Jordan High School in Watts. Dreier is currently in in-home hospice care, following […]
Environment is quality of life, not political issue mayor Dulos says
As he neared the end of his State of the City address last week, Mayor Jeff Duclos paused like a man who had reached the top of a hill, only to have a mountain reveal itself from the new vantage. “So the question […]
Plan to finance AES purchase moves forward
The Redondo Beach City Council has taken its next step toward the city’s plan to redevelop the AES power plant site, authorizing staff to set the framework for a tax financing district that would help purchase all or part of the site. This follows last November’s joint press conference, when the City announced its plan […]
Homeless plan draws ire in Manhattan Beach, but inspires conversation on issue
Some residents worried Manhattan Beach would become like Santa Monica, a beacon attracting the homeless. One resident was angry she’d not heard about the plan sooner and suggested a lot more than 200 people — the number of people who showed up at a meeting discussing homelessness at the Joslyn Center last month […]