Muralist, Nicolas Thollot Arsac (aka Bottl3man) exchanges brush for beer bottles for HopSaint mural

by Kevin Cody Six years ago, an artist friend suggested to French muralist Nicolas Thollot Arsac that he paint with bottle caps instead of brushes. Arsac tried, but quickly decided bottle necks produced more interesting results. Since then, his bottleneck murals have attracted a worldwide Instagram following. Among his followers is Brian Brewer, brewmaster and […]
Hopes high in Beach Cities for retail pot pioneers
By Dan Blackburn In 2017, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach each banned retail sales of cannabis, joining a third of California cities – about 162 — with prohibitions. Catalyst Cannabis Co. is seeking to lift the local bans through the initiative process. Last week, the Los Angeles County-Recorder certified the company’s signature gathering […]
Redondo Beach Unified School District Covid-19 down 50 percent

by Garth Meyer COVID-19 cases were down by more than half in the Redondo Unified School District this week. Cases at the high school as of Tuesday were at 5.6 percent of its student and staff population. A week ago, Redondo Union High was at 12.6 percent – down from 14 percent the week before. […]