Posts by Easy Reader Staff
Saint Rocke brings Agent Orange back to Hermosa
by Don Ruane Watch Tony Hawk’s “Pro Skater 4” and you will hear Agent Orange’s “Bloodstains” featured prominently in the game. Hawk once stated the song was one of his all-time tunes, which he started listening to as a budding skater. Mike Palm brought his band to Saint Rock, in Hermosa Beach last month. “We…
Read MoreManhattan Beach: Lives well lived, 2022
Michael McNulty, the mayor of Uncle Bill’s Every town has elements that define it. Manhattan Beach has the sun, the sand, the pier, and until last February, a boisterously bearded, and cheerful man named Michael McNulty who could be found every day for the last 50 years at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House from early afternoon…
Read MoreBest of the Beach 2022: Heating & Air Conditioning
Heating & Air Conditioning Rusher Air Conditioning Only some of the construction cranes popping up like an invasive species all over the beach cities, are hoisting Costello Climate Control and Rusher Air Conditioning HVAC units onto new home rooftops. Speaking of rooftops, Roeslers Roofing and Remodeling is one of the best companies there is for…
Read MoreLetters: 9-30-2021
Back to the beach Easy Reader is leaving its office at 2200 Pacific Coast Highway this week, and relocating in downtown Hermosa Beach. The new office is at 67 14th Street. The office was formerly occupied by architect Larry Peha, who recently retired. Safety check Dear ER: My respect for Manhattan Beach Police Chief…
Read MoreRow for a Reason cancer fundraiser: Cancer Support Redondo Beach
Body One Fitness will present the sixth annual Row for a Reason to raise funds for Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach (CSCRB) on Friday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 25, from 7 a.m. to noon at the Body One Fitness Redondo Beach at 201 Herondo Street, St. 100, Redondo Beach.…
Read MoreRBPD starts new bike registry program
In response to a 21 percent increase in bicycle thefts over the previous year, the Redondo Beach Police Department launched a revamped bike registry program Sept. 2. The update eliminates the $4 charge to register bicycles and their serial numbers. “We’re just trying to get as much information as possible to give our officers an…
Read MorePink hair for officer if RBPD hits donation mark
If the Redondo Beach Police Department raises $5,000 by Sept. 30 for the City of Hope, Officer Kyle Lofstrom turn will dye his hair pink. He made the commitment for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. In previous years, the police department has participated in the national “Pink Patch Project” by wearing and selling pink…
Read MoreEasy Reader Letters to the Editor Aug 26, 2021: Vaccination questions, school masks, trees in the city
Dear ER: Think Dear ER: Lindsey Burrell is the wife of my nephew (“another surge in the ICU,” ER August 19, 202). I think about her and her co-workers everyday and pray for them. I have worked in a hospital and I know how hard nurses work on a “normal” day. I really wish…
Read MoreEl Camino invites students to on-campus registration on Monday, Aug. 16
Students interested in attending El Camino College in the fall are invited to an on-campus event designed to help them complete the registration process. Bookstore gift certificates, giveaways, lunch, and more are also part of “Extreme Registration,” which runs 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Aug. 16-19 in El Camino’s Student Services building and outside plaza. …
Read MorePhotographer John Perchulyn: Luxury Rally Club, Rolling Hills Country Club
Photos by John Perchulyn What looked like a prestigious concours d’elegance at the Rolling Hills Country Club on Sunday, June 6 was really just a dress rehearsal for an automobile and wine celebration to be held on the RHCC driving range on Saturday, Sept. 4. The event is being hosted by the Luxury Rally Club.…
Read MoreCruise at the Beach is Back at Redondo Beach Marina!
With original founder Darryl Boyd at the helm, hundreds of muscle cars, classics and street machines gathered last Friday at the Redondo Marina, near the old Ruby’s diner to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Cruise At The Beach!” The gatherings will continue every Friday, from 3 to 6 p.m., through August. 27 Photos by…
Read MoreSouth Bay surfer John Balk gets a south swell send off
Photos by Ken Pagliaro (KenPagliaro.com) An early season south swell welcomed an estimated 100 South Bay surfers gathered in El Porto Saturday morning for a paddleout in memory of John Balk. The 2001 Mira Costa graduate was a standout in local surf lineups and surfed in Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii and…
Read MoreKarina Gerger named principal of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach
Karina Gerger has been named as the new principal at Mira Costa High School. She will replace Ben Dale, who in March announced he would be stepping down after 11 years as principal. Gerger emerged as the leading candidate following a panel interview by teachers, classified employees, administrators, and parents, as well as interviews with…
Read MoreGirl Scouts thank Jefferson Elementary in Redondo Beach
Members of Redondo Beach Girl Scout Troop 16775 are joined by artist Emily Tanaka (right) in painting a mural at Jefferson School two weekends ago. The Girl Scouts, including Cami Douglas, Wrigley Zbyszewski and Mads Lurie are now middle schoolers, but all attended Jefferson. Douglas said the mural is meant to express the Scouts’ appreciation…
Read MoreLetters 6-10-2021
Soul cleansing Dear ER: I live in a condominium in south Redondo Beach. Last week around 4:30 p.m. I witnessed a good Samaritan sweeping and scrubbing the sitting area below my patio in the nearby Czuleger Park. Consequently, I went down to give him $20 for his outstanding efforts. He tried to refuse my small…
Read MoreResin Gallery hosts show for Mira Costa artists
Over 60 Mira Costa High School students exhibited their work, ranging from paintings and photography, to sculpture and surfboard shaping, over the past weekend at Resin Gallery, in Hermosa Beach. “This has been a tough year for all of us, but the quality of the students’ art…
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