March 10, 2010

The return of the Toad


Toad the Wet Sprocket was, and occasionally still is, a rock and roll band. But Toad was also an unusually varied enterprise, an adventure, and a fleeting phenomenon in its own right.

Toad the Wet Sprocket play Brixton South Bay on the Redondo Beach pier on Thursday night.

Jiu Jitsu Gold: Jean Paul LeBosnoyani


Hermosa Valley School fifth grader Jean Paul LeBosnoyani readily admitted to having felt nervous on the drive to the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Pan Kids Championships.

Best of the Beach 2010: Sports

Best Shop Shaper: Dennis Jarvis, Spyder Surfboards Best underground shaper: Dennis McGivern Surfers who wonder why a consensus has never

Best of the Beach 2010: Kids

Best Kid’s Party, The Gym (tie): AdventurePlex

Parents can sit back and relax while AdventurePlex takes care of their child’s birthday party, from sending out invitations to loading the car with gifts to mailing thank you notes

Best of the Beach 2010: Drinks

Best Bartender – Rico De’Alba, Shellback Tavern Rico De’Alba, 32, has been working for Shellback Tavern owner Bob Beverly since

Dead newborn found in trash can

Trash collectors made a grisly discovery last week when a deceased newborn infant was found inside a trash can on

Worker buried in building accident


A worker was presumed dead Wednesday morning after he fell into a trench that apparently collapsed around him, burying him in loose dirt, at a large building under construction at Cypress Avenue and Sixth Street, in a mixed commercial-industrial area near South Park.

Mayor sees city’s silver linings

Mayor Michael DiVirgilio used the annual State of the City address as a pep talk, telling civic leaders that innovative

Radio figure accused of fraud

Federal authorities have filed a civil lawsuit accusing Hermosan Sean David Morton, well known for frequent radio-show appearances, of fraudulently

Hearts for Schools

Event co-chairs invite one and all to the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation’s signature fundraiser, the ‘Hearts of Hermosa’ dinner-dance-auction 5:45

About Town

Oil gambit Attorneys for the city will ask the state Supreme Court to dismiss a $500 million breach-of-contract lawsuit by

Local girls bring home the gold

Club volleyball is in full swing and things look promising for Beach Cities Volleyball with four teams in its club