Six angry records: Local H
Before there was the White Stripes or the Black Keys, another two-man band pounded its way across the airwaves: Local H, who play Brixton Friday night.
Police officer injured in traffic stop
Police are investigating whether or not a collision between a Hermosa Beach motorcycle patrol officer and a driver he stopped on Artesia Boulevard in Redondo Beach was an accident or an intentional assault.
Court sides with city in day laborer case
A federal appeals court last week overturned a lower court’s decision that had prevented the city of Redondo Beach from enforcing the anti-solicitation ordinance used in the arrests of day laborers along Artesia and Manhattan Beach boulevards six years ago.
City employees face deadline
Redondo Beach city employees are being asked to voluntarily accept a six percent wage reduction for the second year in a row as the City Council attempts to meet a $7 million budget gap.
The Darlings get ready to get Warped
The Darlings get warped
South Bay punk band The Darlings earns a ticket onto this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, along with local legends Pennywise.
Bittersweet sunset for 48-year teacher
The moment will be bittersweet when 48-year teacher Jan Stewart leaves her Second Grade classroom on Wednesday to take a retirement package that, she said, was urged upon her repeatedly by the city school district superintendent.
Ragin Cajun has to move
The popular Ragin Cajun Café must find a new location, and that makes owner Stephen Domingue one Cajun who is ragin’. Domingue has guided the restaurant through two expansions during its 18 years on upper Pier Avenue, all the while priding himself on critically acclaimed food, an informal atmosphere and family-friendly tradition. But at the […]
Lighting the Way
About Town
School plans The city school board is scheduled to discuss the budget for the upcoming academic year at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, with another meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at which the board is expected to approve detailed staffing and budgetary plans for the year. The meetings will be held […]
Redondo men go 1-2-3 in Redondo Triathlon
Drawing more than 650 competitors from throughout the state, this year’s annual Redondo Beach Triathlon had a real hometown feel to it. Local firefighter Jason May finished ahead of Brian Tasker and Mark Tripp as Redondo Beach residents captured the top three spots in the competition.
Hometown win at Manhattan Beach Summer Solstice 5k
For many, summer unofficially starts with the Memorial Day weekend and this year’s season kicked off with 432 people running along the water’s edge at the lowest tide of the season in the 9th Annual Manhattan Beach 5K Summer Solstice race. Manhattan Beach runner Patrick Sweeney, 31, celebrated as he was the first to cross […]
Local players excel on sand volleyball courts
The next generation of beach volleyball standouts continue to show the prowess of the sport in the South Bay with 23 local players reaching the podium at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) California Regional Championship held Sunday in Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach’s Rob Mullahey and Tanner Smith, of Hermosa Beach, won back-to-back local tournaments […]
Beach Cities Sports
Volleyball California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) holds tournaments the next two weekends with Men’s AA competition on Saturday, followed by Men’s B and Women’s A and open tournaments on Sunday. On Saturday, June 26, Men’s AA, B and Women’s A and Open tournaments will be held. All action begins at 9 a.m. at the Manhattan […]