Sousaphone Colossus
It’s hard to keep a good tuba player down. Phillip “Tuba” Frazier, stalwart sousaphonist for the Rebirth Brass Band, was kept off the stage for the first time in a quarter century after suffering a stroke in December of 2008. He and his brother, bass drummer Keith Frazier, first began playing with the band back […]
Harbor zoning will go on November ballot
Following a Superior Court decision and two contentious council meetings in the space of five days, the City Council crafted a ballot measure Tuesday night that will put new proposed harbor zoning before voters at the Nov. 2 election.
Why is Bell important?
Over the past few weeks, a great deal has been made of the exorbitant salary levels public officials in the City of Bell have received. Last week, the story reached a new low. A study by the Los Angeles Times reported that residents of this poor, primarily immigrant and first generation American city are paying […]
Community donates for officer with cancer
By mid-afternoon last Friday, residents, city officials and cops from all over the South Bay faced a two-hour wait at Joslyn Center to donate blood in the name of Manhattan Beach police officer Mark Vasquez, who for the last three years has battled multiple myeloma.
Aspel returns to the dais after surgery
Councilman Steve Aspel had only been out of the hospital 48 hours following a ten day stay that included major cancer surgery and a nasty little bout with E. Coli bacteria when he made the mistake of turning on Channel 8. The City Council was going at it. Aspel had barely worn clothes in 12 […]
Letters-August 12 2010
“Confidential” thank you Dear ER: Thank you very much for reporter Robb Fulcher’s excellent article on drugs and alcohol at Mira Costa High School (“High School Confidential,” July 29, 2010). I recommended it to all my friends and parents because he laid out the multi-pronged program so well. It can be challenging to understand the […]
Beach Cities Sports
Christopher Orenic, Michael Mullahey and Tony Ensbury of Manhattan Beach came home with gold medals from the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships held in Wisconsin Dells, WI. They competed in the International Youth Division. Previously at the USAV Junior Olympic Games held in Austin, TX, Orenic and Mullahey were named to the All-Tournament team in the 16s division and Ensbury was a member of the SCVC 17s Bronze medal team. All three play for Southern California Volleyball Club of Redondo Beach.
Police Beat
An interupted robbery, and a party gone awry
Open Ocean’s Ellett has new life, new surf shop in South Redondo
by Edfactor
Open Ocean surf shop owner Jamie Ellett is picking up where he left off 15 years ago when he closed his Hermosa Beach shop. Last month, Ellett reopened Open Ocean in South Redondo, at 1217 S. Pacific Coast Highway.
High Voltage – Power of Art’s creative energy
by Chip Reuben – This weekend, the Redondo Beach Art Group (RBAG) is taking its own community-oriented, grassroots-grown artistic force to a new level, and to a new venue – The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. “I wish the ‘Power of Art’ could be held here for a month,” says John LaRock, the center’s cultural […]
Harman and MB woman recover IndyMac deposits
A Manhattan Beach resident recovers her life savings which were lost when IndyMac closed its doors.
Hotdogging-12th August
Redondo Beach photographer Don Adkins took pictures of The Tubes last weekend at Pershing Square. Free concerts there through the summer.
About Town
Residents will be charged for their second and all subsequent false alarms if they result in a police response starting in October.
Local dog walker begins a journey of 1,000 miles
by Janet Oshiro
Making a difference is as simple as walking, as Carol Kozlovich knows. The former market researcher, now a dog walker and animal massage therapist, has added another leg to her journey: striding 1,000 miles for women suffering horrific abuses in the war-ravaged Congo.
Ragin Cajun hits reality TV
The Creole charisma of Stephen Domingue, the indefatigable owner of Ragin Cajun Café on Pier Avenue, will be on display in the reality TV show “The Great Food Truck Race,” set to premier on the Food Network Sunday, Aug. 15.
Painting the Town
A photo mock-up gives the general idea of a 20 foot-long mural of downtown Hermosa circa 1920 that the all-volunteer Hermosa Beach Murals Project plans to have painted on the north face of the municipal parking structure on Hermosa Avenue, a location suggested by Councilman Pete Tucker. “We’re going to make the city more beautiful […]