Hermosa students continue to excel
Hermosa public school students outdid their previous scores in the latest comprehensive measure of standardized academic testing, and continued to score in the top 10 percent statewide. Students at the second-through-eighth grade Hermosa Valley School earned 937 out of a possible 1,000 points in the Academic Performance Index, or API, which is the state Department […]
About Town
Upper Pier City officials have set 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 for a ceremony at the corner of Pier and Manhattan avenues to dedicate the remade upper Pier Avenue. For your sister The Hermosa Beach Sister City Association hosts a live auction 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 at the home of Chuck and […]
Dog walker eyes 1,000 miles
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. Kozlovich worked in the corporate world of marketing and market research for […]
Letters
Blue Zone the beach Dear ER: As someone with a background in science and public policy, as well as the Founder and Chair of the South Bay Bicycle Coalition, I want to register my strongest possible support for the Beach Cities Health District’s drive to become a Vitality City. I first learned of the Blue […]
Campus redesign may reduce baseball program
Supporters of Mira Costa High School’s baseball and softball programs are worried that a proposed redesign of the campus’ athletic facilities will have severe and lasting consequences for both programs. The area for ball fields might be shrunk as the entire campus undergoes a reconfiguration. “The proposed [athletic] design will wipe out these programs we’ve […]
Resident fined hundreds for jogging
Kevin McBride knows there are 208 steps in the staircase adjacent to the sand dune at the city’s Sand Dune Park. He also knows he can be fined up to $600 for jogging on them. In August, the Manhattan Beach resident was cited for a misdemeanor and fined $433 — his fine was reduced in […]
On Local Government
Ballot propositions: Part I – 19, 20, and 21 ‘Tis the season for California voters to cast their ballots on items they usually spend way too little time researching. These are the biennial initiatives and constitutional amendments presented to the voters because some special interest was forced, by law, to ask permission. (Otherwise, the Legislature […]
Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance
A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Roadster, owned by Tony Zehenni of West Hollywood earned Best of Show honors at the 18th Annual Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, at Trump National Golf Club. Mercedes Benz was this year’s featured marquee. Automobile racing legend Andy Granatelli was the Grand Marshal. The show benefited the community outreach and […]
About Town
Lobster Fest The lobster fest has beefed up this year. The 15th Annual Redondo Beach Surf ‘N Turf Lobster Festival, hosted by the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau at the Seaside Lagoon, happens this weekend and features fresh Maine lobster and steak dinners. Also on the claw and hoof festival menu are […]
Lagoon again threatened with closure
The Seaside Lagoon is once again in dire straits after the regulatory agency overseeing the facility’s water outflow quality indicated that it may impose new, more stringent standards and require the city to fund a new set of tests in order to continue operation. The Los Angeles Regional Water Control Board this week told city […]
Beach Cities likely to be Vitality City pick
The Beach Cities Health District’s bid to enroll the community in the cutting-edge Vitality City public health program has apparently been successful. A delegation of officials from the Blue Zones Vitality City project paid the Beach Cities a final visit this week prior to a BCHD Board of Directors meeting next Wednesday at which the […]
The race is on for league supremacy
Many of the top runners in the state compete in the first Bay League cross country meet Thursday at Entradero Park in Torrance. While league action begins for the harriers, non-league contests continue on the gridiron and tournament play highlights the schedule for girls volleyball and boys water polo teams.
Teams improve as non-league schedule continues
Mira Costa’s offense got on track and Redondo improved its record to 2-1 with a strong ground game as both teams look to add a victory when their demanding non-league schedules continue Friday with 7 p.m. contests. In a battle of defending CIF champions, Mira Costa was defeated by Serra 35-13 in a hard-fought contest held […]
4th Annual U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball comes to Manhattan Beach
More than 700 athletes are expected to compete in the fourth annual U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball when the event comes to the Manhattan Beach Pier this weekend. Presented by Corona Light and run under the guidance of volleyball legend Karch Kiraly, the tournament offers $50,000 in prize money, including $12,000 to the winning teams […]