Language school student dies in accident
Mikkel Andersen was 17 years old and off on a great adventure. He’d come to Redondo Beach from his home in Copenhagen, Denmark in order to learn English at the EF International Language School. He had visions of star-studded Los Angeles and took his camera everywhere, enthusiastic to learn about the American culture he’d only […]
New harbor zoning wins with Measure G
Measure G, the proposed harbor zoning supporters hope signals the beginning of harbor revitalization, swept to victory by a 52 to 48 percent margin at Tuesday’s polls. The measure’s passage signifies the culmination of nearly nine years of debate over the future of harbor development that began with the city’s proposed Heart of the City […]
Bank robber nabbed after nationwide spree
Police in Montana arrested a man suspected of robbing a downtown Manhattan Beach bank last month, after he allegedly robbed a bank in Missoula a week later, according to authorities. Vincent John Sullivan, 64, is also suspected of robbing a bank in New York — where he was dubbed the “Santa Clause bandit” due to […]
Manhattan Beach firefighters reach out to burn victims
When the fire was finally extinguished, Dana Lindley’s skin kept cooking. Within a second the Manhattan Beach resident had gone from making a pot of chili for the next day’s Super Bowl Sunday party to watching in horror as flames engulfed her mid-section. “I reached for the chili powder and accidentally knocked a forgotten bottle […]
Women in Business Conference gets new name and new attitude
Last month, residents Bibi Goldstein and Sarah Perahia were among 14,000 people who attended The Women’s Conference 2010, hosted by Maria Shriver and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Long Beach Convention Center. The two co-chairs of the Manhattan Beach Women in Business (MBWIB) Committee listened to speakers — such as First Lady Michelle Obama, former […]
MBPD nabs purse snatcher
Police arrested a Torrance man for allegedly snatching a woman’s purse downtown this past summer. On Sept. 30 Manhattan Beach police arrested Anderson Byrd, 19, outside his Torrance apartment after tracking him down using a stolen credit card that Byrd allegedly had used. “He was initially deceptive, but became tripped up in a lie,” said […]
About Town
South Bay Family Healthcare recognizes Congresswoman Harman; Sharkeez moves; community rallies to save aquarium; City calls for residents to help with environment.
Open house: paws for a cause
Silent auction items, pet behavior and communication specialists, cats and kittens will be on hand as veterinarian Alice Villalobos and the Peter Zippi Fund for Animals hold their 33rd anniversary Open House, Boutique and Adoption Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 at VCA Coast Animal Hospital, 1560 Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa […]
Club volleyball helps create special rivalry
When Lisa Arce-Zimmerman played for Mira Costa in the mid-1980s, competition for the school’s dominant girls volleyball program was hard to find within the Bay League. Mira Costa was often required to travel to other counties in order to face high-quality opponents and rivalries were built with teams such as Newport Harbor, Corona Del Mar […]
Letters
Groups with guns Dear ER: I want to thank the South Bay Open Carry people for showing us what the Second Amendment allows us to do [“Guns didn’t take the fun out of Hometown Fair,” ER Oct. 7, 2010]. Their stated goal was to make us feel comfortable seeing people among us openly carrying unloaded […]
Hermosa will light the night for veterans
Mike Flaherty, a military veteran who recently retired as the city’s public works superintendent, will serve as emcee of Hermosa’s traditional candlelight ceremony marking Veterans Day, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at the black granite Veterans Memorial on the east lawn of the Community Center, Pier Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway. Last year saw at […]
About Town
Casino night  The nonprofit Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association hosts its second annual Poker/Casino Night and Raffle Event Saturday, Nov. 6 at Hotel Belamar in Manhattan Beach. Poker starts at 4:30 p.m. and the “hottest charity event in the South Bay” includes $5,000 in cash raffle prizes, music, a silent auction, casino prizes, hors d’oeuvres and […]
Councilman, firefighters tilt over nonprofit
The president of the Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association said a city councilman did not have his facts straight when he questioned whether the firefighters’ nonprofit organization diverted money from charitable causes to political ones. Association President Aaron Bush said firefighters use a separate legal entity, Firefighters for Better Government, to engage in political issues, and […]
Gift of $10,000 to firefighters at open house
Michael Binder of Altitude Aviation has for a second straight year given $10,000 to the Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association, presenting the check at last weekend’s Safety First Open House at the station on Pier Avenue. On the day before Halloween, little sharks, faerie princesses and Spider-men swamped the firehouse, snatching up goodie bags, hugging Sparky […]
Body found in beach bathroom
A 54-year-old man who was a fixture among the local homeless was found unconscious in a public restroom at the base of the city pier about 3:30 p.m. Monday, and was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts failed. The man’s name was withheld pending notification of his relatives. There were no signs of foul play. The […]
“Moonlight and Magnolias”
This is an article about a play about a movie of a book. The book is Gone with the Wind, still one of the biggest bestsellers ever. The movie is “Gone with the Wind,” arguably the most successful of all time, both critically and popularly, and the stuff of legend – urban, Hollywood, larger-than-life personalities, […]