Travels with the pirate master — Omar Torrez, Wandering the world with Waits
Think more Captain Jack Sparrow and less Captain Hook. He’s light on his feet and inclined towards sly exuberance and an appreciation for the finer things in life. He wears scarves and eats well. He’ll steal your women, alright, but he’s going to be very particular about which vintage of wine is also included in the loot, and there is likely to be some parting complaint about the meager quality of your tequila. And that sound you hear as he traipses away will be his guitar, played deliriously, gorgeously and with celebratory gusto.
New Manhattan Beach library to be brick-less, glass and light
Designs for a library starkly different than the one that sits next to Manhattan Beach City Hall were unveiled before the Planning Commission last week, as the county moves ahead with plans for the reconstruction of its library in Manhattan Beach. At a Dec. 8 meeting, Jim Favaro of the architectural firm MDA Johnson Favaro […]
Pedestrian punches driver, man snatches lady’s purse
A Manhattan Beach man suspected of punching an elderly motorist driving on a downtown street faces assault with a deadly weapon charges next month, authorities said. On Nov. 17 at 10:30 p.m., Jamie Stafford, 39, was allegedly walking with his girlfriend, a Santa Monica woman, in the 900 block of Manhattan Avenue when the pair […]
Dad ends last of 61 races for autistic son in Manhattan Beach
Every weekend for the past year, Sam Felsenfeld has run a marathon. Or two. Or three. Sometimes within driving distance of his Foothill Ranch home. Often around the country. Memphis on Saturday. Vegas on Sunday. Last weekend, he raced in Tuscon. Before last New Year’s, the father of three vowed to run 61 marathons around […]
About Town
Holiday fireworks; street closures; Pacific Elementary School chess champion.
Rev. Clayton Cobb: The Message & the Music Play On
You could say that the Rev. Dr. Clayton Cobb is passionate about playing his guitar. You could also say that he’s passionate about running with Tom Sullivan. Both statements are true.
Weatherman blesses King Harbor Boat Parade [PHOTOS]
Credit has to go to Fox 11 weatherman and Redondo Beach resident Rick Dickert for the success of Saturday night’s 19th Annual King Harbor Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade. Last year, heavy winds pushed two boats onto the rocks. The year before it rained. But this year, with Dickert as grand marshal, the weather was […]
South Bay to South Bronx
Compromise or compromised? There are good and bad meanings to the word “compromise.” One is to come to agreement through mutual concessions; the other is to undermine one’s integrity by caving in to opposition. On the tax-cut deal now before the Congress, did President Obama engineer a classic compromise that gives each side an equal […]
High school IB program lauded, criticized
A newly adopted diploma program aimed at giving Redondo Union High School students a more international and rigorous educational alternative has come under fire from a group of teachers and department heads who are asking district leadership to delay its implementation. The International Baccalaureate program, however, has been embraced by the Redondo Beach Unified School […]
Captain Jack: Got Bait!
Well Mates, if’in yer going fishing out of King’s Harbor anytime soon and expect fresh bait, forget it! You will have to make yer own bait and ya better be a good baiter. Seems the Bush/Obama stimyunot package failed to reach the backwaters of Basin Three and Master Bait Man Captain Steve Volaski owner of […]
Student guilty of supplying alcohol in ‘party bus’ death
A French student who organized the “party bus” trip to Hollywood for fellow students from the EF International Language School that ended in the tragic death of a 17-year-old boy from Denmark admitted guilt this week of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Jeremy Touche, 22, pled no contest to the misdemeanor charge at […]
Folk Yeah!
Yes, hangdog is an actual expression; and Hang Dog Expression is one of the South Bay’s only folk outfits, blending country and all things Americana. They’re one of the scarce few who take the stage with acoustic instruments, heel tappin’ boots, hand slappin’ hoots, plaid collared shirts, and cowboy hats. And to that, I say, “Folk yeah!”
Three candidates vie for school board; city candidates run unopposed
Three candidates have filed to run for two seats that will be vacated by termed-out board members on the Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education, while incumbents for two City Council seats, city clerk, and city treasurer are running unopposed in the upcoming March 8 election. The filing deadline was Dec. 10. Candidates […]
Hermosa Beach Sand-Snowman
The Hermosa Beach Sand-Snowman Contest.
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks [PHOTOS]
Package Deal
We have only one chance to make a good impression. Failing that, it can be a steep climb back, and by then the opportunity for a second try may have passed. That’s why some of us can learn a thing or two from Constance Dunn.