Super Bowl 10k, Redondo Beach 2011 [PHOTOS]
Hours before two of the most storied franchises in NFL history met in Super Bowl XLV, more than 8,000 people kept a Redondo Beach tradition alive in what has become one of – if not the – largest Super Bowl celebration in Southern California. Don’t miss the full story and list of finishers.
Tradition runs deep at Redondo Super Bowl 10K
Hours before two of the most storied franchises in NFL history met in Super Bowl XLV, more than 8,000 people kept a Redondo Beach tradition alive in what has become one of – if not the – largest Super Bowl celebration in Southern California. Read more on the fog, costumes and finishers.
The return of the acoustic ninja: Trace Bundy plays Live at the Lounge
The story of how Trace Bundy built his very own music industry is somewhat analogous to the way the song “Missile Bell” came to him a few years ago while traveling in Central America.
Bundy was a recently liberated young engineering professor. He’d been playing guitar more or less as a hobby since he was 12-years-old and possessed a genuine gift for it. But musically Bundy felt like he had an inescapable limitation: he could not sing. So he did the practical thing, took an engineering scholarship to go to college, and eventually became Professor Bundy.
Northwest swell promised for weekend
Thursday morning will see a temporary dip in size for the morning session, but there should still be plenty of fun surf for the top spots. The better West facing beaches should go waist to chest high and some fresh NW ground swell will fill in through the day. The conditions should be excellent with morning with offshore […]
Hermosa Beach City Council thaws two frozen police positions
Hermosa Beach City Council has approved filling two out of five previously frozen employee positions in the city’s Police Department, using money saved since 11 city employees took early retirement deals. One year ago the council approved mid-fiscal-year adjustments to the municipal budget that brought frozen, vacant positions in the 39-member Police Department from two […]
Hermosa Beach : City drops extra nightspot regulation, for now
The Hermosa Beach City Council has dropped an effort to establish a new permit system to regulate live entertainment at Hermosa nightspots, but a majority of the council members said they might take up the effort again at a later date. People living near the nightspots have often complained about noise and rowdiness, and the […]
Hermosa Beach fire fee might go way down
A fire protection fee charged for new development might drop dramatically, as it is being recalculated by Hermosa Beach city officials. Fire Chief David Lantzer told the City Council that the “fire flow fee” could drop from $10,000 to $2,300 for a 20,000 square-foot commercial building, from $2,500 to $575 for a 5,000 square-foot commercial […]
‘Unknown Comic’ has brand new bag: Hermosa
Murray Langston, who burst into prominence with a bag over his head as The Unknown Comic on TV’s “Gong Show,” will appear at the LA Comedy Awards’ grand finale Thursday, Feb. 17 at 705, located at 705 Pier Ave. Langston appeared on TV shows including “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” and created gags for […]
About Town Hermosa Beach : President Chosen, School’s future, Lifeguard Panels and Emergency Ham
President chosen Former Hermosa Councilman George Barks has been elected president of the executive board of the United States/Mexico Sister Cities Association. Barks was named executive board president at the association’s 48th annual national conference in Riverside. In addition, the Hermosa Beach Sister City organization was among only three organizations to receive awards for its […]
“The Odd Couple”
Neil Simon’s 1965 comedy about two mismatched roommates is spring-loaded with one-line zingers, and they’re so good that the play – at least in the capable hands of director James Gruessing, his actors, and the Norris Theatre – never seems outdated. True, Simon is somewhat of a comfort food that seems tailor-made for community theater (as we saw recently with “Barefoot in the Park” at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse), but no one can say that he isn’t a master of his craft.
“Over the River and Through the Woods”
The Torrance Theatre Company, under the auspices of their artistic director, Gia Inferrera-Jordahl, has done a very cool thing: They’ve snagged a vacant storefront in downtown Torrance and fixed it up remarkably well. Now it’s their new home for the four-weekend duration of Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods,” one of the saddest comedies I’ve ever seen.
For the love of the game
Given the age of the cast members and the content of the play, perhaps Belasco Theatre Company should consider renaming the musical “Darn Yankees” when they open at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse tomorrow night.
Letters
Guns and pizza Dear ER: This is in response to your article “Group protests Open Carry pizza dinner,” [ER Jan. 27, 2011]: In my opinion, gun control advocates are misguided. There have been many studies showing that gun control does not reduce crime, and in fact, states that have instituted more lenient gun ownership laws […]
On Local Government
Cities are becoming more and more creative about ways to provide revenue for their coffers. In the light of end run after end run by the state to disrupt their structural revenue base, such as the latest hit, redevelopment money, cities need to find ways to obtain more direct fees for services.
Vitality City, TEDx host Blue Zone talks at ECC
TEDx, Vitality Cities talk up a Blue Zone, Thursday Vitality City and TEDxManhattan Beach are teaming up on a presentation about “living longer and better” on Thursday, Feb. 10 at the El Camino College Campus Theater. Vitality City is based on author Dan Buettner, New York Times best seller The Blue Zones, which discusses the […]
Lady Sea Hawks win Bay League hoops crown
Bay League competition concludes Thursday with many playoff spots yet undecided. Redondo’s girls basketball team captured the Bay League title while Mira Costa secured second place with its only two losses coming at the hands of rival Redondo.
Both soccer teams from Mira Costa remain in the playoff picture and 16 wrestlers from the Beach Cities will represent the Bay League in the CIF Central Division Individual Championships Feb. 18-19.