Concerts in the Park paid seating to fund Centennial Celebration
Manhattan Beach will sell reserved seats and parking spaces at Polliwog Park for the first time ever during its 34th annual Concerts in the Park series this summer to help raise money for the city’s Centennial Celebration next year. The Manhattan Beach City Council at its Tuesday meeting also discussed the possibility of selling reserved […]
Manhattan Beach considers a permanent walkway from Strand to ocean
Senior resident Evelyn Frey can still make the 500 foot trek from The Strand to the ocean. But she worries that she might not be able to in coming years, like some of her friends who are confined to wheelchairs. Since 2008, Frey has pushed for the installation of a walkway extending from the bike […]
Mira Costa student starts first Relay for Life in Manhattan Beach
She always wears a purple bracelet etched with the word “hope.” Her cell phone case is purple. She even carries a purple bag. These are just a few of the reasons Mira Costa junior Eliza Gesten is known as the “relay girl” to her peers. Purple is the signature color of Relay for Life, the […]
Manhattan Beach: Prop 218 Vote, County Arts Internship Program, Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab
Prop 218 Vote Manhattan Beach will hold two informational meetings to discuss its upcoming Prop. 218 process regarding new waste hauling rates. Last month, the city awarded its next solid waste contract to waste hauler Waste Management. The contract will go into effect June 1. Prop. 218 requires local governments to inform property owners of proposed […]
An Eternal Radiance
Brush up on your Italian, because we’re going to Florence. Dan Mojica, who is directing “The Light in the Piazza,” was instantly thrilled when he learned that the Broadway musical was going to be staged by the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities. He’d seen it in New York, loved it, loved the actress […]
South Bay Boardriders Surfing Contest 4, Manhattan Beach [PHOTOS]
The South Bay Boardriders Club attracted over 150 competitors to the fourth of its five-contest series on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach.
‘Gate Wave’ chosen for Redondo Beach transit center
A large wave, albeit one made of aluminum and wood, is about to break on Kingsdale Avenue. The Redondo Beach City Council on Tuesday night served as a de facto art jury and selected “Gate Wave,” a large public artwork that will be built later this year alongside the new transit center adjacent to the […]
Costa drops first volleyball match of the season
Mira Costa’s boys volleyball team lost its first match of the season in the semifinals of the Santa Barbara Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions. The Mustangs entered the tournament after sweeping rival Redondo to take over sole possession in the Bay League. Redondo hosts the next meeting between the two teams on Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Hermosa Beach 5000 [PHOTOS]
More than 500 runners and walkers participated in the fifth annual Hermosa Beach 5000 5K Saturday, making their way through the 3.1-mile cloverleaf course that included Pier Plaza, The Strand and finishing on the Hermosa Beach Pier. Photos
Top Bay League teams compete in evening track meet — Sea Hawks host Mira Costa
Many of the area’s top athletes will converge at Redondo Union High School Friday when the Sea Hawks host Mira Costa in a Bay League dual meet at 5 p.m. The boys and girls teams from both schools are coming off strong performances at the South Bay Championship held last weekend at West Torrance. Redondo’s […]
South Bay Boardriders surfing contest 4 El Porto – Jacobson [PHOTOS]
Surf Photographer Brad Jaconbson of CivicCouch.com caught the top local surfers putting on a clinic during the South Bay Boardriders contest at El Porton on Saturday, April 16.
South Bay Boardriders April Surfing contest water shots by Ken Pagliaro [PHOTOS]
Photographer Ken Pagliaro embedded himself in the lineup to get these shots of the Surf Concepts/South Bay Boardriders Contest at El Porto on April 16.