Hellboy, Simpsons take Manhattan
Area residents Mike Mignola, creator of the comic book and movie hero “Hellboy,” and Richard Starkings, creator of the intelligent and action-packed “Elephantmen” comic, will be on hand at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach for the 10th annual Free Comic Book Day Saturday, May 7. On Free Comic Book Day, big-time publishers distribute freebies […]
Seabass Kuhr skates for Hermosa schools [PHOTO]
Competitive skateboarder Sebastian “Seabass” Kuhr, 9, gets air on the way to raising more than $4,000 for the Hermosa Beach City School District at his fifth annual Skate for the Schools fundraiser. photo by Mark Cole
Nifty at Ninety: Lifeguard legend Paul Matthies [PHOTO]
Lifeguard legend Paul Matthies (wearing lei) celebrates his upcoming 90th birthday with the help of his lifeguard grandson Marty, lifeguard son Dan, and Mike Frazer, chief of the Los Angeles County lifeguards, at a party in Matthies’ honor Tuesday at Scotty’s on the Strand in Hermosa Beach. Photo
Manhattan Beach players dominate the sand
Young beach volleyball players from Manhattan Beach excelled in two recent Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournaments held at Dockweiler Beach. In the AAU Los Angeles Open on May 1, teams from Manhattan Beach faced each other in the boys 10U and 16U championship matches. Will Campbell and Jack Walmer defeated Mick Bakos and Jason Walmer […]
Firefighters put out fire in Strand home
Manhattan Beach Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a Strand home Friday after painters working on the house may have accidentally sparked a flame while grinding paint. “It looks like they may have hit a nail and caused some sparks to go into the interior wall,” said Manhattan Battalion Chief Frank Chiella. Nobody was injured. MBFD […]
Waste hauling rates to increase for most
Residents will likely see an increase on their trash bills beginning June 1 now that the 45-day period during which they could protest the new rates has passed. The City Council Tuesday voted 4-0 to adopt increased rates negotiated in March with waste hauler Waste Management, along with a higher fee charged to residents by […]
CBS Radio’s JACK FM backs out of Redondo July 3 fest
CBS Radio’s JACK FM has informed Redondo Beach that it no longer intends to expand the city’s 4th of July this year by adding a day of music at the Seaside Lagoon on July 3. The radio station does, however, plan to participate in 4th of July festivities with an eye towards holding other events […]