The Pigeon Man
Dr. G.R. Enright Jr. is a man of many talents: an engineer, trial lawyer, hot-air balloonist, magician, and inventor. His primary mission in life, however, is pigeon rescue Originally published Jan. 16, 2003 A few months ago, a customer came into Trader Joe’s in Redondo’s Riviera Village and alerted the manager on duty that a […]
Manhattan Beach residents win Gator 5K Run winners
Nearly barefoot runner Patrick Sweeney and fellow Manhattan Beach resident Margo Thole won the men’s and women’s divisions of the 16th Annual Murad Grand View Gator 5K Run on Saturday in times of 17:18 and 21:20, respectively. Fourth grade teacher Taryn Spragg was crowned Gator Run Queen for enlisting more of her students to participate […]
Prague city council visits Manhattan Beach to smell the cacti
Czech-ing in with Manhattan Beach: After moving from Prague, Czech Republic to Manhattan Beach in 2003, Renata Eubank noticed something strange. Most of the plants she saw gracing the lawns of homes around the city and throughout Los Angeles. “weren’t necessarily suited for a desert environment.” Eubank saw oaks and ferns where she expected to […]
Improvement sought for bike path
Octogenarians Dick and Lois Pio have pedaled some 15,000 miles on their 30-speed tandem bicycle, but the stretch they never look forward to measures only about 500 feet, and it lies near their north Hermosa home. Tandem bikes are a great way to share the enjoyment of a tour, like these from UK brand Ecosmo. […]
Manhattan Beach About town: Bus for Boobies, Bike Plan Workshops, 405 Closure
Bus for Boobies: A joint fundraiser for breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease will be held on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The third annual “Bus for Boobies” fundraiser will include a bus ride that will shuttle participants from Grunions Sports Bar and Grill in Manhattan Beach to Hooters and Legends bars in Long […]
South Bronx to South Bay: He’ll always be a Weiner
I met Anthony Weiner once. Well, I sort of met him. In 2005, when he was battling the Bronx’s native son, Fernando Ferrer, for the Democratic mayoral nomination, the Brooklyn/Queens Congressman made a brief foray into enemy territory to appear at a rally staged by South Bronx Churches, the local community-organizing arm of the Industrial […]
Redondo soldier returns to Afghanistan
Near the end of his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Ambriz counted the days until he could come home. Ambriz had an extraordinary year in-country. He was in a military police unit but – given the short-handed nature of the American operation in Afghanistan – ended up serving on dozens […]
Sports calendar: South Bay Surf Baseball, Aquatics, more
Baseball: South Bay Surf Baseball will be hosting two hitting clinics with Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn on Thursday, June 16 from 4-6 p.m. at Torrance American Baseball, 23009 Doris Way, Torrance and from 7-9 p.m. at the Redondo Union High School varsity field. Information and registration is available at www.southbaysurfbaseball.com. E-mail raker06@yahoo.com for additional questions. Aquatics: […]
Sweetser Home highlights Redondo Historical Home Tour [PHOTOS]
The annual Redondo Beach Historical Homes Tour last Saturday was a walking excursion through six beautifully restored homes, including the historical society’s Queen Anne Museum at 302 Flagler Lane, and the Christ Episcopal Church at 408 S. Broadway. The homes were filled with antiques that reveal what life was like in the early 1900s. Photos […]
‘Clean sweep’ curbs outdoor dining
The city’s “Hermosa Clean Sweep” campaign, which cleared the sidewalks of non-permitted business signs, merchandise and furniture, has ended most outdoor dining on the newly remade upper Pier Avenue, and suspended it – at the least – along most of Hermosa Avenue. On the seaside Pier Plaza, where restaurants have long held permits to maintain […]
Historical Homes Tour steps through Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach is a city that has been around for more than 100 years. That’s a lot of history in the making — and the city’s historical society knows an entertaining way to preserve and portray its past. [Redondo BeachHistorical Home Tour] The homes tour is a pleasant, on-foot excursion into eight different historic locations […]
Summer Running Calendar: Manhattan Beach 5K Summer Solstice, Hermosa Ultramarathon, July 4th 5k, Relay for Life
The 10th Annual Manhattan Beach 5K Summer Solstice race will be held Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The race is held on the morning of the year’s lowest tide, creating a wide, flat, fast, out-and-back course on hard packed sand. Entry fee $30. Kids races $25. Unique awards given to top five in each […]
Manhattan Beach Education Foundation raises tens of thousands in minutes
Five minutes. That’s how long it took residents and Chevron to raise $112,000 toward the city’s schools during the Chevron Challenge portion of Saturday’s 17th Annual Manhattan Wine Auction, benefiting local schools. More than $605,000 was raised overall at the event, which was held at the Manhattan Beach Country Club and featured live and silent auctions […]
Hermosa Beach outsourcing picks up little steam
Councilman Kit Bobko’s proposal to consider outsourcing the city’s parking and animal control officers has been tabled until the fall, when it will be folded into a larger discussion of ways the municipal government can cut its overall expenses by 10 percent. More than a dozen people, including residents and parking officers, who provide animal […]