Cori Desmond Trial Verdict: Murder 1
Tony Lopez Perez, a 36-year-old Mira Costa High School graduate and Redondo Beach resident was found guilty Wednesday of murdering local bartender Cori Desmond on Valentine’s Day 2009 on a North Redondo Beach side street. The jury in the week long trial, conducted in San Bernardino County where Desmond’s body was found, began deliberations Tuesday […]
Food expert Brian Wansink offers to help local restaurants
Brian Wansink has been called the Sherlock Holmes of food, and like his namesake, he isn’t above a little deviousness to make his point. Take the mysterious case of the bottomless bowl. Wansink, the director of Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab, conducted a study in which 54 participants were invited – in groups of […]
Kyle Boomer, and his one-man band
A Lesson In Penmanship There aren’t many jungles in Oklahoma; in fact, there are none. And at first glance, it may not seem like there are any here at the beach either. Ah, but there is one jungle in the South Bay, so removed and protected it can take a person decades to find it. […]
Hermosa Beach nightlife activist opposes own ballot initiative
In a striking about-face, activist Jim Lissner has repudiated his own tax-hike initiative, which will be decided by Hermosa voters in November. Lissner turned heads on Tuesday when he approached the Hermosa Beach City Council in an attempt to remove his initiative from the ballot. The initiative would impose stiff increases on business license taxes […]
‘Improbable Gateway’ Explores Roots of Los Angeles Harbor
The Banning Museum’s new exhibit examines the legendary vision of Phineas Banning “All aboard!” It can’t be soon enough for some people. There’s a small band of professional and volunteer supporters of the Banning Museum in Wilmington that has been waiting for at least five years to hear those go-ahead words. And come noon on […]
NBA all-star Kevin Love training for Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament
If Minnesota Timberwolves all-star Kevin Love hopes to get seeded in the upcoming Jose Cuervo Manhattan Beach Open, he’ll need to find a top ranked partner. Otherwise, he’ll be entered in the single elimination qualifier round with other Manhattan Open hopefuls, Dave Williams of USA Volleyball said Tuesday. USA Volleyball, in partnership with IMG, is […]