August 11, 2011

In memoriam: Boots

by Richard Peck “Boots” Thelen, owner of the Mermaid restaurant, was a feisty old fart, but you had to love

Miss Tweedy’s Halloween

by Nancy Skiba Rose Tweedy was a tad shy of 84 years young. Her silvery hair, worn in a graceful

by M. A. Cohen This year marks the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, which began in 1861 and

Free hugs

by T.J. Olwig “Brothers don’t shake hands. Brothers gotta hug” – Chris Farley, Tommy Boy It’s not easy to put

More than a game of volleyball

by Carlyn Greenwald It was the end of the boys’ volleyball season forVistamarSchool, a history-making game having just taken place.

Michael Zislis and others at The Strand House
Get your palates ready for The Strand House

The Strand House, a 250-seater, contemporary new American restaurant, opens to the public today. On Tuesday, the restaurant held a charity event benefiting the Roundhouse Aquarium.

The chickens of Manhattan Beach

by Denise Kano My dad did not want chickens. We lived inManhattan Beach, within walking distance of the Safeway. This,

California Dreaming

by Pete Whalon “That’s all Mr. Whalon, you’re done,” the woman curtly remarked. “What?” I asked, somewhat confused. “You’re outta

The passions of Nico Vega

Aja Volkman arrived in Los Angeles seven years ago searching for something more than a rock n’ roll dream. She

Robert Messersmith
Burglary duo arrested

A burglary victim received unusually swift justice last week. Officers were taking a Redondo Beach man’s theft report at the

One foot in the grave

by Jex McCartney Off shore howling winds Eight foot and perfect, Right, Sounds like every surfer’s dream, I was almost

A true story

The 1950s, just after the War and prior to the wild social changes of the ‘60s, nestled its innocent adolescents