For Redondo Beach and a Greener Energy Future
AES Southland is excited about the prospect of modernizing our power plants, including our Redondo Beach facility — which will result in smaller, cleaner, more efficient and more attractive facilities. We’re also eager to answer questions that have been asked about our plans. First, we’re proposing to remove most of our existing power plant and replace […]
1957 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Marathon [VIDEO]
The 1957 Catalina Classic from Greg Noll’s “Search for Surf” series. Narrated by Greg Noll and Bruce Brown. For the first time since 1960, the Catalina Classic is being held on the same day as the Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball tournament. The tournament was established by the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce that year to […]
Manhattan Beach Open beach volleyball tournament sports another new look
Beach volleyball’s most prestigious domestic tournament – the Manhattan Beach Open – will be held this weekend as the first of three events slated in the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series.
Redondo’s London Chow earns Best of the Beach crown
London Chow’s golden summer got a bit brighter Sunday when she and partner Sara Hughes captured the gold medal at the AAU Best of the Beach tournament held last weekend in Hermosa Beach. The win marked Chow’s sixth beach volleyball title this season, each with a different partner which is all part of the grand […]
Permit change threatens beach camps
Several longtime surf and volleyball camp operators expressed fear for their livelihood after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt a revised permitting policy which opens coveted beach use to a bidding process. Some not-for-profit camp operators will also be assessed new fees under the policy. The Department of Beaches and […]
South Bay grower says seized pot was medical
Tim Beck was out on bail and in bright spirits after police raided his Torrance home and seized 239 pot plants he was growing for home-delivery customers of medical marijuana. Beck, 63, has consulted with officials in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach on the operation of the nonprofit pot dispensary and believes he was following state […]
Hermosa Beach students score high
Hermosa public school students continued to score high on standardized academic tests, improving slightly in history, math and science, and holding steady in English language arts. In the latest round of California Standards Tests, 87 percent of the students in Hermosa’s two-campus, K-8 district scored proficient or above in English language arts, holding steady with […]
Hermosa Beach school election already decided
A teacher and an incumbent are running unopposed for two open seats on the Hermosa Beach City School Board. In the past, the school board has seated unopposed candidates without an election, to save money. Incumbent Lisa Claypoole and Hermosa teacher Patti Ackerman were the only two who filed papers to appear on the Nov. […]
Savoring Hermosa Beach
Don DeMaderios lifts a spoon at the Kiwanis’ sixth annual Taste At The Beach Wine and Food Extravaganza. The Sunday event benefited various charities and featured fine wine and gourmet dishes from the area’s top restaurants, caterers and wine vendors, live music and a silent auction. Photo by Howard ‘Streetman’ Seeb
Kiwanis Club of Hermosa Beach hosts a blood drive
The Kiwanis Club of Hermosa Beach hosts a blood drive 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 at the club hall, 2515 Valley Drive, off the southern end ofHermosaValleyPark. The drive is sponsored by the American Red Cross, which since 1940 has supplied about 40 percent of the nation’s blood supply. “This is the […]