Flag Stop pulls into Torrance for the Labor Day Weekend
Having an art show at a high-end car dealership doesn’t seem like a recipe for a marriage made in Heaven, but Flag Stop and Lexus are at least holding hands – and there’s every indication that the three-day event (Sept. 2-4) will be rewarding and memorable. The committee that conceived and organized Flag Stop took […]
Embracing The Soulular Flow
When I take out my 1973 vinyl copy of “Aiye-Keta,” by Remi Kabaka, Abdul Lasisi Amao, and Steve Winwood and read the following credits… Remi Kabaka (lead vocals, piano, drums, congas, african drums and pot, rhythm guitar & moog drum), Abdul Lasisi Amao (saxes, flute, congas, percussion & vocals), Steve Winwood (keyboards, lead guitar, percussion, […]
Wooster on the rise
(This article was originally published Aug. 31. Wooster appears again tonight, this time at Saint Rocke) The story of the band called Wooster has a couple radically different starting points, one shrouded in murkiness and mystery and another that is all sunshine and song. Technically it all began in the back of a limousine on […]
Residents discuss Vons expansion
About 30 Manhattan Beach residents gathered in former mayor Portia Cohen’s garage on Tuesday with city staff and Vons representatives to discuss the construction of an employee parking lot behind Vons on 10th Place where a paint store currently sits.
Sand in my Suit: Party in my Cabana
Every worthwhile institution has its watering hole of debauchery. It’s a place where individuals with a shared interest coalesce because, well, nobody wants to go home just quite yet. For volleyball players in the South Bay, that honor is held by no other than Sangria on a Sunday night following a tournament. Though the social […]
Manhattan Beach residents complain, offer solutions for Six-Man
Last week, about 40 local residents gathered to declare the Charlie Saikley Six Man Volleyball Tournament everything from “no law day” and “total chaos,” to “defaming” Charlie Saikley.
Survey will gauge Hermosa Beach school tax sentiment
The Hermosa Beach city school board is inching closer to asking voters for more money, with plans to survey the electorate on its willingness to pay a parcel tax, or a special sales tax, to cover shortfalls caused by state budget cuts over the past few years. A competing option for the future of the […]
Supporters, opponents nix Hermosa Beach tax initiative
Hermosa voters examining their ballots in November will see the “argument in favor” of a tax-raising initiative begin with the sentence: “Please vote NO on this measure.” The ringing lack of endorsement was written by activist Jim Lissner, who placed the initiative on the ballot with a petition drive, and then made a surprise about […]
Hermosa Beach marks 10th anniversary of 9-11
Hermosa Beach Police Department chaplains will hold a memorial service at Pier Avenue and Valley Drive, 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center. The service will be held at the community’s 9-11 memorial bench, decorated with 2,998 buttons for each victim of the […]
Hermosa Beach offers green incentives
The city has begun waving fees for carbon reducing measures at homes and businesses, on top of an already existing city rebate program. Beginning today, residents and businesses can have some fees waived for building and planning permits, including $3,000 in savings for installing small wind turbines. “We recognize that adopting the latest in green […]
Man accused of playing Norwegian Hood in Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach police have arrested a 36-year-old Norwegian man suspected of opening several fraudulent bank accounts and using checks to buy vehicles, and buy and lease properties, scamming people in three states out of more than $200,000. HBPD detectives on Aug. 24 were notified by a local car dealership that suspicions were aroused after a […]
‘Summer of Color’ green for Hermosa Beach schools
Last year’s massive “Summer of Color” public art installation, which saw colorfully painted panels covering the walls of 157 lifeguard towers from Zuma Beach to Palos Verdes, turned out to be a gift that kept on giving. After a summer of well-received beach fluorescence, the pop-art panels were removed from the lifeguard towers and given […]
Hermosa Beach: Sobriety Checkpoint, Superintendent Search, Tax Breaks and more
Sobriety checkpoint Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach police announced they will conduct a driver sobriety checkpoint 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 until 3 a.m. the next day in the eastbound lanes of Artesia Boulevard just west of Prospect Avenue. Super search The city school board will seek an interim superintendent to replace Bruce Newlin, whose […]
Send us your first day of school photos
The first day of school is always a time to snap away. We want to share your special moments – whether all of the kids are enrolled at the same school for the first time, best friends are reunited after a summer apart, or if it’s a student’s first day at a new school.