Beach cities go back to school [PHOTOS]
This week, South Bay students grabbed their binders, sharpened their pencils, and headed to their first day of school.
Manhattan Beach commissioners approve bike plan, will present to council
Manhattan Beach commissioners approved the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan, a conceptual proposal identifying how to bring a connected bike network to seven cities in the area.
Cupcake Wars: Manhattan Beach bakers victorious in TV batter battle
“Cupcake makers, let’s do this!” yelled host Justin Willman on last Sunday’s episode of Cupcake Wars, themed “Surf’s Up.”
Nicole Wesley: new principal at Redondo Union H.S.
When Nicole Wesley, the new principal at Redondo Union High School, walked into the student loan office before starting law school, she looked at the $95,000 price tag and walked out. “It freaked me out,” she said. “I went home and talked to my dad. He suggested I spend the summer teaching and apply to […]
Water Sports and Film Shorts
In which we paddle out for a conversation with Barry Hatchett “The official title is Beach Shorts Film Fest. My name is Barry Hatchett… like Bury the Hatchet.” I didn’t want to be the first one to bring that up. “No, no,” Hatchett replies with a big smile. “Everyone’s always said that my whole life. […]
Development project could threaten historic tree
A 20,840 square foot shopping mall and “eco-friendly” carwash proposed at 901 N. Catalina Avenue has been appealed to the City Council after gaining approval from the Planning Commission two weeks ago. On Monday Metropolitan Investments, the owners of the neighboring Redondo Beach Information Technology Center, filed a formal notice of appeal that argued that […]
A La Carte: The Strand House, HT Grill, Chez Melange, The Counter
Highs and Lows… Last week I had the best and worst meals of the year so far, a pair of experiences that show everything that can go right and wrong with a restaurant. I won’t divulge the name of the place that got virtually everything wrong; the place had very recently changed concept and management, […]
Civic Light Opera evicted from Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
This wasn’t the curtain call anyone had in mind. The City of Redondo Beach on Monday severed its relationship with the Civic Light Opera of the South Bay Cities, essentially evicting the homegrown theater company that played a key role in transforming the former Aviation High School gymnasium into a state-of-the-art facility now known as […]
South Bronx to the South Bay: Dry Run
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took no chances this time, for reasons as political as practical. Last winter, his administration was roundly ridiculed for doing too little and too late when a major blizzard swept through — streets unplowed, cars stranded in snowbanks, subways snarled. That was the cold memory on the hot nights of […]
On Local Government
The political war over whether or not sales promulgated on the Internet should be taxed the same as those from “brick and mortar” stores has been around for a while. Main Street businesses, especially in areas such as books, find themselves at an 8-10 percent disadvantage compared to virtual stores. Many of the brick and […]
The Imposters
Maybe they’re among us. Imposters. Walking among us even here in the South Bay – studying us, helping us, or plotting our demise. Perhaps your co-worker, choked by a “tie,” restricted by “underwear,” adhering to “9-5,” is actually gathering information for an intelligent planet revolving around a warm star in a distant galaxy. Or possibly […]
Surf forecast
It looks like we’ll see a really nice swell on Thursday, which will just taper off slowly through the weekend. By then, a storm off the coast of Mexico will have had a chance of developing into a tropical storm. Thursday morning should be good, assuming that long interval SW roars into town. This energy […]
Today: Toy Bombs concert at RB pier
Thursday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m. Bring your beach chairs down to the pier and enjoy these free, last two concerts of the season, tonight and Sat., 6 – 8 p.m. Tonight’s bands are Toy Bombs and twoversusone, Indie Rock; and Sat., Sept 3, Artwork Jamal, Blues. Torrance Blvd at the water’s edge, Redondo Beach.