Bar suspension raised in El Camino race
Attorney Bill Beverly, who is running for a fourth full term on the El Camino College board, was suspended from practicing law for 90 days after the State Bar found that he transferred assets to his ex-wife to delay or hinder former clients from collecting a judgment they had won against him. The State Bar […]
Hermosa Beach students continue high marks
Students in Hermosa’s two public schools continued to score in the top 10 percent statewide, according to the latest results from standardized academic tests. For the second year in a row, students at the second-through-eighth grade Hermosa Valley School earned 937 out of a possible 1,000 points in the Academic Performance Index, or API, which is […]
Hermosa Beach News Briefs, September 8, 2011
Terror memorial A piece of the World Trade Center will be on display when 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 […]
Redondo Beach Unified School District reaches higher in API scores
Steady growth in the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Academic Performance Index test scores moved seven out of 11 schools above the 900 mark, raising the district’s overall score by seven points. “We are proud of our district’s continual, annual overall improvement in the state’s Academic Performance Index,” said Annette Alpern, Assistant Superintendent for RBUSD. […]
Noted Hermosa Beach architect Dean Nota once again has won broad acclaim
Noted Hermosa Beach architect Dean Nota once again has won broad acclaim with a 12-page spread in Entra Magazine,which covers architecture and design. The July-August issue of the magazine highlights Nota’s striking redesign of a Manhattan Beach home that opens it to the ocean air, linking indoor living space to the backyard, and the backyard […]
The spirit of Saint Estèphe, a restrospective celebration of the South Bay restaurant at Rivera
The question on everyone’s mind was: Will the food that was so incredibly cutting-edge in the ‘80s still hold its own 30 years late It’s been 19 years since chef John Sedlar’s storied 1980s Manhattan Beach restaurant shut its doors. But 19 years has not been long enough to cleanse the lingering spice of Saint […]
The Dream of DJ Dik: how a homegrown DJ helped transform the Hermosa Beach club scene
Some men dream of women. Some dream of fame. While some dream of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, indulging nocturnal visions of the never-ending party, there are those who slumber over the hope for love, family, and a house with a view. DJ Dik stared into the ocean while dreaming of all those things […]
GI Joe’s Pushup Challenge is physical, but the motivation is all mental
“I’m watching you,” Joe Charles bellows from the arm of a bench at the Manhattan Beach pier. He yells to motivate a member of his GI Joe Bootcamp, a fitness class Charles has run in Manhattan Beach for 11 years. But it is not only the “soldiers” in his boot camp Charles keeps a watchful […]
1949 Ford woody on display at Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance.
Also on display is Mr. Kamps’ beer can opener from the brewery down the road. Joe Taylor, of Manhattan Beach, submitted the following notes with the entry of his 1949 Ford woody station wagon in the upcoming Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance. Documents show that Ford #3703349 was sold at Gateway Motor Company of Livingston, Montana, […]
Today: Earth & Sky reception
Thursday, Sept. 8 “Earth and Sky,” a retrospective survey of paintings, drawings, and digital work by Carson Gladson, has its opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. in the El Camino College Art Gallery, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. Gladson taught painting and drawing at ECC for almost 40 years. That was before the last […]
Veggie Grill co-founder T.K. Pillan: The Accidental Vegetarian
“Our motto is ‘Taste and Believe.’ We believe if people try it, they will have their minds changed” It was by no means inevitable that the restaurant that Manhattan Beach resident T.K. Pillan co-founded would serve vegetarian food. At the time he started the project, he wasn’t a vegetarian. “My parents were vegetarian, but I […]