The Sixth Annual D-Man Festival [PHOTOS]
The Sixth Annual D-Man Festival in honor of Darren Marsee raises money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sponsored by Dive N Surf.
The American Spirit lives on
Ten years after the moment that changed our world, communities across the nation came together to remember the heroes who fell that day, along with the people who are still dealing with the effects of that tragic day now. “9-11 changed our lives,” said Jan Masi, a community member. “All of us will remember where […]
Civic Light Opera of the South Bay finds likely new home
At one o’clock in the morning on one of the worst days of his life, James Blackman was sitting in the parking lot of the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, weeping. The city had that day formally evicted The Civic Light Opera of the South Bay, the award-winning theatrical production company that Blackman founded twenty […]
Hermosa Beach — A day for healing in terror’s wake
One year ago tears fell freely at the unveiling of the community’s 9-11 memorial bench on the city greenbelt. On Thursday, the sting of grief gave way to the smiles of a lighter mood, as Hermosans returned to the same spot to mark the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks. “What a difference 12 months […]
First Mayor’s Youth Council meet-and-greet
The inaugural Mayor’s Youth Council, comprised of 32 high school students from Mira Costa and neighboring schools, met for the first time last week.
Sidewalk dining and displays mulled for Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach City Council pondered a return to outdoor dining and storefront displays on Hermosa sidewalks, before kicking the matter to the curb for at least two more weeks. Over the summer the council launched the “Hermosa Clean Sweep” campaign to clear the public right-of-way of non-permitted tables, chairs, business signs and furniture. The move […]
About Town: Manhattan Beach September 15
New students on district’s school board Best friends Mackenzie Austin and Jill Thompson of Mira Costa High School are the two new school board student representatives. Austin is the Vice President of the Associated Student Body, or student government, at Mira Costa. She’s won numerous awards at conferences for Model United Nations and represented California […]
Board Rescue Art Show with former pro skater Cindy Whitehead [PHOTO]
CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD — Longtime Hermosan Cindy Whitehead, a former pro skateboarder who now dresses top athletes for photo shoots and commercials, shows off a skateboard she designed for the Board Rescue Art Show fundraiser Friday night in Santa Cruz. Board Rescue helps low-income and at-risk kids get skateboards and equipment; more on the […]
Hermosa Beach ‘block party’ shows green incentives
The City of Hermosa Beach is partnering with Energy Upgrade California to host a green block party on Sept. 15 that will feature a demonstration of how a Hermosa home is losing energy, exhibits of upgrades that prevent energy loss, and information on financial incentives for homeowners who make upgrades. The block party will take […]
Using leaf blower a misdemeanor in Manhattan Beach
City Council voted unanimously last week to amend municipal code to make using a leaf blower a misdemeanor in Manhattan Beach and to allow violations to be prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or an infraction. The amendments will go into effect in October.
Hermosa Beach news briefs Sept. 15, 2011
School future The city school board is encouraging community members to make comments and voice their views on potential plans for the future, such as a restructured administration, charter schools, and a measure for a parcel or sales tax, at the board’s regular meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the City Council chambers, 1315 […]
Sand in my Suit: Mad as a Hatter
Well, it only took two hundred and twenty-two days. The streak is over. I cried in front of my coach. Not the hiccupy, did that just come from your eye or your nose? kind, but tears nonetheless. I was so upset that I had to remove myself from practice early in order to cool off […]
Students deliver shoes to orphanage
When Sofia Dilsizian looked through a pair of weather-beaten navy blue shoes and saw the blanket of the bed through the soles, she knew that her perspective on life had changed. “My feet were burning on the hot cement, and I had bottoms on my shoes,” said Dilsizian, a senior at Redondo Union High School. […]
“Trojan Women (after Euripides)”
My kingdom for a horse and my horse for another opportunity to sit beneath the stars on a warm, late summer evening to enjoy an ancient Greek or Roman play in the amphitheater at the Getty Villa. This year the New York-based SITI Company, directed by Anne Bogart, presents their adaptation (by Jocelyn Clarke) of […]
Green Roast Coffee is good to the very last drop
Hand pours and fine art at Green Roast Coffee An exquisite cup of coffee can be a work of art in itself, or can surely complement one: It enhances our reading pleasure or revives us during intermission at the theater. In his collection of short stories, All Fires the Fire, Julio Cortázar wrote that “the […]
Barfly: football at Sharks Cove, Torrance Oktoberfest and Alpine Village
First Sunday Firsts: As my regular readers well know, every year for the opening Sunday of the NFL season, I join a group at Sharks Cove, Hermosa Beach to catch all the firsts: First TD, first interception, first fumble, first meltdown, (I think we can award Romo and my Cowboys that one), etc. Sadly, it […]