October 12, 2011

LA Beer Week spotlights South Bay

Two hundred revelers gathered Monday night at Naja’s Place on the Redondo Pier to smash the proverbial champagne bottle and

About Town: Manhattan Beach, October 12

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California Governor Jerry Brown
Governor rejects AB 165

On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown rejected AB 165, a piece of legislation that would have prohibited schools from collecting fees from students for books, art supplies, lab equipment or mandatory school-related activities, subjected schools to annual audits and required all schools to post notices in each classroom about the no-fee policy.

A second-grade fire captain

Hatcher Johnson stood on his front lawn with a grin as a bright-red fire engine pulled up beside his house in Manhattan Beach on Tuesday.

Walking school bus
Walking School Bus Rolls On

The morning was wet and drizzling, but instead of hitching a ride a couple of blocks to the classroom, 18

Kids score at Chivas USA soccer camp

Major League Soccer organization Chivas USA recently partnered with Hermosa Beach-based FirstSteps for Kids and Autism Speaks to host their

Jen Carpenter Dog Walker
Featured Photo: Pack of Dogs

If you have been to a Hermosa Beach event or have recently taken a photo in the area and would

Costa, Redondo girls focus on first league volleyball showdown

Mira Costa hosts Redondo Thursday in the first of two Bay League meetings between the rival schools with the winner put in the driver’s seat in the race for the league crown which the teams shared last season. Both teams are ranked in the top ten of the CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA poll.