October 20, 2011

Manhattan Beach council talks tattoos

The City Council decided to explore a discretionary use permit process for the opening of tattoo studios in Manhattan Beach – which would allow the council to look at each application on a case by case basis – at Tuesday’s meeting.

Sand Dune Park Manhattan Beach
City ups Sand Dune hours

While City Council promised never to allow the “gross overuse” that plagued the Sand Dune Park for more than a decade, it voted Tuesday night to add additional time slots for public access, agreeing that the park could handle an incremental increase in use.

Red tide, but plenty of fish

By John Oliver Well Mates, if’in ya been down to the docks this week, you could see the change in

Changing the world, one book at a time

Anne-Marie Franko sat in City Hall recently, dressed in her beige and white Girl Scout uniform, with a patch stitched to her sash that read, “Troop 615.”

Space’s spiritual pilgrims

Perhaps human spaceflight can bring science and religion closer together as more people from various nations, cultures, and walks of life experience space first hand.

No small wonder

If she hadn’t lost all her toys during the family’s move to California when she was 4, Bernice Baird-Browning might not have picked a toy store when she decided to apply her remarkable energy to the business world.

Entertainment Calendar

Thursday, October 20 Gypsy singer From Madrid, Grammy-winning Gypsy singer Diego el Cigala performs at 7 p.m. in the Redondo

Occupying Wall Street

Last Sunday, the New York City Community Garden Coalition occupied Wall Street. It was a good day to do it.