Spooky Events
Submit your photos Is your house particularly decked-out in Halloween decorations this year? Is your pet or your kid’s costume frightful? Take a shot and send your best Halloween photos to Chelsea@easyreadernews.com for a chance to get your picture in the paper or online! Trick-or-Toy There will be a Halloween Event and Art show at […]
Drug sniffing dogs approved at Redondo Union High
Drug sniffing dogs will soon be allowed on Redondo Union High School’s campus to sniff lockers and around common areas for contraband items, the School Board decided at Tuesday’s meeting in a 3-2 decision. “I believe this will be a strong deterrent on campus if students see the dogs,” said Nicole Wesley, RUHS principal. “I […]
Police nab two men for attempted murder in stabbing in Redondo Beach
Two men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder early Wednesday morning, only minutes after they allegedly stabbed and punched four men outside a Redondo Beach bar. According to the Redondo Beach Police Department, the men arrested were Martin Reynosa, 24, from Wilmington, and Timothy Fitzpatrick, 23, from Harbor Gateway. The incident occurred at 1:40 […]
Sisters to sign bartending book
During the four years that Jordan Catapano was bartending at The Galley in Santa Monica, women constantly approached her about her job.
A La Carte: a batch of new restaurant openings and closings in Hermosa and Redondo Beach
Skulls Are Always In Season… As you drive up Highway 101 through Carpinteria, you pass a somewhat dilapidated red building covered with fake snow. It’s Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen, a restaurant that used to boast to tourists, “It’s Always Christmas Here.” That business went bankrupt because not that many people really enjoyed Christmas kitsch in mid-June. […]
Outdoor smoking, polystyrene nixed in Hermosa
The Hermosa Beach City Council on Tuesday said no to outdoor smoking in broad common areas, tentatively banned the use of polystyrene takeout containers by restaurants, and said yes to the broad outlines of a seven-city bicycle master plan and a Vitality Cities plan for a more walk-able and bike-able town. “This is a magical […]
Kayaker creates Internet sensation, filming whales up close and underwater off Redondo’s King Harbor
Garden Grove resident Rick Coleman captured a video of a blue whale from his kayak, and from underwater recently while paddling off of Palos Verdes with his wife Susan. The video has become a Youtube sensation capturing almost 1,000,000 views in just 14 days. “We got lucky and got a couple shots of whales cooperating […]
AllurA will see you in hell
Halloween’s that strange and special time of the year which allows us to be more silly, sexy, and spooky than usual, without feeling bad about it. It’s time for cobwebs, and hanging dead guys from the tree in your front yard, without it being weird. Time for zombies, jesters, heroes and villains, monsters and aliens, […]
Beach Cities Sports: Skateboarding, surfing, volleyball and more
Fundraisers: Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) invites the public to take part in the 5th annual Skate the Coast on Saturday, Oct. 29. The 18-mile longboard-a-thon promotes being healthy and active while raising funds for breast cancer prevention. Skaters meet at 8 a.m. at Veteran’s Park in Redondo Beach where a shuttle will transport participants […]
Harriers have strong showing in elite Mt. SAC meet
Looking to peak at the right time in the race for a CIF championship, local cross country teams had strong showings Saturday at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational meet held at the college campus in Walnut. Mira Costa’s girls team had an impressive 7th–place finish in the Division 1 & 2 Sweepstakes […]
Former Costa standout Carico among finalists for national award
Former Mira Costa standout Lane Carico was recently named one of 10 NCAA women’s volleyball student-athletes who are finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®) Award. Carico, an outside hitter at the University of Miami, is the first player in school history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 […]
Redondo remains undefeated in hunt for Bay League football title
Using a balanced offense, Redondo overcame a 14-13 halftime deficit to defeat West 45-38 in the second week of league competition joining Palos Verdes, a 28-7 winner over host Mira Costa, in the unbeaten ranks of the Bay League setting up a showdown between the two teams on Friday, Nov. 4 in a 2:30 p.m. […]
Redondo’s girls volleyball team hosts CIF tune-up tournament
After suffering an upset loss to visiting Palos Verdes on Tuesday, Redondo’s girls volleyball team will look to get its groove back when the Sea Hawks host the Redondo Power Classic tournament Friday and Saturday.
Today: Uncorked opens
Uncorked uncorks this weekend Uncorked, The Wine Shop, at the corner of Pier Avenue and Monterey in Hermosa Beach, will host its grand opening on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The store offers nearly 200 wines and over two dozen craft beers in an open beamed, rustic wine cellar atmosphere. The wines […]