Smashes, crashes, controversy bedevil Manhattan Beach pumpkin race
With the trained eye required of a chief referee, Michael Aaker approached the starting line and knelt down for a closer examination of a suspicious-looking, blue, pumpkin racecar. [Pumpkin Race Photos] “The skin looks awfully smooth for a pumpkin,” he said to the pumpkin’s young owner. Then Aaker reached into his tool belt, whipped out […]
World Famous Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Races [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id=245] A record 814 pumpkin racecars participated in the 21st Annual World Famous Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Festival. The fastest time of the day was recorded by “Samava,” a cutting-edge pumpkin racecar from the garage of Team Zislis. “Samava,” which is named after Michael Zislis’ young twins Sam and Ava. [Complete story] Photos
Letters
Bad play Dear ER: Manhattan Beach’s decision to move the Saikley Six Man Volleyball Tournament to mid week is a bad decision. South Bay is and has been a beach community embracing a “fun” lifestyle for many years. Instead of looking cynically at this, the city should take the opportunity to embrace all of those […]
A La Carte
First Look, Deluxe Edition… All cities in the South Bay have had high-profile restaurant openings this year, and Hermosa’s most anticipated was definitely Palmilla. People have been peering through the windows at the stunning architecture for months, intrigued by decor that is simultaneously minimalist and ornate. I visited the first week they were open and […]
MUSIC: The return of Dirk Hamilton
Dirk Hamilton was the one that got away. Back in the mid 1970s, it was apparent to anyone who saw and heard Hamilton perform that he was headed for big things. He was a tall, rangy, handsome kid with a soul singer’s voice and an exuberant musicality that fairly burst from the stage and left […]
Today: Artful Days lecture~George Seurat
Tuesday, Nov. 1 Pixels before Pixar “Artful Days: Seurat and His Dots!” is the free lecture from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. It’s all about the French post-Impressionist painter who developed Pointillism. (310) 618-2326.