High school student intent on learning all sides of the story
Two books sat on the table — one by Ann Coulter, the other featuring Barack Obama. The books showcased two opposite view points but a there was a single person reading them. Brooke O’Neal, a senior at Redondo Union High School, a 17-year-old intent on understanding all sides of the story, recently accepted the position […]
Models of Revolution
One of the most remarkable things about the “Arab Spring,” besides that it happened at all, is the unique ways in which it happened, country by country. Spontaneously generated and developing more organically than systematically, each of these revolutions will be analyzed by historians and social scientists as models of the dynamics of power and […]
Redondo gridders travel to PV for first-place showdown
In a battle of unbeaten Bay League teams, Redondo travels to take on Palos Verdes Friday in a 2:30 p.m. contest. The regular season concludes Friday, Nov. 11 when Mira Costa hosts rival Redondo with playoff implications on the line.
Beach Cities Sports: Martial Arts, Running, Surfing, Volleyball and more
Running: Registration is open for the G.I. Joe Bootcamp Fall Pier 2 Pier Run/Walk to be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 a.m. Presented by the City of Hermosa Beach, the event includes professional timing and prizes. Cost is $35 per runner. Partial proceeds benefit the Air Force Sergeants Association, Grandparents As Parents and Vitality […]
Letters
Cohn’s Plan B? Dear ER: What is David Cohn’s plan? He quotes week after week that he can get better returns in CD’s from banks (although based on the recent financial industry’s bailouts and B of A’s situation, I’m not really sure where we could safely invest for one). [Mentioned] in the Oct. 29 Daily […]
Mira Costa girls advance to CIF golf championships
Bay League champion Mira Costa shot a 417 in the Eastern Team Regional golf tournament to earn the fourth and final playoff spot qualifying the team for the CIF team finals to be held Thursday, Nov. 3 at River Course at the Alisal in Solvang. Sophomore Megan Kim shot a 6-over-par 78 to lead the […]
“Private Lives”
Here’s what we’re in for – a British comedy of manners by the late Noel Coward, which premiered in 1930. It descends into farce and like the plays of Ray Cooney will make one laugh or make one look for the nearest exit. Elyot (Patrick Vest) has taken his new bride, Sibyl (Barbara Jean Urich), […]
The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes (Alfred A. Knopf, 163 pp., $23.95)
It doesn’t take long to realize that this novel – recently awarded the 2011 Man Booker Prize – is about time and memory, and the dance they perform with one another. As the author writes, “If we can’t understand time, can’t grasp its mysteries of pace and progress, what chance do we have with history […]
Barfly: Tee off at Cancer
Tee off at cancer: The 16th Annual Shea-Hurley Golf Classic takes place this Saturday, November 5 at The Lakes Golf Course, PCH, El Segundo. As always, it is a noon start because my Boston boys prefer to honor their friend Jim Hurley at a drinkers start. Shotgun/best ball in teams of approx five. Last year […]
Car wash cleans up their plans
A shopping mall and “eco-friendly” carwash proposed at 901 N. Catalina Avenue was approved unanimously by the City Council on Tuesday night, denying an appeal of the project by a neighboring business. Metropolitan Investments, the owners of the of the Redondo Beach Informational Technology Center filed a formal notice of appeal that argued that the […]
Introducing Johnny Jump Up
“The name comes from a traditional Irish drink, that I think consists of cider and a shot of whiskey… We also cover a song called ‘Johnny Jump Up,’ which is about drinking too many Johnny Jump Ups.” Introducing: Johnny Jump Up. They are Trey Comstock (guitar, harmonica, lead vocals), Dan Fowler (drums), and Jack Connor […]
Koffee Kart packing up, rolling on
George Loren, owner of the four-decade-old restaurant, Koffee Kart, moved cardboard boxes of paper cups and restaurant materials out of storage behind the vacant restaurant in downtown Manhattan Beach last week.
Downtown eateries protest food trucks
Harold Rothman, owner of Manhattan Beach creamery, was shocked when he pulled up in front of his shop one day and saw a food truck making sales on the street.
About Town: Manhattan Beach, Nov. 3
Walking for cancer research Eight years ago, Alison Riddle lost her then-20-year-old sister, Adriane, to lung cancer. To raise funds for cancer research, Riddle has organized Breathe Deep LA, a three-mile walk in Manhattan Beach. The fourth annual walk will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Manhattan Beach pier. Last […]
Lost in the mail – Budget cuts, Congressional meddling force local carriers to work through the night to deliver mail
A blue headlamp bobs along the sidewalk in North Redondo, weaving down driveways, in-and-out between parked cars, and across streets. The postal carrier wearing the lamp is heard opening the metal locks of mailboxes and prying free rusty hinges to deliver the day’s mail. As she walks back to her truck, the sky fades from […]