Bartender of the Week: Kathy at Zane’s
Bartender of the Week: Kathy at Zane’s. Order a Vodka Martini. Overheard, “It’s the best I’ve ever had!” Always smiling or waving hello, she has the ability to enthusiastically enjoy all her feisty regulars. www.facebook.com/AnnaCoxTheNightlife
Pop meets painterly in the art of J&K Keifer
Manhattan Beach-based couple Jim and Kathleen Keifer, the official artists of Monopoly and Scrabble fine art, finally returned to the ‘GO’ square Friday night with a show at Manhattan Beach’s Riley Arts Gallery bookending a major North American tour that began in Santa Monica last year.
Berlin returns to Brixton
In 1979, a girl from Baldwin Hills with a love of British music and all things non-mainstream put an ad in Musicians Contact Service asking for a band that was “unique” and “different.” Her call was answered. One year later, the girl, Terri Nunn, and her band, Berlin, put out their first single, “A Matter of Time.”
Bar Comida offers intimate, personally crafted meals [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Usually, when you say you know how a chef thinks, you’re speaking metaphorically; you know what they do and can guess why they do it. It’s not like every customer at a restaurant can actually sit down with the chef at the beginning of a meal and discuss how to plan the flavors and courses […]
Middle school recognized for Mandarin classes [PHOTOS]
Manhattan Beach Middle School has recently partnered with the Confucius Institute at San Diego State University to offer Mandarin courses at the middle school. On Tuesday, Lilly Cheng, managing director of the institute, presented the school with a plaque recognizing the partnership. [scrollGallery id=255]
Five residents inspire others to be active
Sitting on the fabric upholstered chairs facing the elevators at the Center for Health Fitness at the Beach Cities Health District, 90-year-old Bob Lonsdale recently rested a minute before starting his workout. A fitness center regular with one real leg, he has been coming to the center since 1996- continuing to work out at the […]
Tensions boil at post office, leading to hostile work environment and mail dumping allegations
Problems within the United States Postal Service have led to local postal carriers being forced to deliver mail late into the night and supervisors allegedly ordering the dumping of bulk mail at the Redondo Beach Main Post Office.
Drug dog sniffs out Mira Costa
Skeeter, a four-year-old Australian cattle dog and Labrador mix with black fur, waited outside a Latin classroom at Mira Costa High School one Tuesday morning.
Bike, livability plans approved
Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan and the Vitality City Livability Plan, two conceptual public health and well-being initiatives, on Tuesday. The bike plan proposes a 214-mile bike network, 30 of which would be in Manhattan Beach, connecting seven South Bay cities, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Gardena, […]
About Town: Manhattan Beach, Nov. 17
Students investigate global water crisis Abha Nath and Brady Currey, Mira Costa High School juniors, won first place in Oracle’s Thinkquest International Web Design Competition for a website they created about the global water crisis, which includes causes, challenges and solutions to the problem. Nath was introduced to the water crisis during a family trip […]