Hope Chapel hosts car wash benefiting family of Priscilla Ruiz
A car wash benefiting the family of Priscilla Ruiz, the 19-year-old girl killed in a car accident in Redondo Beach, will be held at Hope Chapel tomorrow (Jan. 27) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from noon til 4 p.m. 2420 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach.
Art, Musicals and Magic – What’s happening this weekend at the beach
Concerts, galleries, music and upcoming weekend events near the South Bay.
The Nightlife: 5 Divey Dive Bars of the South Bay
Sad Closing: Buzz Pop Candy Shop. Last day is Sunday, Jan 29. Everything must go!. . .Newly opened: Dickey’s BBQ in Redondo Beach. It was worth the flossing. . . . New signage: Establishment continues to tease us. It has to open one day, right? Opponents be damned. Budokan sign is in place, but still […]
Bartender of the Week: Dawn Leffler at 900 Club & Watermans
Bartender of the Week: Dawn Leffler at the exclusive 900 Club in Manhattan Beach & Watermans. Conscientious matriarch of the 900 family, she has worked here nine years and wants everyone to know: “This is the best place I’ve ever worked!” Known for being a major sports fan, especially baseball, she’s been to two […]
State RDA decision forces Redondo Beach to layoff six employees
The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously and unenthusiastically voted to cut six positions from the Recreation and Community Services Department at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Mira Costa, Redondo face battles in second half of Bay League competition
The boys and girls basketball and soccer teams from Mira Costa and Redondo renew their rivalry Tuesday when the squads face each other in pivotal Bay League contests.
Mira Costa alum heads elite girls soccer program
Former Mira Costa soccer standout Dan Tobias feels he has come full circle and he couldn’t be happier. The South Bay Force FC, one of the elite soccer programs in Southern California, recently named Tobias as its new Director of Coaching for its girls program. Tobias replaces Jim Millinder, who accepted the job as women’s […]
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, running, surfing, volleyball and more
Running: Registration is open for the 34th Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K Walk/Run to be held Feb. 5. Entry fees are $35 for the 10K, 5K and Baby Buggy races. A combo package for the 10K and 5K is $60. Corporate teams (maximum of six members) cost $180. More than 10,000 people attend the annual event […]
Halibut Corner in Redondo Beach [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Boardwalk Hideaway Fusion cooking has become such a part of the American mainstream that we don’t even hesitate at the idea of a Korean short rib burrito. We approach hyphenated restaurants in a cheerfully adventurous mood, interested to see how cuisines combine. Occasionally we are in for a surprise, and the restaurant actually serves faithful […]
Raising the bar in Hermosa Beach
One man’s fight to curtail alcohol and Hermosa Beach’s partying nightlife: Jim Lissner who has become a central figure in Hermosa’s fight between the right to do business and enjoy a drink and the right to enjoy peace and quiet in neighborhoods pushed up tightly against the nightlife areas.
Former Mira Costa employee, Christopher Gray, sentenced three years for lewd act
Christopher Wayne Gray, 28, the former Mira Costa High School instructional assistant arrested in October for sexual misconduct with a student, was sentenced to three years in state prison on one felony count of lewd act upon a child on Jan. 5, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. While it was an unlawful […]