LA Times’ Hector Tobar at {pages} Manhattan Beach
Thursday, February 16 “The Barbarian Nurseries” is a modern socialnovel set in Los Angeles and Orange County. Reminiscent of T.C. Boyle, this is a great read for book clubs. Jjoin the staff of [pages] bookstore for a great presentation with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Hector Tobar of the LA Times. . 7 p.m. 904 […]
Redondo Union students dance the night away
Over 250 high school students put on their dancing shoes and attended the Sadie Hawkins dance last Saturday night. Photos by Kathalina Rodriguez and Chelsea Sektnan.
Treasures of the Vanderlip Ranch House
Less than half a decade shy of its centennial, the Vanderlip Ranch House – also called the Old Ranch Cottage –remains richly saturated in the eclectic design aesthetic of its original owners and their descendants. Renaissance Italian furniture, Neoclassical French cabinetry, Qing-era Chinese objets d’art, and twentieth-century Americana represent just a few of the diverse […]
Surf camps dealing with permit changes
The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors completed a competitive bidding process to award beach permits for summer recreational and fitness camps.
Consultants are hired for a new school tax
The Hermosa Beach city school board has hired consultants to survey voters about a possible parcel-tax measure, and to aid in the campaign for the tax if it is eventually placed on the ballot. Some school board members said voters must approve a new tax or the little 1,300-student, K-8 district could not provide adequate […]
Frisbee ban falsities cause frenzy
For those hoping to play Frisbee or throw around a football on the beach this summer – you still can.
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? [MOVIE REVIEW]
“How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?” Such a peculiar title and yet so illustrative of the career arc of Norman Foster, master architect, winner of the Pritzker, Stirling (twice), and Prince Asturias Prizes in art and architecture. The child of working class parents in Manchester, England, Norman Foster always had his eyes on […]
Standard Station in El Segundo [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
El Segundo’s Standard Station serves noteworthy sides and tavern standards Car culture in America has spawned some symbols that are inexplicable to people who regard vehicles unsentimentally. None is more confusing than the roadhouse or restaurant that is decorated like an old garage, complete with tools and parts. Garages are dirty, noisy workplaces – why […]
iSchool: a closer look at Manhattan Beach Unified’s iPad pilot program
Does Manhattan Beach Unified’s iPad pilot program represent the future of education?
Soul Seeking with Kevin Sousa
“There was a seminal moment where I asked myself how honest I was going to be with this, with the reader… and I said fuck it, I gotta put out what’s me.” Bold and powerful words, if not raw, from 41-year old Hermosa Beach resident, former Mira Costa High School teacher and Beach Sports instructor, […]