Arrest made in slaying of Redondo Beach mother, daughter
Courtney Bergman, 19, and her mother Vicki Bergman, 59, were found dead early Tuesday morning in their 1903 Rockefeller Lane home by a female coworker of Vicki’s, who went inside to find their bodies lying on the floor. The coworker called police, who arrived at 10:08 a.m. and determined the two had been victims of […]
Tominaga wins shortboard, and longboard at high school contest
The South Bay Surf League All Star Individual Championships took place Saturday under grey skies and glassy, low-tide, 3-foot walls on the south side of the Hermosa Beach Pier. The ocean was so smooth and the sky so grey that it was hard to see where the sky ended and the ocean began. League director […]
The Nightlife: 5 Bakeries with the Best Pink Cookie
Patrick Molloy’sdid a quick change-over in one week flat. They were able to transform themselves from what I call a “sticky bar” into a real desirable haunt. Updates are smart and well thought out. Made the bar more user friendly. Should be able to really pack ‘em in now. Things to notice: removal of stripper […]
“The Lorax”: Dr. Seuss goes Green
“The Lorax,” a beloved children’s book by Dr. Seuss explores questions of the environment in glorious 3D-rendered animation patterned after the drawings of the master himself. And the animation is absolutely eye-popping with super bright neon colors. Once upon a time, the Once-ler, a nice ambitious young man with an idea made his first foray […]
A La Carte: Uncle Stavros, Shade wine, Strand House chef, Hudson House’s b-day, Ortega 120 flamenco, and more…
Antici….pation… If you’ve driven down Hermosa Avenue in the last few months you must have noticed the construction at the former Sushi Duke location. I mentioned months ago that the new tenant would actually be a long-absent friend – Uncle Stavros Café, an institution from 1969 to the late 90’s, will be reopening after over […]
Redondo Beach victims Vicki and Courtney Bergman remembered at vigil
Over 75 friends and neighbors came together at 8 p.m. in Andrews Park on the corner of Rockefeller and Aviation Way in Redondo Beach to remember Vicki Bergman, 59, and her daughter Courtney, 19. The two were killed early Tuesday morning. Next of kin have still not been contacted about the pair’s death because police […]
Suspect in Redondo Beach double homicide Jonathan Chacon arrested in Mexico
Jonathan Chacon, the primary suspect in Tuesday’s double homicide, was located and detained early this morning at a hotel in Rosarito Beach, Baja California. Chacon, the boyfriend of victim Courtney Bergman, was detained by Mexican authorities after RBPD detectives, Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Protection worked throughout the night to locate him. “One […]