Beach Cities Robotics compete in “Rebound Rumble”
A group of high school students – clad in orange sweatpants, funky wigs and plastic safety glasses – huddled excitedly around a blue-and-orange, wheeled structure made of metal and wires.
‘Wet and scared’ immigrants land on Manhattan Beach / El Segundo border
On Wednesday morning at about 6:45 a.m. a small boat full of illegal immigrants, reportedly traveling from Tijuana, was discovered landing on the beach west of the NRG power plant in El Segundo.
Costa girls snap Redondo’s winning streak in lacrosse
Rivalry games are meant to be special and Tuesday’s showdown between the girls lacrosse teams of Mira Costa and Redondo became another for the record books. Riding a 25-game winning streak in Bay League competition, three-time defending league champion Redondo was more than ready to extend its run. Visiting Mira Costa had other plans. Remi […]
Immigrant boat washes up near Manhattan Beach and El Segundo border, 20 people detained
This morning at about 6:45 a.m. a small boat full of illegal immigrants was discovered landing on the beach west of the NRG power plant in El Segundo.
Cego’s, Rolling Hills Estates [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
German food has always been popular in the USA, but never had quite the cachet of French cuisine. French restaurateurs cultivated their reputations for complex and elegant dishes, while German food resembled home cooking – and the resemblance wasn’t an accident. German immigrants shaped American cuisine, most obviously in the Pennsylvania and in Midwest where […]
Electrical fire clears mall, might hamper some units
Electrical power might be hampered in seven to 10 units of the Hermosa Pavilion for a week or so, after a fire in an electrical vault touched off alarms and sent hints of smoke through the sprawling, enclosed shopping mall, prompting a brief evacuation, firefighters said. Firefighters responded about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and found thick […]
Hermosa Beach News Briefs, March 21, 2012
Delayed parade The St. Patrick’s Day parade, which draws thousands of spectators to Hermosa’s main drag, will take place 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24 after heavy wind and rain prompted a one-week delay. The 18-year-old parade, which travels Pier Avenue toward the ocean before turning south onto Hermosa Avenue, was rained out entirely in 2003, […]
Galleria adds electric vehicle charger
The South Bay Galleria has been popping up on more maps and iPhone apps after it recently installed one of the first South Bay electric vehicle charging stations in their parking structure. “We noticed an increased trend of patrons driving electric vehicles,” Keith Geiger, the general manager of the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach […]
Administrative posts could merge
The Hermosa Beach city school board took the first step toward eliminating the full-time position of special education director for the school district, and transferring those duties to the district superintendent, to save $138,000 a year. The move, which will be placed before the board for a formal vote next month, comes after Jen Camacho, […]