Mermaid property near sale [UPDATE]
The 62-year-old Mermaid restaurant at the corner of The Strand and Pier Plaza is set to sell to a company that plans to build a hotel, sources tell the Easy Reader. One Pier Avenue LLC, the prospective buyer of the Strand front property, is expected to seek city approval for an L-shaped hotel that would […]
Local hockey heros celebrated with Stanley Cup apperance in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach hockey fans were treated to a celebration 45 years in the making early Wednesday as the Stanley Cup was put on display in the parking lot of the Redondo Beach Café. The café, a popular hangout for the players in the past, opened their doors to throngs of locals who wanted to see the […]
RBUSD bond dilemma
The November ballot will not only decide the future president, but also the future of California’s budget-constrained schools and the quality of education across the state. Locally Redondo Beach is looking at a potential bond to add to the ballot to fill a $2 million shortfall from the district’s $67 million budget, upgrade the district’s […]
Hermosa City Council OK’s new city manager
The City Council after midnight on Wednesday voted to approve Tom Bakaly as the new city manager. Mayor Pro Tem Kit Bobko and Council member Mike DiVirgilio said his contract was too lucrative. Bakaly, 48, a Southern California native and current city manager of Park City, Utah, will make $185,000 in base salary when he […]
Hermosa Beach adopts pay-as-you-throw trash system
The City Council on Tuesday voted to change the method of trash collection beginning January 1 for all residents, who will see a change in their trash fees depending upon how much refuse they throw out. The council also voted to award the estimated $17.5 million new trash contract to Athens Services, which means saying […]
Jon Chaykowski to pedal 1,700 miles for Manhattan Beach schools
Just days after his 65th birthday, Jon Chaykowski will hop on his touring bike – one of the four bikes he owns – for a ride down the west coast of the United States, from Vancouver, Canada and to Tijuana, Mexico. The 36-year Manhattan Beach resident departs August 18 on the 1,700-mile adventure to raise […]
Hermosa Beach’s Jean Lombardo remembered
Jean Lombardo, a longtime Woman’s Club member, died July 14 at a rehabilitation center in Torrance after battling kidney and heart disease for many years. She was 74. The arts were her passion, and Lombardo was the art and music state chairman of the California Federation of Women’s Clubs. For the past four years, the […]
The Dark Knight Rises [MOVIE REVIEW]
Christopher Nolan is the George Washington of the superhero movie. He has revolutionized the genre so dramatically that the American people, the very people that have spent the last decade being screwed over by the 1%, are not only willing to watch a movie about a man born into money doing whatever he wants with […]
Who we are and how we live: an artistic sightseeing trip from Santa Barbara to San Diego
“California 101 is a pop-up gallery,” says curator Nina Zak Laddon, “and I think one of the reasons artists were interested is because the idea of having art in a place that was void of it before is sort of exciting. Suddenly there’ll be 200 pieces of art hanging on this property.” Laddon is referring […]
Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya in Manhattan Beach: victory by any other name [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
I was chatting with a friend who speaks Japanese and asked her the meaning of the word Katsuya. Her language is rich in homophones – depending on the characters with which the word is written, there are no less than 107 different meanings. Her son Katsu’s name translates as “Victory” but there are other meanings […]
Top seeds reign at Cuervo Hermosa Beach Open
Players competing for $100,000 in prize money were energized by more than 50,000 fans congregated at the Hermosa Beach Open last weekend, making it the most attended Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series event ever. The large crowd was not disappointed. Both top-seeded men’s and women’s teams overcame formidable opponents in Sunday’s finals. Jenny Kropp […]