Bo Derek, Bob Meistrell renew old friendship at King Harbor Boat parade
Forty years ago, Bob Meistrell chaperoned his then 15-year-old son Randy and Randy’s 16-year old, Narbonne High girlfriend Mary Collins during a week in Catalina aboard the family’s boat Que Paso. “Mary was a wonderful girl. Her dad Paul was a friend and used to own South Bay Motorcycles on Artesia Boulevard. Then […]
Newtown tragedy hits home in Hermosa Beach
Ryan Kraft was making his morning commute last Friday from Hermosa Beach to Hawthorne when the pings of text messages began sounding over and over on his phone. “Didn’t you go to school in Newtown?” several friends asked. “Turn on the news,” one text instructed. Kraft turned on his car radio and found out about […]
Manhattan Beach cancels Raku class amid safety concerns, controversy
The Raku ceramics class has gained a passionate following in the four years that it was offered by Manhattan Beach’s Parks and Recreation Department. But amid safety concerns that have recently surfaced, it was canceled indefinitely last month.
Charity gala for Sierra Leone kids in Hermosa Beach
Give Back to the Children Project (GBCP), a nonprofit organization raising funds to provide technology-based education to the children of Sierra Leone, is holding its first annual donor gala this Saturday.
Former Manhattan Beach city manager to pay city’s attorney fees, drop lawsuit
Manhattan Beach city officials announced Tuesday that former city manager Geoff Dolan will pay the city $38,800 for its attorney fees in a settlement agreement that ends a confounding legal battle that began last May.