Redondo Beach City Council considers power plant resolution, moratorium
In the wake of Measure A’s defeat, the Redondo Beach City Council wants to continue to actively engage in the process by which AES is applying for certification to re-power its Harbor Drive plant. At its Tuesday night meeting, the council directed staff to draft the text of, and assess the potential impacts of, a […]
Kitchen Crusaders: Mother-daughter team shares power of food
Dinner invites to the Curry household are given out like candy. “Tonight I’m cooking for eight,” says Peggy Curry, 56, as she paces in her spacious kitchen at the Manhattan Beach home she and her high school sweetheart husband Tim built nearly 30 years ago. “I donated myself to the Culver City Ed Foundation, so […]
Lane closures in Redondo Beach on PCH at PV Blvd
Caltrans is working on the curb, gutter, and sidewalk at the intersection of Highway 1, or Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), and Palos Verdes Boulevard today through March 29, according to its website. Drivers should expect delays and the closure of one lane on PCH. City Manager Bill Workman issued notice of the work at Tuesday’s […]
Future of SoCal ROC uncertain
The proposed state budget deprives over 400 Redondo Union High School and Redondo Shores students of vocational training opportunities accessible to them through the Southern California Regional Occupation Center, whose financial future hangs in limbo. The center, also known as SoCal ROC or SCROC, has been providing students with free career and technical training for […]
Redondo Union opens new, upscale cafeteria
Redondo Union High School’s new Student Union, or cafeteria, marks another milestone in what Superintendent Steven Keller has called the high school’s “renaissance.” Students, teachers, and community leaders gathered last week to watch Principal Nicole Wesley cut the ribbon at the official opening of the Student Union, which feels like it belongs in a university […]
About Town in Redondo Beach: Robert Davi, Camp Expo, Easter Bunny
Road to romance Actor and opera singer Robert Davi will be performing Frank Sinatra’s music at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Davi is best known for his acting career, but his first love is opera. He was hand-picked by Sinatra to star in 1977 TV drama “Contract […]
Back to the Future DeLorean fully restored, on display at Universal
Hermosa Beach man lends a hand fixing up a 1980s pop culture treasure.
Manhattan Beach City Council OKs proposal for three-story home
Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday upheld the Planning Commission’s unanimous decision to let a resident proceed with demolishing his current residence and building in its place a three-story family home that some neighbors say will block their ocean view. Leonard Armato’s elderly parents live directly adjacent to the applicant’s home on the northeast corner […]