Something About Nothing – A Shakespearean experience awaits
Snapping at the heels of Joss Whedon’s cinematic spin on the Bard’s comely comedy, Jack Messenger, Lois Bourgon, and the Manhattan Beach Community Church Theatre, are rolling out their version of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Whedon’s film, which opened last week at the ArcLight in El Segundo, is literally a home movie with a batch […]
Winy’s Kitchen: Beets – The Jewels of Denial
By Winy Chen, Registered Dietitian at Beach Cities Health District I’ll be the first person to admit that I never cared for beets growing up, primarily because they weren’t a staple of my Asian diet, but also because they stain my clothes, fingers and even my countertops… Steer me away from beets. However, I should […]
We’re in Good Company – “A Summer with the Ladies” opens tomorrow in Redondo Beach
By Sean Carroll Behind the AES power plant lies gallery 608 North, which is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the work of nine talented female artists titled “A Summer With The Ladies.” The exhibition opens tomorrow (Friday) with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m., and will […]
About Town in Manhattan Beach: Week of June 20
Upcoming events in Manhattan Beach include an open house Saturday for the Manhattan Village development project and the kick off for this summer’s Concerts in the Park series at Polliwog.
Redondo Beach council increases permit fees
Redondo Beach council raises parking permit fees, announces new shuttle service.
South Bay educators, parents celebrate LCFF compromise
The Legislature last week passed an amended version of Governor Jerry Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula, and while it wasn’t quite what they were hoping for, local education advocates are breathing a sigh of relief knowing it could have been worse.
Redondo Beach council passes 2013-2014 budget
Following contentious discussions about the proposed reorganization of library management, a new flagpole at the harbor, and a possible reshuffling of police staff, the Redondo Beach City Council passed its 2013-2014 budget 3-1 Tuesday night.
Redondo Beach treasurer candidates face off
Incumbent councilmember Steve Diels and activist Dawn Esser are running a contentious race for the position of city treasurer, marked by vastly different ideas of what the treasurer should earn and why.
Hermosa Beach ash cans installed by Surfrider Foundation
The local Surfrider Foundation was proud to announce the installation of 20 cigarette butt receptacles around Hermosa Beach during last Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “It’s the first step in trying to get the cigarette litter under control,” said Craig Cadwallader, Surfrider Foundation South Bay chapter chair. “Personally I think the best way is to get […]
Hermosa Beach 24 ultra marathon cancelled
The 2013 Hermosa 24 Ultra marathon, which has raised money for the Hermosa Beach City School District since 2010, has been canceled this year due to opposition to the 100 Mile Club, founder and ultra-endurance athlete Christian Burke said in a letter online. It was originally scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on June 29. […]
Redondo Beach spiritual counselor promises transformation in new book
She will be having a book reading next Thursday, June 27, from 6 p.m.to 7 p.m. at Sacred Stone Gallery in Redondo Beach, and another one next Sunday, June 30, at The Path in Redondo Beach.
Hermosa Beach Quiet Nights initiative signatures pass muster
Local activist Jim Lissner’s newest initiative to regulate the operating hours of local bars has garnered enough signatures to qualify it for the upcoming November ballot. “The council has the option of immediately enacting the law that I wrote if they think it’s really super good and all that stuff,” Lissner said. “But the chances […]
Bob and Bill Meistrell: from Boonville Missouri to California beaches
[Editor’s note: the following article was originally published in Easy Reader in January 2003] Through the first half of the 20th Century, Californians enjoyed the Pacific Ocean almost exclusively from the comfort of land or boats. Divers and surfers were notable exceptions, but their numbers were in the hundreds. Even in Southern California, the ocean […]
Riding sharks with Bob Meistrell
Setting out from the Midwest as teenagers, Bob Meistrell and his twin brother, Bill – with whom he’d created a dive helmet out of bucket and a hose as 13-year-olds in a muddy Missouri pond – arrived in California with dreams of becoming submariners and finding sunken treasures. They achieved both dreams, revolutionizing beach culture […]
A Bob Meistrell lobster tale
One day in 2003, while working on a story about Dive N’ Surf’s 50th anniversary, I asked Bob Meistrell if he had any good lobster stories. He said he didn’t and that didn’t much care for lobster anymore, and probably hadn’t bagged more than five in the last five years, and those were for his […]