Hermosa Beach police to crack down on public drinking on the 4th of July
Mounted Sheriff’s Department Deputies descended on Hermosa Beach around 10 a.m. on July 4, 2013. Photo Many Hermosa Beach residents got a warning by phone around 4:30 p.m. on June 26 from the Hermosa Beach Chief of Police Michael McCrary via the emergency alert system cautioning both residents and visitors to behave this Fourth […]
About Town in Manhattan Beach: Week of June 4
Free parking for council meetings, schedule for library construction, Costa Jazz Band at this week’s Concerts in the Park, and more.
City of Manhattan Beach to pay Chamber $100K for economic services
With little hesitation, the Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to shell out $100,000 to the Chamber of Commerce in exchange for continued facilitation of the city’s economic development in fiscal year 2013-2014. This is the second year of the city’s partnership with the Chamber under the leadership of president/CEO Jim O’Callaghan, who […]
‘Lone Ranger’ needs more kick
by Sean Carroll With its abysmal 25 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, I was expecting Disney’s The Lone Ranger to be a disaster. Which is too bad, I was looking forward to it because it looked like a fun action movie. It’s a mediocre movie but despite the ambush by critics, it’s not that bad. Regardless […]
Hermosa Beach community garden continues to grow
Putting the Hermosa Beach community garden in South Park’s defunct roller hockey rink was a temporary measure that was supposed to last just six months. But almost two years have passed and there is still no word on when the garden will move to its permanent site. In 2011, the city of Hermosa Beach […]
Beer Bros Q&A: Strand Brewing Co. brewmaster Joel Elliott
Q: When did you start brewing? A: It might sound strange but I started brewing at about 5 years old. As a kid, I liked to take things apart – old cameras, radios, toasters, things like that – I wanted to know what their guts looked like and how they worked. At first, I couldn’t […]
Redondo Beach council opposes AES re-powering
In a dramatic post-midnight vote, the Redondo Beach City Council formally opposed the AES power plant’s application for a permit to re-power.
Elderly woman crashes into Redondo Beach store
Mistaking the accelerator for the brake, an elderly woman drove into the storefront of Xi Clothing in Redondo Beach on Monday afternoon. The woman, whose name police are withholding, was driving down the parking aisle and kept going, shattering the store’s display window and sending glass shards flying into a bystander’s shin. “It’s a miracle […]
Restaurant happenings in Hermosa, Redondo, and Manhattan Beach
Some Action in Hermosa…After several months in which most openings have been in Manhattan and Redondo, Hermosa is getting some new restaurants. The former Hibachi has been purchased by the owners of Rok Sushi next door, and word is that they will offer Spanish food and charcuterie. It’s possible to get a sneak preview of […]
Parties with purpose have helped PV Associates support the arts
Thirty-five years ago Ruth Wegener and a group of girlfriends who enjoyed working together wanted to start a group to raise money for the arts. “At first it was just a group of people, we had some fellows in the beginning too,” Wegener said. “We were having so much fun and the word was getting […]
Women led RPV founding 40 years ago
This Fourth of July, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes not only celebrates the birth of a nation, but the birth of a city. Forty years ago, a group of tenacious women led efforts to incorporate one of LA County’s last untouched coastlines and form what is today RPV. It didn’t come easy, recalled Betty […]
Matix Spring 2014 Preview Party [PHOTOS]
