Pitfire Pizza becomes Manhattan Beach mainstay [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
I find the Pitfire Pizza name strange – there are cuisines that are actually cooked in pits, such as Hawaiian luaus, traditional Brazilian barbecue, and the Early California bull’s head feasts, but the pizzas here are quite obviously cooked above the ground. I have seen the domelike oven, flames flickering merrily along the sides and […]
Manhattan Beach burglary victims speak out [VIDEO]
Manhattan Beach Police Department Chief Eve Irvine led a series of community meetings this week to discuss a recent spree of burglaries, including one in which a woman was held at gunpoint. On Wednesday night, several victims spoke out. “Everything I wanted to pass down to my daughter is gone,” one woman said, emphatically, at […]
Redondo Union’s second football win is delayed; Sea Hawks host Antelope Valley
With two games under his belt, Redondo Union head football coach Matt Ballard has a pretty good idea of the talent his team possesses. This week, he’ll find out the amount of heart his Sea Hawk squad holds. Redondo (1-1) suffered a heartbreaking loss Friday when visiting Santa Monica kicked a game-winning field goal with […]
Redondo’s Humble Legends – (A Brief History of Instigator)
by Ron Hasbah Some of the South Bay’s least-documented legends have been making music under the name of Instigator for the past three decades. Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to witness their live show (the first one in several years) at the VFW Post in South Redondo Beach. After the show, current band members […]