Man dies in two-car collision on Aviation Boulevard in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Police tonight released the following statement regarding a fatal traffic accident on Aviation Boulevard: “On October 9, 2013 at approximately 5:35 p.m., a multi-vehicle traffic collision occurred 3300 block of Aviation Boulevard in the City of Redondo Beach. A 62 year old male was killed in the collision. The decedent’s name is being […]
Beach Cities Walking School Bus programs saves 15,000 car trips as kids take 30 million steps [VIDEO]
The Blue Zones Project “Walking School Bus” program kicked off this morning throughout the Beach Cities, as hundreds of kids walked together to school. According to Blue Zones, the program saves 15,000 car trips — 11,000 miles total, annually — and generates 30 million steps by the kids themselves. “For anyone, whether you are a child […]
New Boogaloo, New Hours: HB City Council grants later nights to Jed Sanford [UPDATED]
On Tuesday night, Hermosa Beach City Council approved Jed Sanford’s request for extended hours for his new project in the space that Cafe Boogaloo previously inhabited. The measure overturned the Planning Commission’s denial of an amended Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP of the Boogaloo space at 1238 Hermosa Avenue was modified by the City […]
“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” is an amazing journey [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” is nothing short of a transformative journey into young adulthood with pitfalls none of us will, one can only hope, ever face. Told beautifully with a palpable coating of grit, director George Tillman, Jr. and writer Michael Starrbury lead us into the projects in Brooklyn and then slam […]
“CBGB” could be great but…[MOVIE REVIEW]
“CBGB” is punk, but maybe not in the way that director Randall Miller intended. Written by Miller and Jody Savin, they try to recreate that wild and reckless era in the 70s when all you needed was the chance to get onstage at Hilly Kristal’s club in the still-unsafe and beyond marginal Bowery in New […]
Get ready to dance: Trouble No More
Dale Peterson walked into a recording studio four years ago to lay down a solo album. He walked out with a band. The guitarist and vocalist had written all of the songs for Time Machine and enlisted the help of a couple of old friends, bassist Steph Traino and drummer Hampton Flanagan, for the solo […]
BlueZaPalooza: the Blue Zones Project celebrates three years
An unusual celebration will occur Saturday afternoon and early evening at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, one that will feature bountiful food, an array of creative healthy living ideas and tools, and a few of the finest and most well-travelled motivational speakers on the planet. The “BlueZaPalooza” LiveWell Expo and Speaker series, organized by the […]
Hermosa City Council approves grant to Marineland Mobilehomes
On October 22, the Marineland Mobilehome Park at 531 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach will close in escrow, successfully converting the park to resident ownership after a grueling eight-year process. Tuesday night, the Hermosa Beach City Council approved a resolution to award financial assistance to the project. Janice Yates is the President of the Marineland […]
Theater Review – “Little Shop of Horrors”
The Kentwood Players’ production of Little Shop of Horrors is absolutely delightful. Full of great acting, music and singing, this is one shop that is certainly worth visiting. The play is set in the early 1960s, and most of the action takes place in Mr. Mushnik (Peter Miller)’s Skid Row Flower Shop. Seymour Krelborn (Brett […]
Local athletes shine at Day at the Beach Triathlon in Hermosa Beach
They may be 46 years apart in age, but one pair of triathletes from Palos Verdes Estates led a group of 11 South Bay athletes who had top-ten finishes in the Day at the Beach Triathlon held in Hermosa Beach Sunday morning. Fifteen-year-old Duncan Reid continued to prove he is a rising star in the […]