Families mourn Torrance teens killed in Santa Barbara crash
Family and friends of two North High School students who died in a car crash Monday say the two girls were a “bright light” in the lives of many.
Mira Costa names Hayley Lawson-Blanchard as girls volleyball coach
Mira Costa’s prestigious girls volleyball team has a new head coach and, once again, the selection committee chose a person with strong ties to the school and its storied history in volleyball. Hayley Lawson-Blanchard, 25, of Manhattan Beach takes over the reigns of the Mustang program after Lisa Acre-Zimmerman stepped down after seven years as […]
An Exhibition Expedition: Martin Betz is the new Cultural Arts Manager for Manhattan Beach
Martin Betz and his family landed at Ontario International Airport on July 4, 1964. “My parents almost had a heart attack because, you know how things are around here on July 4.” He laughs. “They thought they were moving from one fascist country to another. “I was born in Germany,” Betz continues. “My dad (Hans […]
Hotdogging 4/24/14-4/28/14
Thursday 24th YOUNG AT ART “Art90266”: Presented by LA25, proceeds from this fundraiser go towards sending 1,400 South Bay children to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Live and Silent Auction features paintings by Anthony Friedkin, Alex Weinstein, Kathleen Keifer, Bo Bridges, Tricia Strickfaden and others, with David Borgatta creating a live painting […]
Big Kid in Town: Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” – On view at the Getty Center
A work of art demands to be the right size, whether that entails the artist rising a little higher to the occasion or scaling back. For example, certain Vermeers would forfeit their intimacy if the artist had gone larger. Likewise, a certain monumentality would never have emerged if Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” at LACMA was […]
Despite setbacks, Mira Costa’s TV news advisor wins national honor
The Journalism Education Association recently named Hernandez as the 2014 National Broadcast Adviser of the Year, marking the first time this award has ever been recognized.