Fugitive wanted for Redondo Beach murder arrested in Utah

Eleven months after Bobby Reynolds was shot to death on a Redondo Beach sidewalk, chief suspect Erick Julian Ortega, 28, was apprehended and arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah today.
Walk-about, BBQ in North Redondo Beach on Saturday
A walk-about along Artesia Boulevard in North Redondo Beach, between the South Bay Galleria and Aviation Boulevard, a 2.8 mile loop will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by the North Redondo Business Association and the Blue Zones Project walking moai program. Participants will be issued passports, which […]
Manhattan Beach taps Fremont’s assistant city manager to helm city

The selection will be finalized next Tuesday with the Council’s vote to approve the contract.
South Bay Arts Calender 5/15/14-5/21/14

Thursday 15th ART “Reflections”: Work by oil painter Kathie Reis, watercolorist Linda Thompson, and jeweler Marilyn Harrison, is on view through May 25 in the Artists’ Studio Gallery, 550 Deep Valley Drive #159, Rolling Hills Estates. Information: (310) 265-2592 or go to artists-studio-pvac.com. Friday 16th THEATER “The Hollow”: Kentwood Players present Agatha Christie’s 1951 thriller […]
Calender 5/15/14-5/21/14
Thursday 15th/Friday 16th FREE CONCERT Big band: The Navy Band Southwest will perform for free at the James Armstrong Theatre, 3300 Civic Center Dr, Torrance. 1:30 – 7:30 p.m. TorranceCA.Gov/ArmedForcesDay.htm EXHIBIT Armed Forces Day: Military exhibits will be on display outside the Public Safety Center in the east parking lot at the Del Amo Fashion […]
Letters 5/15/14
Skin’s what you eat Dear ER: Sad, but true. There is not a single mention in “Blister in the Sun” (ER May 8, 2014) about how skin cancer can be hugely influenced by what we eat. It is natural that nutrition is never mentioned as a preventive by the average MD today for most illnesses. […]
Dancing Away Her Sorrows: Tango instructor Ilona Glinarsky

It takes two to tango, but it also takes a good teacher to make sure you’re doing it right. Ilona Glinarsky, originally from Kiev, Ukraine, is that teacher. She offers several classes each month, in venues that range from the Beach Cities to El Segundo and Playa del Rey. Glinarsky grew up in the former […]
With shuffleboard tournament, childhood friends mobilize businesses across South Bay to benefit Autism Speaks

So was born the inaugural 2014 Shuffleboard Open, a three-day event that will take place this weekend at The Hangar Inn in Manhattan Beach.
Redondo Beach female cantor pairs with Matisyahu to challenge traditions of orthodox synagogue music

It was no easy task tracking down a superstar, but for Cantor Jessica Hutchings, the pieces seem to have fallen in the right places.