Edible education sprouts at Valmonte Children’s Garden in Palos Verdes Peninsula and beyond

Success at the Valmonte Children’s Garden in Palos Verdes is spurring other schools — on the Hill and beyond — to pursue a similar curriculum.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: Manhattan Beach resident wants to use Ms. United States platform for bigger things

California seemed like the logical answer for Sande Charles. Next month, she will represent her adopted city and state at the Ms. United States pageant in Washington D.C.
Music Review: Aeonic Impulse Strikes Back at Suzy’s in Hermosa
Much like how the empire struck back in the Star Wars sequel thirty-four years ago, Los Angeles-based progressive-rock band Aeonic Impulse has indeed too struck back last Thursday night, returning to the same spot of conquest they conquered nearly a year ago: Suzy’s Bar and Grill in Hermosa Beach, this being their first show of the […]
Letters to the Editor
Shales-Clark extracted The best from students Dear ER: Mira Costa High School chemistry teacher Charlotte Shales-Clark retires at the close of the school year. Those in her popular Honors and Advanced Placement classes clearly agree that “Mrs. Shales” is passionate about chemistry. Over 100 students annually enrolled in her challenging AP class and consistently earned […]
South Bay Community Calender 6/05/14-6/11/14

Thursday 5th HEALTH Health and Wellness, a free monthly program of the Torrance area Chamber of Commerce. Creating your own workout. 3400 Torrance Blvd., Suite 100, Torrance. RSVP Lauren Spiglanin at Lauren@theremedypharm.com or call 310-874-0590. EDUCATIONAL Torrance Memorial Medical Center to Host Free Hands-Only CPR Training In Honor Of National CPR Week. 9 a.m. – […]
South Bay Arts Calender 6/05/14-6/11/14

Thursday the 5th ART “Voices”: Are you hearing them? This art exhibit featuring work by the Mira Costa High School AP Studio Art students, has a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening in the Mira Costa Art Gallery, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. The show runs through June 10 and gallery hours […]
A Cathedral of Graffiti Art in El Segundo-A page from history, a page for posterity

David Brafman, Ph.D., may be a curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute, but at least one blogger and her followers aren’t impressed. “Mr. Brafman is lower than a cow gazing at a knot hole,” reads one post, to which someone else has added: “Mr. Brafman is a pimp. Nothing more.” It’s not […]
Redondo firefighter, fired amidst sexual battery charges, sues City, officials
A Redondo Beach firefighter who admitted to groping four non-consenting women at a nightclub is suing the City of Redondo Beach, former Fire Chief Daniel Madrigal and other city officials for over $180,000 in lost wages and for a multitude of further damages after being temporarily terminated from his position with the fire department.