Audit finds Jimmy Miller foundation ‘lean and mean’
“Overall, [the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation] is a fairly lean and mean organization. None of their numbers were out of line,” — financial auditor Tayiika Dennis, NSBN accounting
Grimaldi’s Brings Authentic New York Pizza to El Segundo [Restaurant review]
If you have been reading my columns in this paper for a long time, you have probably noticed that I usually give new restaurants a while to mature before reviewing them. The delay allows restaurants to assess their customers’ tastes and rework the menu accordingly, plus giving the staff time to get to know that […]
Bloodlines of Redondo Red
Roots on the campus of Redondo Union High School run deep for the Zahn family, so it seemed only fitting that three of the school’s most accomplished athletes – Adam, Andrew and Austin Zahn – would enter the RUHS Hall of Fame together. The third-generation Sea Hawks were among the 13 athletes, one coach and […]
Beach Cities Sports: Cycling, golf, running and more
Golf: Mira Costa’s girls golf team took second place in the Knabe Cup at Lakewood Country Club behind Marni Munez’s 2-under-par 79. Veronica Chan shot a 74 and Ashley Kim and Danielle Richman each shot a 78 for the Mustangs whose 302 points fell just shy of champion Diamond Bar’s 297. Cycling: The Dave […]
Costa, Redondo girls ready for Bay volleyball showdown
Classic matches between the girls volleyball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo have become commonplace over the last few years and Thursday’s showdown at Redondo expects to be no different. Slated for 7 p.m., the contest pits the Sea Hawks, ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 1AA, against the No. 7 Mustangs in the first […]
Bay Division teams fall short of IBVL title
Dana Hills captured the second Southern Pacific Boys’ Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League championship Saturday defeating three Bay Division teams, including Mira Costa 2-1 in the final at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Bay Division champion Mira Costa’s No. 2 team was the lone victor among its three two-man teams as the Mustangs […]
Reiki for animals: A Redondo Beach woman heals rescued dogs and finds healing herself
Fred Mertz was on his last legs. The one-year-old male schnauzer was emaciated and covered in sores. At eight pounds, he was half his normal weight.
Patricia Folgar found him wandering the streets of Van Nuys last November looking for something to eat. She took him in, and with the help of veterinary attention and some “TLC” from Folgar, Fred soon regained his physical health. But emotionally, he was still a wreck.
Changes at Metlox Plaza
Several construction projects are underway at Metlox Plaza in downtown Manhattan Beach, including a new restaurant and store scheduled to open this fall. In November, Nick’s Restaurant will open in the space previously occupied by Chez Soi. The group that owns the restaurant, NickCo Hospitality, has several other locations in San Clemente, Laguna Beach and […]