60 Shades of Burton Gray – post-abstract surrealist painter
You’ve taken your four-year-old son to church or to choir practice and you want him to sit still and somehow not be bored, so what do you do? Burton Gray’s mother handed him a pencil and a pad of paper. He was still too young to write his memoirs, but old enough to start drawing. […]
BCHD offers election stress reduction workshop
The Beach Cities Health District is presenting a mindfulness-based stress reduction workshop just in time for the March 3 city council, Measure B and Measure O municipal elections.
Mira Costa, Peninsula advance in girls water polo playoffs
Third-seeded Peninsula and fourth-seeded Mira Costa scored impressive victories in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff on Wednesday. Bay League championship Peninsula (19-6) defeated Righetti 10-2 and will play at No. 6 Troy (23-7) in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Holding a slim 4-2 lead at halftime, Mira Costa (14-9) exploded […]
City approves IT director position
One of the four new city jobs proposed by the city last October was approved to be filled at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
A La Carte: Doma MIA, The Crush alive and well, the return of the Yee family, and a primer on bacon….
Leaving The Promised Land… Downtown Manhattan Beach has few chain restaurants, and one is about to leave. I have it on good authority that a Manhattan Avenue café has given notice because even with a full house on a regular basis, they can’t make their very high rent. Chain restaurants can’t adjust their prices – […]
Hermosa welcomes new police captain
Hermosa Beach welcomes Police Captain Milton McKinnon, a South Bay native and veteran of the Culver City Police Department.
Among Redondo City Council campaign donations, Kartounian’s got the numbers, but Nafissi has the locals
Redondo Beach’s District 3 City Council race is entering its home stretch, meaning that the fundraising push for the final run is on. While Sam Kartounian has both the largest sum of money raised as well as the most donors, Candace Allen Nafissi is unquestionably the leader in obtaining donations from the residents of Redondo […]
Burglaries on the rise in Hermosa, South Bay
Hermosa Beach is experiencing a wave of burglaries targeting homeowners.
Letters 2/19/15
Be gone! Dear ER: There’s something seriously wrong when an $18 billion corporation spends over $400,000 to flood our city with propaganda, TV ads, robo calls, etc. AES hijacked the citizen’s initiative process, convincing a short-term Redondo Beach resident to submit this initiative, now known as Measure B, on their behalf. It’s a blatant corruption […]
South Bay arts and entertainment calendar: art in PV, rock in Hermosa and El Segundo, beer in Torrance
Your entertainment calendar for all this music and art in the South Bay.
The Living Storybooks of Cornelia Funke
Mirada and ESMoA and the MirrorWorld experience Cornelia Funke has authored many books for children and young adults, including the novels Reckless and Fearless, part of her enchanting MirrorWorld series. However, this latter series is now even more enchanting due to the ingenuity of a company based in Marina del Rey. Funke (pronounced “foon-ka”) remembers […]
South Bay Community Calendar 2/20/15-2/25/15
Friday 20 CANCER AND THE LAW Cancer Support Community-Redondo Beach (CSC-RB) hosts Alexis Alvarez, staff attorney, Cancer Legal Resource Center. Learn the various legal issues that can stem from a cancer diagnosis, ranging from employment law, to estate planning, to genetic discrimination, and the laws that protect cancer patients from 12:30 – 2 p.m. at […]
Drilling down: Huntington oil site may be Hermosa’s future
Hermosans wondering what an oil site in their city would look like can get a good idea by driving 45 minutes south to Huntington Beach.
Hermosa oil recovery opponent challenges financial benefit claims
“Other people can argue oil drilling is bad for the environment and property values and that oil companies are evil. To me, it’s all about volume and prices,” said Measure O opponent Tom Morley.