Take a Video Tour of North Manhattan Beach / El Porto
By Brad Jacobson Welcome to North Manhattan Beach, more commonly referred to as El Porto. This section of Manhattan Beach is located just 3 miles south of LAX. El Porto is lined with quaint stores, restaurants, bars, hotels, gyms, spas and more. The beach at El Porto is home to world class volleyball and great surfing. […]
Heads Up
Local coaches and sports physicians up their game to prevent concussions and other injuries to young athletes Manhattan Beach resident John Shapiro’s passion for football comes from deep roots as a player, coach and father. Yet recent circumstances have altered his view on the sport. The Brown University graduate played wide receiver for the […]
Hermosa Beach police chief prompts chamber to remove board member
Hermosa Beach anti-oil activist Chris Miller has been removed from the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as a result of allegations that she led an obscene chant against a police officer.
THEATER REVIEW: “The Dixie Swim Club” – five women in the water of life
Once upon a time, in a faraway galaxy called Youth, five Southern teenaged girls were members of the same swim team, and apparently the camaraderie and group spirit was so binding that they agreed to meet every August for a long weekend at a beachside cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Their story […]
Letters 4/16/15
Who’s beach is it? Dear ER: What we need is more Orcas (“Saving Sea Lions,” ER April 9, 2015). I learned to fish on the Redondo pier in the early ‘60s and was a deadhead (unpaid deckhand) on the City of Redondo.There were an estimated 25,000 sea lions in California. Now there are over 300,000. […]
South Bay Arts Calendar 4/17/15-4/20/15
Friday, April 17 Seeing the world The 2015 Universe Multicultural Film Festival opens today and through Sunday screens 57 short films from 24 countries, 18 feature films from 10 countries, with 12 screenplays from five countries. It takes place in three close-together venues, the RHC Community Center, 735 Silver Spur Road; Promenade on the Peninsula, […]
MUSIC PREVIEW – Feed the Kitty still on the prowl
Local band debuts new record at Saint Rocke Two thousand eight was a rough year for Jed Mottley and Jack Maher. Although their band, Feed The Kitty, had released their self-titled debut album, they had no promotion or distribution, no money, and an unnerving notion that a return to a generic desk jobs would soon […]
South Bay Community Calendar 4/16/15-4/22/15
Thursday 16 WIN A PRIUS This month is Earth Month! Take part in the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation now until April 30. Take one minute out of your day and go to mywaterpledge.com, take the pledge, and you will be entered to win prizes like a Toyota Prius V, Home Improvement Gift […]
Mayor takes on Rite Aid ‘blight’
The lot on the southeast corner of Manhattan Beach and Sepulveda boulevards has been vacant for the past six years.
Redondo Beach ‘watchdog’ Kilroy says goodbye to Council
On April 7, Matt Kilroy walked away from the City Council dais for the last time as the city’s District 5 representative. On that day, he handed the reins to his successor, Laura Emdee, accepted the key to the city from Mayor Steve Aspel, and took his leave, ending 25 years of serving the City […]