Art by James Gilbert opening Thursday in Manhattan Beach

Protective Devices Not the guarded, but the guardians in James Gilbert’s new work, opening tonight in Manhattan Beach Pink sandbags and a few two-by-fours to keep them propped up. What shall we make of this? Out of the gate, I was perplexed and, honestly, not too interested. So, that’s my starting point in what turned […]

Touchdowns, Tackles and Cheers. Friday Night Lights in Redondo Beach

Civic Couch captured “Friday Night Lights” in Redondo Beach for the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs.  Redondo High School hosted West Torrance and won 35-28 to advance and face Oxnard in the quarterfinals. Redondo rallied from a 14-point deficit, using a strong running attack and physical defense to defeat visiting West […]

Redondo Waterfront Draft EIR released for review

The City of Redondo Beach released what staff has called its most complex, comprehensive study in the city’s history, as the Draft Environmental Impact Report for The Waterfront project was made available for public review at last night’s City Council meeting. Massively thick, 6,500 page binders, costing more than $500 to print each, were distributed […]

Community plans downtown Manhattan Beach

Around 70 people, including residents and shop owners, packed into a workshop Monday night at the Manhattan Beach Police Department to express preferences on issues such as parking, business relations and public art.

Redondo, Mater Dei rematch to decide CIF girls volleyball title

Watching her shot bounce off the hardwood, Kyla Doig jumped as high in celebration as she did making the kill. The freshman had put the punctuation mark on an impressive Redondo victory Tuesday night that sends the defending champion Sea Hawks back to the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA finals for a rematch against Mater Dei. […]