Redondo Breakwater surfers rescue fellow surfer after fall on rocks
Longtime Redondo Breakwater surfer Doug “Doc” Scheller was rescued by fellow Breakwater veterans Thursday morning after he fell into a crevice while attempting to jump off the rocks in 15- to 20-foot surf.
Endless Session, Day 169: Sludgy Perfection
The waves have arrived. Like every other day, my brain woke up before my alarm clock, this time set a bit earlier than usual – 5:45 instead of the 6:30 a.m. norm. Â My room was immediately lit up by Surfline, which had my direct attention, checking weather, wave height, wind, and finding something manageable for […]
Redondo Beach councilman Sammarco applauds new public safety plans
Redondo Beach District 4 councilman Steve Sammarco took a moment early in Tuesday’s City Council meeting to clarify remarks he made at last month’s Dec. 15 meeting. “My comments weren’t as an outsider, they were as a team member; I take full responsibility for any inadequacies in our public safety, and we’re going to […]
About Town in Redondo Beach: Community drills down on Waterfront Draft EIR
Final Waterfront Draft EIR Public Forum Members of the public wishing to offer comment on the Redondo Waterfront Draft Environmental Impact Report have one more opportunity to do so before the city and their peers this Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 300 N. Harbor Dr. This […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Apartment Burglary Multiple suspects broke into an apartment near downtown Hermosa last Tuesday morning and took an assortment of valuables, police said. The suspects used a pry bar to open the locked front door of an apartment in a complex in the 1600 block of Monterey Boulevard, according to police reports. Once inside, they took […]
About town in Hermosa Beach
Schools Meeting The Hermosa Beach City School District will host a special meeting tonight. The meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. at City Council Chambers, will gather community input on educational priorities for the city’s schools, and collect residents’ perspective on how those priorities should affect capital projects in the district. is one of […]
Swimming Upstream
“Pick of the Vine” is Little Fish Theatre’s annual presentation of new one-act plays–and there’s always a gem or two or three At the beginning of each year Little Fish Theatre does something truly remarkable. Having read through hundreds of one-act plays, the San Pedro-based company then presents their “Pick of the Vine,” and this […]
Hermosa couple volunteers in harsh places
A knock at the door of Randy and D’Marie Chambliss’ south Hermosa home might go unanswered. It’s not that they’re shy. They just might be in a rather unforgiving corner of the world. The Hermosa couple are members of Saddleback Church, and frequently volunteer on aid missions through the ministry, and through Samaritan’s Purse, a […]
Def Leppard’s guitarist goes Delta Deep
by Whitney Youngs When asked what jazz, country, and R&B have in common, famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis said, “The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It’s in New Orleans music, it’s in jazz, it’s in country music, it’s in gospel.” The trajectory of American […]
Letters 1/07/16
Light in the Shade Dear ER: So people opposed to the Redondo Shade Hotel are in favor of keeping the property looking like a dump forever (“Lease default puts Shade Hotel, City of Redondo Beach at odds?”). I couldn’t be more excited for the Shade to open. Thumbs down to the City of Redondo, thumbs […]
Dining news: Brat & Brau arrives in Hermosa, Cali Catalina departs, Oil & Vinegar at Del Amo, Admiral Risty celebrates 50, Shophouse shines at The Point
One Up, One Down… Hermosa Avenue was lively in the last week of 2015, with Cali Cantina shutting down and Brat & Brau firing up the grill. Cali never offered any compelling reason to visit; there wasn’t exactly a shortage of places serving burritos in downtown Hermosa. An upscale Italian place is planned in the […]