Mustang mentor
Three year varsity junior has nearly 1,000 points and a life outside basketball Mira Costa girls basketball sharpshooter Allie Navarette is nearing the 1,000 point mark in only her junior year, thanks to countless hours at Mustang practices, a shooting coach and playing club ball. And still she makes time to volunteer with the […]
Beach Charity PTN Halloween ball celebrates 20th Anniversary at The Depot
The 20th Annual Halloween Ball benefiting the Children of Pediatric Therapy Network
The El Nino challenge
This year’s Fifth Annual South Bay Big Wave Challenge is as much a challenge for photographers as it is for surfers.
The Wood Brothers play the El Rey
by Whitney Youngs There’s something to be said about starting a band with your own sibling. You share a bond that transcends music and creativity. You are adjoined by blood and a history dating back to birth and childhood. Chris and Oliver Wood are two such siblings. And the Wood Brothers is one such band. […]
L.A. Rams to spike South Bay real estate market
By the time the National Football League collection of owners made its decision, allowing the St. Louis Rams to move back to Los Angeles, Shorewood Realtors real estate agent Ed Kaminsky was already coiled and ready to strike. “I had been anticipating it for a while,” he said, building relationships as a “connoisseur-level” relocator for […]
About Town in Hermosa Beach
South Park re-opening After years of construction and improvements, South Park will reopen to the public this Saturday. The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. at 425 Valley Drive. The park, which formerly housed a roller-hockey rink, blends natural features with recreational equipment to create a “universally accessible” playground for people of varying […]
Letters 1/21/16
Water treats Dear ER: Trent Larson’s letter arguing for a desalination plant in the South Bay makes reference to technology being the “golden goose” laying technological eggs for our future (“Water everywhere, to drink,” ER Letters Jan. 14, 2016). One sentence before invoking the technological goose, he shrugs off increased waste water recycling with a […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Vehicle Burglary A thief broke into a car in downtown Hermosa last Wednesday and stole several items within, including a pair of children’s shoes. The victim reported the break-in to police about about 2 p.m., police said. The car had been parked near the intersection of Pier and Hermosa avenues. It was not immediately clear […]
Development opponents call on Redondo Beach commissioner with PR ties to resign
Those in attendance at Redondo Beach’s city-sponsored Waterfront project public meetings very likely saw Marc Mitchell, even if they had no idea who he was. A former professional football player and born-and-bred Iowan, Mitchell is no small man, making him quite visible despite his preferred post near the rear of each of the three Draft […]