A La Carte 2/18/16
Scissors, Paper, Rock… For some reason I thought about that decision making process when it came to the restaurant scene in Hermosa: burger cuts sushi, pizza covers burger… In this case the latest casualty is Umami Burger, the location that was once Sushi Sei, on Hermosa Avenue. Locale 90, the Redondo restaurant known for making […]
“The war in heaven” premiers in Hermosa Beach [Theater Review]
The first attempt was a failure. Two millennia ago, a virgin gave birth to a Baby who was destined to save the world. Two millennia later, the world is in even worse shape.
What’s the God of Love to do? He tries again in Hermosa playwright Angelo Masino’s “The War in Heaven.”
Manhattan Beach moves forward with opposition to desal plant
The Manhattan Beach city council unanimously decided to send a letter opposing the proposal to build a desalination plant just north of the city at the NRG plant off Vista del Mar in El Segundo.
Record $5.5 million land sale in Manhattan Beach Hill Section
The recent sale of 512 Pacific Avenue in Manhattan Beach for $5.5 million has set a new record for the price of land in the Hill Section, according to the agents who represented both the seller and the buyer.
Mira Costa boys advance to second round in CIF Division 2AA basketball playoffs
Mira Costa’s boys basketball team capitalized on a complete team effort Wednesday routing visiting Santa Fe in the opening round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs. Quenton Jackson and sophomore Bobby Barkley each scored 18 points in the Mustang’s 77-51 win. Barkley, who also had nine rebounds in the game, scored 11 points in […]
Jazz, surf, and Funicello with Norwood: Fishbone to play Saint Rocke
by Ed Solt In the mid 2000s, the South Bay music scene was drenched in the chirps of reggae, most often lead by a singer soulfully crooning in the style of Sublime’s Bradley Nowell. One of the bands that heavily influenced Sublime, as well as other Southern California bands, such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, was Fishbone. Fishbone […]
Sound and Vision
Georgette Gantner brings live music to a local picture gallery Last month the Torrance Art Museum tried something a little different. In the main gallery, surrounded by four walls of art, a small jazz combo performed. It was a soft opening, you might say, and the turnout was modest, but the event heralded a new, […]
Economic analysis of downtown Hermosa Beach riles community
A draft of a report ordered by Hermosa Beach on the financial impact of the city’s downtown has the makings of a classic compromise: it left almost everyone unhappy. Citizens gathered at City Council chambers Thursday night for a presentation on the costs of providing municipal services to the area and the revenues it generates. […]
About Town in Hermosa Beach
Downtown report A second meeting to gather community input on a cost-benefit analysis of the city’s downtown area will take place at City Hall Thursday night. The meeting, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, will provide residents an opportunity to comment on the analysis, which compared revenues generated for the city by the area […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Cell phone assault A 17-year-old boy assaulted his father in North Hermosa last Sunday morning after the two got into a dispute over the amount of time the boy spent on his cell phone. The two began fighting about 10 a.m. at a residence in the 400 block of 29th Street, near Morningside Drive, police […]