Redondo opens softball season hosting own tournament
Three-time defending Bay League champion Redondo kicks off its softball season Saturday with the start of its own tournament. Redondo won the tournament in 2015 after reaching the finals for the first time. “We’re looking forward to another strong tournament and tough games ahead,” said Redondo coach Jennifer Dessert, who is running the tournament for […]
Defense leads Mira Costa, Redondo to girls basketball CIF-SS semifinals
Mira Costa girls basketball coach John Lapham knows the importance of having a strong defense in making a strong run for a CIF title. His Mustang squad is capitalizing on his philosophy advancing to the CIF-Southern Section Division 1A semifinals with a 47-33 home win against Diamond Bar Wednesday night. “We need to be aggressive […]
Special election to fill seat on Hermosa Beach City Council
March 1 marks the final day to submit ballots for Hermosa Beach’s Special Election. The all-mail election will restore the Hermosa Beach City Council to its full size for the first time since last September, when former councilmember Nanette Barragan resigned to run for a seat in Congress. Candidates Stacey Armato and Trent Larson are […]
Passion, Persistence, and Paint
Manhattan Beach artist Virginia Vilchis draws her subjects from within The paintings of Virginia Vilchis tend to be bright and dark at the same time. By bright I mean colorful, and by dark I mean somber, with an alluring gravitas. Combined with mixed media and a texture so prevalent we may want to run our […]
Beauty and the Beast
A fine production of the Disney musical by 3-D Theatricals plays Friday through Sunday in Redondo Beach Shame on me for initially misjudging the capabilities of 3-D Theatricals, the Anaheim-based company that’s been staging musicals at Fullerton’s Plummer Auditorium and, more recently, the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. I’ve now seen a handful of their […]