Nightmare on 8th Street, Hermosa Beach
Every Halloween for the past seven years, a crew of bored Hollywood movie makers apply their talents in the pursuit of terrifying the neighborhood children by causing a haunted house to suddenly appear on the walkstreet where the children usually play.
2016 Spyder Surf Scare and Tear Spooks the MB Pier
by Ed Solt A haunting happened on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier in chest to high head surf on Sunday. Good corners and glassy conditions with light wind kept the spooks and goblins at bay all day at 2016’s Spyder Surf Scare and Tear Halloween surf contest. “The Scare and Tear was […]
Restoration in Old Town [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
The word restaurant comes from a French term meaning “I restore you,” and while that presumably refers to restoring hungry people to happy fullness it can be applied more broadly. A thriving restaurant can also restore life to a neighborhood, benefitting not only the proprietors but neighboring businesses that get more foot traffic and attention. […]
Modern Zen Architect Luis de Moraes sought harmony through design at the western tip of Rancho Palos Verdes
Architect Luis de Moraes sought harmony through design at the western tip of Rancho Palos Verdes
A beautiful boy: How faith and community helped the Bisignano family survive the loss of their son Jonathan, and the lessons in love his life imparted
Jonathan Bisignano was two years old and ready to see the world. His family was living in South Redondo at the time, and Jonathan was playing by himself in the backyard. Then he wasn’t. His mother Angela Bisignano looked outside and her son was nowhere to be found. Panic set in. He’d found a way […]