Seas and desist: Halting the planned redevelopment of Redondo Beach’s waterfront
Despite 15 years of fighting, Jim Light isn’t tired. He’s frustrated. For more than a decade, Light has clashed with the City of Redondo Beach and its leaders’ plans to redevelop the Redondo Beach waterfront area, including King Harbor, the International Boardwalk and the Redondo Pier. In that time, Light has charged the city […]
Kenley Jansen honored by Redondo Beach City Council
Kenley Jansen, a star relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Redondo Beach resident received the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year Award on Oct. 29, capping off a stellar season with one of baseball’s top pitching honors. At the last week’s meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council, he took home […]
Spotlight on the Hill – Harvest Festival and Octoberfest
Hundreds of families came out for the annual harvest festival at the Lunada Bay Plaza
Spotlight on the Hill – Old Fort Mac Arthur
History buffs from around the Western United States showed up at Old Fort MacArthur Days
Spotlight on the Hill – 50th Anniversary Gala
The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary of presenting free concerts to the community
Spotlight on the Hill – And the GRAMMY Goes to…
The Torrance Memorial Foundation hosted a dinner party at the GRAMMY Museum at LA Live
Redondo hosts Battle at the Beach girls basketball tournament
The girl’s basketball season tips off Monday with a local tournament showcasing many elite teams that will compete in the 11th Battle at the Beach at Redondo Union High School. The 16-team Platinum bracket includes host Redondo, Bishop Montgomery, Chaminade, Corona Centennial, El Camino, Fairfax, Harvard Westlake, Lynwood, Mater Dei, Millikan, Mira Costa, North Torrance, […]
Mira Costa boys to host Pacific Shores basketball tournament
Mira Costa hosts its version of the Pacific Shores boys basketball tournament beginning Monday and running through Saturday at Fisher Gym. The eight-team tournament has a local flavor with Pool A consisting of Mira Costa, Chadwick, West Torrance and Gardena while Torrance, Brentwood, Carson and Culver City compete in Pool B. Mira Costa opens with […]
Spotlight on the Hill – Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy in partnership with Terranea Resort and Whole Foods Market hosted the Basque themed alfresco dinner
Spotlight on the Hill – Glass receives Freedom4You George and Etty Allen Award
Long time Peninsula volunteer and benefactor Jacky Glass was presented with the George and Etty Allen Lifetime Achievement Award
Hung Viet Nguyen: Searching for balance, practicing respect
With Due Respect to Mother Nature Hung Viet Nguyen is among the talented artists in “South Bay Focus 2016” War upends everyone’s life, doesn’t it? In the 1960s and ‘70s, very few young men from this country wanted to go to Vietnam. From the latter 1970s and up into the 1990s, many people in Vietnam […]
South Bay arts calendar for Nov. 24 – 30
Friday, November 25 One’s skinny, one’s obese The “Laurel and Hardy Festival” returns to the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo, with silent and “talkie” shorts at 8:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, plus 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ will accompany the silents. Tickets, $10 general; […]