A Family Of Games
In what appears to be a familiar holiday tradition, a Manhattan Beach family of three sits around a board game in their comfortable apartment, decorated with paintings of California landscapes. In this particular case, however, quite a bit more is going on. Jim and Kathleen Keifer and their daughter Lucy designed the game they are […]
Personal history: Hermosa Beach’s Jason Halpern honors the memory of his father with donation to Holocaust Museum
There is something about war and embroidery. The Bayeux Tapestry is a priceless artifact that uses more than 200 feet of cloth to tell the story of the Norman Conquest of England. The Civil War spurred the development of the modern sewing machine with the demand for Union uniforms. And when Myron Halpern returned home […]
Hermosa Beach Rock for Tots collects toys for the holidays
Hermosa Beach Police Officer David Elliott of the Hermosa Beach Police Department welcomed Santa and his fans with a stirring rendition of “The Christmas Song” at the Holiday Tree Lighting on Pier Plaza last Sunday.
Searching for Pops
Bob Woodie went missing in the Sierra Nevada high country in October. His sons, who’d grown up backpacking with their father, once again followed him into the mountains. by Robert Woodie All Photos courtesy the Woodie family When Manhattan Beach resident Bob Woodie did not return from a hiking and fishing trip October 16, […]
Looking to the future at the Hermosa Beach library
By Ryan McDonald The Hermosa Beach Library has stood in its current location since 1962, when research meant dusty tomes and unspooled microfilm. Today, with nearly limitless information available at the fingertips of everyone with an Internet connection, libraries are changing, and Hermosa’s will be no exception. The question is, how? The city is in […]