Manhattan Beach nixes proposed bike path through Polliwog Park
The Manhattan Beach City Council approved a variety of pedestrian safety projects at its Tuesday night meeting, but passed on a plan to add a bike lane that would cut through a portion of a popular local park. In addition to enhanced crosswalks at various locations along Highland Avenue, the adopted plan provides for […]
Manhattan Beach resident recalls fears, redemption following home firebombing
On a typical Tuesday morning in 2015, my cell phone rang at 5 a.m. I had just landed in Washington, D.C. for a business trip. It was my husband. He said “Honey, someone set the house on fire.”
Staying power: Manhattan Beach’s Malissia Clinton finds strength in spirit of community
James Baldwin’s 1955 essay “Notes of a Native Son,” recounts a particularly hectic week in the author’s life that includes the death of his father, the birth of his youngest sister, his own birthday, the outbreak of the Harlem riot of 1943 and, finally, his father’s burial. Though much of the essay is concerned with […]
The Unsettler: Mark Sundeen and the search for the good life
Mark Sundeen was three and a half years into his book, “The Unsettlers: The Search for the Good Life in Today’s America,” when he gave it to a friend to read. He’d already written two revisions of the book, which was about three couples — in Missouri, Detroit, and Montana — who’d pared down […]
South Bay Community Calendar 02-9-2017
Thursday, February 9 Happy Hour with History “A brief, partial and biased culinary history of Hermosa Beach” is the title of a talk to be presented by Easy Reader food critic Richard Foss at 6 p.m. to members and guests of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society. Foss is the author of books on the history […]
About Town in Hermosa Beach
Happy Hour with History The Hermosa Beach Historical Society will give visitors a look into the history of dining in the city Thursday night at a Happy Hour with History event. Culinary historian and Easy Reader reporter Richard Foss will present “A Brief, Partial and Biased Culinary History of Hermosa Beach,” at the Hermosa Museum […]
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, football, running, volleyball and more
Football: The Sunday afternoon Co-ed Flag Football on the Beach League begins Feb. 12 at 10th St. and The Strand in Hermosa Beach. Games are played with two 20-minute halves, alternating guy and girl quarterbacks, non-contact, girl TDs worth double points. Registration offered as a team only and must be made at the Community Center,710 […]
“Water & Wood” – Can art galleries return to Hermosa?
Wind in the Sails for “Water & Wood” Rafael McMaster is raising a flag for art in Hermosa It takes some effort, some passion and planning, to organize and mount an art show, but that’s what Rafael McMaster has done. His endeavor bears fruit this Saturday when “Water & Wood” opens with a reception from […]
South Bay arts calendar for Feb. 10 to 15
Friday, February 10 Rising from the surface “Once on This Island,” presented by 3-D Theatricals, is a one-act musical from the creators of “Ragtime” and “Seussical” (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty), and it previews at 8 p.m. (official opening is Saturday) in the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach. Additional shows […]