Hanging on at the Hangar Inn
I think I was about five or six years old when I first noticed the fake crashed airplane on the roof of the Hangar Inn. I wanted to go see it more closely, but my parents resisted; this was not, they insisted, a place that I would like. They might have been wrong. I would […]
Nighttime construction hours OK’d for Manhattan Beach Village mall project
The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved a developer’s request to conduct construction at night at the Manhattan Village Mall, saying the work involved required evening hours because of safety concerns. The decision allows developer JLL, who is handling the mall’s interior updates as well as the upcoming city-approved expansion plan, to perform nighttime construction […]
Manhattan Beach police seek help finding missing person
The Manhattan Beach Police Department is seeking help in locating Ann Shenkler. According to an MBPD press release, Shenkler went missing, apparently voluntarily, on March 15. She was reported missing to the Manhattan Beach Police Department on March 21. According to police reports, she mailed her car key and storage unit key to friends prior to when […]
At the Getty: Edme Bouchardon, masterful French sculptor
Bouchardon: Royal Artist of the Enlightenment Clearly not a household name, in this country at least, the French draftsman and marble sculptor Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) was a transitional figure between Rococo and Neoclassicism, part of “the generation of 1700” as Pierre Rosenberg coined it in 1973. In the catalogue that accompanies the Getty exhibition of […]
Letters to the Editor 3-23-17
Peak stupidity Dear ER: The Hermosa Beach initiative toward achieving the moniker of carbon neutrality is neither cost effective and nor will it lower carbon emissions The City’s staff report reveals some glaring inaccuracies. Recognize that the majority of renewable power is solar, which is generated when the sun shines. Perhaps in the 2030s, battery […]
South Bay Community Calendar 3-23-17
Thursday, March 23 Skate girl Cindy Whitehead, Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and author of It’s Not About Pretty comes to {pages} bookstore. It’s Not About Pretty showcases the female empowerment skateboarding brings to girls and women, alike. The book reminds us that girls are not just pretty faces. These girls are RAD. Author Cindy […]
Lagoon mechanical issues may halt Redondo fireworks
Redondo Beach’s traditional Seaside Lagoon Fourth of July celebration may be in jeopardy, thanks to ongoing water quality issues and recent mechanical failures with the Seaside Lagoon’s pumping system. On March 13, the Redondo Beach City Council had to choose between four options for a Fourth of July fireworks show: Running a celebration with […]
Go out and see horror satire Get Out [MOVIE REVIEW]
by Ryan Rojas/www.cinemacy.com By now you’ve probably heard that the suburbia-horror satire Get Out is worth seeing in theaters, standing as one of the first big movie events of the year. In its fifth week in release, the genre-pic, with a budget of only $4.5 million dollars and a total gross of– as of […]