Swing dance is still jumpin’ and jivin’ in ‘Alive and Kicking’ [MOVIE REVIEW]
by Rebekah Roberts/www.cinemacy.com Alive and Kicking is a feature length documentary film about swing dancing, including its Harlem origin, its rebirth in the 1990s, and ongoing presence today. Film executive (and Lindy Hopper) Susan Glatzer makes her directorial debut with Alive and Kicking, giving audiences an inside look into the modern-day sensation of the international swing dance […]
Nehrenheim wins in Redondo Beach, balances council
After a Tuesday night landslide, Nils Nehrenheim appears to be all but a lock for the District 1 City Council seat, beating incumbent appointee Martha Barbee. “The numbers are overwhelming; it’s an absolute mandate at this point in time,” Nehrenheim said at his election night party, in District 2’s Samba Brazilian Grill. “The numbers show […]
Bay League baseball co-champ Mira Costa hosts first-round playoff game
Completing two-game sweeps against their rivals, Mira Costa and Peninsula claimed a share of the Bay League championship earning first-round home games when the CIF-Southern Section playoffs begin this week. Mira Costa erupted for four runs in the sixth inning against visiting Redondo last Thursday for a 7-2 victory to give them an […]
Mira Costa softball team enters CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs on a roll
Bay League champion Mira Costa expects to be tested early when the Mustangs begin their run for a CIF softball championship on Thursday. First-year head coach Brittany Gardner led her team to a 10-0 Bay League record, winning the title by three games while outscoring opponents 112-9. The Mustangs are hitting .411 as a team […]
Mustang Dynasty: Mira Costa’s girls beach volleyball team seeks to add its streak of 69 straight victories and five Southern Pacific titles with an historic first State Championship
Mira Costa’s girls beach volleyball team seeks to add its streak of 69 straight victories and five Southern Pacific titles with an historic first State Championship In 2011, when Gino Grajeda envisioned the possibility of having beach volleyball competition for high school girls, Mira Costa High School was an instant selection to be […]
Manhattan Beach new Roundhouse Aquarium will be ‘magic,’ Cambridge 7 architect promises
The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved a $2.5 million redesign of the nearly 100 year old Roundhouse Aquarium by famed aquarium architects Cambridge Seven, of Boston.