UCLA Bruins past and future battle for Manhattan Beach Tennis Open title

UCLA-bound, Peninsula High tennis star Connor Hance and former UCLA tennis star Karue Sell made the men’s finals of the 50th Annual Manhattan Beach Tennis Open one of the closest in the tournament’s history. At least through the first set, held Sunday afternoon on center court at the Manhattan Country Club.

Fans flock to watch local players win at AVP Hermosa Beach Open

Whether it was inside the stadium or surrounding an outside court, fans converged on the sand last weekend to support their favorite players competing in the first AVP Hermosa Beach Open in seven years. Adding to the excitement for the estimated 48,000 fans attending the event was the rule change adopted this year — on […]

Manhattan Beach Body of local hiker missing since October found in Sierra Nevadas

The body of Robert “Bob” Woodie, a Manhattan Beach resident who went missing while hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains last year, was found earlier this month by hikers. Last October, Woodie had gone into the mountains alone near Bishop, California. His family had expected him to return by Oct. 16 or 17. When he […]

PLAN HERMOSA General Plan set for vote next month

The Hermosa Beach City Council made what it hopes will be the last of its changes to PLAN Hermosa before the master planning document comes up for an approval vote next month. PLAN Hermosa and its associated environmental impact documents will have a public hearing at the Aug. 22 council meeting. City staff expects the […]