Manhattan Beach About Town: MBFD cancels spaghetti dinner, benefit for Sandy Casey

Cans for strings Bring two cans of food and get your guitar restrung for free at the Dietz Brothers Music open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event also features live music from noon to 4 and a Paul Reed Smith Guitars trunk show. All food donated will go to St. […]
Big walled out surf hits the South Bay beaches (video)

Anyone who knows the South Bay understands that early winter big swells have no shape. The sand just hasn’t moved since last winter so the waves come in, hit flat sand and wall up. This November 28th swell was no exception. Our local talent was still out there charging into the head high plus surf. […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Woman assaulted in home An unknown suspect broke into a home in South Hermosa last week and sexually assaulted a woman living there, according to police reports. The incident occurred about 9 p.m. on Nov. 22 at a home in the 900 block of Monterey Boulevard. The suspect entered the residence and punched a male […]
Ruby remembered as ‘everyone’s friend,’ at paddleout in Redondo Beach

Several hundred surfers and photo fans of Randy Ruby attended a paddleout in his memory Saturday morning at Torrance Beach. The day was made for photos of the kind Ruby was famous for — Torrance surfers inside overhead barrels on a warn glassy day. Mayor Bill Brand announced that the city will place a memorial bench on the Esplanade, above Torrance Beach where Ruby like to photograph surfers and meet with friends.