South Bay Community Calendar 4-26-18
Surfer Walk of Fame in Hermosa Beach this weekend
Curious Look at The Most Bizarre Bets Ever Placed
Not everyone bets on soccer scores and winning horses. Betting history is dotted with picturesque stories of punters putting big money in order to potentially snatch a much bigger reward. Some claim that it all started with the guy named David Threlfall winning a 1000/1 bet on Neil Armstrong being the first man on the […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Hermosa Middle School student Taylor Southey and Mira Costa High student Paloma Burgos were among a dozen students who participated in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, sponsored by the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce. Last week, each of the students pitched their business plans to a panel of local business people who contributed $6,000 toward funding […]
Manhattan Beach City Council, MBUSD discuss campus safety
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education and the City Council held a rare joint meeting on Monday night that largely focused on how to make campuses safer in the wake of the mass shooting in a school in Parkland, Florida. The City Council last month voted to give MBUSD school’s $1 million […]
Walk of Fame Weekend schedule
The 2018 Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductions of Scott Daley, Kip Jerger, and Candy Woodward will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 28 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. The inductions will be followed by the Spyder Surf Fest fashion show and concert. On the preceding evening, Friday, April 27, at 6 […]
Redondo leaders hope open ocean swim serves as Olympic showcase
Mayor Bill Brand has said there’s no better water to swim in than the stretch of ocean between King Harbor and Palos Verdes. He’s repeated that sentiment on multiple occasions since the City of Redondo Beach threw its hat into the ring for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics 10-kilometer marathon swimming event. On July 14, […]
Punk’s Easy Reader roots, as recalled by Black Flag’s Spot
“I remember coming up to the Easy Reader office over the Bijou Theater and complaining about how bad a band review was by someone named Marylynn. She said, ‘I’m Marylynn. Can you do better?’ She was laughing. ‘I said, ‘Hell yea.’” “I was working as a waiter at Liz Turner’s Garden of Eden for $75 […]
“42nd Street” musical at the Norris Theatre
Chasing those Broadway Dreams “42nd Street” opens Friday at the Norris Theatre Depending on the medium, works of art achieve “classic” status after varying amounts of time. Classic rock might be applied to hit songs from the 1970s, where as classic literature more often than not refers to folks like Jane Austen or Mark Twain. […]
South Bay arts calendar for April 26-May 2
Thursday, April 26 A rainbow in your future “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” is being performed in the Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. This is the school’s drama department’s big spring musical, and it’s a fun show. Performances, Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 7:30 […]