All tomorrow’s parties
In 1980s New York, Hermosa resident Patti Astor and the Fun Gallery brought graffiti from the street to the studio. With a slate of upcoming local shows, the art world is still trying to keep up In 1992, the New York Times dispatched reporter Rick Marin to Seattle to write about “grunge,” the fashion and […]
Team effort, keyed by a Good Samaritan, saves a man’s life in El Porto parking lot
Matt Donatucci arrived at the beach at Rosecrans at 7 a.m. on the morning of May 12 because he wanted to play volleyball for free. If Donatucci wasn’t a cash-strapped student, Jeff DeCoste would have died that morning. Donatucci is a 19-year-old Manhattan Beach native who is studying psychology at El Camino College. One of […]
Former Titan swimming across Santa Monica Bay
Amy Appelhans Gubser is celebrating her 50th birthday by swimming across the Santa Monica Bay, from Point Dume to Palos Verdes. The former Rolling Hills High School and Peninsula Aquatics swimmer plans to enter the water at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 and arrive at Lunada Bay between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday. […]
Hennessey sues over dining deck removal order
Rebel Republic owner Paul Hennessey is suing the City of Redondo Beach over the City Council’s order to end an Outdoor Dining Deck Pilot Program and for Hennessey to remove outdoor seating that has replaced three parking spaces on Catalina Avenue. The lawsuit, which was filed on May 23 in Los Angeles Superior Court, […]
HBPD officers passing the torch
Hermosa View student Elijah Taylor joins officers from the Hermosa Beach Police Department for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. On Monday afternoon, officers from the Redondo Beach Police Department handed off the torch to the HBPD, who ran along Hermosa Avenue, then up to Manhattan Avenue at the Five Corners before […]
Librarian Melissa McCollum departs for El Segundo library
More has changed at the Manhattan Beach Library over the last few years than the transformation of the building, itself, from a one-room, fluorescent-lit relic into a multi-level, sunlit 21,500 sq. ft. architectural wonder. The library has become an attraction, and not just because of the building, but what began to happen inside. Melissa McCollum, […]
Muratsuchi, Scotto, move on to November
Democratic State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi and former Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto will continue on to November’s General Election in their race to represent the South Bay in California’s 66th Assembly District, following Tuesday’s California Primary Election. Muratsuchi, the incumbent, emerged as the top vote-getter, receiving 29,934 votes for 49.04 percent of ballots. Scotto trailed with […]