Sanford out at helm of concerts
Saint Rocke owner Allen Sanford will not be returning to put on the Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts in 2019. The show, city officials say, will go on. But after Sanford had run the popular summer concerts for nearly a decade, the city plans to put the management of future concerts out to bid. And although […]
Sounds good: city concert options vary
As Hermosa Beach goes forward with its request for proposals for hosting its summer concert series, it will have plenty of options to consider. According to several tourism websites that aggregate event information, there are over 200 cities in California that offer free summer concerts. Some, as Hermosa’s have been in recent years, are handled […]
Vigil urges residents to ‘choose life’
Following Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Manhattan Beach resident Charlie Raker reached out to his uncle Martin, who lives in New York City and is a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. His uncle, in turn, pointed to a story he had recounted in his memoir. When they were […]
Mold, asbestos problems linger at MBUSD
Eugene Jurinsky moved to Manhattan Beach five years ago in large part because he had two young boys and he knew local schools were academically sound. Of late, he’s wondered about that decision, not because the schools aren’t great academically, but because they seem to be falling apart physically. His youngest boy, Michael, is […]
The continuing adventures of Chef Jack
Jack Witherspoon beat cancer three times before he was 12. Now he’s invented a new kind of cookie aimed at helping kids like himself. Jack Witherspoon was 6 years old. He was leaving the Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach with his parents, John and Lisa Witherspoon. They’d just received horrific news. The leukemia Jack […]