Dinner in Redondo with a side of history [restaurant review]
I’ve heard it said that you only need to know three dates to pass an American history class: 1492, 1776, and 1941. That’s an exaggeration, but not much of one. My teachers thought it was more important to know the sequence of events than the numbers behind them, so were lenient about details, which I […]
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Dungeon & Dragons, Spinner Yoga, Blue Zones Social Hour, Writers Meetup
Santa rewards Ratopia surfers with fun waves
Every Saturday before Christmas, Nick Weber presents the Ratopia Surf Classic at Torrance Beach. The contest was founded in 2005 to raise funds for 22-year-old local surfer Denny Bales, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Since the contest’s ounding, it has raised $150,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Every year Santa rewarded the contestants […]
Redondo Beach About Town
General Plan survey deadline extended The Redondo Beach General Plan Advisory Committee has extended its deadline to take a General Plan Land Use Survey until Jan. 17 to allow for expanded resident participation. To date, the survey has had more than 150 responses, though the organizers would prefer to have more than double that, and […]
Car chase ends in crash, arrest
A North Lucia resident’s call to Redondo Beach police Thursday afternoon about two suspicious men in the neighborhood led to a car chase that ended with a crash in Hermosa Beach and the arrest of 24-year-old Eric Lara of Torrance and 24-year-old Ryan Spanzione of Diamond Bar. When Redondo Beach police arrived at the caller’s […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Ringing in the new year Pier Plaza was filled with families on New Year’s Eve for the 9 p.m. Beach Ball Drop, which coincides with the Ball Drop in New York City’s Time Square. At midnight the Plaza filled up again for a second Beach Ball Drop celebrating the start of the New Year […]
Ceremony honors MBPD’s Martin Ganz
Manhattan Beach Police Capt. Tim Hageman recalled the first time he met Manhattan Beach Police Officer Martin Ganz. “I had made a lateral transfer from another department and was walking in the door to the Manhattan department for the first time. An officer approached me and said, ‘Are you, Hageman? I’m Martin.’” “I was the […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Chamber names new CEO The Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) has announced that Kelly Stroman has been hired as president and CEO of the organization. “Kelly is a respected leader in our community, having led The Downtown Manhattan Beach Business & Professional Association and the weekly Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers’ Market for over […]