Letters to the Editor 1-10-19
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South Bay Community Calendar 1-10-19
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Manhattan Beach Police Beat
Car vandalism Overnight on Dec. 27-28, two cars were vandalized on the 1500 and 1600 blocks of Marine, according to police reports. The windows of both vehicles were damaged, but nothing was reported stolen. Overnight on Dec. 30-31, a car was broken into on the 800 block of Ocean Drive and a wallet, credit cards, […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Sidewalk sale The Downtown Sidewalk Sale, featuring 75 businesses offering steep discounts on goods as they do an inventory clean-out, takes place from Jan. 18 to Jan. 21. Chili cook-off The 5th annual South Bay Chili Cook-Off takes place at Fire Station #1 (400 15th St.) Jan. 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The event […]
Reroute Pier hotel trucks
by Anthony Higgins How could the project-contractor for the Strand & Pier Hotel in downtown Hermosa Beach have possibly recommended 27th Street for the estimated 7,000 heavy truck trips be needed to build the hotel? Pier Avenue is the truck-route meant to service the central business district needs? If Pier Avenue were to be used, […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Meeting on future of EPAC The City Council and the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission will host a joint study session on Monday night regarding the current and future role of the commission. The commission, which formed in 2007, addresses a variety of public safety issues but, Commissioner Al Benson said at a meeting this week, […]
Redondo Beach About Town
Women march on Redondo The third annual South Bay Women’s March is set for Saturday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. in the Redondo Beach Marina parking lot, near Ruby’s Diner. The first march, in 2017, attracted more than one thousand participants, men, and women alike, from around the South Bay on the day of President […]
South Bay Arts Calendar for Jan. 10 to 16
Thursday, January 10 The tastiest fruit “Pick of the Vine 2019” opens at 8 p.m. in Little Fish Theatre, 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro. This yearly event features nine short plays, culled from 800 submissions from around the world. Always the best theater experience to begin the new year. Additional performances on most Fridays, […]
Slaughter named Hermosa Chamber’s Woman of the Year
Sixteen-year-old Adrienne Slaughter was on stage in front of the members of the Atlanta Rotary Club. Before her was an audience of more than 500 people that included the CEOs of Coca-Cola and CNN. She was there telling the story of how she overcame a cancer diagnosis that forced the amputation of her leg at […]