Manhattan Beach About Town

Village construction update The developers working on the vast rebuild of the Manhattan Village mall this week announced groundbreaking on a new phase of the 44-acre, 573,000 sq. ft., $180 million redevelopment project. Kicking off with a ceremony on Jan. 16, construction has started on the Village Shops, which includes 60,942 square feet of retail/restaurant […]

Hermosa Beach Police Beat

Flags up at station A combination of officer deaths in other jurisdictions, inclement weather and oversight led to the temporary disappearance of the American flag from the Hermosa Beach Police Department last week. The flag initially came down after Corporal Ronil Singh, of the Newman Police Department, was shot and killed after pulling over a […]

Hermosa Beach About Town

Homelessness event The League of Women Voters will host a meeting on homelessness in the South Bay at the Hermosa Beach Community Theater on Monday night. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn and representatives from homeless services agencies will be among the speakers. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Happy Hour with History […]

Redondo Beach About Town

Council comes down on Bird Shared mobility devices, including Bird scooters and similar e-scooter and e-bike services, are now banned from the City of Redondo Beach following the approval of an urgency ordinance at Tuesday night’s Redondo Beach City Council meeting. The ordinance, which took effect immediately after its unanimous approval, bars the devices from […]

Lost photos show Black Flag’s history

  Forty years ago, some dithering about the release of an EP from four kids in Hermosa Beach laid the foundation for alternative music. The band behind the songs, Panic, had a short run before they eventually become Black Flag. A bit more of that brief history has come to light recently with the release […]