Hermosa Beach July 4 Ironman approaches half century
A popular, though controversial Hermosa Beach tradition approached the half century mark this Fourth of July with the 49th annual holding of the Hermosa Beach Ironman.
Boat capsizes during SEALab black sea bass release
Four Cabrillo Aquarium staffers were pitched into the Pacific during an operation to reintroduce black sea bass, formerly housed by Redondo Beach’s now-closed SEALab, into ocean waters last Thursday, June 27. “There was a weight distribution issue and the boat started lifting — four staffers were hanging off the side with this big fish, with […]
Redondo Beach Council ponders pickleball at public parks
The packed chambers of the Redondo Beach City Council were fiercely split on Tuesday evening, as many residents argued passionately — based on both personal experience and empirical evidence — over a surprisingly important issue: pickleball. Redondo’s Council was discussing the ball-and-paddle sport (which is a child-and-senior-friendly mix of wiffleball, tennis and ping-pong,) as […]
Manhattan Beach Pier vigil calls for end of detention camps
A vigil aimed at ending detention camps at the U.S. border will take place at hundreds of locations throughout the country on July 12, including the Manhattan Beach pier. But the pier’s inclusion in the “Lights for Liberty” came with some fireworks at City Council Tuesday night involving its two most newly elected members. […]
Utility undergrounding underway again in Manhattan Beach
The City Council on Tuesday night approved the hiring of an engineer to work specifically on utility undergrounding. The move, which was unanimously approved and comes at a cost of $168,000 annually, officially signals that the undergrounding process is about to get underway again in the city after nearly a decade hiatus. Two districts […]
Van Huisen was beloved owner of Barnacles, developer, dies
After returning to the South Bay from the desert in the mid 2000s, Ted Van Huisen bought a pair of Harley Davidson motorcycles: one for himself, and one for someone else to ride with him. The someone else would turn out to be Ted, Jr., one of his children, whom he taught to ride a […]
Hermosa Beach Council to ponder patio on prime Plaza plot
A plan to expand outdoor patio dining at the restaurant Slater’s 50/50 on Pier Plaza has been temporarily held up out of concern about its impact on coastal views, a dispute that echoes looming concerns over the proposed Strand & Pier hotel and retail development. The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission approved a plan from Slater’s, […]