South Bay Community Calendar 9-5-19
Gabrielino history, Portuguese Bend horse show, Row for a reason, Kings on the run in Redondo, Beach combing in Hermosa
Letters to the Editor 9-5-19
Read about it. Write about it
Noel and Sally Palm celebrate 70 years of marriage and six decades in Manhattan Beach
Santa Ana, 1946. “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Big Sleep” are in the theaters, which are plentiful in this military town, still bustling in the aftermath of WWII. A tall, handsome dark-haired boy named Noel Palm is driving his old Ford Model A, which he bought himself from the money he earned […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
A sidewalk runs through it New sidewalks on either side of 8th Street, between Hermosa Avenue and Valley Drive have neared completion. The project was approved in 2016 at a project cost of $1 million. The work was intended to make 8th Street compliant with the American with Disabilities Act. Not all residents are happy […]
Hermosa Cyclists’ traffic school educates, clears slate
A few years ago, while watching someone ride away from a bike shop on a new purchase, Jim Hannon had a surprising thought. Hannon is a retired engineer and member of the board of directors of the South Bay Bicycle Coalition. “We all know that in high school, kids are eager to get their license. […]
Three Hermosa girls given Rare Congressional Award
Like many of her technologically inclined teenage peers, Izzy Bacallao typically gets around with the help of a navigation assistance app like Waze. But last year, the Hermosa resident and her family were braving the wilds of Yosemite with the constant folding and unfolding of dog-eared road maps. It was all part of the journey […]
Door closes on PV Concours, opens on RHCC exhibit
After 25 years of exhibiting some of the world’s finest automobiles on the Peninsula, the board of the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance has announced it is canceling the 2019 concours and putting further shows on an “indefinite hiatus.” Instead, starting this month, the PV Concours will host a “Peninsula Cars and Coffee” exhibit on the […]
Wilfred and the flowers
Flowers are relatively new in the history of Earth. Evolutionary biologists believe the first flower didn’t appear until 114 million years ago, meaning the planet spun around the sun for 4.4 billion years before that first unlikely bloom one primordial dawn. This flowering would spread across the globe, and by the time human beings […]
In ‘My Totally Intolerable Blocks,’ a lesson in diversity
Left at the gate of an orphanage at just a few days old, Emily Ford grew up a world away from her native China. Now she is challenging the culture that determined her fate and persists in China today. Up until four years ago, China’s one-child policy remained a strict rule, one rationalized by […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Neptunian Women’s Wine The Neptunian Woman’s Club Food Wine Music fundraiser supporting community youth takes place Sept. 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Point in El Segundo. The event features small bites from Fresh Brothers, Bristol Farms, Mother’s Market, and Mykies, wine from Uncorked and Plough Family vineyards, beer tastings from El […]
Rancho Palos Verdes RPV city manager Doug Willmore to leave job
Rancho Palos Verdes City Manager Doug Willmore announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from public service after a 15-year career, the last four of which were spent in Rancho Palos Verdes. He plans to take a position in the environmental industry. In a statement, Willmore said it’s “very bittersweet to leave such a wonderful […]
Sea Hawks soar past Pioneers
The Redondo Beach Union High Sea Hawks dominated the Simi Valley Pioneers last Friday with a 28-12 victory in their non-league, home season opener. Redondo plays Saugus at Saugus tomorrow night. Photos
Redondo Beach About Town
Council declines RBFA’s offer to fund study The Redondo Beach City Council declined to discuss an offer, made by the Redondo Beach Firefighters Association, to fund the second half of a study examining the costs of contracting fire services from Los Angeles County. During the open public comment portion of Tuesday night’s meeting, RBFA President […]
9/11: All things reconsidered
An American Tragedy But do we really know what happened on Sept. 11, 2001? John Powers holds up a copy of “The 9/11 Commission Report,” which he purchased 15 years ago, in 2004, when it was on sale at his local post office. He began reading it, hoping he could adapt it for the Works […]
South Bay arts calendar for Sept. 5 to 11
Thursday, September 5 Loftier ambitions “Scavengers!” is a group show, with artists Tracey Weiss, Hilary Norcliffe, Jennifer Gunlock, J. Renee Tanner, and Katie Stubblefield, going on view at the Loft Gallery, 401 S. Mesa St., San Pedro. Open during the First Thursday Art Walk. The reception for the artists is on Sunday, Sept. 15, from […]