“D. Wade: Life Unexpected” – And well-lived [MOVIE REVIEW]

“D. Wade: Life Unexpected” is a documentary directed, filmed, and produced about the life of Dwyane Wade by his friend Bob Metelus for ESPN. Very much in the cinema verité style, Matelus was fortunate to have access to home movies and videos from Wade’s early years, as well as exciting footage from his college and […]

The volunteer who has taught  1,171  people how to save a life

  Manhattan Beach Fire Department Chief Daryn Drum was working one Saturday morning last year when he decided to walk across the street from the fire station to the Joslyn Community Center to peek in on a community CPR class. The class was offered by the all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Drum was new […]

City Council approves new fee increases 

The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday approved an array of fee increases residents and businesses will pay for city services ranging from building permits to fire inspections.  The increases total more than $550,0000, but fall short of the $931,000 a consultant’s report determined was the full cost of services the city is currently not recovering, […]

Family nixes Council’s blue curb solution

The Redondo Beach City Council has pulled back on its solution to help a family with a disabled daughter that lost the driveway apron used to help the daughter in and out of the family van. The council plan, which would have introduced two handicap-permit-parking-only blue curbs on the same block, was stalled when family […]