Manhattan Beach’s Mason Silva wins skateboarding’s top honor
“COVID turned into a blessing for me because there were no distractions.” Manhattan Beach skateboarder Mason Silva has been named Thrasher Magazine’s 2020 Skater of The Year. Skaters from across the globe spend all year performing for short videos, called “parts,” that they then submit to Thrasher Magazine for skating’s highest honor. Silva was […]
Manhattan Beach dominates best new 2020 South Bay Restaurants
While 2020 was not a good year financially for restaurants, it was creatively and qualitatively the equal of any in recent memory.
Tommy Lasorda, Skechers formed friendship bond in Manhattan Beach
Tommy Lasorda, who rivaled Yogi Berra for memorable baseball quotes, went to his rest last Thursday, leaving behind a quote readymade for his tombstone.:
I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I’m going to the big Dodger in the sky.”
Return home inspires plan for Redondo Beach community garden
Brianna Egan had to leave Redondo Beach to realize some things about her beloved home city: the general lack of environmental awareness, for example, and the fact that there are 1.4 acres of park space per thousand residents, less than half the average for cities in Los Angeles County. For Egan, 25, the awareness accumulated […]
Letters to the Editor 1-14-2021
A debatable debate Dear ER: Redondo Beach’s ability to face economic recovery in the years ahead will depend decidedly on the March election for Mayor and Council Members. There is a fine group of well-qualified candidates who want to bring progress and collaborative leadership to Redondo Beach: Chris Voisey for Mayor; Brad Waller for […]
COVID’s toll increases by three in Beach Cities
Charts by Bernard Wong, SubliminalMachines.com. Source: Los Angeles County Health Department COVID-19 claimed two more lives in Hermosa Beach and one in Manhattan Beach last week, bringing the total in the three Beach Cities since the start of the pandemic to 28, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Local businesses reporting […]
Hermosa Beach Council seat to be filled by mail-in ballot
The Hermosa Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to call for a special, mail-in election on May 11 to replace Councilman Hany Fangary, who resigned this month. Fangary, who served seven years on the council is moving to Manhattan Beach. Mayor Justin Massey said he wanted to appoint a new replacement member to serve […]
PANDEMIC: City registers two new COVID-19 deaths; Mayor questions if deaths are out of norm
Two more Manhattan Beach residents have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Plan to limit public input on hold
An attempt by Hermosa Beach city officials to eliminate some written communications from residents from city council meeting agendas went down in flames Tuesday — perhaps only temporarily — following vigorous resident complaints. The issue had been scheduled for discussion at this week’s meeting, but it was not included on the agenda. City Attorney Michael […]
Manhattan Beach schools push back start date for in-person instruction
The reopening of in-person classroom instruction within the Manhattan Beach Unified School District and all area schools has been suspended due to the surge in COVID-19 cases occurring throughout Los Angeles County.
PUBLIC SAFETY: MBFD receives COVID vaccine
Members of the Manhattan Beach Fire Department in late December became among the first local first responders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Firefighters and paramedics received doses of the Monderna vaccine. Acting battalion chief Dave Shenbaum said the vaccination came at a crucial time because the department has encountered a spike in COVID-related calls. “Our […]
Redondo Beach About Town: MLK celebration, RBPD scholarships
An online celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be hosted by the Redondo Beach Police Department on King’s birthday, Monday, Jan. 16., beginning at noon.
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center proposed as vaccinations site, devil’s in the details
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has identified the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center as a potential location for distributing COVID-19 vaccines, first to healthcare practitioners in Los Angeles and ultimately to the general public. Depending on how negotiations between the city and county pan out, the MPOD (Medical Point of Dispensing) could […]
All Ball Sports: Lasorda, and the Linguine and Baseball Club; Goff in from the cold; Coach Feather credited
Tony Capozzola had some baseball advice for Tommy Lasorda during what started as a friendly lunch. Lasorda didn’t agree with it — and didn’t want to hear it. The lunch went downhill from there.
3 Great Ways to Pamper Yourself This Week
How much time do you really devote to self-care? A lot of us say that we’re going to look after ourselves more often, but we often spend more of our time looking after other people than we do caring for ourselves. Although there’s nothing wrong with being a generous and empathetic person, it’s easy to […]