Shellback Tavern happy to serve outside customers again
By Jefferson Graham Bob Beverly is happy to start serving customers again outside his iconic Shellback Tavern (116 Manhattan Beach Blvd.) which overlooks the Manhattan Beach Pier, just up the street from the ocean. It’s been a tough 10 months since the pandemic began, as the restaurant/bar was open, then closed, then open again and […]
Jazz is here to stay, Lighthouse Cafe owner Hennessey promises
by Kevin Cody Lighthouse Cafe owner Paul Hennessey said this week he will make good on his promise in March, at the start of the pandemic, to reopen his live music club “better than ever.” Recent social media reports indicated the legendary downtown Hermosa Beach jazz club had been sold and would no longer be […]
Hermosa has ‘sticker shock’ from special election cost, electric bike riders shocked, too
by Daniel Blackburn City taxpayers will be hefting a higher cost than previously expected for a May 11 special election to replace council member Hany Fangary, who notified colleagues of his resignation on Christmas Eve. City Clerk Eddie Sarmiento told the council Tuesday that the county’s estimated costs for assisting in the election will run […]
Hermosa Beach consultant enlisted for development advice
by Daniel Blackburn A Los Angeles planning consultant is soliciting ideas from some Hermosa Beach business owners regarding their hopes for future development of the downtown area and other areas of the city. Economic & Planning Systems (E&PS) provided the city with a market and economic analysis in January 2014. That study was used in […]
Restrictions begin to lift, but Manhattan Beach’s death toll increases
by Mark McDermott Los Angeles County has lifted its Stay at Home public health order, allowing outdoor dining, private gatherings with people from households outside their own, and personal care businesses to resume. The health order was issued on November 30, after ICUs throughout the County reached zero capacity due to an influx of COVID-19 […]
Manhattan Beach school enrollment down 8 percent due to pandemic
Manhattan Beach public schools enrollment fell 8 percent from last year, from 6,524 students to 6,031.
Manhattan Beach restaurants set to resume outdoor dining on Friday
Skechers grant program continues, city loans begin
Torrance Fisherman Mark Paulson lost at sea, search finds boat, PFD off Peninsula
by Rachel Reeves At about 3:30 p.m. last Tuesday, a call came into the Redondo Beach Harbor Patrol about a boater in distress. The boater, Mark Paulson, a fisherman and water service operator for the City of Torrance, was in a small, motorized boat like those outerlimits boats for sale. “The weather that day was […]
South Bay’s Big Runts got start on Animal Planet’s Pit Boss
South Bay hip hop duo Big Runts is far from a gimmick
Letters to the Editor 1-27-21
Zoom out a doom out Dear ER: The Board of Education is a volunteer position that demands countless hours of work and forces our elected officials to make difficult decisions. I have no doubt in my mind that all of our board members do what they believe is best for our children. We should […]
Don’t Flinch: from punk rocker to Redondo fishing captain
Nick “Flinch” Padilla claims to have never put on a dry wetsuit, a testament to being in the ocean just about every day since he learned to surf.
That is not to say he’s had a healthy life.
He smoked pot for the first time at age nine. By high school he was drinking heavily and taking speed, two drugs that seemed to go well with his two other obsessions: music and surfing.
When he was 14, he and his friends founded STDs, a punk band that was still performing locally, prior to the pandemic.
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