Short and sweet and spicy
As much as I like variety, sometimes I’m happy to see a restaurant with a short, well defined menu. It signals confidence, essentially saying, “We don’t serve much, but we’ll bet you’ll like what we offer enough to come back for it.” It’s a strategy reminiscent of the days when a culturally conservative population valued […]
Seawright-Quigley a true Daughter of Hermosa Beach
Roberta Hesketh Seawright Quigley was born in Hermosa Beach to Robert and Dorothy Heskethon January 23, 1939 and passed away Feb. 10. She enjoyed supporting Hermosa Beach events, such as the Art Festival at the pier, and Hermosa Beach Historical Society gatherings. Summer was her favorite season, the beach her favorite place, and yellow her […]
All Ball Sports
by Paul Teetor Next man up. That was the story Saturday night for Mira Costa as the Mustangs fell to St. Francis 38-35 on a last-minute touchdown and then missed what would have been a game-tying field goal as time expired. Hanging over the first game of the year was the shadow of a Mustang […]
Racial Reckoning: Manhattan Beach City Council stops short of issuing a Bruce’s Beach apology
by Mark McDermott The recommendations of the Bruce’s Beach Task Force came to the City Council Tuesday night with a backdrop that included not only the century-old, racially-inspired and city-backed misdeed that resulted in the taking of an African-American beachfront resort, but national attention on just what Manhattan Beach now intends to do to address […]
Beach Cities Health District pools ideas for Aquatic Center in Redondo Beach
by Kevin Cody The roughly 20,000 kids within walking distance of the ocean in the three Beach Cities have one municipal pool where they can learn to swim. If they don’t learn to swim, they can never safely enjoy the ocean while surfing, diving, paddling, boating or fishing. “Swimming is a cradle to grave sport,” […]
First year Sea Hawk struggles to stretch her wings
Editor’s note: Lucy Davis, a freshman at Redondo Union, reflects on what it has been like to enter high school virtually. by Lucy Davis My parents didn’t take me to school on the first day of high school. That morning was particularly quiet, as far as first days usually go. I made myself breakfast, I […]