Roundhouse Aquarium classes viewed around the world
by Erin Waldner It’s a weekday afternoon and Juan Lopez, an educator at the Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier, is demonstrating a science experiment to a group of students in kindergarten and first grade. After explaining what an hypothesis is, Lopez tells the children that if he drops water onto his “stinky” sandal […]
Letters to the Editor: 4-22-2021
Color theory Dear ER: Few, if any, of society’s agendas have only one motive. The park, today called Bruce’s Beach, is in a good location and an asset to Manhattan Beach. Thus, no matter the racial misjudgments (or by today’s standards, misdeeds) of the time, the 1920s’ motives of the Manhattan Beach city council included […]
First summit of Mount Begg, Manhattan Beach
An unidentified skier became the first ever to summit and then ski down the dirt pile at Begg Field in Manhattan Beach, last Thursday. Manhattan Beach resident Armiston King was watching his grandson Brian play Little League when he spotted the skier and took these photos.
Calendar: from Shakespeare to ‘Gift-a-mom’
Event Spotlight Shakespeare by the Sea is bringing the Bard to cyberspace. The non-profit will present a staged, virtual reading of “Richard III” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24. Viewing is free. To make a reservation, go to shakespearebythesea.org. A Zoom talk with the actors and director Stephanie Coltrin will follow the reading at […]
Redondo acts to stop State from allowing “single-family home lot becoming six on a lot”
by Rachel Reeves The Redondo Beach City Council is continuing to push back against state lawmakers’ efforts to determine the city’s zoning and housing allocation. At its Tuesday meeting, the council unanimously agreed to advocate for the city’s right to judicially review state-mandated housing requirements and to oppose decisions about zoning made in Sacramento. Mayor […]