PUBLIC ART Manhattan Beach City Council approves two rainbow crosswalks
by Mark McDermott The City Council, on Tuesday night, approved installation of two crosswalks striped in the colors of a rainbow, one at the foot of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, where it meets The Strand, and the other at Polliwog Park. The rainbow crosswalks, a symbol of acceptance for the LGBTQ community, were one of […]
Manhattan Beach AboutTown
Pumpkin Race The 30th Annual Pumpkin Race takes place Sunday, October 24 starting at noon on Manhattan Beach Boulevard just above the pier. Race a pumpkin and take part in the spectacle of the Manhattan Beach Pier area transformed into Pumpkin Race Land, where creativity runs wild and cheaters never prosper. Costumes are encouraged. Festivities […]
4 Financial Goals Everyone Should Have
Goal setting is an important part of life, but not always a fun one. Financial goals are some of the most important goals you should set, but they’re also some of the hardest to maintain. That said, no matter what you earn or how old you are, there are four financial goals that everyone should […]
Hermosa Beach AboutTown
Folks ignoring the law “Too many people in the Pier area are ignoring the law,” Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron told the city council earlier this month. He said alcohol-related behavior has been keeping his officers busy with arrests and citations. LeBaron stressed that increased enforcement in this area will be maintained. He […]
Students recovered from COVID return on day of mandate protest
by Dan Blackburn Five students at Hermosa Valley School tested positive for COVID-19 last week and were quarantined, according to a school official, bringing to 12 the number of district cases since the September start of classes. Hermosa Beach City School District Superintendent Jason Johnson reported the most recent outbreak was contained to one, upper […]
Calendar for 10-21-21
Spotlight: The 2021 Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is set for Sunday, Oct. 24. Walkers will walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back. The opening ceremony is at 9 a.m. The walk is co-produced by the Skechers Foundation and the Friendship Foundation and presented by Kinecta Federal Credit […]
The invisible rope
by Mark McDermott and Ryan McDonald A rope went up on the beach below Bruce’s Lodge on June 23, 1912, the very first Sunday the resort that welcomed Black beachgoers to Manhattan Beach was in operation. Though the man responsible for roping off of the beach was one of the city’s founders, George […]
‘La La Land’s’ lost plaque recovered
In April 2017, Leadership Hermosa and Hermosa Beach Mayor Jeff Duclos organized a celebration to acknowledge the city pier’s cameo role in “La La Land.” As part of the celebration, Leadership Hermosa prepared a colorful, ceramic plaque, to be installed on a wall at the foot of the pier. The plaque read, in part, […]
“Nox” These are hard ones [TELEVISION REVIEW]
“Nox” is a hard edged, fast paced, gritty thriller that will make you think of the term “Spring Cleaning” in a whole new light, actually a whole new dark. A 6 episode limited French series that premieres in the U.S. for the first time since its debut in France in 2018, it will definitely leave […]
“Alexandra Ehle” – Quincy in a skirt [TELEVISION REVIEW]
“Alexandra Ehle,” created by Elsa Marpeau and Frédéric Faurt is a nice edition to MHz Choice’s collection of murder lite. Unlike the relentlessly dark bingeable British mysteries such as “Criminal: UK,” “Unforgotten,” “Broadchurch,” and “The Fall,” the French have lightened the genre with “Murder In,” “The Art of Crime,” and “Perfect Murders,” among other entries. […]