Council 86s Hermosa Saloon
By Dan Blackburn An appeal by the owner of Hermosa Beach’s only stand-alone bar for a lower tax rate was denied Tuesday by the City Council by a unanimous vote. Ken Garmoe, whose Hermosa Saloon has been a fixture on Pacific Coast Highway for 46 years, told the council his establishment should be taxed as […]
Beach Cities Toy Drive
by Kevin Cody Supporters of the Beach Cities Toy Drive (pictured above in 2018) kicked off the holiday charity’s 29th year this week. Unwrapped toys may be dropped off at the Hermosa Beach City Hall parking lot on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. Toys may also be dropped off anytime at Hermosa’s and Manhattan’s […]
BCHD offers vaccinations for kids 9-11
The Beach Cities Health District, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and the South Bay Consortium for School Vaccines, began offering Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations against COVID-19 to children ages 5 to 11 on Monday. “This is a critical next step in the battle against COVID-19,” said BCHD CEO Tom Bakaly. “Having […]
Resin Gallery hosts holiday art show
by Daniel Blackburn The SB Artist Collective, Resin Gallery, and Creative Wisdom Tools are uniting under the name South Bay Artist for an exhibit at Resin Gallery on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5 p[.m. Nearly 50 local artists and photographers, including high school artists from eight South Bay schools will participate in the show, titled […]
Manhattan Beach AboutTown
Veteran’s Day In observance of Veterans Day, the City of Manhattan Beach will honor veterans on Thursday, Nov. 11 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Monument. The event will feature The Hyperion Outfall Serenaders, the MBPD Honor Guard, a Girl Scout presentation on Veterans Day, and a keynote address by First Sergeant Yasmin […]
“The Great”- Maybe just the good [TELEVISION REVIEW]
The second season of the lauded Hulu original, “The Great” arrives this week. While not exactly the second coming, it is still clever. A short reprise precedes the first episode but briefly, young Catherine (f/k/a Sophie) of Germany has been married off to the crude, abusive, and sexually promiscuous Peter III of Russia. It is […]
Redondo Beach Veterans Day ceremony returns
An estimated 550 people gathered for a Veterans’ Day ceremony in Redondo Beach Nov. 11. The event saluted servicemen and women from all military branches and many eras, including a man who was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. A private first-class Army 104th engineer that day, Joe Eskanazi stood up last week at […]
Travel: Palm Springs Weekend
Palm Springs is 90 miles or so from the South Bay and a fabulous to visit in the winter and spring, when warmer temperatures are so welcome. The mountains are snow capped, the desert flowers are full of life and blooms. And what a great time to hang by the pool. We recently took a […]
Get ready for Sunday – Pierhenge is back!
Last year we told you about the throngs of photographers gathered under the Manhattan Beach Pier for the twice yearly event known as “Pierhenge.” That’s a magic moment when the sun sets perfectly in-between the two pillars of the Pier, making for a killer shot that attracts many, many photographers and beach lovers. It happened […]
Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand drafts initiative to block SB single family zoning bill
by Ryan McDonald and Mark McDermott Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand visited the State Capitol building in Sacramento in early 2018 to meet with state legislators about the numerous efforts underway to address the state’s housing crisis. Two of those efforts were authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). Senate Bill 827 would have required […]