The taco reinvented in Redondo – twice
People who grew up in Mexico City find the way Americans eat tacos to be peculiar. Tacos there are a bocadillo, a snack, and making a meal of them would be like eating an entire can of the little Vienna sausages usually found impaled on toothpicks on cocktail party trays. I’m sure people have done […]
EDUCATION Parents erupt at school board meeting
Mb board meeting Fred Taylor, a leader of the WeTheParentsMB group, speaks to the MBUSD school board. by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education’s November 30 meeting was forced into an early recess after a group of parents shouted down another parent who was speaking in defense of the school […]
COVID-19 Dining decks will come down in January
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach outdoor dining deck experiment is coming to a close. Sort of. The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to require the downtown and North End restaurants to dismantle the temporary dining decks beginning January 3. But the Council also signaled a willingness to allow more permanent outdoor dining […]
PUBLIC SAFETY MBPD Chief Abell announces retirement
by Mark McDermott One of the most storied careers in the recent history of the Manhattan Beach Police Department is coming to a close. Chief Derrick Abell served 31 years with MBPD, and four years ago became the first African American to take the helm of the department, then two years ago temporarily also led […]