Jazz guitarist Jacques Lesure to recall Lighthouse Jazz Cafe history
by Emma Lehman Every Monday night, Jacques Lesure can be found at the Lighthouse Jazz Cafe, on Pier Plaza in downtown Hermosa Beach, hosting jam sessions. The legendary jazz guitarist has performed with Pharoh Sanders, Bernadette Peters, Little Milton, and James Brown. In the Oscar-winning La La Land, Lesure is the Lighthouse band guitarist. On […]
Redondo Beach King Harbor amenities plan holds next public meeting, pop-ups
The second (virtual) King Harbor amenities plan community meeting is set for March 7 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. It is to include a summary of public input so far, and preliminary ideas from city consultants SWA Group, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture firm. A pop-up booth will be open Saturday, Feb. 26, at […]
The Redondo Beach City Council unconvinced by explanation for electric bill spikes
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach city council members, who saw the city’s electric bill jump by $185,000 in January, accused Southern California Edison (SCE) and the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) last week of misleading residents on what some council members deemed hidden rate increases. The allegations were made at a Feb. 15 city council meeting, […]
CORRECTION: Council to review Clean Power Alliance (CPA) 100 percent renewable agreement
CORRECTION: “Police Chief to Come from Within” (ER Feb. 17, 2022), erroneously stated that a search for a new fire chief is underway. The search has not yet begun. Also, no school board members will be on the interview panels for the new police chief. The school district will be represented by Superintendent Steven Keller.
Villa Oneiro (House of Dreams) on Portuguese Bend Road in Rolling Hills
Photos by Daniel Solomon by Stephanie Cartozian This European style estate has over 2,500 hundred grape vines, and 100 olive trees, of both Greek and Spanish varietals on site. The estate is located on Portuguese Bend Road in Rolling Hills, in an area of the Peninsula designated as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). The designation […]
How Ketamine Can Help Bipolar Disorder Sufferers
Many people these days are eager to find treatments that can help them to improve their mental wellbeing and health. Some people suffer from serious mental health disorders that do require speedy intervention, but a lot of sufferers feel too embarrassed to seek help or do not realize how important it is to get help […]
6 Important Things You Should Know About California’s Drink Driving Laws
Drink-driving endangers your life and others. According to the NHTSA, driving under the influence of alcohol tragically results in over 10,000 fatalities every year. The specific laws regarding drink-driving differ from state to state. Here are six of the important things you should know about the laws in California. 1. Your BAC Determines […]
Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic plans 70th anniversary gala
by Rachel Reeves Programs include Music Mobile van, recorders for schools. The year the Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic was established, children were dying of polio and Mr. Potato Head was America’s hottest new toy. In the seven decades since, the organization has become one of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s most generous donors. The Peninsula […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 2-24-22
Ongoing Phenomenal Women Registration is open for the Manhattan Beach Chamber’s Phenomenal Women event, which returns March 31, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The virtual event runs will feature a panel of phenomenal women from the South Bay. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias: Inspire.Empower.Unite. Admission is free. To register, go to manhattanbeachchamber.com and open the calendar of events. […]
Hadley’s Crusade – A Manhattan Beach Councilperson takes aim at two books
Second of two parts (part one 2/10/22) by Mark McDermott Councilperson Suzanne Hadley’s choice of the books Gender Queer and Lawn Boy as targets in her recent appearances before the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education was not coincidental. Both books are among the targets in a book-banning movement that has arisen nationwide […]