Redondo Beach Planning commission holds public hearing on retail cannabis
by Garth Meyer A city planning commission hearing on retail marijuana sales will be held Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. The special meeting will take public input on a draft cannabis ordinance, written by the city attorney’s office at the direction of the city council. The ordinance would allow two retail marijuana stores in […]
Cormac ‘Cove’ O’Brien gets a push from dad
by Mike Purpus Last month, Cormac Cove O’Brien won the Open Men’s Longboard division at the South Bay Boardriders Surf contest at Torrance Beach. What made the win notable is that O’Brien is a 5-foot-2, 95 pound Parras Middle School seventh grader. Following his men’s longboard victory, he won the groms (12 and under) shortboard […]
Peninsula Calendar March 2022
3 MARCH Thursday Nature Author Series Join the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy at 7 p.m. for a live Zoom presentation from Sydney, Australia, by Charlotte McConaghy, author of the best selling novels, “Migrations” and “Once There Were Wolves.” McConaghy’s writing is fueled by her love of nature and her interest in stories of fierce women. Her newest […]
IN MEMORIAM – Manhattan Beach Strand House mourns loss of Michael Morrisette
by Mark McDermott The Strand House had only been opene for about a year, and it was something new and ambitious both for restaurateur Mike Zislis and for Manhattan Beach. It was 2012 and neither Zislis nor the city was yet known as a destination for fine dining. All Zislis knew is he wanted the […]