Best of the Beach 2022: Car Wash, Auto Repair
Car Wash Rock-n-Roll Car Wash The full service washing and detailing by Rock-n-Roll Car Wash, just like Madison WI car detailing, harkens to an era “when service was exceptional and quality was standard.” Throw in a fun and friendly atmosphere and nostalgic décor with memorabilia on the walls and rock on the box, and the […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Resort
Resort Terranea Resort If you’re not quite ready for a European vacation, a stay at the Terranea Resort may be the next best thing. Billed as an escape from the ordinary, the 102-acre property on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is surrounded by unparalleled natural beauty. When you’re paddle boarding along the Pacific, you’ll feel like […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Hotel
Hotel Shade, Manhattan Beach When Shade Hotel opened in downtown Manhattan Beach a dozen years ago, it did more than provide the area the first truly boutique hotel for visitors. Shade was the anchor for the Metlox project, a development 20 years in the making, and the hotel quickly became a gathering point for the […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Heating & Air Conditioning
Heating & Air Conditioning Rusher Air Conditioning Only some of the construction cranes popping up like an invasive species all over the beach cities, are hoisting Costello Climate Control and Rusher Air Conditioning HVAC units onto new home rooftops. Speaking of rooftops, Roeslers Roofing and Remodeling is one of the best companies there is for […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Dive Shop, Surf Shop & Skate Shop, Surfboard Shaper (Shop)
Dive Shop Dive N’ Surf When “Sea Hunt” began airing in 1958, Dive N’ Surf owners Bob and Bill Meistrell received a call from Lloyd Bridges, the show’s superhero SCUBA diver. Bridges wanted SCUBA lessons so he wouldn’t need to make up excuses for refusing dive club invitations. The story is recounted in Fits like […]
Manhattan Beach Citizens for Schools special election approved for parcel tax
by Mark McDermott The parcel tax initiative proposed by grassroots group MB Citizens for Schools was approved for a June 7 special election by a unanimous vote of the city council Tuesday night. The council needed to take action before March 10 in order to place the measure on the June election ballot. And since […]
Redondo councilman Obagi, Jr. sample recall petition in
District Four city council recall proponent Peter Azizi March 3 delivered a sample petition to City Hall to remove City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. The clerk’s office now has 10 days to check the document for conformance with state guidelines. If it is compliant, the city will grant the proponents a notice of sufficiency, at […]
“Passive” use or “aquatic development” posed for King Harbor’s Seaside Lagoon
by Garth Meyer Phase Two of a city effort to revitalize King Harbor amenities continued Monday night with drawings shown to the public on potential changes. Landscape architecture firm SWA Group of Los Angeles presented the ideas, inspired by input from Redondo Beach residents at a virtual meeting in December and pop-up kiosks. For Seaside […]
A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right Face Mask
Introduction With the coronavirus mutating itself into several deadlier forms, we cannot afford to lower our guard just yet. The difference between the early days of the pandemic and now is that consumers now have a wider range of choices and not just cloth and surgical masks. Also, better masks are available now at […]
BeachLife locals Some of the Beach Cities’ best musicians enjoy a bigger stage
by Mark McDermott Jeremy Buck had a California dream. It was 2000, and he was getting out of Indiana. He wrote a song called “Going to California,” packed his guitar and drums into his ‘89 Honda Accord, and drove west. He pulled into the South Bay and soon thereafter started a rock ‘n roll band. […]
Lady behind the lens: early 20th century photographer back in focus
Reclaimed and recognized “Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective” at the J. Paul Getty Museum by Bondo Wyszpolski While Imogen Cunningham is not as well known as other early- and mid-20th century photographers such as Paul Strand, Alfred Stigelitz, Edward Wilson, Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, her work parallels and bears comparison to theirs in many respects. […]