Redondo sailboat racing season nears halfway point
by Garth Meyer “An infinite number of variables on an infinite number of dimensions.” That is sailboat racing, according to Denny Browne, King Harbor Yacht Club member and current fifth-place skipper in the summer Twilight Racing Series. On Thursday evenings from April to September, five classes of sailboats – from 20 feet to 40 feet […]
Hermosa Pride Festival returns with films, music, drag shows
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Pride Festival returns to Hermosa Beach for the second year next Friday, June 24, through Sunday June 26. According to co-organizers Jose Bacallao, and Randy Renner, the weekend events will begin with a happy hour at 6 p.m., followed by a screening of “Gender Outlaw” at The Stanton HB restaurant, […]
Riviera Village Summer Festival to return after three-year absence
The Riviera Village Summer Festival returns June 24-26 after a three-year gap due to the pandemic. Held along South Catalina Avenue, Avenue I, Avenida del Norte in the Village, it features a carnival, live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and a wine and beer garden. Admission is free. A shuttle service, also free, […]
Patricia Dreizler “Matriarch of Redondo Beach,” dies at 96
by Garth Meyer On June 5, a week before her 96th birthday, Patricia Dreizler died in her sleep at her home in Redondo Beach. Renowned for her community involvement since the 1960s, she was honored four years ago with the re-naming of Redondo Shores Continuation School to Patricia Allen Dreizler Continuation High School. Though she […]
Questions to Ask Yourself When Setting Investment Goals
You may have said to yourself that you need to invest, but have you ever thought about why? Having concrete investment goals is important in keeping you motivated and in making the right choices. It’s hard to know what vehicles you should be choosing if you aren’t sure what you want to achieve. However, before […]
Hermosa City Council discusses Pier Plaza as ‘place maker,’ divided over equity
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa City Council passed a motion, 3 to 1, to accept a city staff recommendation that would allow downtown businesses to use two parallel on-street parking spaces, or three head-in parking spaces for decks in front of their businesses through next January. Councilman Justin Massey cast the sole dissenting vote at […]
Three things Nottingham Forest must do to stay in the Premier League beyond next season
Following on from their play-off final victory over Huddersfield Town at Wembley last month, Nottingham Forests fans and players alike will be riding the crest of a wave all summer — and rightly so, as that narrow 1-0 victory over Carlos Corberán’s Terriers put an end to their 23-year absence from the top flight. But […]