Suspend outdoor watering, Hermosa, Redondo, PV
Residents of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes and Hawthorne are asked to suspend outdoor watering from September 6 to September 20 to “to ensure we all continue to have enough water for health and safety..,” according to a press release issued Wednesday, August 31, by Cal Water, the area’s water supplier. The suspension of […]
RBUSD leader Steven Keller is retiring
by Mark McDermott Retiring has never been a word that much applied to Steven Keller. Keller was appointed as the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s superintendent in 2006, and came bounding into the community with a youthful zeal so unlike previous local education leaders that it represented not so much a changing of the guard […]
DEVELOPMENT Project Verandas decision looms for City Council
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council will decide Tuesday whether to allow Project Verandas to proceed, or to uphold any or all of the five citizen appeals against the 79-unit apartment complex, inviting an uphill legal fight in hopes of upending state housing law. Two council members, Suzanne Hadley, and Joe Franklin, announced […]
Hermosa Music Company, Shockboxx art gallery create cultural hub in Hermosa Beach
by Garrick Rawlings One of the many bright lights shining in the burgeoning Hermosa Beach Industrial Arts District is the Hermosa Music Company (HMC), a recording studio, stage, gallery and venue. It opened just as the COVID was shutting businesses down. The HMC origin story began when owner Kevin Sousa got together with Mike Collins, […]
What America tastes like
I have expat friends who live in New Zealand and stay with me when they visit family here. Their first actions on arrival follow a pattern. On the way from the airport, even before dropping their luggage, we stop for Mexican food, and within the next two days we go out for barbecue. These are […]
It’s Not as Hard as You Think: Creative Writing Techniques in 2022
The field of creative writing encompasses everything beyond technical business writing and rigorous journalism. Whether you’re just starting out, you’re an established nonfiction writer trying to branch out, or you’re a creative writer who wants to take the next step and become a published author, practicing your craft is essential. Blank paper and instructions […]