Council denies Pustilnikov appeal of builder’s application
by Garth Meyer Leo Pustilnikov’s 9300 Wilshire corporation lost its appeal Tuesday after its application to build 2,700 housing units, a hotel and commercial space at the AES site was deemed incomplete. The Redondo Beach city council voted 5-0 to concur with Community Services Director Brandy Forbes’ assessment of the August 2022 application. She told […]
‘Lookin’ out my back door’
BeachLife’s fourth edition establishes a tradition by Gavin Heaney The cold doldrums of winter were dispelled this weekend as the cursed marine layer finally broke open and the heavens poured sweet sunshine back upon us. The first notable south swell also rolled in, bringing the sand bars back after a long, strange absence. Coincidence or […]
Richstone’s Affair of the Heart means showing up for the kids
Vera Jimenez and husband Brian Herlihy, of Redondo Beach; and Sharon, and Barry Taylor, of Manhattan Beach, were recognized as the Richstone Family Center Affair of the Heart 2023 Honorees last month. Nearly 500 guests raised over $500,000 at the annual event at South Bay Porsche. Richstone CEO Roger Van Remmen, after thanking guests for […]
BeachLife Sunday a show of force
Mavis Staples, and the Black Crows deliver memory-making performances by Garrick Rawlings In a truly righteous world Mavis Staples would have headlined Sunday night in Redondo, the final night of this year’s highly successful Beachlife Festival. Righteous in the sense of accomplishment, talent and ongoing relevance, rather than nostalgia. Staples began singing in her family’s […]
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TRAVEL: Whales put on a real show near Pismo Beach
“Oh my gosh look at that!” exclaimed the boat’s captain. “A huge breach!” Michael Brink, who runs the SLO Tours whale watch boat rides in Avila Beach, was looking out the window of his boat, and still excited, after all these years, of seeing a whale jump into the air out of the water. Who […]