CITY COUNCIL: Juneteenth will be celebrated at Bruce’s Beach and Polliwog Park
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously agreed to host a celebration of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, with a June 19 gathering at Bruce’s Beach Park and larger festivities at Polliwog Park on June 22. Juneteenth, officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, celebrates the final enforcement of the Emancipation […]
Tenor McNeil leads farewell song to Supreme Court Justice O’Connor
Dennis McNeil is known locally as the volunteer tenor who takes singing the National Anthem to a new level at events such as the Manhattan Beach 10K, Veterans Day ceremonies, and most recently, at the Redondo Beach Power Plant decommissioning ceremony on New Years Eve. In his professional life, the classically trained tenor Dennis has […]
Elks Club hosts first youth chess competition
The First Annual South Bay Chess Championships will be held Sunday, Jan. 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the Elks Lodge at Veterans Park in Redondo Beach. Co-sponsored by the Elks and Kiwanis Club, the event is for kids age 8-18, limited to 50 participants, who will play in 45-minute segments in the Lodge Room. Trophies […]
RUHS freshman goes on “Shark Tank” Friday
by Garth Meyer RUHS freshman Nathaniel Wellen will appear Friday night on “Shark Tank” on ABC at 8 p.m. The latest stop in his journey with his dual-handle umbrella invention, he first competed at the Redondo Beach Unified School District “Invention Convention” in 2021-22 for middle school. Advancing to subsequent levels, Wellen made it to […]
17-year-old killed in motorcycle crash
by Garth Meyer Kyle Brimer, 17, was killed Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 10, when his motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Carnelian Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., Brimer, riding southbound, hit a sedan that was making a left turn. Witnesses called 911 and police arrived to […]
Modern guide on flights: Fly more, pay less!
It is advantageous to buy tickets in advance, but sometimes you don’t know until the last minute whether it will be possible to go. Or vice versa, the reason for the trip appears unexpectedly. No problem: you can save even if you book a flight for the next few days with an app for booking […]