MBUSD orchestras awarded top honors
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Middle School and Mira Costa High School orchestras were honored last week for their performances at the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association music festival at Santa Ana High School. The Chamber Orchestra and String Ensemble from MBMS and the Philharmonic, Sinfonietta, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras from Mira […]
Hermosa Beach Museum Oil Wars Recalled on 10th Anniversary
Photos by Chris Miller Veterans of Hermosa’s oil wars, dating back to the 1950s, gathered at the Hermosa Beach Museum last month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the successful 2015 Stop Oil effort. For the occasion, museum director Mark Shoemaker and museum program director Ryan Basford delivered a history of Hermosa’s oil wars, dating […]
A la Carte: AttaGirl opens, vegan star closes, wine dinners
by Richard Foss Another Hermosa Avenue Star: AttaGirl has opened in the former Dia de Campo space, and the difference in the space is phenomenal. The former rustic tropical vibe has been replaced by a sleek modern look enhanced by upbeat music at moderate levels. The menu uses Middle Eastern ideas as a springboard for […]
CITY COUNCIL: Hyperion Outfall Serenaders honored, 50 years as City of MB’s official band
by Mark McDermott At the beginning of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Amy Howorth recalled the moment she first heard the official band of Manhattan Beach. Twenty-eight years ago, the Howorth family had newly arrived in town. It was a Saturday morning in October, and Howorth was exhausted. She and her husband and two […]
RBFD Harbor Master returns to the water
A long-sought, new harbor master is in place at the Redondo Beach waterfront. Curt Mahoney was appointed last September, an RBFD veteran since 2002, working most recently in the fire prevention bureau. He has never before been assigned to Station Three at the waterfront, but worked there at times in his first year with the […]