Spotlight on Education: Switzer Learning Center, takes lead in special Ed
Switzer Learning Center’s Palm Royale Gala was a wonderful celebration of the local community’s commitment to empowering students with diverse learning styles and needs. Supporters came together on November 14 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club and set fundraising records, demonstrating the unwavering dedication to Switzer Learning Center’s mission. The evening featured a live auction […]
Police Beat: Egg on Hermosa Police, rock assault, gun suspect steals bike
by Liz Mullen E-bikers egg on Hermosa police About a dozen people on e-bikes and e-motorcycles taunted a Hermosa Beach Police Department officer using the N word, and threw an egg at him, leading to a chase by eight other HBPD officers. HBPD has an on-going investigation into the incident, which occurred Saturday night, March […]
April 2025 Peninsula Calendar
Spotlight: Sunday by the Sea celebration Sunday by the Sea, one of the Peninsula’s most celebrated fundraisers, returns to its home overlooking Lunada Bay on Sunday, April 27. Proceeds benefit Providence Hospice and Palliative Care programs, which provides 27/7 care for over 9,000 families, regardless of their ability to pay. For tickets and location, call […]
About Town Redondo: Councilmembers’ Keys to the City, Knoll steps down
Chamber of Commerce head Knoll steps down Dominik Knoll, Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce president for the past six years, will step down May 9. A search for his successor is underway, led by current board chair Bibi Goldstein. Knoll informed the board in February. The board extended its gratitude to him in a statement, […]
Discipline and detail, the sublime paintings of Fei Alexander
by Bondo Wyszpolski Is it possible for a talented artist to be too private or withdrawn, and to vanish from public view for years at a time? That might well be the case with Redondo Beach painter Fei Alexander, who went seven years after her solo show at El Camino College before appearing at Ego […]
City Council looks to reduce losses at Redondo Beach Perfoming Arts Center
by Garth Meyer The future of the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center was discussed Tuesday by the city council, for a building which lost $570,864 last year, considered a promising result after two “terrible years” coming off the height of the pandemic. Jack Meyer, the new Redondo Beach cultural arts manager, and longtime technical director […]
Spotlight on Medicine: An Affaire to Remember, San Pedro Peninsula Cancer Guild
The San Pedro Peninsula Cancer Guild in support of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, hosted its annual fundraising boutique, luncheon and fashion show at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach on November 24. The guest speaker was Heinz Josef-Lenz MD, of the Head of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program at USC Norris’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. He […]
Spotlight on Education: Educators of the Year Awards
by Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Photos by Philicia Endeleman The 44th annual Educator of the Year Awards dinner was hosted by the Rotary on February 13 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. The honorees included Lynda Louise from Lunada Bay Elementary School, Donna Villaescusa from Soleado Elementary School, Kurt Hay from PV Intermedia, Molly Steinberg […]
Spotlight on Art: Galleries and art fairs
Show time: Artists, patrons, curators and connoisseurs! PHOTOS BY BONDO WYSZPOLSKI
Redondo Beach City council to create economic development committee
by Garth Meyer An economic development subcommittee is about to be formed by the Redondo Beach city council, featuring two councilmembers yet to be named, and representatives of the business community. The president of the Redondo Pier Association, Robert Resnick, a master leaseholder, called in to the April 1 council meeting to give his “full-hearted support […]
Decoupling policy proposed to defuse pickleball disputes in Hermosa Beach
by Kevin Cody Tracey Tozser lives across the street from the Kelly Courts pickleball courts on Valley Drive in Hermosa Beach. By Tozser’s calculations, she hears 900 pickleball pops per hour, per court, every day except Sundays and Mondays when the courts are closed. “You do the math,” Tozser told the Hermosa Beach Parks and […]