El Segundo’s Jame has expanded both in size and ambition
From small things, great things grow by Richard Foss I get nervous when a restaurant I like makes a drastic expansion, because some concepts scale up well, some don’t. Doubling the seating may require doubling the kitchen size or not, and probably demands a staff expansion – but by how much? Restaurateurs who get those […]
MB COSTA CHEER: Mira Costa Cheer wins first ever CIF state championship
by Mark McDermott The Mira Costa High School Cheer team made history earlier this year. They won the first-ever CIF state-level championship on February 1, triumphing over 21 other elite cheer teams competing in the invitational tournament. Coach Travis Neese said the team’s accomplishment was particularly meaningful because of its historical significance. “This was the […]
REAL ESTATE: Manhattan Beach purchases $13 million downtown property
by Mark McDermott The City of Manhattan Beach has purchased the former U.S. Bank site, located in the middle of downtown adjacent to Von’s, for $13 million. The purchase was approved by the Council at its April 1 meeting and sale closed April 15. City Manager Talyn Mirzakhanian told the council the site’s location, both […]
Whales down for the count at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Citizen scientists at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center are documenting a historic low in Gray Whale sightings, but the apparent decline doesn’t tell the whole story by Chelsea Sektnan From sunrise to sundown, binoculars pressed to their eyes, volunteer whale counters at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes scan the Pacific for […]