Hermosa Beach partners with Rams on draft day beach watch party

by Kevin Cody In Monday’s Los Angeles Times, veteran NFL reporter Sam Farmer wrote a mock draft in which he predicted 338 pound Oregon Duck center Jackson Powers-Johnson will be the Los Angeles Rams’ first round draft pick.  “This might not be a sexy pick…but it’s an important position to lock down,” Farmer wrote. Sexy…

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Manhattan Beach BevMo rash of smash-and-grabs ends with crash

Fourth time one too many for BevMo suspects The case of the multiple, early morning smash-and-grab BevMo burglaries ended with a crash and Manhattan Beach Police officers arresting four suspects. Deondrae Glenn Jenkins, 33; Emmalee Shaquica Rosser, 20; Marcia Mary Populas, 21; and a juvenile whose name was not released, were arrested for burglary by…

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Chang brings International Flamenco Festival with piano to Redondo

by Laila Freeman/JAI The powerful rhythmic strumming of Flamenco guitars, the stamping of boots, the clapping of hands, the pounding of piano keys. Wait a second. Piano? “I think people are going to be really shocked when they see a piano player opening the show,” said Mitchell Chang, producer of the Los Angeles International Flamenco…

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Geofencing proposed to stop speeding on Hermosa Beach Strand

by Kevin Cody Geofencing e-bike rentals was among the options for slowing e-bikes on The Strand that the Hermosa City Council discussed at a special council meeting on Thursday, February 15. Mayor Justin Massey and Councilman Raymond Jackson also suggested banning e-bikes altogether on The Strand and Pier Plaza.  The ban was opposed by Councilmember…

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Police Beat: Manhattan Beach Macy’s hit, BevMo burglars caught, Hermosa white collar crime, more car burglaries in Redondo

Manhattan apprehends retail robbers The Manhattan Beach Police Department dealt with multiple retail thefts earlier this month, including two incidents at the Macy’s, one of which involved juvenile suspects.  On Feb. 15, MBPD officers responded to a call regarding a theft in progress at Macy’s involving six juvenile suspects. When MBPD officers arrived on scene,…

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Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand: His public service in photos

Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand passed away Friday, February 9, following a four-year battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 65. According to a statement from the City of Redondo Beach, he died at home surrounded by his wife, Diedre, and family and friends after a “sudden turn of health” in the few days…

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Dodgers chill at Manhattan Beach Polar Bear Swim [Updated]

Photos by Steve Zaw by Kevin Cody A new Manhattan Beach community signature event, and a new Los Angeles Dodgers team building exercise were introduced Sunday morning, February 3, at the Manhattan pier with the advent of the First Annual CT3 Foundation Polar Bear Swim. Nearly two dozen Dodgers players, and coaches, participated in the…

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Plein air artist Tom Redfield exhibit at Easy Reader

An exhibit by Peninsula artist Thomas Hunter Redfield will feature his plein air work, much of it painted along the Peninsula coastline. The exhibit will also include his painted cigar boxes, with scenes from his travels around the country. The exhibit opens Saturday, February 3, at the Easy Reader/Peninsula magazine office. 5 p.m. to 8…

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Hermosa Person of the Year presented posthumously to Kevin Sousa

by Kevin Cody This year’s Hermosa Beach Person of the Year Award, for the first time since the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce created the award in 1959, was awarded posthumously.  The award was accepted by psychologist and Shock Boxx Gallery owner Mike Collins on behalf of Hermosa therapist Kevin Sousa. In addition to a…

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