Keese, Boos win Men’s, Women’s divisions at windy ETSurf/SB Boardriders contest in El Porto by Will Watson South Bay Boardriders During the South Bay Boardriders (SBBC) first live webcast, Mother Nature took center stage, Kevin Cody March 16, 2026
Ancient cuisine, modern space, Toranj brings authentic Persian food to the South Bay in high style by Richard Foss I used to attend meetings at UCLA, after which the participants went out for dinner. There were two Richard Foss March 14, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Chiropractor – Dr. Derek Levy Chiropractor Derek Levy has three examination rooms in his Hermosa Beach office. Each is identically equipped with an examination table Kevin Cody March 13, 2026
FIFA World Cup banners will be hung throughout Manhattan Beach by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council voted 4-1 at its March 3 meeting to hang FIFA World Cup Mark McDermott March 13, 2026
RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY: Developer takes Deep Roots name for housing project by Mark McDermott Jon Bell spent three decades building the Deep Roots name in Manhattan Beach. A developer is now Mark McDermott March 13, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Kids Camps – AdventurePlex Kids camps Adventureplex The first things kids see when they arrive at AdverturePlex are two 35-foot-tall rock climbing walls and Special Contributor March 12, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Nursery/Garden Store – Deep Roots Garden Center Nursery/Garden store Deep Roots Garden Center For 15 years, Jon Bell ran Deep Roots Garden Center out of a barn-like Mark McDermott March 12, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Hotel – Shade Hotels Hotel Shade Hotels Twenty years ago, when Shade Hotel opened its doors in downtown Manhattan Beach, it did more than Mark McDermott March 12, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Art Gallery – Bo Bridges Gallery Art Gallery Bo Bridges Gallery There is a movie poster hanging in Bo Bridges’ downtown Manhattan Beach gallery that tells Mark McDermott March 12, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Wine Store – Uncorked Wine Store Uncorked Jeff Bonafede will be the first to tell you that the retail wine business is a lousy Mark McDermott March 12, 2026
PUBLIC SAFETY: Chevron fire spurs changes in emergency communication by Mark McDermott Shockwaves reverberated across Manhattan Beach on the night of October 2 as explosions and huge leaping flames Mark McDermott March 5, 2026
Into the Wild Blue: Eric and Dawn Martin are leaving for Alaska. But their legacy will live on at the Roundhouse Aquarium by Lynne Schafer Gross and Mark McDermott One day circa 1970, a boy in El Segundo looked up at a Mark McDermott March 5, 2026
CITY COUNCIL: Roundhouse Aquarium’s funding ok’d, Manhattan Beach Police Department Chief Rachel Johnson paused by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council agreed to help pay for the Roundhouse Aquarium’s ongoing maintenance as Mark McDermott February 26, 2026
Teens Parker Murphy, Milly Horstman claim SBBC/RivMex open titles by Will Watson South Bay Boardriders After competing two weeks ago at the World Club Championship in Australia, and placing Special Contributor February 26, 2026
Manhattan Beach school board will consider 31 layoffs at Wednesday’s meeting The Manhattan Beach Unified School District held a standing-room-only budget workshop last Thursday morning. The rain pouring down outside did Mark McDermott February 24, 2026
‘Who’s got it better than us?’ Charger Coach Harbaugh asks. ‘Nobody,’ Manhattan Beach Little Leaguers answer [UPDATED] by Kevin Cody The Manhattan Beach Little League celebrated opening day on Saturday, February 21, by bringing back its traditional Kevin Cody February 22, 2026