MANHATTAN BEACH YEAR IN REVIEW 2025: Three shining stars dimmed, housing crisis hits, and MB becomes Pali South by Mark McDermott Three unfathomable losses overshadowed everything else that happened in Manhattan Beach in 2025. Ford Savela, Braun Levi, Mark McDermott January 8, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE: Amid controversy, $28 million storm drain approved by Mark McDermott What began as a straightforward decision by the Manhattan Beach City Council to use state grant funds Mark McDermott January 5, 2026
Bob White: The man who was Manhattan Beach Bob White made Manhattan Manhattan by Kevin Cody Bob White followed a path common to Manhattan Beach’s post World War Kevin Cody January 1, 2026
Way of the Water: Szilvia Gogh’s underwater work on the Avatar movies came from her own epic life experience by Alessandra Haddick At first glance, the massive underwater world of Avatar seems galaxies away from the South Bay. But Special Contributor December 25, 2025
A toy story: How the Beach Cities Toy Drive became a local Christmas miracle by Mark McDermott They were a bunch of old hands. Each knew the backroom byways of a world the average Mark McDermott December 22, 2025
Beach Cities Toy Drive: The hard part is wrapping the presents Collecting toys is only half of the job of the Beach Cities Toy Drive. Thousands of toys were collected this Kevin Cody December 21, 2025
The Manhattan Beach Glow Tide Fun Run, the fun run that’s really fun The Manhattan Beach Glow Tide Fun Run, on Saturday, December 6, was all its title promised. The negative -1.6 foot Special Contributor December 11, 2025
MB Police Beat: Ransacked, e-bike and vehicles stolen Weekly stats Manhattan Beach Police Department received 760 calls for service between November 27 and December 3. Officers took 38 Mark McDermott December 11, 2025
IN MEMORIUM: Yuri Botelho, a beloved former City of MB employee, killed by lightning on a trip to Peru by Mark McDermott Yuri Botelho was one of those people somehow anointed by a special kind of charm. Wherever he Mark McDermott December 11, 2025
HOLIDAY STROLL: Santa Claus finally came to North Manhattan Beach by Mark McDermott For years, the North Manhattan Beach Holiday Stroll came and went with little fanfare, a modest gathering Mark McDermott December 11, 2025
A la carte: Coyote rebirth, new French, Persian restaurants in Manhattan by Richard Foss Openings, current, imminent: As the year winds down, the pace of openings and new project announcements is Richard Foss December 10, 2025
RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT: City of Manhattan Beach braces for development wave beyond its control by Mark McDermott The City Council on Tuesday night took two actions that were ostensibly about parking permits and notifying Mark McDermott December 5, 2025
PUBLIC SAFETY: E-bikers involved in Hermosa attack included Manhattan Beach Middle School students by Mark McDermott The brutal attack of a 56-year-old man by a group of juveniles on e-bikes that took place Mark McDermott December 4, 2025
King Tides: A Glimpse Into Our Coastal Future by Grace Adams and Marissa Wu, Roundhouse Aquarium King Tides offer us a striking snapshot of what our future coastlines Special Contributor December 4, 2025
MBUSD Superintendent John Bowes announces retirement by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach Unified School District Superintendent John Bowes announced his retirement at last week’s school board meeting, Mark McDermott November 27, 2025
School Board approves $207M in upgrades, including new 50-meter pool at Mira Costa by Mark McDermott The good news when local voters approved Measure RLS last November was that Manhattan Beach Unified School Mark McDermott November 26, 2025