2011: The Year in Review
The top stories and newsmakers of 2011. Photo 2011 in was a year of doings and undoings, actions and inaction in the Beach Cities. The Easy Reader each year takes a year-end look at the people and issues that passed through our pages. This year, in addition to the Year in Review compilations for Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach, we singled out 11 stories, including three people whose actions significantly impacted the community, the top issues that commanded each respective city’s attention, and the community leaders who passed away. Behind the wheels Marissa Christiansen. Photo by Chelsea Seknan Marissa Christiansen led the South Bay Bicycle Coalition’s drive to create a regional bike path and achieved astonishing success in doing so. This year, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Gardena, Lawndale, Redondo Beach and Torrance – adopting the bike plan, marking the beginning of a 20-year project that will bring 214 miles of bikeways to the South Bay. Gallery goddess Peggy Zask. Photo by Chelsea Sektan Peggy Zask has long been a fixture in the South Bay’s art scene, having opened several galleries in the course of a two-decade career as a curator. Zask, who…
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