Spotlight on Education: Palos Verdes Peninsula Village, The Upside of Aging Expo
On September 25 PV Village hosted a sold-out event at the PV Golf Club featuring founding board member Helen Dennis, and former Daily Breeze reporter Jean Adelsman as guest speakers. Community resource tables offered information, and a silent auction included Lakers tickets for two at the Crypto Arena and a VIP tour for four of […]
Spotlight on Education: “Save Our Schools” SOS! rally at Malaga Cove
On October 11, the local community rallied in favor of Measure SOS, a $297 million Palos Verdes Unified School District bond. The district’s aging classrooms and science laboratories are in need of repair. A power surge at Miraleste Intermediate School recently melted the electrical panel, closing the school for three days. Nearly 50 classrooms and school […]
Spotlight on community: 67th Annual Rolling Hills Estates City Celebration
Celebrating Community & Our Equestrian Heritage On September 14, the City of Rolling Hills Estates hosted its annual celebration at the Empty Saddle Club. Invitations were mailed to all RHE residents, providing them with two free passes for activities such as pony and horse rides, a petting zoo, face painting, and rock wall climbing, along […]
Measure BC: Second bond in BCHD’s history is next week
By Garth Meyer Voters have not fielded a bond from Beach Cities Health District since the year of “In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins, when a measure passed in 1956 to build the former South Bay Hospital, now the subject of the BCHD’s second bond in its history, to tear down […]
About Town Redondo: Man exits moving vehicle, Women’s March, Riviera Village Halloween
Man exits moving vehicle on PCH About 3:14 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, a male in his early 20s exited a back door of a moving vehicle in the 300 block of North Pacific Highway in Redondo Beach, causing traumatic injuries, according to a report by Redondo Beach Police. He was treated by RBFD paramedics […]
Letters to the Editor 10-31-24
Be a true sport Dear ER: This must stop now. I’m talking about the scheduling of children’s sport activities on Sunday mornings between breakfast and noon, when they could just as well be scheduled after lunch. Those hours are just the hours we go to church as families. The lessons learned there help our families […]
Murder, rape, drug charges for Michael DiGiorgio against nine women
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has charged a South Bay man with murder and 18 counts of sexual assault and drug offenses regarding nine women, one of whom died at the alleged perpetrator’s Redondo Beach residence in 2020. All of the charges are felonies. If convicted, DiGiorgio’s sentence could be life in prison. According […]
Spotlight on culture: PVPLD Friends of the Library Celebrate French Heritage
Families and neighbors joined the Peninsula Friends of the Library to celebrate the joie de vivre of French heritage on July 21 in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room. The standing-room-only afternoon was facilitated by Peninsula mom and veterinarian Emilie Lanquetot, who shared experiences of a French mother raising American-born children. Hélène Godec shared her […]
On Local Government The long reach of Prop. 13
by Bob Pinzler In this year’s election, residents of the Beach Cities are being asked for a lot of money to be levied on us through our property taxes. Cities, the County, school districts, and special districts are all asking us to approve increases to our annual bills. For some of us, the impact will […]
Manhattan Beach Council Candidate Marcy a hometown kid makes his bid
by Jefferson Graham After serving three terms as president of the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, Joe Marcy wanted to go to the next level of serving his city by becoming a City Council member. He is one of six vying for the three spots in the 2024 election. Born and bred in Manhattan Beach, where […]
“Daaaaaalí! – Emphasis on the í! [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Daaaaaalí!” is the ultimate fluff piece. It’s a French existential comedy that replays like “Groundhog Day,” revisiting the same surreal theme, Dalí himself, over and over using multiple actors playing the master himself. Young Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier), tired of her day job as a pharmacist, has decided to redefine herself as a journalist and […]
Small hotel development slated for downtown Manhattan Beach
by Mark McDermott A nine-room, 4,494 square foot hotel, developed by longtime local property owner Tony Choueke and designed by architect Louie Tomaro, will replace a real estate office in downtown Manhattan Beach. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the hotel, located at 1145 Highland Avenue, at its July meeting. Tomaro told the council its inspiration […]
Election 2024: Measure HB sales tax increase divides current, former leaders
by Kevin Cody Current and past political leaders are taking opposing positions on Measure HB, on the November 5 ballot. The measure would add a 3/4% local sales tax to the current 9.5% sales tax. In February, the City Council voted, four to one, to ask voter approval of a 3/4% Transaction and Use Tax […]
Spotlight on Charity: PV Peninsula Seniors Olde-Fashioned Social
“Get the Scoop” On Sunday, July 21st, many community members joined Peninsula Seniors for an Olde-Fashioned Ice Cream social with local favorite, Handel’s Ice Cream. Served up at the beautiful Scriba Family Center for a mere $5 a scoop, guests were treated to a festive summer afternoon where they enjoyed a frozen dessert, saw familiar […]
The ESMoA Experiment: An unconventional art museum founded by Manhattan Beach residents sets its sights on Lawndale
by Alex Khatchadourian The dense blocks of Hawthorne Boulevard nestled between Marine Avenue and Rosecrans Boulevard are littered with the familiar businesses that have long inhabited the distinct six-lane roadway, which stretches over twenty miles, coursing from Palos Verdes through Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, and Inglewood. A bustling Jack in the Box, a two-story WSS shoe […]
Riviera Mexican Grill, not the obvious choice for a Redondo beachfront restaurant– or is it?
When I heard that the former Riviera Mexican Grill owners had taken over the former Samba Restaurant just north of the Redondo Pier, my first thought was that it was about time someone did something there. The Brazilian restaurant that occupied that space had been rudderless for years, making a prime waterfront location a low-energy […]