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MBEF raises $1.2 million
by Mark McDermott The 25th Anniversary of the Manhattan Wine Auction on Saturday night raised $1.2 million for local schools. More than 2,000 people attended the event at the Manhattan Beach Country Club, which featured 40 local restaurants and beverages served by more than 80 wineries, breweries and distilleries. The event’s special “Paddle Raise” generated […]
Manhattan Beach fourth graders design Gelsons shopping bag
Manhattan Beach fourth graders unveil the shopping bags they designed for Gelsons.
Couture D’Pier
Marcia Schneir designs for the pearls-and-sandals crowd By Ryan McDonald Marcia Schneir can often be found with a gaggle of children and a studio’s worth of art supplies, urging the kids to find the beauty in a lifeguard tower or a sunset. And then, sometimes in the same day, she pushes herself to find the […]
Ten for 10: Depth and dedication help Mira Costa surfers ride a decade-long streak of success
by Ryan McDonald There was a time last fall when Dickie O’Reilly thought it would be a typical South Bay high school surf season. Then the storms came. “We started in early October, and we went through until Christmas Break without any hiccups at all,” said O’Reilly, league director of the South Bay Scholastic Surfing […]
Consolation Kids prevail at Manhattan Beach Live Oak Park 3 on 3 basketball tourney
“This is like watching the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons play the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons.” by Paul Teetor Three brand new Live Oak Legends – Jersey Joe, The Kid, and Turbo – were born last Friday afternoon during the 48th Annual Live Oak Park 3 on 3 Basketball Classic. They achieved legendary status by pulling […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Prom for grownups An unusual and arguably long overdue event takes place Saturday night just across the Manhattan Beach border: a prom for grownups. The event, which features local bands Spendtime Palace, The Charities, Royal Rats, and Jesse Erikson and the Prom Band, takes place at the Moose Lodge in El Segundo and is targeting […]
Mayor targets stormwater protection in Manhattan Beach
by Mark McDermott Every day, nearly every resident in Manhattan Beach sends waste towards the Pacific Ocean. A walk on the beach reveals the obvious stuff — the thousands of pounds of plastics, pop cans, cigarette butts, paper, and miscellaneous detritus left behind by beachgoers each year. But there is a category of waste that […]
Manhattan Beach RackStarz offers surf, kayak, bike racks
RackStarz Vehicle Rack and Hitch celebrated the opening of its first California location in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday. The Colorado company fits cars with racks that securely transport kayaks, surfboards, bikes and other outdoor equipment.
MBEF Wine Auction hopes to tackle math
by Mark McDermott For 180 days of each year, alarm clocks go off early, and a small army of educators, administrators, and support staff rise, some with prep work to do almost immediately out of bed, everyone going through their commute routines before they arrive at the eight campuses of the Manhattan Beach Unified School […]
Citywide tobacco sales ban considered
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council will consider a citywide ban of tobacco sales in what Councilperson Steve Napolitano called “a logical next step” after banning smoking in public places five years ago. The Council on Tuesday night directed staff to research the impacts of such a ban and bring it back on […]
South Bay Community Calendar 6-6-19
Wine auction, pet auction, South Bay Paddle, summertime art show, run for Brock
Manhattan Beach About Town
Hersman takes helm Nancy Hersman became mayor at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, taking the reins from Councilperson Steve Napolitano. Hersman is serving her first term on council. She praised Napolitano, a Manhattan Beach native, as “a tough guy to follow” especially given that her 20 years in town make her relatively new. “You know […]
Recycled plastic lifeguard tower in Manhattan Beach
A lifeguard tower built with plastic blocks will be assembled on the beach at Marine Street in Manhattan Beach this Saturday, June 8. The project, by ByFusion Blocker, coincides with World Oceans Day.
Manhattan Village adds new restaurants
by Mark McDermott JLL provided a taste of what is to come at Manhattan Village last week, announcing two new restaurants which will be opening as part of the $180 million reimagining of the mall. Both restaurants, dan by ROC (Republic of China) and edo Little Bites, are new concepts from hip, cutting-edge restaurant groups. […]
Council trims $1.5 million from budget
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council is poised to approve a budget next Tuesday that will trim $1.5 million from the city’s general fund expenditures, and do so in a way that will hardly be noticeable for residents. “The cuts that were taken frankly should not be noticeable and won’t have a big […]