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Next Step’s Janne Kouri honored at Best of Manhattan Beach dinner
First Step founder Jannie Kouri, received the Bob Meistrell Local Legend award at the 2019 Manhattan Beach Chamber Best of Manhattan awards dinner.
Council to revisit county takeover of MBFD
by Mark McDermott The City Council will revisit the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s proposal to provide fire services locally, a move that would eliminate the Manhattan Beach Fire Department. The council moved on Tuesday night to bring the matter back at its next meeting. Mayor Nancy Hersman, who temporarily shelved the matter last month […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Disaster preparedness for local businesses Business owners are invited to join the Manhattan Beach Fire Department Fire Prevention Division on Oct. 23 for an evening of important facts and tips to safeguard businesses from a variety of looming hazards. Among the topics covered will be: fire/safety; fire extinguisher demo; AED overview; a mock business inspection. […]
Mustangs hold off relentless Panthers
by Paul Teetor Mira Costa won a wild 35-27 shoot-out with Peninsula Friday night, but had to survive an epic 21-point Peninsula comeback, a 20-minute blackout and a last-second on-side kick that could have given the Panthers one last chance to send the game into overtime. “What a great game!” said a happy and relieved […]
Jimmy Miller teams score sun, family friendly waves
The 15th Annual Jimmy Miller Memorial Surf Fiesta, on Sunday at 42nd Street in Manhattan Beach, drew over 180 surfers for a team surf contest in small, family-friendly waves. Funds from entry fees, T-shirts, raffles, and a silent auction will go to JMMF ocean therapy programs. Sub Bum Best Performance by a Family […]
Joan’s Wish List: A mother’s giving lives on
by Mark McDermott It began with a eulogy. Five years ago, Michael Williams’ mother, Joan Marie Williams, succumbed after a battle with lung cancer. At her memorial, Michael spoke about the secret life of his mother. Joan Williams was a sassy woman from Brooklyn. She wasn’t quiet about much in her life, save one aspect. […]
Republican National Committee member Shawn Steel paints bleak picture of his party in California
Midway through Shawn Steel’s dark depiction of California politics, an impatient sounding listener shouted out from a table near the front of the Manhattan Country Club dining room, “How do we get the state back from the Democrats?” The California and National Republican Party Committee member answered bluntly, “We’re not going to.”
The Manhattan Beach 10k’s storybook ending
by Mark McDermott Matthew Arruda had run this route hundreds of times. As he came flying down Rosecrans towards the ocean and wrapped a hard left onto the Strand, the Manhattan Beach Pier came into view. He was on the home stretch. What was different is that hundreds of people lined the Strand, cheering him […]
On Manhattan Government
The landmark California Brown Act requires city council transparency
Bay League battle becomes Battle of the Bunglers
by Paul Teetor The much-hyped, highly anticipated Battle of the Bay League Big Boys quickly turned into the Battle of the Bay League Bunglers Friday afternoon. Palos Verdes ground down Mira Costa in a game that featured an all-you-can-stand buffet of fumbles, interceptions, penalties and missed field goals and points after. In the end, […]
Undergrounding passes in El Porto
by Mark McDermott Property owners in El Porto approved Utility Undergrounding in both districts in which voting occurred over a 45-day period that ended at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Both districts that comprise El Porto, the area of Manhattan Beach north of Rosecrans and west of Highland, approved undergrounding their utility wires with well […]
Tobacco sales will be banned citywide
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday approved a ban on all tobacco sales in the city. Vaping and flavored tobacco will be banned immediately, while other tobacco sales will be banned at a date yet to be determined, but almost certainly within two to three years. In an overflowing council chamber that […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Community celebration endures by Mark McDermott In 1972, a group of local residents decided to put together a homey community celebration in the form of a good old fashioned fair. It included a parade down Manhattan Beach Boulevard that ended at Valley Drive, where craft and game booths were set up, and local food and […]
Manhattan Beach About Town
Biden fundraises in Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach residents Dr. Sanjay Khurana and wife Mona Khurana hosted Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden at their home Wednesday afternoon for a hour-long fundraiser. Biden left through a side door without answering questions shouted out about impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Following the Manhattan fundraiser, Biden was scheduled […]
300 activists make Stand in the Sand
by Mark McDermott Early Saturday, hundreds of people began gathering at the beach just south of the Manhattan Beach pier. Among them were Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, senior citizens, teachers, surfers, yogis, local politicians, all sorts of people of different colors and creeds. But as they gathered closer and closer, they were directed by the […]