11 Stories
by Hibah Samad “Violence and abuse were a common part of my life. I was a kid that lived in fear,” said Frank Meeink. As a 14-year-old skinhead gang member living in South Philadelphia, Meeink said he yearned for a sense of belonging, and being around his older cousins who were part of the neo-Nazi […]
by Mark McDermott Bruce Greenberg was appointed to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. Greenberg will fill the vacancy left by Jason Boxer, who resigned in January. The board chose an appointment process over a special election due to its cost, which the LA County Registrar estimated at $879,000. […]
by Mark McDermott He was not yet Judge Richard Fruin back in 1979, but he was a well-respected attorney whose interests were broad enough to include the community he lived in and the ocean he lived beside. Fruin was one of a half dozen Manhattan Beach citizens who rescued the dilapidated Roundhouse at the end […]
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council on August 3 accepted an allocation of $8.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, and then quickly put $2 million of it to use — paying down the debt for the new $9.7 million Fire Station No. 2, a move that will save the City $1 […]
Join former USA TODAY columnist and local photographer Jefferson Graham at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Bring your smartphone (or if you prefer, camera) for a social meetup to take memorable photos of the beach. And pick up some tips on how to get better smartphone photos in front of what will hopefully be an awesome […]
The City of Manhattan Beach Thursday morning announced the appointment of Michael Lang as its new fire chief. “I am humbled and honored to be trusted with the responsibility of leading the Manhattan Beach Fire Department,” said Chief Lang. “I am grateful for the support of the City Manager and City Council and their confidence […]
by Rachel Reeves On a chilly evening last week, before the sun sank into the sea, about 100 people gathered on the grassy Manhattan Beach vista that has become a symbol in a nationwide racial reckoning. Bruce’s Beach, the park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is now the subject of a bill before the State […]
Local musician Gavin Heaney, aka Latch Key Kid, grew up next to Bruce’s Beach and still writes and records his music a few blocks away. “I never knew that whole time that this injustice had been done right in my own neighborhood. No one has ever talked about it until recently,” Heaney said. “It is […]
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Unified School District will fully reopen classrooms on all of its campuses for in-person instruction by April 19 after negotiations with its teachers’ union were successfully completed this week. All elementary, middle, and high school students will be invited to return for five days a week in-person instruction. Superintendent […]
by Donald Morrison More than 100 parents, teachers and concerned citizens showed up for a rally at the Manhattan Beach City Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 24, to protest the pace at which the Manhattan Beach School District is resuming on campus instruction. The “Kids Need Classrooms!” rally was organized by a group of the same […]
Surely you noticed that amazing Double Rainbow that emerged over Manhattan Beach recently. It was on the same morning that the hail drop seemed so snow like over El Porto beach. But I happened to be on the other side of town after the rainfall, down on 1st Street and the Strand, by the Neptune […]