“Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference”
“Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference”
Taking down the walls
Saint Rocke makes history as the first music venue to stream its shows live worldwide via the Internet
The continuing adventures of Coco Montoya
The fiery guitarist unleashes a soul singer’s voice and a new set of songs
Dolan to receive $195,000 in severance
Details of former City Manger Geoff Dolan’s severance package released last week indicate that his Dec. 13 parting may have been less than voluntary. Stipulations of his contract entitled Dolan to severance pay only in the event of his “involuntary separation” or the city’s failure to automatically renew his contract, which was up Jan.1. It […]
Sting fails to nail fraud suspect
A man arrested in a Manhattan Beach police elder fraud sting was released last Monday after charges were dropped by the L.A. County District Attorney.Police arrested Robert Nagao, a transient, on Dec. 21 after he wrote bad checks as part of an alleged scam involving Robert Good, a 67-year-old musician from Inglewood. Good told police […]
Neighbors embroiled in squirrel quarrel
Two weeks ago, Jay Horrell opened up his mail to find a letter from a lawyer named Donald Ramenian. Horrell’s neighbors, the letter said, had a serious problem: squirrels were destroying their lawn, endangering their own and their dogs’ health, and threatening to overrun their house. At times, Ramenian wrote, 15 to 18 squirrels could […]
Letters 1-7-2010
Dolan out the cash
Dear Editor,
Although I do not live in Manhattan Beach, as a taxpayer in this state I am outraged that the Manhattan Beach City Council would give away $195,000 to former City Manager Geoff Dolan because the city failed to give Dolan adequate notice of his dismissal.
Man arrested in gang-related shooting
A member of the North Side Redondo gang was arrested Monday morning and charged with attempted murder in what police believe was a gang-related shooting. The Redondo Beach Police Department received a report of a shooting that occurred at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the 2400 block of Fisk Lane. According to police reports, a man […]
Making it at the beach
Detectives bust Ponzi scheme
Redondo Beach Police Department detectives have arrested a local woman on suspicion of operating a Ponzi scheme targeting Latin immigrants that victimized at least 55 people for more than $500,000. Mariana Montes, 41, of Redondo Beach, was arrested on Dec. 29. Police were attempting to locate her for an outstanding arrest warrant on another crime […]
A wide variety of terrains, activities in acres of parks
An amateur historian and lover of the local outdoors mulls Hermosa’s distinctive parks. In following weeks she will focus upon the history of various individual parks. by Doris Beaman I returned to Hermosa Beach, “beautiful beach,” after being away for more than 50 years. I returned to the same house I lived in from the […]
Gabriel Iglesias interactive stand-up goes worldwide
Funnyman Gabriel Iglesias is used to filling all the seats inside The Comedy & Magic Club, but a special show he put on a week ago Tuesday reached tens of thousands of fans around the globe.
Zukerman wins 4th straight Manhattan Beach 5K
Coach pleased with distance runner’s feat
Mira Costa seeks sixth straight Bay title
Defense key to Mustangs girls soccer team
Redondo wins second straight tournament
Bring on Leuzinger! That was the battle cry among legions of excited Sea Hawk fans after their Redondo boys’ basketball team stretched its winning streak to nine games and its tournament winning streak to two by rolling over Narbonne 58-42 in the final of the 16th annual Sea Hawk Beach Classic. The Sea Hawks open […]