Chanukah Reading, Thursday, Dec. 15
Chanukah Reading Rabbi Steven Silver of Temple Menorah, Redondo Beach, reads a Chanukah story in the children’s section of Barnes & Noble at Del Amo Mall. All are welcome to join! 4 p.m. 21500 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance.
The effervescent Vaudeville
What sets a band apart? When everything has been done, is it enough to sound a bit like everyone in order to sound like no one? Is there anything left to do? For Vaudeville, there was one lingering thing… “We scored an X-rated film… ‘Flesh Fantasy,’” says Sean Johnson, drummer of Vaudeville. Actually, a la […]
Rollicking “Tintin” leaps off screen [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The Adventures of Tintin,” directed by Steven Spielberg, is a rollicking, roaring adventure sure to captivate children and their parents the world over. Adapted from the Belgian comic book series created by Hergé, writers Stephen Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish have captured the innocence, adventure and intelligence of the irrepressibly and impossibly young investigative […]
King Harbor Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id=281]Photos courtesy of the King Harbor Yacht Club Hydrotherapy, skippered by Bruce Honer, earned the Sweepstakes Award at the 20th Annual King Harbor Yacht Club Boat Parade last Saturday evening. Other award winners were Baldeep Sadhal’s Duet for Execution of Theme, the Sea Scouts Das Schiff for Best Animation; Lee and Lorain Coller’s Pascal’s […]
Carnage is carnage [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Carnage” is carnage. Roman Polanski, with considerable help from Yasmina Reza herself, has taken a new translation of the play, “God of Carnage” and eliminated every vestige of comedy from within. Granted, it’s still Reza’s play but now it is without Christopher Hampton’s masterful translation or Matthew Warchus’s deft directorial timing and understanding that for […]
Hermosa-Macpherson lawsuit postponed
The $700 million Macpherson Oil lawsuit against the City of Hermosa Beach has been delayed until April 4, 2012 because of an illness in the family of one of the attorneys. The breach-of-contract lawsuit had been scheduled to begin Jan. 18. Both sides agreed to the new trial date, city offcials said. The lawsuit, which has the potential to drive […]
New program helps increase test scores
More children near Birney Elementary get to walk to class theses days because more parents are sticking to their local school. “They were fighting a constant battle of people leaving because of their test scores,” said the former principal of Birney Elementary and current principal of Washington Elementary, Jacqueline O’Sullivan. “Little-by-little they stayed.” Steadily, both […]
Fireworks kick off centennial in Manhattan Beach [PHOTOS]
With the scent of apple cider and hot chocolate lingering in the air, more than 10,000 people – clad in beanies, Santa hats, or wrapped in blankets – gathered on Manhattan Beach Boulevard by the Manhattan Beach pier on Sunday for the city’s 22nd annual holiday fireworks festival.
Manhattan Beach trolley talks trail on
After years of debating the implementation of a fixed-route trolley system in Manhattan Beach, the City Council decided to pursue the project further by soliciting feedback from residents through a needs assessment.