Manhattan Beach police seek help identifying 7-Eleven robber
Manhattan Beach police are looking for a male suspect who last month robbed a 7-Eleven on the 1200 block of Artesia Boulevard. On March 30 around 1:21 a.m., the suspect entered the location and shoved the store clerk several times demanding cash. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to MBPD. He is described as a black male between ages 35 […]
Coors Light: Shooting cool ads in Alaska
The call came in the morning. The flight to Alaska was leaving in the afternoon. Producer Steve Fredriksz wanted to know if photographer Ken Pagliaro could make the flight. The longtime Manhattan Beach friends had often talked about working together, but until that day last January, they hadn’t had the opportunity.
Home is where the beach is for actress Danielle Nicolet [Fashion]
Actress and Manhattan Beach resident Danielle Nicolet moved from small-town Ohio to Los Angeles to live with her mother in the Valley at the age of 15. A year later, she struck out on her own.
Building illusions: Life on a Hollywood set
Dave Thomas builds optical illusions for a living. He’s created a 30-foot structure of graded arches that on camera looked three times as long and a foot-high tunnel that appeared full-sized on “CSI: Miami.” He modified a shipping container to resemble, onscreen, the interior of an aircraft carrier. He built a Plexiglas platform that enabled […]
Drifting into the Grand Prix
Whether he’s idling at the Grand Prix start line or doing 100 mph down twisting canyon roads, Carl Rydquist has slipped into the zone. “The feeling is what it’s all about,” the Redondo Beach racecar driver, who moonlights as a stunt driver for big-brand commercials, said of being behind the wheel. “Everything zones out […]
Breeding a new generation of stuntmen
We were 20 minutes into our interview, and 14-year-old Jason Lockhart was getting antsy. “Can we go outside now?” the long-haired boy asked, and before I knew it, he’d sprinted outside to the communal driveway of his family’s condominium complex, jumped off a high ledge, tucked into a forward roll, and scaled a stucco wall. […]
Chef freezes the competition at Manhattan Beach’s Circa
A TV show called “Chef Wanted” changed Chef Bryon Freeze’s life. He was the contestant whose winning performance propelled him to his current position as Executive Chef at Circa (formerly Mucho Ultima in downtown Manhattan Beach), but don’t ask him about the production values of the show, or his opinion of the way the program […]
Camerawoman follows family behind scenes
Kira Hernandez followed her uncle to work and eventually into Hollywood. “My interest in the film industry came from going to ‘set’ with my uncle, who is a dolly grip. I was always interested in still photography but once I started checking out film, I knew that was what I wanted to do,” said Hernandez, […]
On location: House Hunters in North Redondo
Chandler Ellman, 25, and Kurt Bondan, 26, are looking for a single-family, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the South Bay with hardwood floors, a garage with a work space and an open-floor plan before they get married in March. Bondan is handy around the house, so they’re open to buying a fixer-upper. While going through the […]
Hermosa Beach resident saves tree
On Thursday morning Laura Juneau tied herself to one of three trees by the Kiwanis Club. According to City Manager Tom Bakaly, three trees were scheduled to be cut down because of tripping hazards, but because of Juneau’s efforts only were two were cut and the third will remain rooted to the spot.
Green Idea House surpasses energy saving expectations
Earth Month was kicked off on April 6 by the dedication of the “The Green Idea House,” a Hermosa Beach family’s affordable retrofit of their house into a net zero energy, zero carbon case study. The house, located at 1556 Prospect Ave., is owned and was built by Robert Fortunato, and won the 2012 Green […]
High winds don’t stop Hermosans
Winds reached upwards of 28 mph at the beach with gusts of 50 mph near LAX on Monday, creating seven to nine foot waves and causing most beach-goers to abandon regular ocean-side activities. However, a few daring souls braved the wind-whipped strand. “As soon as we saw the trees blowing in North Redondo we knew […]
Hermosa’s in the lead for Wyland Foundation water saving competition
Hermosa Beach is again in the running for the third Wyland Foundation Mayor’s challenge for Water Conservation. Last year Laguna Beach won the challenge, just barely beating the Hermosa Beach. The program encourages residents in all 50 states to conserve water, save energy and reduce pollution. Hermosa Beach is currently in the lead. Last year […]
On location: Tosh.0 at Pier Plaza
In July 2011 Daniel Tosh, the host of Tosh.0 hosted a treadmill marathon in PierPlaza. Tosh, speaking from a stage in front of the contestants and a large crowd of onlookers, described the marathon as a “five-hour bit that will air for three minutes” on his program in July 2011 on the Comedy Central network. […]
On location: 1976 Carrie filming at the Hermosa Beach Community Center
The 1976 Brian De Palma film “Carrie” staring Sissy Spacek was partially filmed at the Hermosa Beach community center. A re-release is scheduled for 2013. Movie still licensed by MGM Studios
Biggest challengers, best friends
A longtime duo’s Redondo-based production company — 3 Ball Productions — is a force to be reckoned with in the reality TV industry.