Bicyclist hit by car in downtown Manhattan Beach
A bicyclist was injured in a collision with a motorist early this evening in Manhattan Beach. The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. as the driver was pulling into a parking spot along Morningside Drive, near Metlox Plaza, and struck the cyclist as he attempted to maneuver around her vehicle. Manhattan Beach police and firefighters […]
Pro beach volleyball tournaments return to Southern California [UPDATED]
It wouldn’t seem like summer without the excitement of professional beach volleyball tournaments taking place on the sands of South Bay beaches and, despite some uncertainty, the schedule it finally set. Pro action begins Saturday when the EVP Tour comes to Hermosa Beach. Featuring $3,200 in prize money in the Men’s and Women’s Open competition, […]
Wild Belle visites El Segundo’s South Bay Customs for an NPR field recording
South Bay Customs, the American motorcycle shop that seconds as an art gallery and music venue, was featured this week nationally on NPR as part of its “Field Recordings” series. The band featured was Wild Belle, a rising indie band from Chicago who have played Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals. Brother and sister duo Elliot […]
Mangiamo Manhattan Beach [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Ask people to recommend a restaurant in downtown Manhattan Beach and they’re likely to mention one of the high-profile new places. This is understandable – those places have been in the news, and we look hipper if we recommend them. Ask those same people where they dine and you might get a different answer; they […]
After 52 years, Miss Romey steps down – Longtime director of Town & Country Nursery School retires
Town & Country Nursery School was founded in 1958, the year Romey Mumby’s first child was born. Jeff was 7-months-old when he received a medication for a virus that caused his brain to swell, leaving him mentally challenged. Nursery schools rejected the boy when he was 3 and not speaking, but not Town & Country. […]