Brian Kutil remembered as dedicated lifeguard
Over 100 lifeguards traded stories Friday about fellow lifeguard Brian Kutil, who died during a recertification swim at Mira Costa High School pool last Thursday morning.
Marchese aims for District 3
Sandy Marchese was just looking for a reason to get out of the house, she says. It was a low point in her life. Her husband had recently died of pancreatic cancer, closing a marriage that simply ended too short. She found herself looking through the South Bay Adult School class catalogue. She settled on […]
It’s 730, and Time to Get Up
Plaza El Segundo’s spacious new art gallery Although the paintings and photographs are pressed close to one another up and down the walls, Gallery 730 is clean and spacious. It opened quietly a few weeks ago in Plaza El Segundo, in that area known as “The Edge,” just across from where Vanesa Andrade’s Artlife Gallery […]
A la carte
The New Year has brought news of a number of new projects, the most interesting of which promises a big change on the Hermosa Pier Plaza. Ron and Greg Newman, best known for the Sharkeez chain and Palimilla, have leased the spaces formerly operated by Fat Face Fenner’s, Paradise Sushi, and Froyo. Though these are […]
Locale 90’s true Italian cuisine in Redondo Beach
There is no shortage of pizza in the South Bay but John and Jennifer Mentesana are doing things a bit differently at Locale 90 in Redondo Beach. The pizzeria and marketplace, focusing on Neopolitan-style pies and European food and wine products for sale, opened in July. The restaurant has been so successful in its first […]
Hoefgen gets permanent city manager’s position
Veteran city administrator Joe Hoefgen was named Redondo Beach city manager by a unanimous vote of the city council Tuesday night. Hoefgen has served as interim city manager since last April when City Manager Bill Workman was dismissed, following complaints about his management from city employees. Hoefgen spent 15 years in the city of Del […]
Arts and Entertainment Calendar 1/22/15-1/25/15
Thursday 22nd MUSIC Local tunes: The Standing Room in Hermosa beach continues its bid to become the hot spot for local music with a full line up this week. Thursday brings BJ Armstrong in for happy hour followed by a full set at 9:30 p.m. by resident beach reggae band The Lucky Ones. Happy hour drink […]
A Second Chance
PV Art Center is hosting the work of forgotten Post Impressionist painter Paul Martel Sometimes one’s life and subsequent reputation hinges upon one key decision, and for the Belgian Post Impressionist painter Paul Jean Martel (1879-1944) that decision took place in the early 1920s when he and his wife, Muriel, decided to return to the […]
Finding Their Own Means of Creative Expression
Three artists with diverse backgrounds are being featured in Manhattan Beach exhibition by Vy Nguyen Three local artists – Terril Cascia, Abdul Mazid, and Alex Weinstein – are being featured in a show that opens this evening at the Manhattan Beach Art Center. Terril Cascia admits that despite loving what she does for a living, […]
South Bay Community Calendar 1/22/15-1/28/15
Thursday 22 MEASURE B Redondo Residents: Come learn what you can do to impact the the proposed million square feet of new development in the Redondo Harbor and Redondo Beach Pier Area. What will be the impact of Measure B if the measure passes for the City of Redondo Beach? From 7 – 9 p.m. […]
Leters 1/22/15
A schooling on Measure B Dear ER: AES soon will tell you that Measure B is in the best interest of Redondo schools. It will tout how 600 new condos, houses, and townhouses will bring an annual windfall to our schools through property taxes. Don’t fall for the hype. Our schools receive operating funding based […]