New Roundhouse Aquarium, Scout House designs approved for Manhattan Beach
The Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday night approved a final design for a new Roundhouse Aquarium and an initial design for the Scout House, two public-private partnerships that each will restore vitality to the city’s most historic remaining infrastructure. Both are passion projects. The Harrison Greenberg Foundation Roundhouse Aquarium Beautification Project, which will modernize […]
Thousands to enjoy 56th year of Surf Festival competition
Moving from mid-week back to Friday and Saturday, the popular Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach will be one of the most popular events at the 56th year of the International Surf Festival. More than 50,000 spectators are expected to watch costume-themed teams vie for the title while celebrating the beach lifestyle. […]
Ancient wisdom for modern living: Max Strom, author ‘A Life Worth Breathing’, comes to Yoga Loft
Shelley Williams didn’t seem like someone in great need of personal transformation. It was 1996. Williams was a young dancer working professionally in Los Angeles who’d emerged from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures program, earning a B.A. with an emphasis in modern dance, intercultural performance, West African Dance, and integrated arts education. But she was […]
SCE: aging circuits mean outages vary widely within city
Electric power infrastructure upgrades have made significant improvements in portions of the city, but other areas remain far behind, exposing Manhattan Beach residents to outages of widely differing frequency and duration, utility officials reported earlier this month. Representatives from Southern California Edison appeared before the City Council two weeks ago to offer an update […]