Beach business – Manhattan Chamber
Best of the Beach 2019
Welcome to rent control
Rent control retroactive to March 15 is in effect statewide. The winners and losers are not always whom you might expect Broker, Manhattan Pacific Realty Rent control is now a reality in California. On Oct. 8, Governor Gavin Newson signed Assembly Bill 1482. Among the bill’s provisions are limits on rent increases and restrictions […]
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On Manhattan government
Roundhouse anniversary a private public partnership by Mark Burton The Roundhouse Aquarium will celebrate its 40th Anniversary this month, starting with an open house in conjunction with the annual holiday Pier Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, November 20. Although Manhattan Beach is a full-service city, local government can’t do it all. The aquarium is an example […]
CBVA to honor Olympians Todd Rogers, Jennifer Kessey
Olympic gold medalist Todd Rogers (Beijing, 2008) and Olympic silver medalist Jen Kessey (London, 2012) will be inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Association Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Hermosa Beach Community Center. Rogers won 65 tournaments, the third most of all players, with partner Phil Dalhausser. Rogers’ nickname was […]
Sea Hawks upset state champions Mater Dei, set up rematch
“We’ve got the players,” Redondo Union High girls volleyball coach Tommy Chaffins said going into last Saturday’s match against Santa Ana’s Mater Dei, at Cerritos College. Mater Dei was the 2017, 2018 open division State champions. At stake was the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championships He was right. The Sea Hawks won the […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Honoring veterans Steve Crecy, at the podium, and Michael Flaherty, rear, with members of the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast Brass Quintet, at Hermosa’s Veterans Day Celebration Monday evening. Crecy and Flaherty were among the original members of the volunteer committee that helped build the “Veterans are timeless” memorial where the annual […]
Redondo Beach Police Beat
Grand Theft On Oct. 28, at 12:55 p.m., a Redondo Beach police officer on patrol on the 2500 block of Robinson Street spotted a known suspect from a previous grand theft report. In that report, the suspect had stolen property valued at approximately $4,800 from a vehicle. A second officer had previously reviewed video surveillance […]
“Scandalous” – It really is [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer,” a wonderfully conceived documentary by Mark Landsman, will really surprise you. From the history of its creation to its sordid present, it doesn’t disappoint. It all goes back to Papa, or Generoso Pope, an Italian immigrant, who with the help of “connected” friends set up the Italian […]
Take two waves and call me in the morning: International Surf Therapy Organization brings ocean healing into the mainstream
Carly Rogers was told there was “no way” she would be able to pull it off. Jamie Marshall was told, “I don’t know what you’re going to do here.” And Joel Pilgrim was told that he was “just a surfer who wants to get paid to go surfing.” The last one wasn’t entirely untrue. Pilgrim, […]
Below the surface: Barbara Strasen’s layered artwork at El Camino College
Over, under, sideways, down Barbara Strasen and the group show “Layer Upon Layer” at El Camino College No one should be surprised, when standing in front of a painting by Barbara Strasen, to find themselves drawn forward into its depths, under or just behind the surface images where other images are waiting. It’s a bit […]