Mira Costa boys basketball marches over Palos Verdes. Next up, title rival Redondo
By Paul Teetor The first-place Mira Costa boys basketball team was supposed to blow out fifth-place Palos Verdes Friday night at Fisher Gym. And they did – but not until the second half. The problem: it was Mira Costa Senior Night, when each senior player, his family, and the school’s dance team are each […]
Around & About February 2023 Peninsula
+ Volunteer Auxiliary Donates $182,707 to Torrance Memorial Participating in a check presentation last month to the Torrance Memorial Foundation were (left to right) Laura Schenasi, Keith Hobbs, Mark Lurie, MD, Betty Broughton, Helen Metzler. The funds were raised by the Volunteer Auxiliary, whose members also contributed nearly 100,000 volunteer hours to the Torrance […]
About Town Redondo: City employee since 1985, shooting trial moved, crossing guards needed
Employee since 1985 receives Key to City 37-year city employee Joe Moore received the Key to the City Jan. 17 on the occasion of his retirement the previous Thursday. Moore joined the Public Works department in 1985 as a Maintenance Worker 1, then progressed to Building Maintenance, servicing buildings at the Pier and Civic Center. […]
Spotlight on Medicine – The Magic of the Holiday Festival Gala rings in the new year!
Torrance Memorial’s 39th Annual Holiday Festival Gala was held under the big white tent on December 2. Nearly 600 guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, and dancing to the live music of The Society Band. More than $1.5 million was raised through sponsorships and auction participation in support of the future Torrance Memorial […]
Fanning the flames
Kyle Boone isn’t painting roses on a fence by Bondo Wyszpolski Imagine this. You’re at a crowded exhibition of colorful art, most of it depicting familiar scenes, lots of pleasant landscapes, seascapes, a few animals, a portrait or two, some easy-on-the-eye abstracts, but suddenly you’re drawn down a corridor at the end of which is […]
Tree ordinance allows for public cut-down appeals
Redondo Beach residents will now have the ability to appeal when the city plans to cut down a tree. The city council passed an ordinance Jan. 17 to allow the oversight for public-owned trees. Trees on private property are exempt. The issue originally came up last year in an effort to become a National Arbor […]