New MB market, pies & deli in RB, construction delays explained, and other dining news

The Market Report: Hermosa Beach acquired its first stand-alone butcher shop in living memory this week, and you can read more about that elsewhere in this edition. In Manhattan, Nick & Sons Market & Deli is open in the former Moon’s Market on Highland, and there could hardly be a greater contrast with the previous […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 3-23-23

Spotlight: Redondo Beach Bark in ‘D’ Park The Friends of the Redondo Beach Dog Park is hosting the “Bark in D Park” Community Outreach Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Sunday, March 26 at the Redondo Beach Dog Park at 190 Flagler Lane. The group is offering free vaccines for the first 50 […]
New plaque for new era at Bruce’s Beach

Soapbox – The train to somewhere

Destination is most important factor for the C Line Expansion by Kevin Mitchell Metro has been touting how the new C Line will connect the South Bay to greater Los Angeles. They state in their presentations that their goal is to connect the South Bay with North Hollywood, while avoiding Downtown Los Angeles. So from […]
Casey found his voice, shared it for the disabled

by Kevin Cody “If I could write everything I am thinking, my words would reach to the sky,” Casey Rohrer says in a 2016 documentary about a play he had written. At the time, his play, “Once Upon a Road Trip,” was in rehearsals with the Family Theater production company at the Hermosa Beach Second […]
Police Chief Retirement Celebration at the Palos Verdes Golf Club & Civic Center Park

After 27 years of service with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, Police Chief Tony Best retired at the end of 2022. Chief Best began his career in law enforcement with PVE as a service officer. He subsequently served as the department’s first motorcycle officer, a canine handler, range master, training sergeant, patrol division commander […]
The relatable reverend – St. Francis Episcopal’s new pastor wants people to be ‘comfortable with Jesus’

by Elka Worner In his first sermon at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Palos Verdes Estates, Rev. Jason Shelby invoked Biblical passages and an account of his first visit to Costco, a store the Mississippi transplant had never been to. “How can I impart to people that I love Jesus as I’m walking through Costco?” […]
Spotlight on Education – PEF Wine gathering party hosted at a private home

Tracey and Whitt Lee hosted a Peninsula Education Foundation fundraiser at which guests donated 95 plus point wines for PEF”s upcoming online auction. An all student clarinet and cello ensemble performed on the expansive backyard lawn while guests enjoyed an array of late afternoon charcuterie and wine. The donated wines will be available during the […]