Side street hangout
There are places around Los Angeles where roads do things that seem inexplicable, taking odd turns and bends or suddenly switching orientation so that a normal grid pattern goes diagonal. Sometimes the bends have a logical explanation, such as Torrance’s Walteria neighborhood where some streets go around a lake that was channeled elsewhere decades ago. […]
Hermosa Beach Ironman 50th Anniversary
Photos by JP Cordero
Letters to the Editor 7-6-23
Neighborhood cooties Dear ER: One of the major points missed by the neighbors reacting to the proposed rezoning of the St Cross campus (“Neighbors oppose St. Cross property upzoning,” ER June 29, 2023) is that state law requires all cities – including our beloved Hermosa – to have a housing plan. The upzoning of St. […]
Hermosa Beach 50th Anniversary Ironman
Photos by Mike Balzer
All Ball Sports: Lakers getting the band back together
by Paul Teetor LeBron James didn’t say a word. He didn’t need to. The pictures on his Instagram Story said it all. There they were: mugshots of every player the Lakers had just signed in the first 48 hours of free agency. The league-wide fast break began Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with the biggest names […]
Drone show lights up sky for Redondo’s Fourth
by Chrissa Olson The hum of drones replaced the bang of fireworks during Redondo Beach’s July 4 Independence Day celebration. Redondo Beach City Council approved a 200-drone show for Fourth of July in lieu of the canceled annual fireworks show Thursday. The show started at 9 p.m. and ran for nine minutes above the south […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 7-6-23
Spotlight Summer concerts at Polliwog Park The band So Rad will bring the music of the 90s to Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach on Sunday, July 9 as part of the city’s annual Concerts in the Park series. Presented by Chevron, the series features concerts every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Polliwog […]
“Make Me Famous” – or Rich [MOVIE]
Brian Vincent’s documentary, deceptively about artist Edward Brezinski, isn’t really about Brezinski at all. “Make Me Famous” asks more questions than it answers, opening a veritable Pandora’s box of issues because this isn’t about fame or even money. It’s about the existence of artists who paint to live, who hope to make enough to continue […]
Redondo High assistant swim coach fired after reporting alleged misconduct. Swimmers told they will be banned from sports if they protest [Update]
(See July 13 retraction at bottom) by Kevin Cody and Garth Meyer Half an hour before the Redondo Union High School swim team banquet at South End Racquet and Health Club on May 31, team members received an email from girls water polo coach Shelby Haroldson. “MANDATORY! MUST READ ASAP!!” read the subject line. […]