EDUCATION: MBUSD approves 2023-24 budget
by Alana Reyes The word “uncertainty” reverberated through the room like a broken record at the last two Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education meetings as district leaders discussed the district’s proposed 2023-24 budget. The MBUSD Board of Education voted to approve a budget on June 22, despite the uncertainties expected to sustain […]
Ted Lieu Youth Advisory Council proposes Congress regulate AI
by Graham Galusha Congressman Ted Lieu’s Youth Advisory Council recently concluded its year long term with an annual Youth Town Hall. The council, established in 2018, provides a platform for adolescent constituents across the 33rd Congressional District to gain insight into the governing process and influence legislative policy. The council began convening monthly in September […]
Music takes front of stage at YAS Moon Jam at Resin Art
by Sofia Williams The South Bay Young Artist Society (YAS) will host Moon Jam on Saturday, July 29 at Resin Art Gallery in Hermosa Beach to showcase local young artists and musicians. Moon Jam is a nine-hour-long music and art festival featuring bands from throughout the South Bay. According to YAS co-founder Gwyn Dowdee, the […]
“Close to Vermeer” – Very personal [MOVIE REVIEW]
Alas and alack. The extraordinary Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam at the Rijksmuseum is over. Running from February 10 until June 4, 450,000 tickets were allotted and quickly sold out, almost before it opened. There have been other exhibits of this Delft artist, but none as comprehensive. There are only 37 known Vermeer paintings and the […]