Manhattan Beach News

As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 's annual campaign to encourage buckling up, the Manhattan Beach Police Department on Wednesday announced that its officers will be cracking down on drivers and passengers who don't wear their seat belts.

Fake meat isn't a new thing, but good fake meat that is almost indistinguishable from real meat could be very big in cleaning up your diet and helping the planet.

The inaugural Tour De Pier brings one of the hottest indoor fitness activities - stationary cycling - to the Pacific Ocean to raise funds for cancer and children's charities on Sunday, May 19.

A successful fundraising drive and a lower-than-expected construction bid will not only give Manhattan Beach a new synthetic turf sports field late this summer, but also an array of extras: new lights, soccer goals and a donor wall.

By the way, Nekter Juice Bar opened its third Los Angeles juicery in Manhattan Beach on May 9 at the MetLox Center adjacent to Lemonade and Shade Hotel .

A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc.

As we bid adieu to our May heat wave, new research has "discovered" that minorities tend to live in hotter communities throughout the nation.

Name : Benjamin Sacro and Christanto Camacho Profession : Sacro: Retired. Christanto is going into the third grade.

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At least one historical account says evidence of these dead-end streets have been unearthed from Egyptian ruins circa 1885 B.C. They also are believed to have been used in ancient Athens and Rome, probably more for defensive purposes or to accomodate walls built around communities.

Harrington was christened Mary Catherine when she was born on Feb. 27, 1968, but was known throughout her life as Molly, a name friends said fit her bright spirit.

San Diego-based IPS Group Inc. has sold roughly 1,500 of its wirelessly connected parking meters to the city of Bloomington, Ind.

A high-pressure system brought above-normal temperatures to Los Angeles County Monday, but relief is forecast for Tuesday.

A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc.

The American Martyrs Parents Association presents the 40 Annual Sophisticated Snoops Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19.

A student of the private Chadwick School on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is among 141 students across the United States to be named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.

Waste Management recently held its second annual Earth Day Shoe Collection Drive in collaboration with the city of Manhattan Beach and its school district, collecting 1,300 "gently used" pairs of shoes at Pennekamp, Robinson, Pacific and Meadows elementary schools.

A year ago, Debbie Walmer was pretty sure she'd just helped organize the best home tour in the 39 year history of "Sophisticated Snoop." The tour was so varied and featured such consistently fascinating homes that it seemed like an apex of a sort for the cherished event, in which local homeowners open their doors for a weekend that serves both to ... (more)

Jake Cosme and Josh Pascua recently opened a Rita's franchise in Redondo Beach. Jake Cosme and Josh Pascua first met when they were neighbors in Rancho Cucamonga during junior high.

Fire engines and gear. Police squad cars, quadrunners, guns, SWAT gear and more are on view today until 2 p.m. during the Annual Police & Fire Open House today on the outside parking lot of the city's public safety facility at 420 15th St.