Author: cgilles
Rainy Hawthorne Blvd (Photo credit: dog97209) The Hawthorne City Council has approved a $16,500 contract with SWA Group to design a small park that will be constructed at Hawthorne Blvd. and 129th Street. The vote was 3-2 in favor of the contract. Councilman Alex Vargas and Nilo... Read More
Come out on July 31 to honor Louis Zamperini. Torrance High School, USC, and Olympic Track star. And captured World War II Vet. ... Read More
Torrance High School Graduate and World War II Veteran, Louis Zamperini Dies at 97 The remarkable Luis Zamperini recently passed. He was a remarkable man, who overcame numerous challenges throughout his life. A Torrance High School graduate class of 1935,An Olympian as a 5,000 meter runner in the... Read More
The signs of improvement in the South Bay and Southern California real estate market continues according to the latest signs. Recovery however has been slower than what was expected according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.’s recent reports. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been... Read More
This is Torrance High School, better known to fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as the original Sunnydale High School. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) For the second year, UCLA Young Scholars and the Torrance Unified School District have partnered together to bring South Bay students an enriching summer... Read More
There is a new trend for the kids and young adults of late. Skateboard Parks. A trend that got erased by lawsuits in the 70’s has re emerged in the 2014. The South Bay had famous parks called The Runway in Carson, and Skateboard World in Torrance where the West... Read More
According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of single family homes increased about 0.5% month to month, but sales of condos jumped over 7%. Compare that with a Condos sales have jumped! year ago rates single family sales were down nearly 7%, while condo sales were flat. According... Read More
According to the San Pedro downtown business leaders, a Red Car Trolley extension is needed to connect the shopping district to the waterfront, especially with the Ports O Call redevelopment finally moving forward. Making sure that the downtown district isn’t left behind as the waterfront is developed has... Read More
The City of Hawthorne has approved a contract for the design of a new city park to be located at Hawthorne Blvd. and 129th street. The $16,500 contract for the park design was with SWA Group, Los Angeles. The council voted 3-2 in favor of the contract, however 2 councilmen... Read More
Catalina Coffee Company has been a big supporter of South Bay Cyclists Read More