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Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Chefs Ben Ford, David LeFevre Neal Fraser Cook for GrowingGreat

    It's being touted as a "unique foodie experience" for Angelenos. That is, Angelenos with $200 to spare. The "Taste of Spring" event happening May 19 at a private Manhattan Beach home involves cooking demonstrations from David LeFevre (Manhattan Beach Post), Neal Fraser (The Strand House), and possib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Skechers Don't Give You Kardashian Booty, Unfortunately

    You bought a pair of Skechers Shape-ups and you still don't have Kim Kardashian's behind? You could get a refund. Really. In announcing its settlement with the Manhattan Beach footwear company, the Federal Trade Commission cited the firm's marketing claim -- which was made, in part, via an endor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Post's Couscous Salad

    The couscous at Manhattan Beach Post -- how have we survived without it until now? The flavors are so right. Perhaps you remember that "OMG I love this", feeling from the first time you had the Crying Tiger Beef at Jitlada or a Kogi taco? Yeah, like that. If you were part of the overheated throng a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Gay-Sex Ring: Should Police, Media Have Circulated Suspect Mugshots?

    The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center blasted an angry presser yesterday, calling out sister news stations CBS2 and KCAL9 for printing/airing the "mug shots, names and birthdates for the 18 men who were recently charged in an undercover sex sting operation at a Manhattan Beach public restroom." We were a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Gay-Sex Ring at Manhattan Beach Bathroom? 18 Dudes Arrested for Lewd Conduct, 'Utilizing a Peephole'

    Updated at the bottom with more deets on the Big 18, one of whom is a top dog at Viacom. Originally posted at 2 p.m. The public bathroom at the end of Marine Avenue has been getting more action than a West Hollywood back-alley.

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    Brother, Can You Spare a Book Deal?

    Updated at the bottom with more deets on the Big 18, one of whom is a top dog at Viacom. Originally posted at 2 p.m. The public bathroom at the end of Marine Avenue has been getting more action than a West Hollywood back-alley.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Simmzy's to Open Second Location in Long Beach

    Manhattan Beach's beachside restaurant and craft beer pub Simmzy's will be opening a second location in Long Beach's Belmont Shore shopping and entertainment district this Spring -- and artist's renderings of the final look were posted on Facebook recently. Construction has been underway on Simmzy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    James Beard Awards 2012: Semifinalists Announced

    Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Flat White at Two Guns Espresso

    T. NguyenA flat white at Two Guns Espresso​If you walk into almost any coffee shop in the city and order a flat white, you'll most likely be steered towards ordering a latte instead. Sometimes, you'll be refused the flat white but offered a foam-less cappuccino to compensate. And while these ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Cops' Hit-and-Run Career Fiasco

    T. NguyenA flat white at Two Guns Espresso​If you walk into almost any coffee shop in the city and order a flat white, you'll most likely be steered towards ordering a latte instead. Sometimes, you'll be refused the flat white but offered a foam-less cappuccino to compensate. And while these ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    5 Best Gelato Shops in Los Angeles

    Guzzle & NoshAssorted flavors at Gelato Bar in Los Feliz.​Yesterday, we listed the 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles. Today, we move onto gelato. Taxonomy is crucial in these matters. 5. Gelato Bar (Los Feliz, Studio City): Owned by Gail Silverton (sister of Mozza pizza queen Nancy), Gela ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    One-Time Use of a Leaf Blower in Manhattan Beach Could Land You in Jail

    Photo courtesy of the Manhattan Beach Anti-Leaf Blower Association (ALBA). Really.​Ah, Manhattan Beach. Where celebrities sick of paparazzi camping outside their Santa Monica/WeHo/Beverly Hills mansions go to live their lives in peace -- a sea-breeze neighborhood just gorgeous and classy enoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Pazzo Gelato (Day 20)

    The other day we talked about the incredible pistachio gelato at Bulgarini. Today, it's all about the chocolate gelato at Pazzo. This small Silver Lake shop near Sunset Junction makes incredible, creamy gelato that's densely flavored and as soft as silk.

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Bulgarini (Day 19)

    There's a reason Bulgarini Gelato is a perennial topper on Best Gelato lists, our own and others. While other gelaterias do a superb job of capturing the essence of a particular flavor, Bulgarini somehow captures the flavor itself. Nowhere is this more true than their pistachio gelato.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Delicieuse (Day 15)

    Delicieuse is plastered with charts and signs extolling the virtues of goat's milk, but we don't seek out ice cream for its curative powers. Nor do we trek to Redondo Beach for Delicieuse's goat's milk ice cream. We come for the incredible sorbets.

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Manhattan Beach Creamery (Day 14)

    Manhattan Beach Creamery is a pleasant neighborhood ice cream store, stocked with as much candy as it is ice cream. The white leather, half-shell chairs, halfway between Louis XIV and Philippe Starck, are a good spot to watch surfers trudge to and from the pier or Saturday Night or Saturday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    VIDEO: Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Kicked off Mira Costa High Campus for Shooting 'Questionable' Music Video

    Never too old to get kicked off campus.​The children of Mira Costa High were this close to seeing their Manhattan Beach campus catapulted into the stoner-rap hall of fame this month. Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, two of SoCal fattest potheads, had chosen Mira Costa as the set of their stoniest v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    David LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post: Now Open

    M. B. Post​ For those of you who have been pining for chef David LeFevre's cooking since he left Water Grill last year, you can now find it on the menu again. His own menu, at his first restaurant. LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post (abbreviated to M.B. Post) opens today. As for why Manhattan Beac ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    Manhattan Beach Scandal

    M. B. Post​ For those of you who have been pining for chef David LeFevre's cooking since he left Water Grill last year, you can now find it on the menu again. His own menu, at his first restaurant. LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post (abbreviated to M.B. Post) opens today. As for why Manhattan Beac ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Manhattan Beach Sex Payoff

    City manager Dolan got $270,000 — instead of being fired for misbehavior

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    David LeFevre Readies M.B. Post in Manhattan Beach

    Courtesy M.B. Post​ We've come to know David LeFevre for his seafood ways at Water Grill, where he was executive chef for six years. He left last fall to open his own place in the South Bay, Manhattan Beach Post (M.B. Post for short), which should debut next month. But he never promised us lob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Four Manhattan Beach Police Officers Allegedly Involved in Drunk Hit-and-Run One Year Ago Finally Fired (But Still on Paid Leave)

    grunionsmb.comJanuary 31, 2010: One expensive boys' night out for the City of Manhattan Beach​We're big fans of the whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing -- and certainly wish it had applied more thoroughly to cases like that of 18-year-old Jeremy Marks -- but in heel-dragging, money-wast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Events: Bock Fest Coming to LA on Jan. 15

    To the delight of local hop heads, Los Angeles is finally becoming a beer town. Maybe it always has been, but in typical Angeleno style: springing up haphazardly, secreted in obscure niches, resistant to easy discovery. Good beer can always be found for those willing to put in the effort. What abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Break-In Burglar Takes $2,000 In Coins From Manhattan Beach Wells Fargo

    Way more than $2,000 in coins... but not everyone can have hustle like Scrooge​It's the season for artistic public thieving in L.A. County. First, on Oct. 27, there was the guy with the Obama mask who stuck up an El Pollo Loco branch in Duarte with a toy knife. A week or so later, there was t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Why Is It So Easy For Bad Guys In L.A. To Buy And Carry Guns When The Rest Of Us Have To Be Oh So Careful?

    File photoWhy is it so hard for you to carry a gun if the bad guys find it so easy?​Three former U.S. Marines were arrested after they allegedly sold some pretty deadly firepower -- semiautomatic assault-type rifles -- to members of L.A.'s Florencia 13 gang. Now, here's a legitimate question: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    As Gun Nuts Head To Family Fair In Manhattan Beach This Weekend, One Commenter Says To Own A Firearm Is To Live In Fear

    Open Carry members plan to bring their guns to a family fair in Manhattan Beach this weekend.​For our comment of the day we couldn't resist dipping into that endless well of debate -- guns. A recent post wonders aloud if right-to-bear-arms activists are going to far in targeting a family fair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Why Don't 'Open Carry' Gun-Rights Advocates Target L.A.'s High-Crime Neighborhoods Instead Of ... Manhattan Beach?

    esc.ape(d) via Flickr​Ah yes, the gun nuts who are part of the Open Carry movement love to show off sidearms and flaunt their rights at Starbucks, Peet's Coffee & Tea, California Pizza Kitchen and now, as the Daily Breeze reports, even at a family fair. Fair enough (or not). The idea, they sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Sand Dune Park Reopens in Manhattan Beach...Just Make A Reservation First

    Naked_Eyes via Flickr​ Manhattan Beach's Sand Dune Park reopened Monday amid enthusiasm from fitness buffs and concern from some locals who fear that the noise, traffic and pollution that caused the park to close a year ago would return. The popular park closed last summer due to complaints ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Small Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles' Westside

    Caltech​A small earthquake jolted L.A.'s Westside Monday afternoon. The 3.7 magnitude shaker struck about four miles west-southwest of Manhattan Beach at 4:59 p.m., according to the Southern California Seismic Network. Early Monday a 3.6 struck the Santa Monica Bay off Manhattan Beach. Twitte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Happy Hour: Tin Roof Bistro in Manhattan Beach

    Caroline on CrackTin Roof Bistro's Manhattan Beach Manhappy and Southside cocktails.​ The Place: Tin Roof Bistro, 3500 North Sepulveda Boulevard, (310) 546-6180. The Hours: Every day from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $2 off wines, beers, cocktails, pizzas and salads in the bar and bocce court only.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Manhattan Beach Cops Probed For Alleged DUI Cover-Up

    ​Four Manhattan Beach police officers have been placed on leave as investigators probe an alleged cover-up of an alcohol-related crash.The officers failed to take a report after learning that the car involved in the crash was registered to a fellow Manhattan Beach cop, the Daily Breeze reports.In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Today In WTF: Teen Solicits Urine From Elementary School Kids

    Beavis.​We're not sure what they're teaching kids down in Manhattan Beach, but they sure are smart. Take the case of 18-year-old Kevin Manuel Duron who, police allege, went to his local elementary school and tried to collect urine from boys in the bathroom there. Police think that Duron, a re ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    HOLY SEVERANCE PAY, BATMAN!

    Beavis.​We're not sure what they're teaching kids down in Manhattan Beach, but they sure are smart. Take the case of 18-year-old Kevin Manuel Duron who, police allege, went to his local elementary school and tried to collect urine from boys in the bathroom there. Police think that Duron, a re ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    Geoff Dolan’s $195,000 Good-bye

    Amid recession, tiny Manhattan Beach gives a fat, secret payout to its city manager

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    National Cupcake Day: Like We Needed A Reason

    SusieCakes​If you needed another excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, you've got one today. It's National Cupcake Day. Why? Why not. If there's a secret rationale behind these things, it's still secret. There were reports of National Cupcake Day being celebrated in August and October, so what ... More >>

  • Articles

    November 12, 2009

    Sand Dune Park: Top Athletes Vs. Locals

    SusieCakes​If you needed another excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, you've got one today. It's National Cupcake Day. Why? Why not. If there's a secret rationale behind these things, it's still secret. There were reports of National Cupcake Day being celebrated in August and October, so what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Even The Son of Juipter Gets Hungry: Bacchus Wine Shop's Chef

    Drop into Bacchus Wine in Manhattan Beach on a Friday afternoon and you might find Sarah Tilton behind the front counter answering the phone, helping a customer find a prime rib-worthy cabernet, or setting out glasses for the daily flight tastings. She's also the tiny Manhattan Beach wine shop's exe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Take a Tip from Simmzy's: Fill Those Brewery Tour Glasses with Chocolate Pudding

    Part of the charm of Simmzy's, the latest addition to the gastropub genre, is the number of tap beers the new Manhattan Beach pub squeezes into such a tiny space. Including the 50% share allotted to the kitchen, the entire place is less than 1,200 square feet. Try inviting four dozen friends over to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Last Call for Pier Pale Ale: Manhattan Beach Brewing to Toss Craft Brew Tanks Overboard

    Photo credit: Jenn GarbeeAfter eighteen years of churning out Manhattan Beach Blondes and Rat Beach Reds, brewpub Manhattan Beach Brewing will soon be retiring its fermentation tanks. On September 8, the pub will close for a month-long renovation that will include eliminating the six brewing tanks c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Rest Stop Monster Truck Jam: Taco Trucks vs. Brat Big Rigs

    Long before art nouveau taco trucks hit the 405, 18-wheelers have been lugging 65-foot, sausage-slicked gas grills across the country. Since 1995, Johnsonville Sausage Company has sent their nearly 27-ton Big Taste Grill trucks to food festivals, sporting events and fundraisers nationwide (one truck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Is SoCal Aerospace Crashing -- Again?

    In an ominous sign that Southern California's aerospace industry might be repeating the massive downsizing of the 1990s, Northrop Grumman today announced 750 layoffs, to occur within the next few months. According to the Daily Breeze, most of the terminations are expected to fall at the company's El ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    The Jung Trio

    Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Roast Chicken: Grill Masters

    Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

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  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Welcome to Gentrification City

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

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    October 6, 2005

    Bay Watchers

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    October 6, 2005

    Dive Bombing

    Mouse-surfing swells, breaks and Sheilas

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