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Sylvia Holly memorial
Friends and family of former Mira Costa teacher Sylvia Holly will hold a memorial service this Saturday for Holly in Fisher Gym at the high school.
Holly passed away on Nov. 2, 2008 after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Barbara Alexander, who taught with Holly for 34 years, said Holly coached the only basketball [...]
Deficit down to $1.9 million, debate stirred over raises
The Pumpkin Race, Halloween Carnival, Pet Appreciation Day and the Metlox and Arts Manhattan series are among next year’s budget casualties. To trim just over $1 million from their budget, City Council suspended those programs along with neighborhood traffic management, holiday parking meter bagging, the Tree Committee and a majority of city staff’s conferences during [...]
MoreOriginal Costa teacher celebrates 90th birthday
by Elizabeth Orr
Pictures of family members, past students and their families fill June Cope’s quaint little house just a few blocks from Mira Costa High School.
Cards are spilled around the living room from past students, who address Cope by personal nicknames given long ago. Stacks of half-written letters in immaculate cursive penmanship cover her living [...]
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From Left: American Martyrs students Greg Regan, Matthew Reilly, Jake McCabe, and Aarin Henning competed at the 58th Annual California State Science Fair on May 19.
Regan and McCabe received an honorable mention for their project in the Plant Biology division. Reilly was awarded 4th place in the toxicology division. Henning participated in the microbiology division [...]
Colorful restaurateur passes
Maurice Beaudet, a vegetarian restaurateur, musician, activist and onetime needle in the side of Redondo police, died peacefully at home on May 24 after battling a mysterious wasting illness. He was 61.
Beaudet rose to prominence after he and his wife Tonya Beaudet opened The Spot Restaurant, a cozy and well-received vegetarian eatery just off Hermosa [...]
Police still searching for ATM thieves
An organized crime ring is suspected to have been behind the theft of more than $200,000 from more than 1,000 victims who used an ATM at a local gas station.
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Council faces tough budget decisions
The City Council formally received City Manager Bill Workman’s proposed budget Tuesday night at an emotional public hearing that included pleas from children, tears from adults, and the conspicuous silence of employee unions who are being asked to endure layoffs and pay cuts in order to help balance the city’s $7 million budget deficit.
The [...]
Inside the House of Money
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Smart guys go macro
by Tom Fitt
Inside the House of Money, by Steven Drobny. Wiley, John and Sons. 384 pages. $29.95
If you select Steven Drobny’s Inside the House of Money: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets as summer beach reading, be sure to stash [...]
City officials say solar equipment can exceed height
Everyone in Hermosa seems to want a view of the deep blue sea and the clear blue sky, so they make a big deal over the height limits of buildings. But even Hermosa officials are willing to make some exceptions to promote a big shiny renewable energy source, the sun.
The City Council amended its height [...]
Birth test gave mom peace of mind
Katie and Hayden Higashi share a moment in their north Hermosa home. Photo by Robb Fulcher
Katie Higashi’s first baby was a breeze, and the 25-year-old Hermosan was fit and healthy as she awaited her second child earlier this year.
Then, at the 28-week mark ‘ a full 12 weeks before her due date ‘ she went [...]
