Redondo Beach Will Get New Sand
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Since April, a massive clamshell dredge floating off the marina has collected sand and loaded it onto barges bound for the port of Long Beach, which needs the material for a harbor redevelopment project. The sediment clogging the entrance to Marina del Rey’s main channel soon will be scooped up, shipped south and piped onto Redondo Beach. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ multimillion-dollar dredging operation will shift gears. Sediment unearthed by the 2,095-ton Paula Lee dredger will be dropped off the coast of Redondo Beach. The project, which will last about 40 days, calls first for depositing roughly 85,000 cubic yards of marina sediment into water depths of 30-50 feet near the Topaz Street jetty.
Summertime and live music go hand in hand here in the South Bay, and this year all of the Beach Cities are offering a full music calendar! Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach each have an independent concert series of their own. Each city offers their 2012 concerts for FREE. You can choose between a Neil Diamond cover band, Hawaiian ukuleles or anything in between. The Hermosa Beach concert series begins this weekend, each concert begins at 5:30 PM and continues until sunset on the south side of the Hermosa Beach pier. The selected bands are currently popular with top-selling CDs and high-volume downloads from the iTunes store. Last year’s lineup included The Mother Hips, often described as “California Soul; Tribal Seeds- upbeat reggae/pop; and The English Beat.
Dubbed “Carmageddon II” a 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway is scheduled for full closure Sept. 29-30 while construction crews work to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Bridge, report officials at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The work is the second phase of demolition and reconstruction of the bridge. The northern portion of the bridge will be demolished to facilitate the widening of the freeway as part of the $1 billion Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. During Carmageddon I, drivers proved the skeptics wrong, drivers heeded warnings and stayed off the roads, creating a traffic breather not seen since the free-flowing freeways of the 1984 Olympics. Metro officials are concerned Angelenos will be more bold this year, expecting to cruise vacant streets all weekend.
It is hard to believe that we are already at the middle of 2012, time sure flies when you are having fun. We are also in the middle of a the prime home buying and selling season, and the good times are rolling. The mood in the market place has shifted, buyer are motivated to take advantage of record low interest rates, with that said homes are selling quickly and for more money. According to the MLS in Redondo Beach 87 transactions closed in May 2012, compared to 55 in May 2011. That is an increase of 58%. In June there we more homes in escrow in Redondo Beach than were listed for sale, that is someting we have not seen since the boom of 2005. The net result is that Redondo Beach real estate is appreciating
Professional beach volleyball returns to the South Bay when the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series hosts the Hermosa Beach Open, Friday through Sunday, north of the Hermosa Beach Pier. Thirty-two men’s and 32 women’s teams will compete for a piece of the $100,000 prize purse beginning with qualifying rounds held on Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Every Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series event is free to the public and the Hermosa Open semifinals and finals can be seen live by visiting . 
The South Bay offers a wide assortment of summer concert choices and venues. There are concerts in the park, concerts on the pier, concerts in the cove and what would the South Bay be without concerts on the beach? The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau is proud to sponsor the 
One of the biggest days of the year is coming to the South Bay- the 4th of July! Residents of Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beach celebrate the peak of the summer Watch fireworks shows in Redondo Beach and Torrance on the Fourth of July this year. The Redondo Beach show which will be visible from the Pier and Harbor areas and will feature live music and all-day entertainment at Seaside Lagoon. Seaside Lagoon opens at 2pm with many activities for kids and families including live bands, arts/crafts, workshops, water activities, dancing, food & beverage and more! Fireworks show will begin at 9pm, choreographed to patriotic music. Other shows that are currently open to the public are going to take place at Cabrillo Beach and Malaga Cove in Palos Verdes (shot from a barge offshore). The shows all begin between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. and more info can be found at 
City officials have noticed an uptick in new condominium projects in Hermosa Beach this year, continuing a trend that began in Manhattan Beach. Community Development Director Ken Robertson said his office has received six applications this year for condo projects, which range between two and four units. In 2009 and 2011, the city received just two applications for multi-unit condo projects. After having no condo projects in 2009, the city of Manhattan Beach approved a total of five in 2010 and 2011. Although no applications have been filed so far this year, Manhattan Beach building officials, expects that to change in the second half of the year. The number of new single family homes being built continues to increase over the past three years, and permits for home remodeling and additions are increasing by 30 percent year-to-year since 2010. In Hermosa, the number of new single family homes approved went from 8 in 2010 to 19 in 2011, with five so far this year. When you see this volume of application in a short period like this it really shows that things in the residential construction or development market are changing, Generally this is an indicator that more speculative type of development is going on rather than custom home remodels or custom home building.
North End Bar & Grill in Hermosa Beach is the place for real Kings fans and also for real Kings players. They got a surprise in the early morning hours on Tuesday when Los Angeles Kings players stopped by to share the team’s first Stanely Cup. Owner John Courts told a reporter he had no idea Los Angeles Kings players would bring the Cup to his establishment to celebrate. The local bar is a favorite hangout for goalie Jonathan Quick and other players who decided a celebration at the venue was in order. The MVP brought the Cup and his trophy and placed it right on the bar. Thanks to 
