Gena of Sheepshead Bay asks: “I’d like to know more about Captain Knuth of ‘The Flying D,’ a Sheepshead Bay fishing boat, and who Voorhies Avenue was named after.” Jayne from Manhattan Beach asks: “What is the history of 190 Exeter St.? Was a hospital on this site?” Both of these questions deal with the nautical […]
Michael from Manhattan Beach asks: What guests visited the Manhattan and Oriental hotels during their 25-year existence in Manhattan Beach? More than I can count, Michael, but let’s start with two: Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. In 1896, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies held a convention at the swanky Oriental Hotel. Henry Ford attended. […]
A teacher from Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach was arrested and charged in federal court on Wednesday with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Jonathan Deutsch, 34, allegedly requested explicit images and videos from hundreds of children through Facebook. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon […]