The party is back on in Manhattan Beach the weekend of Oct. 7-8 with the return of Old Hometown Fair, an annual event that is highlighted by a 10K run the first morning and two days of the legendary beer garden. To be sure, this is no small-town, boring family festival. It is exactly what Manhattan Beach and the entire Los Angeles South Bay is all about: fun. The 10K goes … [Read more...]
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Tropical Storm Hilary Causes History To Be Made At The 2023 AVP Manhattan Beach Open
History was made at the 2023 AVP Manhattan Beach Open, also known as "the Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball." For the first time in this decades-long event, it was played in the rain. In its early years, matches were played in the dark with car headlights providing some light from the parking lot by the Manhattan Beach Pier, but never before has it been played on wet sand. The … [Read more...]
Bourne And Crabb Win 2022 Manhattan Beach Open; Defend Title
Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb successfully defended their Manhattan Beach Open title. The second-seeded team cruised to a 21-17, 21-14 victory in the final over top-seeded Theo Brunner and Chaim Schalk. It was Bourne's third straight Manhattan Open championship. He became the first male player to win most coveted title in beach volleyball three straight times since Olympic … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Nightlife News: Outdoor Dining Extended Thru March
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger Those outdoor dining areas are not going away just yet in Manhattan Beach, CA. Originally scheduled to end in January, the City Council unanimously voted to extend them through the end of March in its final December meeting. The reason was not please from several – but certainly not all – restaurants and … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Nightlife News: December Holiday Party Events
By Kevin Wilkerson, Manhattan Beach Blogger While Manhattan Beach – and the surrounding Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities for that matter – might be a place of the endless summer, one of its most festive months is December. For starters, the sunsets are ridiculously early at about 4:45, but that means you can watch them with a drink in your hand during Happy Hour. It … [Read more...]
Esperanza Manhattan Beach Hosts Mico Tequila Party And PubClub.com Was There
Tequila and Esperanza, the sexy new restaurant/bar in Manhattan Beach, CA, go together like beach volleyball and this laidback Southern California community. So when Mico tequila hosted an event there, PubClub.com was there too! PubClubette Ashley and photographer JC drank reposado, blanco, anejo and extra anejo. The drinks were paired with tacos from Esperanza as well as … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Nightlife News: Esperanza Open & Outdoor Dining Ends
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of my long-time complains about bars and restaurants in Manhattan Beach has been the lack of outdoor seating. After all, here you have a place with the best weather in the world – an average of 325 days of sunshine – and there were almost no places to sit outside to eat or have a few drinks. Particularly with an ocean … [Read more...]
The Castle Is Manhattan Beach’s Dive Bar With Hot Bartenders
Tasty Servers & Tasty Food Serve Up Locals At This Long-Time South Bay Haunt By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger I walked into the Castle Bar & Grill, one of Manhattan Beach's long-standing dive bars located at Marine Street and PCH, and started seeing double. As in double Ds! They belonged to the buxom blonde bartender, who was … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Police DUI Checkpoint For Friday April 16
MBPD Releases Information But Not The Location The Manhattan Beach Police Department is setting up a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Friday, April 16. Below are the details as released by the MBPD: "The Manhattan Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 8-p.m.-3 a.m. "The purpose of … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach, CA Shuts Down Outdoor Seating
Restaurant Customers No Longer Able To Sit Outside After Receiving To-Go Orders By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger It has been an oasis in a crisis but that is now ending as the city of Manhattan Beach, CA, in LA County, has shut down outdoor seating at its restaurants. Citing a rise in positive COVID-19 cases, it is eliminating tables on … [Read more...]
There Will Be No Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair In 2020
Officials Cancel 10K Run, Festival & Beer Garden Due To COVID-19 Fears By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger One of the biggest, most fun, everybody-who-ever-lived-here-comes-back-into-town events of the year in Manhattan Beach, CA, won't take place in 2020. Old Hometown Fair, with its morning 10K, craft and food booths and most of all, … [Read more...]
Why The Manhattan Beach Open AVP Is The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger In sports, there are revered events, so big and important that they eclipse the actual game. There's the World Cup, the Super Bowl, The Masters and Wimbledon. And in the sport of beach volleyball, there is Manhattan. Or, more accurately, the Manhattan Open. Held each August in Manhattan Beach, California – the … [Read more...]
Noise Complaint May Signal End Of The Music At Pancho’s Manhattan Beach
Day Of Daze Band Leader Dazed By Complaining Neighbor Column By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger The biggest crime happening now in Manhattan Beach, CA, is not a series of car break-ins or a rash of bike thefts, but the situation at Pancho's restaurant and bar. Jim Wheeler, one of the top musicians ever to play in the South Bay, is on the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park Summer Concerts Underway In 2019
Tribute Bands Entertain A Casual Crowd Where Alcohol Is Allowed By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger There are ways to tell summer has arrived in the endless summer destination of Manhattan Beach, CA. The June Gloom evaporates by about noon. The sun doesn't set until after 8 o'clock. And the Summer Concerts take place on Sunday afternoons in … [Read more...]
The Most Instagrammable Places In Manhattan Beach, California
The Pier, Sunsets, Events & El Porto Make For Great Social Media Posts Locations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger One of the most scenic areas of Los Angeles is Manhattan Beach, which has enough photo-worthy locations to fill up a smart phone. PubClub.com has picked out our Top 10 most Instagrammable places in Manhattan Beach. 1.) … [Read more...]
El Porto, The Friendly Little Locals Secret Spot In Manhattan Beach, CA
Friendly Neighborhood Is A Near-Hidden Gem Of The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger When I moved to Los Angeles, the first place I settled into for a while was in the north section of Manhattan Beach. With palm trees and lush vegetation in a median between the walking and running part of The Strand and a parking lot full of … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Gets New Dining Spot In SLAY Steak + Fish House
Downtown Restaurant Will Have Its Own Produce & Vegetable Garden By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger Manhattan Beach, Cali, the beautiful little beach town on the Southern California coast, is getting another high-end restaurant. Already home to the likes of MB Post, Strand House and Fonz's steak house, slated to join them is SLAY Steak … [Read more...]
Shark’s Cove Hosting AVP Parties During Manhattan Beach Open Weekend
Dig It In These Downtown Bars During The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger We all know about Shellback Tavern as the "off-the-beach" bar, where people line up to go inside and pound down pitchers of beer during AVP weekend for the Manhattan Beach Open. But just up the street another party is taking place. Shark's … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2022 Everything You Need To Know
A one-time must-do weekend event in the Los Angeles South Bay, the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man is not quite what it used to be, but it still provides for plenty of entertainment and a pretty good party scene for teams and spectators. Instead of being on a Saturday – its traditional huge day when 20,000 people would show up to party – and Sunday, it is, for the … [Read more...]
Magnum P.I. Team To Play 2018 Manhattan Beach 6-Man Tournament
Multi-Time Champions From Smack Sportwear Are Back For Friday-Saturday Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Lifestyle Blogger As the Manhattan Beach 6-man inches its way back to a full weekend event, one of it s legendary team is returning to the sand. Magnum P.I., the mustached and Aloha shirts team that features Tom Selleck look-alikes (well sort … [Read more...]
Pub At The Club 2019 Manhattan Beach Event Everything You Need To Know
Full Vendor List For This South Bay Craft Beer, Wine & Food Festival The MBBC Junior Foundation 4th annual Pub At The Club – a craft beer, wine and food festival held in Manhattan Beach, CA – is set for Sunday, Sept. 8. It takes place at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club (MBBC). Here's all you need to know about it, including the complete list of vendors. In … [Read more...]
AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2020 Everything You Need To Know
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball Tour Dates, Times, Location & Social Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger While most people look at the Olympics as being the pinnacle of competition in sports, in beach volleyball there's another event that reaches the gold medal standard. It's the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach ReadyTo Celebrate For 2018 Fireworks
Annual Holiday Celebration One Of The South Bay's Top Events The tree on the pier is lit, the Holiday Open House has had another successful year and now it's time for the highlight event of the season in Manhattan Beach, CA. That's the annual Holiday Fireworks show, which is set to take place on Sunday, Dec. 9. The fireworks are the star on top of the tree, so … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House 2023 Date, Review & All You Need To Know
The first of the many November and December seasonal social events in the South Bay is the Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House and Pier Lighting, always held on a mid-Wednesday in November. In 2023, it is on Nov. 15, and as people are walking through the blocked-off streets and going in and out of the stores they know that the holidays have arrived and the Beach Cities are … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Shooting Victims Have Memorials At Las Vegas Site
Sandy Casey & Rachel Parker Remembered At Scene Of Tragedy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger There was a touching memorial on the Manhattan Beach Pier and now Las Vegas shooting victims Sandy Casey & Rachel Parker are being remembered at the site where they lost their lives. They each have a memorial at the site of the Route 91 Harvest Music … [Read more...]
Nearly A Thousand Turn Out To Manhattan Beach Vigil For Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Community Comes Together To Mourn Locals Who Perished In Attack By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Approximately 1,000 people gathered on the Manhattan Beach Pier on Wednesday, Oct. 4, for a vigil to recognize and honor two local victims of the previous weekend's deadly Las Vegas shooting at a country music concert. MB Police employee Rachel … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holding Candlelight Vigil For Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Event To Be Held At Sunset On The Manhattan Beach Pier Several communities beyond Las Vegas have been affected by the mass shootings that occurred during a country music concert, and one of those is the Los Angeles beach town of Manhattan Beach. Two people with ties to the city were killed in the attack and another one was wounded. To recognized these victims, … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair & Beer Garden 2023 Everything You Need To Know
Beer Garden A Top Weekend Destination For South Bay Singles One of the top weekends in the Los Angeles South Bay is the annual Old Hometown Fair in Manhattan Beach. Here's what it is, when it is and all about it. WHAT: Old Hometown Fair, a traditional event featuring arts and crafts booths, food vendors, kiddie rides, a band and – most importantly for most … [Read more...]
Club AVP Skydeck Provides Bird’s Eye View Of Manhattan Beach Open
NFL-Style Skybox Is A VIP Way To Watch The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball By Kevin Wilkerson, Manhattan Beach Blogger The Manhattan Beach Open sure has come a long way from its first event in 1960. No longer are fans huddled around a couple of courts and then being asked to run to their cars and turn on the lights so the final matches can be played. Instead, there's … [Read more...]
Pier Walk Of Fame Ceremony Starts The AVP Manhattan Beach Open Weekend
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball's Kickoff Event Recognizes Event's Storied History By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger There are players on the sand before the first Bloody Marys are being served at Shellback Tavern, but the official start of the Manhattan Open, the AVP pro beach volleyball tournament known as the "Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball" … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach Review: A Fun & Tasty South Bay Event
Local Restaurants & Craft Beers Help Create A Fun And Lively Festival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The bite had some bark. Bite at the Beach, the annual pairing of local restaurants with craft beers, live music and a classy and lively South Bay crowd, served up a sensational event in 2017. Held on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the MBS Campus – a TV … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2017 Review: Back On The Weekend
Team Fletch & Horny Unicorns Win This South Bay-Unique Beach Volleyball Tournament By Kevin Wilkerson, South Bay Blogger There were costumes, people on teams cheering and acting silly, music and exceptional – with some exceptions – outstanding beach volleyball. What there was not a lot of was a crowd, certainly not what it was in its heyday. But as the … [Read more...]
There’s More To The International Surf Festival Than The Manhattan Beach 6-Man
Surfest Also Has ISF Surfing & Bodysurfing Championships And Other Events & Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger To many in the South Bay, the International Surf Festival – or Surfest for short – means only one thing. And that is the Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament. But there is actually more – much more – to the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man To Have 75 Teams In 2017
Charlie Saikley Beach Volleyball Tournament's Return To A Saturday Helps Boost Participation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger After a slow start in which only a handful of teams had signed up, registration for the 2017 Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man beach volleyball tournament jumped in the final days, resulting in a respectable number of … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach 2018 Everything You Need To Know
Event Features Craft Beers, Local Restaurants & Entertainment By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger The craft beer and food festival known as the Bite At The Beach returns to Manhattan Beach Studios, for 2918 which is an active TV and movie location, in August. Several hundred people from throughout the South Bay will be at it, which features … [Read more...]
The Story Behind That Piano On The Manhattan Beach Strand
El Porto Residents Put Sounds On The Strand – For Anyone To Play By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger Off all the crazy things people have put and built on the median of The Strand in north Manhattan Beach, CA – a putting green, a kids' playground, tropical gardens landscaping – this one takes the prize for best of all time. It's a piano. Yes, a … [Read more...]
Registration Opens For 2017 Manhattan Beach 10K Run Hometown Fair Weekend
40th Annual Fun Run Begins A Big Day That Includes The Beer Garden By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Manhattan Beach's fun run, which starts a fun day in this Los Angeles seaside community, is open for registration beginning July 1. TheManhattan Beach 10K, which takes place the morning of the city's annual two-day Hometown Fair festival the first … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Teams Registration Now Open For 2017 Event
Legendary Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament Returns To The Weekend Registration is now open for the legendary Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach, CA. The dates are Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5 and the location is the Manhattan Beach Pier. The categories are men's open, women's open, men's 40+, men's 50+ and women's masters … [Read more...]
Pine Mountain Logs Opening Band For Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park Concerts 2017
Free Summer Concerts Also Feature Local Rock-Blues Singer Shari Puorto & Tribute Bands For The Beatles U2 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger One of the most popular local bands of all time, one that played many of the legendary bars of the South Bay, is the opening act for the 2017 summer concerts at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach. The Pine … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park 2017 Summer Concerts Dates & Bands
Beatles & U2 Tribute Bands Plus Shari 'El" Puorto To Perform At Sunday Shows In July & August It takes a lot for people to spend a Sunday afternoon and early evening in this town at some place other than in the sand and Pacific Ocean. But hundreds to in Manhattan Beach because of the free concerts somewhat inland in Polliwog Park. It proves that, contrary to … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man Moving To A Weekend Has South Bay Excited
Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament Back On A Saturday In 2017 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger You can see it in the people's eyes, hear it in the excitement of their voices. The Manhattan Beach 6-man is back on a Saturday and the South Bay is excited about it. It may signal a resurgence of the event that was struggling to find enough teams to play, … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Bite At The Beach 2017 Craft Beer & Food Festival Moved To Aug. 12
Los Angeles South Bay City Has An August Full Of Fun Events The 2017 Bite At The Beach – a craft beer and food festival – will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, in Manhattan Beach, CA. This is a change of date from what was previously announced and the change occurred when the city learned there were several other craft beer festivals taking place in June and July, making it … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2017 Returns To Weekend For One Day
Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament To Continue As Part Of Surfest The Manhattan Beach Charlie Saikley 6-man is returning to a weekend for 2017, at least for a day. The city council unanimously approved moving the dates to Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5. It had previously been scheduled for Thursday and Friday the 3rd and 4th. "I had always assumed that we were not … [Read more...]
Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Bars In Manhattan Beach California
Downtown Dive Bars, An Upscale Lounge & A Rocking Rock 'n Roll Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Once the mecca of South Bay nightlife, Manhattan Beach along the coast of Los Angeles just south of the airport may not currently be it's jumping former self, but there's a few places where you can find some good bar action. These are the places I go … [Read more...]
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach Zinc Lounge ‘Back To School’ Thursdays
15% Of Food & Drink Tab Donated To Local Eduction Foundations As a local, Michael Zislis knows the pulse of the South Bay community. The owner of Shade Hotels, as well as a few top-end local restaurants, also knows how to give back to the community in a way that's true to the culture of these Los Angeles Beach Cities. He's combined cocktails with culture with the … [Read more...]
Downtowner Shuttle Provides Free Rides In Manhattan Beach
Service Includes El Porto, The Pier And May Cut Into Uber & Lift Uber and Lyft have a competitor in Manhattan Beach, CA. The city has launched Downtowner, a small fleet of electric vehicles that is providing free rides in this Los Angeles seaside city. Yes, it's free. All you do tip the driver. And you might be sharing the vehicle. Which, in the socially-friendly … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Is Where To Hear Great Live Music In Manhattan Beach, CA
Day Of Days Band Covers Rock Music With Talented Touring Musicians If you want to find live music – good live music, the kind where you just can't stay seated and suddenly start singing along even though you may only know a few of the words to the songs – then here's where to go in Manhattan Beach, CA. It's Pancho's, at the corner of Rosecrans and Highland Ave., in this … [Read more...]
Navy Grogs Are Rock ‘n Fish’s Signature Drink In Manhattan Beach
Rum Cocktail The Special Cocktail At This L.A. Bar & Restaurant They are tasty, traditional and strong. The Navy Grog is a rum-based drink made with lime juice and grapefruit juice, several kinds of rum, is dark red, poured over crushed ice and served in a round cocktail glass. It has become the signature drink of a Rock 'n Fish, a popular restaurant/bar within … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Show 2023 Date & Full Schedule
If you did not know any better, you would think it's the Fourth of July. But it's December and the sky is exploding in spectacular colors over the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach, CA. This is the annual Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks, an annual happening that is taking place Sunday, Dec. 10, in 2023. Annually held on the second Sunday of December, it brings in several … [Read more...]
November Is Half-Priced Navy Grogs At Rock ‘n Fish Manhattan Beach
Strong Rum Drink A Salute To The South Bay's Tradition In a salute to the traditional drink of the South Bay Beach Cities, Rock 'n Fish in Manhattan Beach features half-priced Navy Grogs for the entire month of November. They cost $7 ($14 regular price) and pack a pretty good wallop of alcohol. What is a Navy Grog? It's a rum-based concoction that is a very … [Read more...]
The Best Drink Deal At Pancho’s Bar In Manhattan Beach
This Special Margarita Has An Extra Shot Of Tequila The band is blasting the fun party cover rock songs, the lively crowd is singing and dancing and you want a cocktail to enhance the moment. But as all locals know, drinks at Pancho's cantina in Manhattan Beach, CA, are not cheap. It's $7.50 for a can of cheap Tecate and $11 for a mid-sized margarita. So many people … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2016 Event Review
Shellback Tavern And Team Fletch Keep The Tradition Flowing Thank goodness for Shellback Tavern. The lively scene inside this beachside dive bar was about the only thing keeping alive the grand tradition of the Manhattan Beach 6-man beach volleyball tournament in 2016. That and Team Fletch, the incredibly-skilled players who dressed up in their afro wigs and Los … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2010 The Crackdown Year
Popular Costume Beach Volleyball Gets Spiked In 2010, the city of Manhattan Beach – led by the police chief – implemented a crackdown on the the Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament, which had become the top singles party event in the South Bay. This PubClub.com article looks at the arguments and provides responses based on fact. As predicted, with the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-man 2009 Review Magnum PI Wins Surfest
Beach Volleyball In Costumes In A Big California Bash Here is PubClub.com's review of the 2009 6-man, when there were hundreds of teams, thousands of spectators and it was still a party. The best beach party in L.A. – rivaled only in Southern California by the Over-the-Line in San Diego, is the annual Manhattan Beach Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-man Surf Festival History – The Glory Days Party Guide
Forget what you see now, take this flashback trip down memory lane to the heyday of this wild and crazy beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach CA. This is a look back to the original PubClub.com story on 6-man in its mid- to late- 2000s heyday. It is what Manhattan Beach, CA is all about here in the South Bay of L.A. The annual Surf Festival may be curiously named as … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man A Thursday & Friday In 2016
Crazy Dress-Up Beach Volleyball Tournament Creeps Closer To The Weekend The glory days of the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man beach volleyball tournament are as gone as the ol' bar Laz Paz. There are but 12 courts for the 2016 event, extending for a single block. By contrast, at its peak there were 12 legends courts and the tournament stretched from the pier … [Read more...]
Shade Manhattan Beach Sunday Skydeck Party Review
Rooftop Poolside Bring A Bit Of Vegas Hipness To The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger and South Bay Resident The old 12th Street or H20 it's not, and it's certainly nothing like the days of LaPaz. But the summer rooftop parties at the Skydeck in Shade Hotel give Manhattan Beach just what it needs - a modern touch to its glorious Sunday afternoon … [Read more...]
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach Summer Rooftop Pool Parties
Drinks & A DJ & At The Skydeck Lounge Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach is holding rooftop pool parties this summer. They are the first Sunday of each month, with the dates being June 5, July 3 (yes, on Fourth of July weekend!), Aug. 7 and Sept. 4. They are held on the hotel's Skydeck and features a bar, DJ and a special menu provided by the hotel's fun-loving chef … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Manhattan Beach South Bay’s Top Cinco de Mayo Bar
Mexican Cantina Features Laker Girls, Live Music And Most Lively Crowd In The Beach Cities The question locals ask is not if we will go to Pancho's for Cinco de Mayo but when we will go to Pancho's for Cinco de Mayo. And with the Laker Girls there from noon-2, I would say sometime between noon and 2! The only problem with that is you may never leave, and the … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo Manhattan Beach Hermosa Beach Bars Party
It's a Party, and the Mexican Holiday Means The Bars Are Busy, Especially in Southern California Sombreros and shots. Beers and cheers. Margaritas and Mariachi Bands. It's Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of a Mexican victory (but not Mexican Independence day), and bars on and near the border treat it like a mini-New Year's Eve. This is especially true in … [Read more...]
AVP Manhattan Beach 2016 Sets Dates For Mid-July
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball Leads Into Summer Olympics The most prestigious tournament of them all, the Manhattan Open, will play its 2016 event on the weekend of July 14-17. Known for decades as the "Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball" because of its status with the players , it will be at the Manhattan Beach pier and is an official Association of Volleyball … [Read more...]
Original Sharkeez One Of Manhattan Beach’s All-Time Best Bars
Memories & Moments Of A Top South Bay Watering Hole PubClub.com is looking back at the best bars in the history of the South Bay. This one examines the original Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach. It is written by long-time local Kevin Wilkerson, one of the original Sharkeez patrons. All good things must come to an end. And in this case, one good thing did indeed end, but yet … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach History Showcased In Outdoor Photo Exhibit
Artist Gary Sweeney Puts Family's Historical Photos On Public Display It's always cool to go into a place like Shellback Tavern and Ercoles to look at the old photos of the past years on the wall and wonder about what Manhattan Beach life was like "back in the day." In February, you'll be able to see more historical photos of the area, tho not inside a local bar or … [Read more...]
Taco Tuesday at OB’s Manhattan Beach Can Make Wednesdays Tough
Nightlife Blogger Likes Living In The Moment Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt like immediately going back to sleep? That's the way I felt on this Wednesday. Blame it on Taco Tuesday at OB's in Manhattan Beach. Why is it that when I go there, I can't seem to leave until the place is practically empty? I crack open about two handfuls of the free … [Read more...]
Ercoles Manhattan Beach The Best Burgers In The South Bay
Classic Beach Cities Dive Bar Is Home Of The '10 Napkin' Burger The best burgers in the South Bay Beach Cities – and, indeed, all of Los Angeles – are found not found in some high-end trendy restaurant made by a celebrity chef but in a dive bar in Manhattan Beach. This downtown dive – it's the oldest bar in Manhattan Beach, dating back to the 1920s – makes burgers they … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Manhattan Beach Looking To Recapture Fun Of the Original Bar
Onetime Top South Bay Best Singles Spot Seeks Return To Glory Days Sometimes, when something casual puts on a new look and gets all dressed up, it's better suited, so to speak, the way it was in the first place. That's kind of the way it's been for Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach. When in its original location, it was a true beach bar in a well-worn building, a place where one … [Read more...]
Holiday Open House Sets The Season In Manhattan Beach
Pier Lighting Starts ThePopular Downtown Holiday Stroll The season in the South Bay section of Los Angeles starts with the annual Holiday Open House in Manhattan Beach. This is a holiday stroll of downtown businesses on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 18. It start with the lighting of the pier at 6 and goes until approximately 9 p.m. It's fun – and a great night for … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Manhattan Beach Remembers Carey Carloff
Long-Time Performer Was An Entertainer Extraordinaire At This South Bay Bar He had a style that was unlike any other, delivered at an energy level that threatened to blow the roof off the place. For many years in the 80s and 90s, Carey Carloff was the mainstay musician at Pancho's in Manhattan Beach, CA, packing the tiny cantina bar with loyal locals and happy newcomers … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach All-Time Top 10 Best Bars
La Paz, Sharkeez, 12th Street, Harry O's, Tequila Willies & Shellback Top List Manhattan Beach, despite its super upscale "Beverly Hills at the beach" appearance of today, has a long history of lively nightlife. There was a time it was the premier singles spot in the entire South Bay – far outpacing even what Hermosa Beach currently offers – and in fact in all of … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Downtown Bars Listings & Descriptions
Restaurant/Bars, Dive Bars & Beer Bars In This South Bay Beach City Manhattan Beach, CA, has long been a place for great bars. Its quaint downtown has places from dive bars to upscale restaurant/bars. Here's a look at all the bars in the downtown area, on and around the Pier and Manhattan Beach Blvd. It includes addresses and a brief (and accurate, after all … [Read more...]
Rock’N Fish Manhattan Beach Half-Priced Navy Grogs
Signature Drink Is On Special Entire Month Of November Rock'N Fish in Manhattan Beach, CA, is a fine seafood restaurant that packs in locals and tourists every night of the week. They come mostly for the food but in November, locals will be swarming the bar for the annual drink special. half-priced Navy Grogs. As a tribute to the place that was in this location … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Show 2015 Dates Review
The 29th Annual Event Is Sunday, Dec. 13 One of the top events of the entire year in the beautiful seaside community of Manhattan Beach, CA, is the annual Christmas fireworks show. There's not many places to view fireworks through palm trees in December. Held the second Sunday of December (Dec. 13 in 2015 and the 2016 event is Dec. 11), it brings in thousands of people … [Read more...]
OB’s Manhattan Beach Has The South Bay’s Best Taco Tuesday
Beer & Margarita Specials, Great Tacos & The 10 Taco Challenge Some places have surf 'n turf. But nothing is ordinary Manhattan Beach, CA, the beachside community in LA's South Bay. Here, once ever week, it's surf and tacos. One of the best Taco Tuesday specials is here in Manhattan Beach. It's Taco Tuesday, a ritual as regular as the tides, as much a part of the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House 2015 Dates Review
A Guide To The Downtown Stroll – And The Bars! It's a party. And in this town, would anyone expect anything else? There is a band in the street, shops which normally sell dresses and hair products are serving adult beverages and thousands of people look forward to it each and every year. It's the annual Holiday Open House in downtown Manhattan Beach (Wednesday, Nov. 18 in … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair 10K Race Course Full Guide
The Route, The Run And Beers In The Beach Bar The annual Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair starts at 7:30 on the first Saturday morning of October with the annual 1OK, which brings in about 5,000 area runners. It is a great way to start this festive weekend, which for many means an afternoon in the beer garden, a tradition if ever there was one in this … [Read more...]
Hometown Fair Manhattan Beach Beer Garden Party Scene Photos
One Of The Top Singles Party Weekends In The South Bay There is a morning 10K. There are arts and crafts and food booths. Even a small stage featuring local bands. But true to Manhattan Beach style, this is only a sideshow to the main attraction: The beer garden! It's Old Hometown Fair, an annual party that celebrates life in this Los Angeles seaside city, and … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Bars Clubs Reviews Listings Nightlife Party Guide
Downtown & North Manhattan's Top Watering Holes Want to party in Los Angeles? Then head to Manhattan Beach. Longboarders and shortboarders have long known Manhattan Beach to be the center of surfing in the South Bay. Yet it is also the birthplace of beach volleyball and represents the true culture of a Southern California beach city. Manhattan Beach is place … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Open Downtown Bar Scene During Beach Volleyball Tournament
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball Means Busy Bars In This Southern California City More important than who wins the Manhattan Beach Open is can we get into the bars! That's the attitude of many people who goes to this annual event at the pier of this lively Southern California beach city a few miles south of Los Angeles International … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Manhattan Beach El Porto Location Review & Images
A Look At the Relocated Popular Bar From A Long-Time Sharkeez Customer The party has started! The new Sharkeez – relocated from its original location to the former Harry O's and Upper Manhattan Lounge – is open. And it's as grand and spectacular as one would expect. It's cool, it's classy, it's tasteful and it's trendy. And best of all, it's still … [Read more...]