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...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bands, Music & Musicians
All The Music That Has Made The LA Beach Cities Such A Longtime Fun Party Place By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com When people think of live music in the Los Angeles area, the Sunset Strip with its legendary bands and clubs immediately comes to mind. And for good reason, but there is another part of the vast city that has long been a hotbed of bands and musicians. … [Read more...]
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach Weekend Party Report From PubClub.com
Reopening Of Outdoor Dining And The Super Bowl 10K Highlight Beach Cities Happenings By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Welcome to the PubClub.com Beach Cities Party Report! It's party time again in the South Bay, or at least what comprises a party time these days. Here's an update on restaurant and nightlife news in and around the Beach Cities. Enjoy the Party … [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 Opening The Strand Is So Important To Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Residents
Running, Walking & Biking Path Is The Heart& Soul Of The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger When The Strand was closed due as part of California's #stayhome" orders during the coronavirus pandemic, it ripped the heart and soul right out of the South Bay Beach Cities. The running, walking and bike path that runs parallel to the … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend 2020 PubClub.com Party Report Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Events
Welcome To The PubClub.com Party Report! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Yes, I know it’s been a while but with everything closing – including The Strand!!! – there’s been too much negative news and of course the Party Report is about fun and positive things! But with us starting to emerge from our #stayhome caves like bears coming out of hibernation, it’s time to … [Read more...]
Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Strand, LA County Bike Path Open For Exercise
A Big Part Of Southern California Beach Lifestyle Is Back In 'Business' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogger The beach path used for walking, running and bicycle riding, is back open in Los Angeles County. Closed during the coronavirus pandemic #stayhome orders, this concrete no-motorized-vehicles-allowed path along the sand that … [Read more...]
On A Manhattan Beach Bars Pub Crawl With The Bud Light Promo Girls
The Nightlife Blogger Proves Live Is Better With A Beer Company's Promotion Girls It's always fun to go to the bars in Manhattan Beach, CA, especially when it's the Manhattan Open, the legendary tournament that players call the "Wimbledon of beach volleyball." The event brings out locals by the thousands, who love to watch the pros play the sport that they … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Ercoles Burger Scare In Manhattan Beach, CA
South Bay Dive Bar Nearly Runs Out Of Its Signature Burgers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I could smell the burgers a block from the bar, so much so that were I not headed in there already, I would have changed course to go into the place. It was a rich, deep smell that overtook the air in Manhattan Beach, CA, and it had me anticipating the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Lunch With Pacific Ocean Views In El Porto, CA
A Surfer's Haven Hangs On In LA's South Bay Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had lunch in El Porto the other day. It was a beautiful and sunny afternoon and I had just dropped off a friend after running and errand with him. I had a sandwich with me and was trying to figure out where I would eat it on my way to a meeting when I … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: In Praise Of The Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House
Annual 'Window Shopping' Event Starts The Season In LA's South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm not normally much of one for window shopping, but when drinks are involved, well it's a different story. It is those drinks that brings out myself, as well as a couple hundred other single people in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities (along … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Manhattan Beach Shines With Hometown Fair Festival
Los Angeles Beach City Holds One Of Its Top Annual Events Each October By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you are visiting Los Angeles the first weekend of October, head to the beach town of Manhattan Beach, which just south of LAX. That is when the city holds its annual Old Hometown Fair and it's not exactly the kind of event you might expect … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Running, Then Running Wild At The Hometown Fair Beer Garden
Manhattan Beach Singles Event Again A Big Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I did not know if I was in shape for the 10K, but I KNEW I was in shape for the beer garden. In the end, I finished both, and it was another great party on the first weekend of October. I am referring to the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, one of the best times … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hanging Loose In Manhattan Beach, CA
Another Sunny Day In This Los Angeles Paradise Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's just another sunny, 70-degree day. Could be any day of the week, any time of the year. But it just so happens that it's a midweek day in September. A light breeze is blowing and I'm on my bike – a bicycle not a chopper – cruising The Strand in … [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...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: L.A. Visitors, Go To The AVP Manhattan Beach Open
The 'Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball' A Big Part Of The Los Angeles South Bay Culture By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When traveling, I always like to find something of local culture, something unique to the area that lets me know I'm in some place other than home. Now some might joke that in order to do that in Los Angeles, all you have to do is … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Shark’s Cove Bar In Manhattan Beach Is A Party
The Sharkeez Touch Comes To Downtown MB By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I'm almost hesitant to write how great the bar Shark's Cove in Manhattan Beach is for fear that some do-good citizen or city council member will rise up and say "oh NO, alcohol and fun is BAD. We need to curtail this kind of activity!" But the heck with it and them. I'm … [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...]
South Bay Los Angeles 2019 Top Party Events Dates, Guide & Reviews
The Hottest Annual Happenings In Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger The Fourth of July is house party heaven on the Hermosa Beach Strand. And for the resst of the year, there are festivals, a parade, concerts and beer gardens. S If Los Angeles is "La La Land," then its South Bay Beach Cities of … [Read more...]
Shade Hotel Hosts Wedding Planners Event In Redondo Beach & Manhattan Beach
Expo Brings Together Vendors With Future Brides & Grooms By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger A place that holds weddings is also now a place that hosts wedding planning events. Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach in the Los Angeles area are places where "Here Comes The Bride" can be heard on occasion – the latter has two levels devoted to … [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 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...]
Bite At The Beach 2017 Manhattan Beach Add Event To Calendar
WHAT: A craft beer and food festival with live entertainment. Featured craft beers are from Torrance and South Bay breweries with food from Manhattan Beach restaurants. VENUE: The Manhattan Beach studios are where TV shows and movies are filmed. The location is outside to take full advantage of the excellent Los Angeles sunny weather. SCENE/CROWD: A very good scene of the … [Read more...]
Bite At The Beach Manhattan Beach Highlights Top Weekend Events Aug. 12-13
Hermosa Beach Sunday Concerts Continue & Trump Wine & Beer Festival Tickets Update Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! The Party Report is a rundown of events and activities in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach. This report covers the weekend of Aug. 12-13. So let's get rolling! Saturday's Top Events • Bite At The Beach, … [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...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2017 Event Dates Add To Calendar
WHAT: A dress-up beach volleyball tournament in which players of all levels wear costumes and play six-vs-six with themed teams. It is returning to a Saturday for one day for the the first time in several years. The event is free to spectators. THE SCENE: Crazy. A couple thousand people on the beach playing and socializing. Top collegiate indoor players, some Olympians and … [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...]
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...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park 2017 Summer Concerts Add To Calendar
WHAT: Free concerts in a park that's as much about a weekend wind down picnic as the actual music. It's important to note this is not on the beach but about 2 miles from the pier. You can bring your own food and drinks, including alcohol. THE BANDS: The Pine Mountain Logs are a South Bay bar legend, Shari Puorto is a very popular local rock/blues singer with an incredible band … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach Top Summertime 2017 Events Dates
Dates & Information For AVP, 6-Man, Free Summer Concerts & Bite At The Beach With so much happening in the South Bay Beach Cities in the summertime, PubClub.com provides this rundown of the events and dates for the top summertime events in this always lively area of Los Angeles. The cities covered are Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park 2017 Summer Concerts Add To Calendar
WHAT: Free concerts in a park that's as much about a weekend wind down picnic as the actual music. It's important to note this is not on the beach but about 2 miles from the pier. You can bring your own food and drinks, including alcohol. THE BANDS: The Pine Mountain Logs are a South Bay bar legend, Shari Puorto is a very popular local rock/blues singer with an incredible … [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...]
South Bay’s Best Happy Hour Bars For Winter Sunsets
Daily Drink & Food Specials In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach When Daylight Savings Time ends in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities, locals complain that it gets dark too early. That's true – it's as early as 5 o'clock in the fall and winter. But there's one advantage to it – you can see the spectacular sunsets while eating and drinking cheaply because … [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...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts Vs. Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park
The Best Bands & Scene For Singles And Couples It's not exactly a battle of the beaches, but Hermosa and Manhattan Beach – sitting side by side in Los Angeles' South Bay – have something of a battle of the bands each Sunday in August. In one corner, it's Hermosa with its Summer Concert Series featuring locally-touring bands mixing in originals with familiar cover … [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...]
This Gringo Learns About Cinco de Mayo Only After Moving To L.A.
Manhattan Beach Single Neighbors Showcase The Celebration And Provide The Education By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I first moved to Los Angeles – from the South, I must point out – there was a lot I had to learn about Southern California culture. One of those involved Cinco de Mayo. I was in Manhattan Beach outside of Los Angeles when … [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...]
South Bay Top Holiday Events 2015 Dates & Information
Happenings In Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach The holiday season in the South Bay means plenty of events and activities, some unique to this area. Here's the dates and details of the top party and singles events in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach for 2015. Happy Holidays In The Los Angeles Beach Cities • Manhattan Beach Holiday … [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...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Of Oct. 23-25
What's Happening In Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach This is your Jimmy Buffett concert primer – what to wear, what to bring and what to know about the parking lot, concert and tickets. There are a few seats left on the bus so contact me ASAP if you want to get on board! JIMMY BUFFETT PARTY BUS/TAILGATE PARTY We are meeting at Sharkeez Hermosa at noon. … [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...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Events Oct. 13-15
What's Happening And Things To Do In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach At a Jimmy Buffett party, you've got to dress the part and look the part. Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! We trust all our South Bay friends in the British Virgin Islands are having a great time at the the nightly theme parties, daily dingy wars and bar-hopping to places like the … [Read more...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bars
Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach Drinking Landmarks After personal experiences, consulting with several others – over drinks, of course – and running down memory lane, PubClub.com has assembled a list of the Top 10 iconic bars of all time in the South Bay Beach Cities. This is the best of the best in Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach. This list went through … [Read more...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Events Oct. 3-4
Welcome to the PubClub.com Beach Cities Party Report! This is for the weekend of Oct. 3-4. It’s Hometown Fair weekend – one of the best, most fun and top party and singles events of the year is here! But first, I want to introduce you to the new PubClub.com!!! This stubborn Leo has finally followed the wave of the website world and gone with a WordPress layout. You will … [Read more...]
South Bay Weekend Party Report Sept. 25-27
Redondo Beach Lobsterfest, Booze-N-Clues & Lingerie Volleyball September came in like a lion with Fiesta Hermosa and it’s roaring out that way, too, with a smart phone calendar full of party events this weekend. There’s the Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, the Brews-N-Clues scavenger hunt/pub crawl, plus 200 girls in lingerie playing volleyball in Santa Monica. Among … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Bicycle Tours South Bay Beaches With Beach Cities Bike Tours
Sightseeing Along The Strand In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach In a city of unique adventures and attractions, there is one activity that truly defines this place and its creative culture. It is riding a bicycle along the beach in La La Land – think the opening from the "Three's Company" TV show – among surfers, volleyball players and runners and, well, those … [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...]
Ways I Would Improve The Manhattan Beach Great Pumpkin Race
Turning A Small Celebration Into One Of The South Bay's Top Events It has all the elements of a great, fun event: A perfect location, a silly premise and a local population base that loves fun, silly events. But it needs more and here's what I would do to really make the pre-Halloween pumpkin race in Manhattan Beach one of the top annual events in the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House Is Wednesday
This Is One Of The Top Events In The South Bay Beach Cities One of the top events of the Los Angeles Beach Cities takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 20. It's Holiday Open House in downtown Manhattan Beach. What is Holiday Open House, you say? It's a festive evening when all the cool little shops throw open their doors after dark and welcome in locals, who are strolling … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Beer Garden Party Review At 2013 Hometown Fair
Lively Crowd Enjoys Singles Socializing With Good Craft Beers And Friends The combination is as natural as the beach and the ocean, as dominating as Clayton Kershaw with a baseball in his hands. The first weekend of each October, the gorgeous Los Angeles beach community called Manhattan Beach holds an event that sounds as if belongs in a small town in Iowa, Hometown Fair. … [Read more...]
Shellback Tavern Tops Bars For Manhattan Beach Open 2013
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball Is A Big Beach Party For Locals For the players, it's the Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball. For us fans and locals, it's a Southern California beach party. And no place parties on Manhattan Open weekend like Shellback Tavern, the long-standing bar by the beach that's in full view of the pier and the tournament. Shellback is the first bar … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2013 Review It’s Still A Party
Costumes And Lively Beach Bars Continue The Surfest Tradition There are barricades as if officials are expecting crowds to show up like it's a U2 concert. There is a police department Command Center as if preparing for a visit from the President. But you know what – the Manhattan Beach 6-man/Surfest beach volleyball tournament is still a party. And frankly, as someone … [Read more...]
Elvis To Be Seen At Manhattan Beach Pollywog Park Sunday Concert
Scot Bruce Sounds And Really, Really Looks Like The King The sun is out, it's a warm day ideal for bike riding along The Strand, there's a beach volleyball tournament at the Hermosa Beach Pier, a Vegas-type pool party (except without the pool but hey, there's an ocean a block away) at Ocean Bar, and of course, Sharkeez Hermosa Beach. There's no end to the entertainment in … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2013 Registration Open For Teams
Beach Volleyball Event Takes Place On Wednesday And Thursday If you want to put a team into Manhattan Beach's Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament, I highly recommend you do so before July 1. After that date, registration prices increase significantly. Unless you are a corporate team; that fee stays the same but it's expensive enough to begin with, at least … [Read more...]
Summer Beach Volleyball Dates Set For Hermosa And Manhattan Beach
Hermosa And Manhattan Open, Smackfest, 6-Man And The Gills 2013 It's not summer in Southern California unless there are beach volleyball tournaments and here's the dates for the key pro (and fun) ones in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach. • SMACKFEST: JULY 20 North side of Hermosa Beach Pier to 15th Street What a way to start the South Bay summer of beach volleyball! It's … [Read more...]
Playing Tour Guide To The Bars In Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
South Bay Nightlife Daytime Playtime Awaits A First-Time Beach Cities Visitor It's time to play South Bay tour guide again, as I have a friend visiting me in Manhattan Beach. It's her first time to the Beach Cities and that's even more exciting than someone who has been here before, because it's all new to her. And I love playing South Bay tour guide! First, we'll get on … [Read more...]
Rain Won’t Dampen The South Bay’s Cinco de Mayo Party
It's A Day In The Cantinas With Senoritas, Cervezas And Sombreros The weather isn't exactly like a Mexican beach party, but that's okay for Cinco de Mayo. In fact, it's almost better. That's because we'll be in the bars in the afternoon, partying it up Mexican style, and if it's cloudy or even raining, we won't be feeling guilty that we are inside drinking on a nice … [Read more...]
Playing South Bay Tour Guide To Bars & Restaurants In The Beach Cities
Showing Off Manhattan, Hermosa And Redondo Beach On Bicycles I love playing the part of host. Taking people around and sharing my knowledge of an area, entertaining them by taking them to fun place. I've done it in the Greek Islands with some friend who went with me for on a trip, I do if with newcomers to the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach each April and most … [Read more...]