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Artist gets help from community to create mosaic at Peck Park in San Pedro
From several feet away, it’s a nice if whimsical view of aquatic life: dolphins, fish, crabs and even a mermaid.
Chinese artist Xiyadie celebrates freedom with San Pedro show
SAN PEDRO — In China, Xiyadie is a closeted artist. So he came to America to be “out.”
Business improvement district eyed for Gaffey Street
For most motorists, Gaffey Street is their first impression of San Pedro. And it could use some improvement.
San Pedro’s Point Fermin Lighthouse declared ’surplus’ property
In a move that came as no surprise to those working to preserve the site, the federal government this week declared the 1884 Victorian lighthouse that sits in Point Fermin Park as surplus property.
San Pedro to go after surplus Point Fermin Lighthouse
San Pedro’s historic Point Fermin Lighthouse is going up for grabs. In a move that came as no surprise, the federal government this week declared the 1884 Victorian lighthouse that sits in Point Fermin Park as surplus property.
Residents of San Pedro’s Marshall Court celebrate street improvements
City officials and residents gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the completion of street improvements on Marshall Court, a blocklong area just west of Gaffey Street in San Pedro.
Buscaino asks for meeting on liquid bulk storage tank safety in San Pedro
Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino has asked the City Council’s Public Safety Committee to conduct a special meeting in San Pedro to address potential risks and overall safety standards of liquid bulk storage facilities in the Harbor Area.
San Pedro community leaders approve spending for USS Iowa events
Gearing up for what is expected to be a busy tourism summer in San Pedro, community leaders on Wednesday approved spending up to $10,000 on events celebrating the arrival of the USS Iowa and the installation of decorative lights in the downtown.
San Pedro film festival mixes nostalgia, hometown themes
Movie nostalgia mixed in with hometown themes has proven to be a winning formula for the L.A. Harbor International Film Festival, now in its ninth year and set to run Friday through Sunday in San Pedro.
L.A. council approves Buscaino’s motion banning reckless skateboarding
In the aftermath of two teen deaths in San Pedro, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a motion aimed at outlawing reckless skateboarding or “bombing.”
REWARD: $50,000 offered in slaying of San Pedro woman
A $50,000 reward was offered today for information that will help detectives solve the Christmas eve slaying of 60-year-old Eva Tice in San Pedro.
USS Iowa store set to open Thursday in downtown San Pedro
The new USS Iowa outreach center in downtown San Pedro is hard to miss. Volunteers are racing the clock this week as they prepare the center for a ribbon-cutting celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday.
It’s official: Navy transfers USS Iowa to local nonprofit group
On Monday, the U.S. Navy signed the papers giving the Pacific Battleship Center ownership of the USS Iowa, set to open this summer as a permanent memorial in San Pedro.
Navy to transfer USS Iowa to local nonprofit group Monday
After years of negotiations and planning, Navy Vice Adm. W. Mark Skinner and Pacific Battleship President Robert Kent are set to sign the final contract Monday morning.
San Pedro business improvement district looks to add new properties
Looking to woo more tourists into San Pedro, the downtown’s business improvement district is moving to acquire some key waterfront parcels.
About Town: Dancing for a good cause at the Warner Grand
In their dressing rooms at San Pedro’s Warner Grand Theatre, the competitors in Dance Champs II acknowledged a few nerves before their performances despite months of practice with professional dancers.
Buscaino on hand for repair of seeping groundwater outside San Pedro Target
For years, seeping groundwater has posed problems in the 700 block of West Capitol Drive, now the front parking entrance to the Target store in San Pedro.
San Pedro High baseball team needs players for special-needs game
The San Pedro High baseball team, which sponsors an annual game for special-needs students, is seeking players to participate in this year’s event on Sunday.
Mary Star student’s bully story nets Clippers’ prize
A student at Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro is the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Slam N’ Jam short story and poetry contest.
Big Guy finds a home at Utah zoo
Big Guy – a 700-pound, 5-foot-tall sea lion stricken by blindness who was rescued and cared for at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro – so charmed the staff that they resolved to find him a home.
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