Surfer, skier Dick Mobley remembered [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id = 427] Photos (CivicCouch.com) Surfer, skier, sailor, businessman, hell-raiser, mentor and third generation Hermosan Dick Mobley was remembered Tuesday, July 10 by his many, wide ranging friends during a paddleout at 22nd Street, where a teenaged Mobley once launched his garage-built catamarans. Mobley owned the Ski and Surf shop for 40 years, before retiring […]
Ocean stars light up for Jimmy Miller Benefiesta [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id = 426] Ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, Navy SEAL, Act of Valor star Rorke Denver and big wave rider Alex Gray formed the honorary host committee for the first annual Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation (JMMF) Benefiesta. The event held June 16 at the Manhattan Beach Strand home of Rob DeSantis raised over $130,000 for […]
Mystery writer Joelle Charbonneau to hold book signing at Mysterious Galaxy
Mystery author Joelle Charbonneau will be making an appearance at the independent bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy, around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Charbonneau is known for her two mystery series, including one young adult series that will be released in 2013, and her acting and opera singing experience. She will be promoting her most recent book, Murder for Choir, and […]
Power serve nets Vardhan men’s open title at Manhattan Beach Open
Riding his big serve and laser-guided down-the-line backhand, Indian Olympian Vishnu Vardhan capped off four days of great tennis by winning the Men’s Open Singles Division at the Manhattan Beach Open Sunday afternoon. Playing in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 200 fans, the top-seeded Vardhan finished his Olympic preparations by wearing down second-seeded Lester […]
Geoff Dolan argues city inflated legal fees
Former Manhattan Beach City Manager Geoff Dolan’s attorney, Patricio Barrera, filed a motion on Friday opposing the city’s request for attorney fees, according to court documents. In a memorandum, Barrera argues that the $88,760 fee request “is unreasonably inflated and includes a request for fees stemming from work not yet performed, as well as improper, […]
Local athletes in the news
Lacrosse stars honored US Lacrosse recently announced its boys’ US Lacrosse High School All-American and All-Academic teams. Mira Costa attacker Dakota Randall was named as an All-American while his teammate, midfielder Christopher O’Brien was selected to the All-Academic team. According to US Lacrosse, an All-American is a player who exhibits superior skills and techniques and […]
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, cycling, martial arts, soccer, tennis, volleyball and more
Baseball: South Bay Surf Baseball will be holding four 5-day camps featuring members of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Each session includes stations that teach baseball fundamentals, daily games, individual coaching on batting and pitching mechanics, weekly contests, prizes and player evaluations along with visits from Angel players such as Peter Bourjos, Mike Trout, […]
Rock to Rock [PHOTOS]
Photos by Ken Pagliaro Brothers Brian and Mike Murphy celebrate their division wins. Daley Meistrell with his escort flotilla.
Baywatch South Bay [SURFING PHOTOS]
John Leininger, the face of Becker Surf for over three decades, retired last month, after trying to retire for the past three years. Leininger’s encyclopedic knowledge of surfing, drawn from personal experience and his extensive surf book collection, made him the South Bay’s go to guy for journalists and anyone else who needed to understand […]
Gentle Ben: Ben Fortun brings the Aloha spirit to his old school longboarding
Ben Fortun, a 19-year-old, 5-foot-9, 180 pound Redondo High grad, looks like an Ala Moana local. His dad looks like one of Buffalo Keaulana’s Makaha surf bro’s. “My father Tony started shoving me into little waves at Redondo’s Saphire Street before I could walk,” Fortun said. “He was such a good windsurfer that […]