Endless Session Day 233: Out Fronts
A late start on Day 233 in a row of straight surfing had me miss out on riding around with quite a few members of the Southside Pier crew, but my friend Boris Vishnevsky and I, both looking a little tired and draggy (him with a bad back and me with an achy head) joined together […]
Endless Session, Day 232: Surfing With People that Love Surfing
I love surfing alone or with people. But one of my favorite things is surfing with people who love surfing. Master sled shaper Jose Barahona graciously picked me up at 6:30 and we sailed down to Blackies in Newport beach, a wave I can only describe as a beachbreak on steroids. Even when its a […]
Beach Cities Health District CEO Susan Burden to step down in October
Beach Cities Health District CEO Susan Burden is calling it a career after 12 years, the organization announced on Monday. Burden plans to formally notify the Health District’s Board of Directors of her contract non-renewal request at the Board’s March 23 meeting. She would formally step down at her contract’s end on Oct. 31. “It’s […]
Power lines close Rosecrans Avenue [UPDATE]
Traffic has been closed in both directions of Rosecrans Avenue in Manhattan Beach due to power lines down in the area of the 1700 block, according to Manhattan Beach Police, who sent out a notice around 1:29 p.m. on Monday.
Redondo boys basketball seasons ends in overtime heartbreak
What a difference one foul – and one fouled-out player — can make. The Redondo boys basketball team survived the final two and a half minutes of regulation without 5-foot-3 point guard Elijah Nesbit, its smallest player with the team’s biggest heart. But it couldn’t survive another five minutes of overtime without his lightning-quick defensive […]