Paper route: Introduction to Business
I’m not sure if all successful businessmen of my generation had paper routes as boys, but I bet many did. I learned more business skills as a paperboy than I did in two years at MBA School.
Surfers and bodysurfers find stoke at waveriding contests
by Sean McDonald Gloomy skies and onshore winds are never what wave riders hope for. But contestants at Saturday’s surfing and body surfing competitions made the most of it. The day began on the north side of the Manhattan Beach Pier before 7 a.m., and the dreary weather and early hour didn’t drive anyone away: […]
Marriage, houses and true love
Honorable mention by Mori Biener So I’m entering a better than average house on a bad street in a nice neighborhood. That would be Realtor talk. I’m here on a listing appointment with Gracie, who was referred to me. She’s a very nice lady, short, thin, attractive but I can’t understand half the things she […]
Zika
Honorable mention July 1, 2016, MANHATTAN BEACH MARRIOTT, Room 431 Special Agent-in-Charge, Roy Starky reviewed the profile of suspect Jacob Sage with Special Agent Francis Darling. “You know why you were selected?” Starky didn’t look up. “Because I was lead singer in my high school band, sir,” Darling replied. “Correct. What we want from […]
Hazel Street
Honorable mention On our block, everybody knew everybody. That’s the way it was in the 1950s. I never had a key to my house. We never locked it. The kids played in the street or in the backyards. We went to the park without supervision. People were like extended family up and down the street. […]
Bar hopping’s glory days
Honorable mention by Pete Whalon Travel back in time with me for a nostalgic journey to the ‘70s and ‘80s in the South Bay. The classic beach cruise in the ‘70s and ‘80s began at 45th St. and Highland Avenue, dipped down to Manhattan Avenue and then to Hermosa Avenue, which turned into Harbor Drive, […]
Hermosa happiness
Honorable mention by Ute Roepke Lorenz Dedicated to Turner, Ty, and Kalea Conrad Hermosa is a lovely place. For some it is a perfect space Enjoying work and play each day Where ev’rybody wants to stay. Let’s go to see Hermosa Beach! Here’s a town in easy reach For surfing, volleyball, and fun While some […]
Beach food – Growing Great Farm to Table Gala
Growing Great, the non-profit that teaches gardening and nutrition in local schools, held its annual “Farm to Table” gala
The little man in the cabinet
Honorable mention by Nancy Skiba Katie looked around the hillside beach view house one last time. Her stained glass lamps, paintings, cook books, potted plants and the rest of her clothing were packed in her white Rover in the driveway. It was good timing. Jared was at his job site at his latest renovation project. […]
Easy Reader 46th Anniversary Photography Contest
Thank you, Mira Costa
Grand prize by Spiros (Steve) H. Mikelatos, M.D. Lt. Colonel, USAF, M.C. (Ret.) It was August of 1952, I was 15 years old and close to enrolling in Mira Costa High School. My school name was Steve, my Greek name Spiros. Mira Costa, its teachers and students taught me to read, write, and speak English. […]
Naughty Maggie
Honorable mention by Nicholas Gustavson After his flight home, Chip decided to get sloppy drunk. Teenagers could treat each other this way, he reasoned, breaking up via text messages, but grown-ups? Specifically Trina, texting him about a trial separation? Have the decency, he’d typed, to talk in person. Her reply? You’re never home. How was […]
1 Ocean 20
Honorable mention “Who’s that? Never seen them before.” Hermosa Sgt. JD Clements mumbled to himself as he drove North along PCH, past the four Star gas station and repair shop, “Lemme just have a quick look.” Clements did a quick right turn and blacked out, no interior or headlights, killed the engine and rolled down […]
South Bay Community Calendar 08-11-2016
Thursday, August 11 Search for the Perfect Wave Surfer Magazine writer Kevin Naughton and photographer Craig Peterson discuss Search for the Perfect Wave, their book about their exploratory travels through Mexico and Central America during the 1970s and 1980s. The talk is part of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society Happy Hour with History series. Peterson […]
Letters to the Editor 08-11-2016
Tho is love Dear ER: Love is what our beach cities is all abou. Vantha Tho was that (“Beloved hair stylist killed in Hermosa,” ER August 4, 2016). I was at her residence to drop off a starfish with flowers and a candle last Sunday and then attended her services. Vantha meant so much to […]
South Bay Dining News: Korean powerhouse Kang Hodong Baekjeong comes to Torrance, Hey 19’s numerological specials, Chez Melange’s special dinner, and more…
One More Down on 190th… Jimmy’s Sports Bar opened in a location that had devoured many restaurants, a high-profile spot with awkward entrances and exits. The food was good and they seemed to be doing well, but the sports bar and restaurant suddenly closed on July 26 after two and a half years. A sign […]