Retired lifeguard keeps eye on ocean, through camera lense

Joel Gitelson spent 44 years studying the ocean, 14 of them as a New York lifeguard and 30 of them as a Los Angeles County Lifeguard. He spent his final two decades at the helm of Baywatch on Catalina island. Though he retired in 2012, he didn’t stopped studying the ocean. But instead of watching […]

Hermosa Beach dedicates ‘hidden gem’ parkette spruced up by Eagle Scout

  Hermosa Beach has more than two dozen parks. Some, like Valley Park, are big enough to host a soccer game and a Shakespeare play at the same time. Others, smaller and less visible, rely on history for their charm. Sandhill Parkette, also known as Seawright Park, is firmly in the latter category. Sean Berens, […]

Beach Cities Sports: Running, volleyball, water sports and more

Water Sports: Presented by the Jimmy Miller Foundation, the annual South Bay Dozen competition will take place Saturday, June 17 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Torrance Beach. For more information email southbaydozen@gmail.com or visit jimmymilerfoundation.org/events. Lifeguards: The new Junior Guard Ocean Clinic provides a sample of what a junior lifeguard can expect. The […]

“Stefan Zweig – Farewell to Europe” – He won’t be back [MOVIE REVIEW]

“Stefan Zweig, Farewell to Europe,” is a well-intentioned portrait of the last years of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, one of the world’s most recognized writers of the pre- and post- World War II period. A secular Jew, he recognized the rising dangers in his homeland and exiled himself to England in 1934.  Directed by Maria […]