52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Behind every good photo is a good story by Janice Nigro I’m not that into photography, I thought, my heart pounding as I stood in front of a jewel box size, camera repair shop on a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles. Litter blew around my ankles with each passing car as I rang the bell. […]
52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Curbside “It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea,” ~ Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee by J.E. Marshall “We’re out of blueberries!” Chef Thurman bellowed. The Pancake House wasn’t normally open on Christmas Eve, but a lucrative deal had been struck with retired police officer Ray Cozy, CEO of […]
Council approves military-grade Redondo Beach Police Department equipment, weapons
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council Aug. 2 approved the use of certain military-grade equipment by the Redondo Beach Police Department. The list includes an armored vehicle, explosive breaching apparatuses, flashbangs, tear gas, 40 mm less-lethal projectile launchers (bean bags, rubber bullets) and a .50 caliber rifle. “I view all of these as […]
6-Man leather ball tradition faces extinction, just 20 balls left
by Garth Meyer The tradition-bound Charlie Saikley 6-Man Volleyball Tournament still adheres to side-out scoring, and disallows net serves, though the AVP, FIVB and the Olympics eliminated these tension-building traditions years ago to make the game more TV friendly. But the 6-Man tradition of playing with leather volleyballs may be coming to an end. Tournament […]
Beach Cities Health District’s Campus Modernization Project Selects Partners
by Dan Smith Beach Cities Health District In a 5-0 vote, the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) Board of Directors approved the selection of a developer, operator and design/build team for the proposed Healthy Living Campus at a special board meeting Monday night. PMB, which has developed more than 100 health care projects, and Watermark, […]
“Make Love Not Kids” – The kids are alright [TELEVISION REVIEW]
“Make Love Not Kids,” the latest offering on MHz Choice, is a slight but entertaining limited series populated with interesting characters and situations. Think of it as “This is Us”-light. The setting of this show, Versailles, is the picturesque Parisian suburb dwarfed by a palace that plays no role in the story of these six […]
11 Reasons we Love Palos Verdes
Los Angeles is an amazing area with history (downtown and Pasadena), culture (Hollywood) and fantastic ocean beach cities (Manhattan Beach, Hermosa, Redondo, Torrance.) But if you were to come visit me from out of town, and ask me to take you to the most breathtaking place to visit in all of L.A., I’d easily throw […]
Vin Scully knocks it out of the park in Redondo Beach
We always think of the hitter, but rarely the pitcher,” Vin Scully said. Then he told the story behind the story of Bobby Thompson’s home run “shot heard around the world” that cost the Dodgers the 1951 National League Pennant .