Honorable mention: “Lifeguard tribute to Kevin Sousa.” photo by Duke Noor “Toby gets a real life.” story by Deborah Paul
But the youthful life at the beach still tugs by Deborah Paul Circa 1976, I won the Easy Reader Anniversary Contest with the article “How to Make it in Manhattan Beach.” The story was about a semi-fictionalized episode in the lives of two 21-year-old flight attendants who moved to North Manhattan Beach from back east. […]
Honorable mention: “Hermosa Rainbow.” photo by Homer Herandez “Francesca and Padrino.” story by H.E. Kamiya
Foster family letters trace Italian family’s rise from poverty to prosperity by H.E. Kamiya I was young, single and well employed in 1961, racing sports cars and partying, in near equal portions. Then, for reasons long forgotten, I decided to give up smoking. To demonstrate my resolve, I chose to give my cigarette money to […]
El Segundo swimmers Cole, Cummings win Pier to Pier
by Kevin Cody Anthony Cole put the open ocean swim world on notice last summer by finishing second in the Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim at the International Surf Festival in Manhattan Beach. The then 17-year-old El Segundo High senior finished less than a minute behind Ryan Bullock, of Redondo Beach. Bullock’s 2022 win […]
Redondo opts back into League of California Cities
by Garth Meyer In a 3-2 vote, the City of Redondo Beach will rejoin the League of California Cities, after dropping out of it in March, ending more than 80 years of membership. The matter came back up after two new councilmembers were sworn-in in April. Jeff Kiernan, the League’s Southern California advocate, regional public […]