Fanfare for the common man
Salt of the earth “Reckoning with Millet’s ‘Man with a Hoe’ 1863-1900,” edited by Scott Allan (Getty Publications, 123 pp, $26.95) by Bondo Wyszpolski Scott Allan doesn’t waste any time rolling up his sleeves: “For a time around the turn of the twentieth century, ‘Man with a Hoe’ would be the most renowned European painting […]
All Ball Sports: Skechers: We Got Next; Sea Hawks, Mustangs Friday Night Lights [UPDATED
by Paul Teetor [UPDATE: Manhattan Beach-based Skechers announced on Thursday, October 26, that New York Knicks all star power forward Julius Randle, and Clippers fast rising shooting guard Terrance Mann will be the first NBA players to compete wearing Skechers new line of basketball shoes. Skechers already sponsors professional runners, golfers, pickleball players and soccer […]
Letters to the Editor 10-26-23
Rolling back time Dear ER: We resided at 3500 The Strand from 1974 to 1979. At that time the connection between Hermosa Beach Strand and the Manhattan Beach Strand was a ramp. All day long, and deep into the night,10 speed bicyclists, and rollerbladers would come soaring down the ramp and swerve around the corner, […]
Julia Parton: Peninsula Banker, Woman of the Year
Parton’s progress The 2023 Chamber Citizen of the Year honoree credits her success with lessons learned as a high school sophomore at the Daily Breeze by Garth Meyer Julia Parton’s job when she was a sophomore at Rolling Hills High School was in the Daily Breeze circulation department. When a customer called to complan […]