Manhattan Beach resident uses dogs to treat autistic kids

by Andrea Ruse and Lisa Duckers Five years ago, Margaret Ortiz and her family were stressed out by a pair of barking Labradors that scared away visitors and often terrified her 12-year-old twins, a girl and a boy who were both autistic. Ortiz was at her wit’s end and ready to have the dogs’ vocal […]

Manhattan Beach: About Town

Marine Street V-ball The Mike Cook Marine Street Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday, August 28 on the beach at Marine Street in Manhattan Beach. In 1968, Cook started the tournament, in which Beach Volleyball World Champion Beach Gary Hooper has played.  The tournament will include an Old School division with sideout scoring and a Father/Daughter […]

Local schools honored for athletic excellence

Loyola High School captured its second consecutive and fourth overall CIF Southern Section Commissioner’s Cup while El Segundo and Mira Costa earned the third and tenth spots, respectively, in rankings that indicate the most successful high school athletic programs. Chadwick placed second among girls sports. Winners are determined by a point system that provides: five […]

Music preview: Eastern Conference Champions

Truly independent rockers Eastern Conference Champions — perhaps best known, oddly enough, for the Twilight soundtrack — bring their melodic and slightly askew sound to Brixton Thursday night.

Dinner of Champions honors volleyball greats

Celebrating the careers of volleyball legends Linda Hanley, Chris Marlowe and Steve Obradovich, the annual Manhattan Beach Open Dinner of Champions will be held Saturday from 6-10 p.m. at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach. Proceeds will benefit Manhattan Beach native and Olympic gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana’s Dig 4 Kids Education Foundation. “I grew up in […]

Beach Cities Sports

  Volleyball The Beach Volleyball CBVA Camp will be held Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m.-noon at the Manhattan Beach Pier. There is one coach for every eight campers who will instruct players 7-18 who want to play in competitive tournaments. Fee is $150. Visit www.citymb.org or call 310-802-5448 for more information. The popular annual Mike Cook […]