Mira Costa closes in on surf league title
Mira Costa defeated Palos Verdes 83 to 82 Thursday morning in small, mush surf at 27th Street in Manhattan Beach. Mira Costa will claim the league title with a victory at the Jan. 6 rematch. If PV wins in January the title will be decided by a points formula. Photos @civiccouch.com
‘Mt. Hermosa’s’ holiday snowfall
 The forecast called for 64 degrees with 50 tons of snow. Mother Nature provided the sunny warmth, and Spyder Surfboards provided the machine-made white stuff, turning the westernmost slope of upper Pier Avenue into a run for snowboard demonstrations and community sledding at Saturday’s inaugural Spyder Snow Fest. Mayor Peter Tucker cut a ceremonial Christmas […]
Microbrewery yes, avenue spirits no
The City Council nixed a plan for full alcohol service at Buona Vita restaurant on the newly revamped upper Pier Avenue, and took the first step toward approval of a beer microbrewery in the town’s light industry zone. In their last regular meeting of the year, council members also heard pros and cons of a […]
Possible park changes protested
There’s not enough land in question to call it a land war, but it’s certainly a spirited land skirmish. Proponents of a community garden, where residents would lease plots and start planting veggies and the like, are eyeing three potential sites, including the one-third acre Bicentennial Park, near the greenbelt on the south side of […]
Meadows teacher wins national award
Meadows Elementary teacher Christopher Miko was one of seven teachers in the nation last month to earn the Educator Achievement Award from the National American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation. Fifth grade science teacher Miko was one of two California teachers who received the award, which is given out every two years to K-12 […]