Buckley wins Catalina Classic 2012 Paddleboard Race [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id = 465] Photos by Greg Browning, John De Temple, James Wolk, Bill Herman, Ray Vidal, Beverly Baird and Jim Cody Adam Buckley, 34, of Hermosa Beach won the 37th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race on Sunday, August 26. Conditions were nearly perfect for the first 22 miles, with smooth, fast water from the […]
Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race 2012 finish at the Manhattan Beach Pier [PHOTOS]
[scrollGallery id = 466] Photos Paddlers cross the finish line the Manhattan Beach pier after paddling 32 miles from Two Harbors on Catalina Island during the 37th Annual Catalina classic Paddleboard Race.
East (coast) meets West at Hamptons [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
An outpost of East Coast resort style cuisine arrives in Manhattan Beach Let me describe a place to you – a string of small towns with an upscale lifestyle and beachy atmosphere, but close to a major business and financial center. Numerous films have been shot there (and written, because there’s a literary and artistic […]
Old Redondo Beach car wash finally demolished
The old Redondo Beach car wash on Torrance Boulevard was finally leveled to the ground last Wednesday in order to make room for a new eco-friendly, hydrogen cell-powered car wash expected to open in March. The old car wash, originally built in the mid-1960s, has been vacant since closing in 2002. The property has reportedly been […]
A conversation with John Hiatt
When you think of the top tier of truly great soul singers, the names that come quickly to mind are Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam and Dave. The list has two qualities that are immediately striking: everyone is black, and all came from the same […]
Reaching Out, Lifting Up: Saturday Night Bath performs for kids in trouble
The group’s mission statement is concise and to the point: To educate, impact, and involve at-risk youth with music therapy. In 1986, Howie Rich and his rock ‘n’ roll and blues band, Saturday Night Bath, took part in a Dodger Day event at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. Rich recalls that, other than ballplayers […]
Hermosa Beach news briefs: Fiesta schedule and oil project webpage
The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau will host the 40th Annual Fiesta Hermosa over Labor Day weekend in downtown Hermosa Beach.
Buckley two for three in Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race
Adam Buckley, 34, of Hermosa Beach won the 37th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race for the second time in three years and in only his third time competing in the race. The 32-mile race from Two Harbors on Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach pier, held Sunday, August 26, had 77 finishers. Buckley was on […]