Pagan powers through to win Becker/SB Boardriders surf contest
Near gale force winds were still blowing when set up began at 5 a.m. Saturday morning for the Becker Surf/South Bay Boardriders. But there was never a thought about canceling the contest, said contest marshal Wright Adiza. “The point of contests is to challenge the surfers,” he said. Photos by Balzer. Photos The challenge was […]
$26.3 million project for new MB library OK’d by County Board
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the $26.3 million project to build a new Manhattan Beach public library from the ground up. In addition, the Board awarded the $18.4 million contract to design and build the facility to C.W. Driver, Inc. The two-storied, 21,500-square-foot facility will be nearly twice the size […]
Killer whales spotted in Santa Monica Bay, again
An unidentified pod of five Killer Whales were spotted of the Catalina Island coastline early Monday morning by local catamaran, The Christopher. The group has yet to be positively identified, but Alisa Schulman-Janiger, the director of the Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project and founder of the California Killer Whale Project, believes they are part […]
Hermosa Beach science team going to State
Eight-grader Grace Miller and her fellow 14 team members from Hermosa Valley School recently took home fourth place at the Los Angeles County regional Science Olympiad competition. The team of middle school students started preparing at the beginning of the school year, spending time after school and often times on the weekends, brushing up on […]
Redondo’s boys basketball team reaches So Cal Regional championship game
Battling a back injury suffered in Saturday’s win against Thousand Oaks, junior guard Ian Fox scored a game-high 22 points for the second game in a row Tuesday to lead Redondo into the CIF Southern California Division 11 Regional championship game. Redondo’s defense once again held its opponent to under 60 points in winning its […]