Pepperdine beats USC in USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge
Local beach volleyball players returned to the sands of the South Bay last weekend when USA Volleyball (USAV) held it Beach Collegiate Challenge in Hermosa Beach. Pepperdine’s No. 1 sand volleyball team of Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill defeated the No. 1 team from the USC, which included Mira Costa alum and Hermosa Beach resident […]
Mustangs edge Sea Hawks to remain unbeaten in girls beach volleyball
Mira Costa’s girls beach volleyball team knocked off rival Redondo 2-1 Saturday to remain one win ahead of Long Beach Wilson in the Bay Division of the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League. The second-ranked Mustangs (8-0) kept pace with top-ranked Valencia (8-0) as they enter the final week of the regular season. Mira Costa’s No. 1 […]
Munger, Atkinson win Hermosa Beach 5k
More than 400 runners, walkers and skateboarders participated in this year’s HB 5000 in Hermosa Beach with Aaron Munger, 37, of Palos Verdes winning the 5K race with a time of 16 minutes, 48 seconds. Fifteen-year-old Nicky Korba, of Manhattan Beach, held off James Miles, 28, of Redondo Beach to place second at 17:27, just […]
El Segundo’s California Fish Grill: simple healthy food, simply done well
One of the paths to success in the restaurant business is simplicity – find a recipe you can execute flawlessly and stick with a narrow set of variations on that idea. The cooks are allowed to focus on perfecting a narrow range of techniques and so can get very good at their job – but […]
El Segundo Police Chief Mitch Tavera stays on duty
Police chief Mitch Tavera could easily have called it quits. After a distinguished 31-year career in which he served in nearly every capacity on the El Segundo police force and rose to its command staff, Tavera could have safely stepped foot into civilian life and the comfortable retirement that three decades in law enforcement provides. […]
This week in #hermosabeach… #april18 – #april25
Hermosa Beach, the “Best Little Beach City” provides many opportunities for beautiful moments all around the community. We’ll be featuring photographs shot locally in a new Easy Reader News column from social media like Instagram and Flickr with the hashtag: #hermosabeach . Email chelsea@easyreadernews.com to submit. This weekend’s sunny weather brought many people to the […]
Friends of Boston Marathon survivor John Odom gather for support
The idea started with one email and by early Sunday evening, over 100 friends of injured Boston Marathon spectator John Odom’s friends and family were gathered on Avenue I in Redondo Beach to send him a photo of support. “We’re thousands of miles away,” said organizer Cris Hayes. “If they were here we’d be taking […]
Surfboard Review April 2013
For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings. Be smart, buy local!Brog Surfboards The Mid Potato The Mid Potato takes design elements from a mini-simmons and adds a tighter turning radius with its unique diamond swallow tail. The abrupt outline adds for re-directional turns […]