Endless Session, Day 134: Ebb and flow

  I took a few tumbles on my skateboard last night, but as soon as I ran into the sea with my longboard early this morning, I felt alive, my clumsy land-self melting away and mermaid Morgan taking over.  The exhilarating feeling of hopping into the ocean and pushing over the incoming waves caused a […]

Pulling Into Closeouts in Manhattan Beach (Video)

Lined up closeout waves hit Manhattan Beach on Tuesday December first as a head high plus swell made it’s way into the South Bay.  Noah Collins, Wil Reid, Chris Wells, Easton Jones, Flavio Pires and others make the best of the early December swell. Because Manhattan Beach has not had many sizable swells yet this […]

Falconer hired to control Redondo Pier pest birds

  The Redondo Beach City Council approved the use of raptors to help control pest bird populations around the Redondo Pier, authorizing the spending of up to $70,000 to hire Rocky Post and On the Wing to perform “falconry-based bird abatement.” The presence of Big Al, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, in council chambers Tuesday night […]

Tyler Surfboard’s hosts Survivor Series launch party

It all began with an idea, an old 70s surfboard and two shapers, Tyler Hatzikian and John Lessing. Tyler’s influences have always come from the past and the creation of the Survivors Series is no different. The drive behind the series comes from a place of respect and admiration for the shapers who have influenced […]

Manhattan Beach passes temporary marijuana laws

Manhattan Beach City Hall. Photo by Caroline Anderson

The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved several temporary measures that explicitly ban cultivation, delivery and mobile dispensaries while it crafts more permanent legislation.

Redondo looks for repeat at State girls volleyball finals

Firing on all cylinders, Redondo’s drive to the State girls volleyball championship match was accomplished Tuesday night when the host Sea Hawks rolled over Trabuco Hills to claim the CIF Southern California Division 1 Regional title. In a total team effort, fourth-seeded Redondo (36-4) swept sixth-seeded Trabuco Hills, the CIF-Southern Section Division 1A champions, 25-12, […]