Endless Session, Day 214: Bear Backs and Shrinkage
The 10th annual BearBack contest in Hermosa Beach — the only surf contest I’ve ever been to where when taking a group photo, everyone shouts out, “Shrinkage!” Jimmy Young and the Browning brothers founded this chilly cold-water contest a decade ago, and the comical opening speech by Jeff Browning, besides a few witty rhymes, explains, […]
Beach Cities Sports: Aquatics, baseball, running, volleyball and more

Beach Volleyball: Mira Costa will be hosting its 2nd Annual High School Girls Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Rosecrans Avenue courts in Manhattan Beach. Check-in is a 8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $40/team with a minimum of three games plus playoffs. To register, visit miracostabeach.com. The California Beach […]
South Bay dining events, last minute edition — February 22
One More Thing, Or Maybe Three or Four… Once in a while I find out about events too late to get them in our paper issue, hence this between-issues missive. It’s an epic week for dining events, so you might fill up your schedule with these: High Spirits at Hey 19… If you know […]