Local players to flood courts as AVP tour returns to Hermosa
With the Olympic Games three years away, there have been many changes on the beach volleyball circuit this year as players seek the right partner that will help qualify them for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Major shake ups have occurred on the women’s side, including 2016 bronze medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and April […]
South Bay arts calendar for July 20 to 26
Thursday, July 20 In the city of planes The second of three El Segundo Art Walks takes place throughout downtown El Segundo, from 5 to 9 p.m. Info at participating venues, including El Cuervo Gallery (featured in last week’s Easy Reader). You can start at 212 Eucalyptus Drive for a map and drink. Artists include […]
Beach sports – Summer solstice VB tourney
Players taught tall at young age
Beach sports – Hermosa Smackfest
50 Shades of play at Hermosa Smackfest
Beach sports – Kings of the Beach
Documentary Party
Beach charity – MB Ed Foundation 23rd Annual Wine Auction
Wine Auction raises record funds
Lei Lady Lei: Lei maker Leilani Kanaauano Huggins
A Redondo Beach lei maker enters Hawaii’s fabled May Day Lei Celebration, hoping to make her Hawaii cousins proud
Quiksilver boys 15 team wins gold at USAV National Championships
In a battle between South Bay clubs in the 15-year-old Open Division, Quiksilver defeated Team Rockstar to win the gold medal at the USAV Boys Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio July 5. Quiksilver, a Redondo Beach-based team coached by Redondo Union High School boy volleyball head coach Chris Austin and assistants John Xie and […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, cycling, volleyball and more
Beach Volleyball: The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) will be holding tournaments in Manhattan Beach including Men’s B and Women’s AA, A competition on Saturday, July 22 followed by Men’s A and Men’s and Women’s Open tournaments on Sunday, July 23. Visit cbva.com for more information. The 19th annual BarryBob 4-person tournament takes place Saturday, […]
Patinar not just patina: Passion for skateboarding takes Hermosa Beach’s Anne Williams to Cuba
Anne Williams and her husband John were under the First Street Bridge, one of the viaducts that cross the Los Angeles River and connect Boyle Heights to downtown Los Angeles, when Williams heard a male voice. “Hey Anne!” it called out, “From the Friendship Bell, right?” The scene played out last year on Go Skateboarding […]