Beach sports – Wave of passion
Mira Costa’s Alex Fry relies on internal drive as a rising South Bay surf star
Nose on the prize
A Basq Kitchen chef Michael Mazzotta and his dog Capo train for one of the culinary arts most prestigious competitions
Century-old tree cut down at Hermosa Beach construction site

Construction crews removed a tree, believed to be some 100 years old, in the public right-of-way from a Monterey Boulevard lot last week, creating new questions about contested trees on the site, including whether the property owner, L.A. Kings player Drew Doughty, illegally failed to maintain public trees during construction. A crew removed the roughly […]
Palos Verdes High student pleads not guilty to alleged gang murder charges

Cameron Terrell, a Palos Verdes High School student, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from an allegedly gang-related shooting in South Los Angeles. The 18-year-old Palos Verdes Estates resident pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder in Los Angeles Superior Court last week. Police say Terrell […]
Rosalie, Alva story to be retold through estate sale memorabilia

Imagine “La La Land,” but with a true Hollywood ending. Instead of the two young, starstruck lovers going their separate ways, they stay together and live happily ever after. That’s the true story told in the documentary “Dancing Hearts: The Rosalie and Alva Story,” directed and filmed by Allan Kaufman. The Rosalie and Alva story […]