ANIMAL LIFE: Manhaattan Beach considers fate of local beekeepers, pigs, roosters
by Mark McDermott After a year contending with COVID-19 surges, the City Council last week was faced with reports of a potentially nettlesome but altogether different kind of surge. Of beekeeping. At the behest of Council, city staff launched an investigation into animal-related nuisances and specifically examined existing regulations governing bees, pigs, and chickens in […]
Kiwanian tree sale that almost wasn’t generates $40G for kids
The Hermosa Beach Kiwanis is donating $40,000 in proceeds from last December’s Holiday Tree Lot to school programs and for college scholarships. Among the recipients is the Hermosa Beach School District counseling program. The Kiwanians gave the program $10,000 last Thursday, following a talk to the club by superintendent Jason Johnson about the need for […]
Shortened season doesn’t slow Mira Costa High surf team
Photos by Ken Pagliaro. (KenPagliaro.com) by Dickie O’Reilly The year off because of the pandemic didn’t put a hitch in the Mira Costa surf team’s dominance. Last Wednesday, during the second contest of a condensed 2021 surf season, Mira Costa took first place in all seven heats against Santa Monica. […]
Water and soul: A Los Angeles County Lifeguard’s art
by Judy Shane Anto Boghokian was 12 years old, visiting his grandparents in California, when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. Though Armenian, he was raised in Lebanon, and Kuwait, and had been living in Kuwait. He couldn’t return. It took him two decades to earn permanent residency in the U.S. During this time, he became […]
Little bakery, big ambition
Among my thousands of vacation pictures, there are probably hundreds of images of bakeries all over the world. I’m notorious among my travel companions for not being able to pass one without at least slowing down, and preferably stopping to admire the breads, pies, pastries, and whatever else came out of that oven. If we’re […]
4 Habits that Increase the Risk of Identity Theft
Did you know that the FTC received 4.8 million identity theft and fraud reports in 2020? Or that in every 2 seconds, there is an identity victim? Identity theft is becoming a prevalent and increasing problem in the US. In fact, recent Atlas VPN research has revealed that Americans are more afraid of identity theft […]
Protect Your Home and Family with Crawl Space Protection
As a homeowner, it is only natural that you want to protect your valuable investment as much as you can. However, most people want to protect not only their homes but also their loved ones living in the properties. This is why it is important to do what you can in order to create a […]