All Ball Sports: Mira Costa football season ends, Luke’s back, and o’Crypt

Story by Paul Teetor Photos by Ray Vidal In the end, the Mira Costa football team simply ran out of miracles. The Mustangs staged a furious late rally against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Friday night, wiping out most of an 18-point deficit at Waller Stadium. But they came up just short, to fall 46-43 in […]
1982-83 LA punk scene chronicled by Mira Costa high teen photog Kevin Salk

by Garth Meyer He stood behind the cash register at Guild Drugstore, ringing up a bottle of Bismol and a can of talcum powder. Back home was a Minolta XG-M, and, some time excruciatingly later, he would bust out. The Minolta over his shoulder, divorced parents somewhere else, his friends alongside and they’d gain entry. […]
Travel: the Other Side of Oahu, Hawaii

The island of Oahu, as many travelers know, is the most visited of the Hawaiian islands, and home to 75% of the state’s population. Of the 1.4 million residents of the state, 1 million of them live in Honolulu County. You all know Honolulu, even if you haven’t been there. Big city, high rises, Waikiki […]