Andrew Ryan leapt from the Hermosa Beach pier into local surf folklore
Andrew Ryan knew there is an easy way out to the line-up on big days in Hermosa. Simply jump off the pier. He also knew it’s illegal.
Eulogy for grieving parents
When the friends were in Little League, they like climbing Clark Field’s 50-foot high, floodlight towers
Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation volunteers, JKLivin students celebrate Day at the Beach
The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation treated high school students from the JKlivin Foundation to a day of surfing, boogie boarding and yoga in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, June 4. JKlivin was founded by Matthew McConaughey (“Lincoln Lawyer”) and wife Camila to empower high school students to make healthy choices. The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation helps […]
Beach Cities Health District finds increase in childhood obesity
by Garth Meyer After long-term decline in local childhood obesity, the Beach Cities Health District and the Redondo Beach Unified School District report a small increase for 2022. The BCHD resumed its annual Body Mass Index assessments in RBUSD elementary schools for the school year 2021-22, after a pause at the onset of the pandemic. […]
“A lot going on”: Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand gives State of the City address
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand gave his “State of the City” address Wednesday, in-person at the Sonesta Hotel, touting city projects such as harbor amenities, a new name for a re-done South Bay Galleria, new use for an old library and new city financing. He also presented a Lifetime Achievement award to […]
King Harbor reckoning in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer When Jeremy Klemic stepped to the podium at Redondo Beach city hall Tuesday, May 31, and asked the overflow crowd, “How do we make the King Harbor Area the best version of itself,” the consultant knew many had answers in mind. The vast majority even wore matching shirts – red for Lanakila […]