In the garden of delights
Overseeing 87 acres of paradise In the summer sun with Adrienne Nakashima by Bondo Wyszpolski She’s lived most of her life in and around the South Bay, but right now Adrienne Nakashima is at the top of the world. I mean, how can anyone say otherwise when Nakashima heads up one of the loveliest spots […]
52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Pow! The Painting, me and Muhammad Ali by Don Scott I moved to the South Bay in late ’78 thinking I had the drafting job at Long Beach State in the bag. It was down to me and one other guy, and I’d just been the campus draftsman at Cal State Sonoma. I didn’t get […]
Torrance junior, Alejandro Che, wins Manhattan Beach Grand Prix race
Alejandro Che, 16, of Torrance, won the Category Three state championship at the 59th running of the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix cycling races July 24. Restricted to “junior gearing” – which limits potential power – Che beat out a field of adult riders on the 1.3-mile course on Valley/Ardmore, in front of Live Oak Park. […]
Bill Russell, Vin Scully: Two giants leave the stadium
by Paul Teetor Back in the day – way back in the day, like 500 years ago – some underpaid sportswriter hack named Willie “The Bard” Shakespeare laid out the raw facts of life, for athletes and non-athletes alike: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their […]
Bullock, Cummings reign on first time swimmer wins fans during Dwight Crum Pier to Pier race
by Paul Teetor The big digital clock at the finish line of the Dwight Crum Pier to Pier race read 1:36 when Brooke Nojina of Hermosa Beach half-walked, half-stumbled through the narrow trailway to the holding pen just north of the Manhattan Beach pier. When she was about 10 feet up the fenced-in trail, […]
Longboard duel at the Hermosa Beach Pier
by Mike Purpus The International Surf Festival Contest got underway last Saturday in a fun, three-foot windswell on the South side of the Hermosa Beach Pier. The sun was out but a fog bank lingered on the outside. Contest director John Joseph filled surfing areas overflowing with talent. Beth Cambell and Loretta, helped tally up […]
Personal Finance Lessons You Can Learn from Good Mentors
If you find that you’re in a place in life where you want to start getting serious about your personal finances, mentors can be a powerful resource. And if there’s no one that you know personally that displays great financial acumen — don’t worry, we have you covered. There are some personal finance lessons […]
Monetization Methods of a Vacation Rental Marketplace
There isn’t a single successful business that doesn’t monetize its services. The situation is similar with vacation rental marketplaces. With the growing popularity of travel and the involvement of property owners in providing services to travelers and ex-pats, many companies are wondering how to create a website like Airbnb. Today we’ll look at ways to […]