52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Homie He was right. We are all rich by Judson Moore “Excuse me,” the man said. “Can you buy me a coffee while you’re in there?” He sat next to the entrance to a local coffee shop, while taking in the holiday atmosphere in Manhattan Beach. There wasn’t anything aggressive, or demanding about the way […]
Grandma Mary Sikonia paces family in Surf Festival two-mile sand run
by Bethany Willetts Three generations of Mary Sikonia’s family competed in the 59th annual International Surf Festival Dick Fitzgerald Two-Mile Beach run on Saturday, at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Mary was the oldest. She turns 81 in September. Grandson Luke, 14, was the youngest, followed by his brother Marty, 17, and dad, Jim Walsh, 55, […]
Dog on Redondo pier leads to arrest, woman cites racism
by Garth Meyer Racism complaints were leveled against Redondo Beach Police Aug. 5 in a video posted online by a woman who was arrested for obstructing an officer after being approached for having a dog on the Pier. Luz Maria Flores, 30, recorded much of the incident on her phone. “I will be reviewing the […]
52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Lost and found A mother’s fears resist reassurance by Joel Gitelson It was a crowded weekend day during the summer of 1995, when I noticed a commotion just north of the Torrance lifeguard tower, where I was working. A woman was running towards us in total panic mode, tears streaming down her cheeks, arms raised […]
“Lie Hard” – It still wasn’t enough [MOVIE REVIEW]
To call “Lie Hard” awful would be an insult to all those bad, mediocre movies that come out every year and quickly disappear. “Lie Hard” is actually a cut below awful, venturing into that realm of films that try too hard to be funny by taking a solid concept and breaking the already stretched rubber […]