Tested by fire: From Manhattan Beach to Lahaina
A Manhattan Beach family sets aside concerns about the loss of their vacation home in the Lahaina fire to help people who lost even more
Honorable mention: “Back up on 190th.” photo by John Post “1967, The Summer of Love.” story by Pete Whalon
The inmates ran the asylum that was the Redondo Pier. The Sea Star snack bar crew ran the inmates by Pete Whalon I graduated high school in 1967, “the summer of love.” My parents had made it crystal clear well before graduation day that after getting my high school diploma I would be joining the […]
Honorable mention: “Crescent Nebula, 5000 light years from the South Bay.” photo by Chuck Schreiner “The visit.” story by J.E. Marshall
Residents thought they found a savior in the bad girl who made good by J.E. Marshall The beach cities were hit hard by the COVID years, but they all soon recovered except one. Buckler’s Bay was a blister on the map between Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach. The boarded-up houses and businesses were nestled in […]
Honorable mention: “Life at the Edge.” photo by Bill Akstens “Girls in Fall.” story by Liz Lydic
A sensible decision with unfortunate consequences by Liz Lydic Of course, you don’t get it at the time. When you’re young and something happens where you live, it feels far away from you. It’s a lifetime before you recognize the thread from this to that, that one thing made the other. When you’re young, you […]
Slow evolution at Strand House
One of the tribulations of being a restaurant reviewer is when I recommend a place I have recently visited, suggest specific items they should try, and then get an email the day after my friends visit that reads, “They didn’t have any of the things you suggested, and the server said something about a change […]