MIRA COSTA OLYMPIAN: Barbra Fontana remembers her unlikely path to the 1996 Olympics
by Brianna Smith Barbra Fontana made her way to Atlanta to compete in the Olympics in 1996 as a member of Team USA’s very first beach volleyball team. What made her journey particularly unlikely was that only a few years earlier she’d thought her competitive volleyball days were over. Fontana was a star player at […]
Mychal’s Café with a purpose in Redondo Beach
It’s not too odd that a café could also be called a learning place, because plenty of people do their studying at local coffeehouses. Almost all of these establishments have free wifi, comfy chairs and tables, and abundant caffeine, plus baked goods for those moments when you need to nosh to keep that brainpower steady. […]