Easy Reader 2025 Anniversary Writing, Photography, Video, and Cartoon Contest Rules
Best story: $500 Best photographs: 1st prize: Paul’s Photo credit of $300. 2nd Prize: Paul’s Photo credit of $250. 3rd prize: Paul’s’s Photo credit of $250 Best video: 1st Prize: Paul’s Photo credit of $300 Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Story guidelines: Submissions must be on disk or emailed. Stories may be real, imaginary or […]
The party restarts in the secret apartment – Greg Newman explains the fictional hipster behind the transformation of Esperanza
by Richard Foss For over a year, there was an apartment in Manhattan Beach that was the scene of the coolest, smartest parties. The place was decorated in tasteful luxury by a wealthy, urbane Mexican hotelier with a fondness for mid-century furniture, and guests sat on couches, sprawled on the bed, or stood near the […]
Jack Bark sets another record, Tiana Pugliese gets another win
by Kevin Cody Last summer, Los Angeles County firefighter Jack Bark broke the five-hour barrier in the 32-mile Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race, from Two Harbors on Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach Pier. Bark’s time of 4:55:12 was seven minutes faster than the previous record set by Los Angeles County Lifeguard Tim Gair in 1999. […]
Vietnam Veterans Commemorated at Green Hills Memorial Park
“Who knows why some of us are here today and why some of us had our name on the Vietnam Wall” — Bob Holmes, Vietnam veteran by Elka Worner In the quiet, predawn hours of Memorial Day, Vietnam veteran Bob Holmes stood solemn guard at The Moving Wall, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans […]