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Killer Lobsters!
Photos and story by Phil Garner As summer comes to a close a fever begins to rise in the blood of many scuba divers. Some who haven’t dived since last year are eagerly picking out their secret spot for for the biggest night in SoCal Scuba. Lobster Season. Beginning at 12:01 AM on the last […]
South Bay Variety Show
Stories and photos by Phil Garner Television influences us in ways we don’t expect. When I was young there was an endless stream of variety shows. It seemed that everyone hosted one. Singers, comedians and even a newspaper columnist shows. There was something for everyone. I think that influence explains my passion for diving locally. […]
Beyond the Surf: Local Diving
One of my favorite things about diving our local waters is sharing the beauty of the sea with others. On many occasions I exited the water, only to have a curious beachgoer ask me what I saw down there. After trying to explain how wonderful slugs, worms, snails and algae can be, my fiance and I began printing identification cards with our underwater photos. Like a religious convert I love sharing what I have found with others.
Diving in an Artificial Way
by Phil Garner Divers often remark about the wonders of nature they find underwater. Rocky reefs teeming with life. Giant forests of kelp home to a myriad of marine inhabitants. Some of the nicer reefs in Southern California are found in the Channel Islands and the near shore reefs along our coast. Old timers talk […]
Killer whales spotted off Los Angeles coast
Voyager skipper Brad Sawyer was just pulling out of his vessel’s slip with a full load of 144 school kids Saturday afternoon when he received an ecstatic call. Some very rare visitors had shown up nearby – a pod of Orcas, or killer whales, had just been spotted only a half mile outside of King […]
New Hermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Jason Johnson tackles the pandemic
Hermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Jason Johnson is beginning a new job in a new school district in the midst of what he called “the most dramatic change in education, ever.”
First Fridays at First! Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT
First Fridays at First! ~ fff Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Friday, April 5, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary reception follows First Lutheran Church and School 2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503 (On the south side Carson Street[…]
First Fridays at First!
First Fridays at First! Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Friday, April 5, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary reception follows First Lutheran Church and School 2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503 (On the south side Carson Street just east[…]
Wrinkles in Time
Beach Cities Health District shows off its new plans for the future: Senior residences, community space, and the evolution of medical care by David Mendez South Bay Hospital opened in 1960 with 146 patient beds to help fill a gap in the Beach Cities, creating a central hub for acute and emergency medical care. The […]
November 2018 Peninsula Event Calendar
Sunday, October 28 Coco 1:30 p.m. San Pedro Waterfront Arts District presents a free screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ Oscar winning animated feature as a prelude to the San Pedro Dia de los Muertos celebration. For more information contact: 310-832-7272 or visit sanpedrowaterfrontartsdistrict.com. Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro. Salt Marsh Open […]
‘Tribes of Palos Verdes’ is a beautiful but flawed take on the Peninsula
by Ryan McDonald Brendan and Emmet Malloy’s latest film, “The Tribes of Palos Verdes,” had a high bar to clear, and the fault is their own. As far as cinematic takes on surfing localism go, it would be hard to top a four-minute deleted scene from “Fair Bits,” the Malloy Brothers’ Taj Burrow-centered surf movie […]
Old Mothers: Don Preston, Bunk Gardner
Mothers then, grandmothers now The Don & Bunk Show comes to Torrance, and why you must go! by Bondo Wyszpolski Imagine getting all excited about a couple of “grandmothers” in their mid-80s playing an afternoon gig on Saturday, and in a library of all places (the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library). The Don & Bunk […]
Manhattan Beach Middle School students plans cycling school bus
by David Mendez When Charlene Dipaola was in middle school, she wasn’t able to bike from home to her classes each day. “No, sadly; I grew up in the Philippines, and my school was an hour away by driving,” Dipaola said. “But I wish I could have.” But the president of the South Bay Bicycle […]
Manhattan Beach Middle School Cycling School Bus on Bike to School Day
On May 3, Manhattan Beach Middle School students will join their friends and classmates at points throughout Manhattan Beach to create a sort of “cycling school bus” — a mini-peloton joined by parents and public safety officials to help protect their kids. As part of the preparation for Bike to School Day, Steve Reichlin of the BCCC will be leading a bike safety class at MBMS on May 1, during lunch.
Judge denies class action in Lunada Bay Boys lawsuit
by Mark McDermott A federal judge ruled last week that a lawsuit aimed at the violent surf localism allegedly perpetuated by a group of Palos Verdes Estates surfers, known as the Lunada Bay Boys, does not meet the legal standards required for a class action suit. The ruling, issued February 21 by U.S. District Court […]