Best of the Beach 2026: Kids Day Camp – BeachSports Beach Camp & Day Camp BeachSports BeachSports, winner of 2025’s “Best Kids Beach Camp” and 2024’s “Best Kids Day Camp” awards, Special Contributor March 13, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Private Preschool – La Primera Preschool Private Preschool La Primera Preschool Children from 18 months to 6 years discover the world at their own pace at Special Contributor March 13, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Home Staging – In Home Harmony Home Staging In Home Harmony “The whole point is to draw in the buyer and make them fall in love Special Contributor March 13, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: House Painter – TKO Painting Best House Painter TKO Painting Four-peat Best of the Beach champion TKO Painting has met the interior, exterior painting and Special Contributor March 13, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Grocery Store – Trader Joe’s Grocery store Trader Joe’s Trader Joe’s has made grocery runs less a chore and more a ritual with internationally-inspired products, Special Contributor March 12, 2026
Best of the Beach 2026: Kids Camps – AdventurePlex Kids camps Adventureplex The first things kids see when they arrive at AdverturePlex are two 35-foot-tall rock climbing walls and Special Contributor March 12, 2026
Cold for a cause: Dodger Chris Taylor’s CT3 Polar Plunge draws hundreds to support special needs kids and those fighting cancer by Alessandra Haddick Hundreds of people charged into 63-degree Pacific waters along the Manhattan Beach shoreline Sunday morning, February 1, Special Contributor February 10, 2026
The return of the dunes: How the Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project recreated native habitat by Alessandra Haddick Four years ago, crews hauled 70 tons of invasive ice plant off the sand in North Manhattan Special Contributor February 6, 2026
Way of the Water: Szilvia Gogh’s underwater work on the Avatar movies came from her own epic life experience by Alessandra Haddick At first glance, the massive underwater world of Avatar seems galaxies away from the South Bay. But Special Contributor December 25, 2025
Water & Wood exhibit at Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, helps Indivisible Arts’ youths by Mira Abrams Over 50 South Bay artists participated in the 2025 Water & Wood exhibit, which helps raise funds Special Contributor September 5, 2025
Shoving match at Rock2Rock finish highlights a spirited race by Allison Sutton Training partners Zach Jirkovsky, Jake Glick and Anthony Perez were in a dead heat when they ran Special Contributor July 29, 2025
Photo finishes in the Chevron Manhattan Mile by Eve Celia Rosenblum Just three seconds separated the top three runners in the 8th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Mile Special Contributor July 25, 2025
Kendall Ryan repeats as State Champion at Chevron MV Grand Prix by Eve Celia Rosenblum Kendall Ryan rode in the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix for the first time when she Special Contributor July 18, 2025
French e-bike reseller Upway chooses Redondo for West Coast site by Mira Abrams France-based e-bikes seller Upways celebrated the opening of its 30,000 square foot e-bike refurbishment center in Redondo Special Contributor June 26, 2025
BeneFiesta celebratory and emotional Photos by Chris Miller The annual Jimmy Miller Foundation’s BeneFiesta is known for its high energy, celebratory air. This year’s Special Contributor July 27, 2024
The Roundhouse Aquarium presents The Dolphin Triad by Sebastian Summer The Roundhouse Aquarium earlier this year launched the Dolphin Project, which aims to spread awareness about Special Contributor July 23, 2024