Posts by Kevin Cody
Hermosa Beach Brady sisters reach Manhattan Beach Tennis Open finals
by Ralph Doyle Over 200 of the best amateur tennis players in Southern California participated in the 53rd Annual Manhattan Beach Open Tennis Tournament last week. The finals were held at the Manhattan Country Club Sunday afternoon. Early rounds were held at Live Oak Park and Mira Costa High School. Mira Costa High School…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Cypress arts district to host block party, Sun., Aug. 1
by Dan Blackburn Two outdoor events received enthusiastic endorsements Tuesday from the Hermosa Beach City Council, paving the way for an arts-oriented block party on Cypress Avenue this Sunday, Aug. 1; and “the world’s first silent beach concerts” on Saturday August 21, and again on Saturday Oct. 2. Sunday’s block party, from 1 to 9…
Read MoreDespite vaccination, Redondo Beach volleyball Olympian Taylor Crabb tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from competition [UPDATED]
by Kevin Cody Beach volleyball Olympian Taylor Crabb, of Redondo Beach, has already taken home gold from the Tokyo Olympics. But it wasn’t for his monster play on the court. It was for the sacrifice play he made on Thursday to bolster the chances for gold of his partner Jake Gibb. Crabb tested positive for…
Read MoreHermosa Beach aims to reduce parking requirements to aid downtown businesses
by Dan Blackburn Changes to the Hermosa Beach parking code that proponents say will help small retailers and outdoor dining were unanimously agreed upon by the Planning Commission Tuesday night. The proposed changes require City Council approval. Hermosa Beach Community Development Director Ken Robertson called the proposals “an effort to update restrictive and outdated parking…
Read MoreBeach Cities Healthy Living Campus grounded in the future
As the Beach Cities Health District evolves to meet the changing needs of our community, it is now planning its next phase — the Healthy Living Campus.
Read MoreTranspacific cable system pipes data, dollars into Hermosa Beach
Redondo Beach bomb suspect previously sentenced to eight years for possession of pipe bombs
by Kevin Cody A man arrested Saturday afternoon by Redondo Beach Police, on charges of attempted murder, arson and possession of improvised explosive devices, was sentenced in 2013 to eight years in prison for possession of eight pipe bombs. Redondo Beach Police arrested Robert Colt Wilson Saturday afternoon following an investigation early Saturday morning into…
Read MoreRedondo Beach seeks home for homeless Pallet House people [updated]
by Kevin Cody Over 100 comments have been submitted to the Redondo Beach City Council about a proposal to move 15 pallet houses for the homeless to the Beach Cities Health District parking lot, on Prospect Avenue in south Redondo. The 8-foot-tall by 8-foot-long aluminum pallet houses have been housing homeless on city owned property…
Read MoreCatalina Channel lays down for famously challenging Rock 2 Rock Paddleboard race
Photos by Ken Pagliaro (KenPagliaro.com) by Kevin Cody The annual Rock 2 Rock paddleboard race is famous for bad conditions. The start at Two Harbors on Catalina Island typically has onshore winds whistling through the Isthmus, churning up the water. The finish, at Cabrillo Beach, is known to windsurfers as Hurricane Gulch because of its…
Read MoreHermosa Beach’s Greg Noll was Da Bull. His surf legacy was even greater than he claimed
by Kevin Cody Five of the six inductees in the inaugural 2003 Hermosa Beach Walk of Fame ceremony were surfboard builders from the ‘60s Golden Era of surfing. Individually, and collectively, they rank among the most influential figures in the sport’s history. “It just goes to show that if you live long enough and you…
Read MoreHermosa Beach’s Greg ‘Da Bull’ Noll was a no bull guy
by Mike Purpus When I was a 12 year old surf grom my friends and I hung out at The Greg Noll shop after school and passed around “The Thumb.” It was a human thumb in a block of resin sitting next to the cash register. We didn’t know who’s thumb it was or where…
Read MoreSaturday morning death of man in Hermosa Beach termed “suspicious” by police
by Dan Blackburn The death of a man found early Saturday lying on Hermosa Avenue, at 16th Street, remains under investigation. Authorities have corrected early information that the incident was a homicide. According to a statement from Hermosa Beach city officials, officers responding to a report found the man semi-conscious. He died en route to…
Read MoreAll is well, Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman returns
Photos by JP Cordero by Kevin Cody Proof that Hermosa Beach has returned to pre pandemic normalcy was demonstrated Sunday morning when over 500 people competed in the 47th Annual Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman. Last year’s Ironman was cancelled because of the pandemic, leading to fears that another Hermosa tradition might fail to…
Read MoreBalzer: Malibu with “The Mayor”
Photos by Balzer Monday, June 21 sent a perfectly angled south swell to the Santa Monica Bay. It was good in the South Bay, but better up north, at Malibu, which is where Hermosa Beach photographer Mike Balzer met up with Allen “Mayor of Malibu” Sarlo, his daughter Sophia Oceana Sarlo and a few of…
Read MoreFirefighters contain house fire on 24th Place in Hermosa Beach
A split-level, mid-century home in the 700 block of 24th Place in Hermosa Beach, just west of Pacific Coast High, caught fire at about 8 a.m. this morning (Thursday, July 1). Los Angeles County Firefighters, from the Pier Avenue station in Hermosa, quickly contained the fire. Neighboring homes were not visibly damaged. Owner Michael Deng…
Read MoreThe Jon Stewart of Redondo Beach
by Kevin Cody On June 21, 2013, two henchmen marched a quivering man with a black hood covering his head, onto a television studio soundstage in Cairo. “As president Mohammed Morsi says, ‘Our country faces many conspiracies. There are many spies and secret agents. I am extremely delighted we could arrest one of them,” the…
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