Posts by Kevin Cody
Colin Powell in Redondo Beach in 2005 speaks about Iraq, Putin, China, and Palestine
[Editor’s note: On Sunday, October 16, 2005, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed Distinguished Speaker Series subscribers at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The following account of his speech appeared in Easy Reader on Thursday, Oct. 20. Powell passed away Monday, at age 84,…
Read MoreFormer Manhattan Beach Councilman Walt Dougher guided city through turn of the century challenges
by Kevin Cody On March 3, 1999, one day after Walt Dougher was elected to the Manhattan Beach City Council, the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce asked him to serve as its interim CEO. Dougher said yes, though even he acknowledged there was an appearance, if not an actual, conflict of interest. At the time,…
Read MoreAmerican Martyrs Parish online auction offers food for the soul and the football field
The American Martyrs Parish Fair celebrates the parish’s 50th anniversary through today, Sunday, Oct. 17, culminating at 4:30 p.m with a raffle drawing for a new Toyota RAV 4 or $20,000 cash. The fair features the usual crafts, games and foot booths, live music and a beer and wine garden. But the fair’s biggest draw…
Read MoreBands pay tribute at Rocktoberfest in Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach
Kissed Alive was among the dozen cover bands performing this weekend at Rocktoberfest in Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. The festival continues through Sunday (October 17), starting at noon with The Long Run (Eagles) and followed by Aeromyth, Led Zepagain and Queen Nation. The festival is presented by the Ragin Cajun Cafe in Redondo Beach.…
Read MoreAlice wakes up in of the Mira Costa High School quad
Theater fans can thank the Mira Costa Drama Department, and COVID for a magical, outdoor production of Alice on Wonderland, whose final performance is Saturday night at 7:30 in the high school quad. “If Alice’s world reflects some of our deepest anxieties, it also shows us the value of perserverance through the inexplicable, and it…
Read MoreMira Costa High School banishes homecoming King, Queen, installs Monarchs
by Macy McKeegan A record 1,116 green and gold adorned students attended the Mira Costa Homecoming football game and dance this past weekend. Energy was sky high; in part to celebrate a year back in the classroom, but also to crown Homecoming Court Members Annie Iantuono and Dylan Kircher as the schools’ first Homecoming Monarchs. …
Read MoreSurf conditions too good to calm competitors at Jimmy Miller Fiesta in Manhattan Beach
by Kevin Cody “If you’re here to win, this isn’t the contest for you,” Jeff Miller told the 120 surfers signed up for the 16th Annual Jimmy Surf Fiesta, held Saturday at 42nd Street in Manhattan Beach. But the event director’s caution notwithstanding, the two-to-four-foot windswell, glassy conditions and a pushing tide, presented an irresistible…
Read MoreManhattan Beach thanks Stroman for chamber leadership
by Kevin Cody Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Stroman was feted Wednesday evening at Culture Brewing for guiding the chamber over the past three years, including the year of COVID, which by itself seemed like three years, Mike Simms of the Simms Restaurants said at the gathering. Stroman is leaving the chamber Oct.…
Read MoreBCHD offers Pfizer booster shots next week in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach
The Beach Cities Health District, in partnership with the cities of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach will offer booster shots for seniors, 65 and over, who have received Pfizer vaccinations. In Hermosa, Pfizer booster shots will be offered Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Community Center gym, at the corner of…
Read MoreSurfside Swimmers conquer Catalina Channel
Shortly before midnight, on Monday, August 16, five members of the Surfside Swim Club embarked from Doctor’s Cove on Catalina Island for a relay swim across the Catalina Channel. The following morning, after swimming two, one-hour rotations each, through the night, the team swam ashore together at Sacred Cove, near Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes.…
Read MoreLuxury Rally Club and wine at Rolling Hills Country Club, Rancho Palos Verdes
This year’s annual Auto and Wine exhibition, co-hosted by the Rolling Hills Country Club and the Luxury Rally Club, featured nearly 100 wineries and an equal number of the world’s most coveted automobiles. The event was staged Saturday, September 4 on Rolling Hills’ driving range, overlooking the LA Basin and surrounding mountains. Luxury Rally Club…
Read MoreLuxury Rally Club Auto Exhibit, Wine tasting at Rolling Hills Country Club
Photos by John Perchulyn This year’s annual Auto and Wine exhibition, co-hosted by the Rolling Hills Country Club and the Luxury Rally Club, featured nearly 100 wineries and an equal number of the world’s most coveted automobiles. The event was staged Saturday, September 4 on Rolling Hills’ driving range, overlooking the LA Basin and surrounding…
Read MoreHometown Fair brings community back together this weekend
Manhattan Beach celebrated the return of the Hometown Fair this weekend with all of the simple pleasures that have made it Manhattan’s character defining event. Photos by Kevin Cody
Read More‘Sounds of silence’ music festival Saturday on the Sand in Hermosa Beach
Barley, Latch Key Kid, and Cubensis are among a dozen bands performing Saturday evening (Oct. 2) on the sand at the Hermosa Beach pier, in what is billed as the first ever “silent” beach concert. The audience listens through hi-fidelity headphones to the performers on five different stages, playing simultaneously. The headphones have five channels…
Read MoreTour de Pier in Manhattan Beach sets goal at $10 million 10 years
Tour de Pier nears $10 million Over 1,000 cyclists helped raise over $1 million at the 9th Annual Manhattan Beach Tour De Pier on Sunday. Team Uncle Kory was the largest overall fundraiser, with $160,156. Bay Club spin instructor PK Kessel and his spin class was the largest fundraiser among individuals. The Mira Costa and…
Read MoreManhattan Beach Police chaplain invokes Isaiah at September 11 Memorial
by Garth Meyer A woman walked up in an American Airlines flight attendant’s uniform. A young man stood in a Pat Tillman Rose Bowl jersey with a two-year-old at his shoulder. A nine-year-old girl touched a steel girder that stood at the World Trade Center until Sept. 11, 2001. They were all part of a…
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