Posts by Kevin Cody
Popular Manhattan Beach sports bar Sharks Cove to become upscale Mex restaurant
Scotty McColgan, whose family’s Hermosa Beach bars and restaurants have included Point 705, Mickey McColgan’s, Club Sushi and Sharks Cove, is selling his Manhattan Beach Sharks Cove to another local, family owned restaurant group. The downtown sports bar’s new owner will be the Newman family, whose restaurants and bars include two Baja Sharkeez’s in Manhattan…
Read MoreHermosa Surfer’s Walk of Fame 2016 inductions bring together old friends
Hermosa Beach’s annual Surfer’s Walk of Fame inductions are an occasion for longtime surf friends to get reunite. This year’s induction of John Leininger, Chip Post, Ted Robinson and Kelly Gibson, all exceptionally well liked, brought out together an even larger than usual number of old friends.
Read MoreEasy Reader 46th Anniversary Writing and Photography Contest Winners
The winner of this year 46th Anniversary Easy Reader Writing contest recalls his immigration from Greece to Manhattan Beach, while the winning photographer takes a fresh look at a familiar landmark
Read MoreHB Surfing Walk of Fame: Pioneer Hermosa Beach surfer Chip Post credits his youth surfing to his career in public service
During the summer of 1962, Chip Post was with Roy Breen in his Ford in the alley behind Post’s home on 17th Street in Hermosa Beach, when the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ Safari” came on the radio. “My first thought was, wow, surfing’s on the radio. My next thought was, it’s over. It’s going to the…
Read MoreRedondo Beach’s Artesia name change moves forward
Artesia Boulevard may fall by the wayside in Redondo Beach as the city attempts to reclaim a piece of its own history. The Redondo Beach City Council Tuesday night moved forward in its attempts to revive the Redondo Beach Boulevard name for, at most, a 2.2 mile stretch of Artesia Boulevard, reclaiming the street’s previous…
Read MoreBhumitra’s journey from Indian boarding school to Palos Verdes prominence
Arun Bhumitra opened his first cell phone store in 1987 on Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance. Today the Palos Verdes resident and his brother Maxy, who lives in New York, own 200 cell phone stores with 800 employees in 18 states, plus a cell phone store in Brussels and a software company in Ireland.
Read MoreLos Angeles County honors guards for lifesaving, Supervisor Knabe for saving guards
Los Angeles County Lifeguard Ivan Wilkins received the Distinguished Service Award during the International Surf Festival last week for assisting in this rescue of a 5-year-old boy at 42nd Street in Manhattan Beach last October. Photo by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com)
Read MoreRedondo Beach Harbor Commission OKs Waterfront EIR
The CenterCal-designed Waterfront: Redondo Beach project has cleared its first hurdle toward construction, though opponents are already preparing an appeal to slow its progress towards final approval. After seven hours of discussion Monday night, the Redondo Beach Harbor Commission approved the Environmental Impact Report and Conditional Use Permit for the Waterfront project in a 4…
Read MoreInternational Surf Festival paddleboard races attract elites, parents and kids
The International Surf Festival’s two paddleboard races attracted over 200 competitors this past weekend, ranging from elite paddlers to kids accompanied by their moms and dads.
Read MoreBrazil’s Fresia, Manhattan Beach’s Seth put on Olympic level performance
Brazil’s Yuri Fresia put on an Olympic level performance in winning the Men’s Open at the International Surf Festival Surf Contest. “I just got here and I am having fun,” he said.
Read MoreVista Sotheby to acquire Shorewood Realtors
Shorewood Realtors, which has been in the midst of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings since mid-June, has struck an agreement to be acquired by Vista Sotheby’s International Realty. The asset purchase agreement was reached last Friday, August 5, according to Vista Sotheby’s CEO Rick Edler. In the agreement, Shorewood’s listings and pending transactions have been sold to…
Read MoreRedondo Beach, Assemblyman Hadley seek park funding
The Redondo Beach City Council and local assemblyman David Hadley are working towards a statewide ballot which would grant Redondo Beach as much as $13 million for the purchase of parks. Assembly Bill 2444 would benefit cities across California. But a provision within the bill would specifically benefit Redondo Beach, allocating funds for the purchase…
Read MoreRolling Hills grad Cartozian new Peninsula publisher
Rolling Hills grad Cartozian new Peninsula publisher Palos Verdes Estates resident and Rolling Hills High School graduate Stephanie Cartozian has been named publisher of Peninsula magazine (formerly Peninsula People). Cartozian succeeds Mary Jane Schoenheider, who co-founded the magazine 20 years ago. Cartozian graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1989 and then spent eight years in…
Read MoreBetween a ramp and a hard place
With about 10 minutes to go before the end of District 2 Councilman Bill Brand’s community meeting to discuss the placement of a boat ramp in King Harbor, the public’s tone took a hard turn. “When are you going to start working for us?” one attendee shouted at Redondo Beach staff. “You serve CenterCal.…
Read MoreRedondo Beach City Council passes campaign finance reform
The Redondo Beach City Council has approved preliminary campaign finance reform measures, putting the city in line with surrounding communities after decades without donation limits to political campaigns. Initiated by District 3 Councilman Christian Horvath, the City Council Tuesday night directed staff to return with an ordinance that limits contributions to City Council candidates…
Read MoreThe Quest to reach Team USA
A clap rings out throughout Quest Taekwondo studio, so loud that everyone watching flinches at the sound. Kamille Carbon shouts as she kicks the red paddle so hard that it flies out of the hands of her partner, Chloe Towns. Carbon immediately drops back into a fighting stance, arms covering her face, knees bent, body…
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