Posts by Kevin Cody
Beach cities extend special welcome to Special Olympians
Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach have each been selected as host cities for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, to be held in Los Angeles on July 21 through July 24. Together, the Beach Cities will host athletes and their supporters from seven countries. Redondo Beach will host delegations from Benin, Haiti and…
Read MoreKelsey home sells for Hermosa Beach record of $15 million
The 102 year old Kelsey family home has been sold. One of the two lots that make up the 80-foot by 83-foot property is to become a vacation home for a Pacific Palisades resident. The other lot is being developed by local builder Dennis Maloney.
Read MoreSummer is made for Stand-up Paddleboarding
Stand-up paddling begins with a gently sloping learning curve in the protected waters of King Harbor or the calm summer water off local beaches. But the curve quickly steepens for paddlers who choose to surf or to enter any of the year round races in Southern California. Fortunately, the South Bay offers instruction to match the conditions. New City of Redondo regulations ensure that only qualified instructors offer lessons in King Harbor.
Read MoreLetters 05/14/15
Gould was golden Dear ER: Now that the new Manhattan Beach branch of the L.A. County Library System has opened, we want to sincerely express our appreciation to departing Library Manager Don Gould. Under Gould’s leadership, the Manhattan Beach Library became a prominent fixture in our city, developing dynamic programs for a wide range of…
Read MoreRedondo Beach’s Paul Senior to climb One World Trade for charity
Paul Senior is 70 years old, and on Sunday, May 17, he’s going to climb one flight of stairs at the World Trade Center for every year that he’s been alive. Then he’s going to climb 20 more. Then, he says, he’s going to do it all over again, totalling 180 flights. Senior is taking…
Read MoreSophisticated Snoop 2015 Home tour benefits American Martyrs School
The 42nd Annual Sophisticated Snoop home tour, benefiting American Martyrs School, opens the doors to six beach homes with distinct, but equally creative architecture, including a futuristic Hermosa Strand home with a three-story glass atrium and glass bridge and a Coastal Cape Cod-inspired home with a Swedish flair.
The tour benefits the 650 children in grades pre-k through eighth grade who attend American Martyrs School.
Redondo Beach summer fishing by boat, land and sea
“The year ‘round mainstay is rockfish. Seabass start kicking off in the spring and then we start seeing yellowtail, halibut and barracuda,” Island Diver skipper Taras Poznik said. Poznik, 39, may have has as much experience fishing in the Santa Monica Bay as anyone alive.
Read MoreOn the Boardwalk: In revitalization limbo, International Boardwalk finds new life
Redondo’s International Boardwalk is experiencing a youth movement as new businesses bring a sense of optimism to an admittedly-overlooked part of the city’s waterfront About a month ago, Redondo Beach Mayor Steve Aspel was at his city’s International Boardwalk, visiting constituents, when he began chatting with Laura Edwards, the captain of Redondo’s “Yellow Submarine,” the…
Read MorePVPHS senior’s dance fusion brings national honors
Dance has become a second language for Peninsula High senior Michelle May, a way to express concepts that might otherwise be difficult for her to share for a soft-spoken 17 year old. “If I have a vision, I want to make that come to life and share that with the world,” May said. “I have…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Marina boat hoist to reopen late summer
To the relief of elderly and physically challenged boaters, the Redondo City Council approved the repair for one of the two broken boat hoists in King Harbor. The city expects to pay $242,000 to fix what Councilman Pat Aust said was installed, originally, as a “stopgap” measure. The King Harbor boat hoists have been inactive…
Read MoreLetters 05/07/15
Newletters Cross signals Dear ER: Do the complainers remember that they signed the California Residential Disclosure Report when they purchased their homes (“City prosecutor building a case against Cross Fit gym,” ER April 30, 2015)? When you buy a home near a commercially zoned area you are made aware of the potential impact. I loved…
Read MoreWord on the Street: Hadley wants schools open to military, Lieu addresses climate change, Baseball Academy celebrates fifth year
Hadley gives wings to Air Force kids South Bay Assemblyman David Hadley (66th District) has introduced Assembly Bill 306, which would allow Los Angeles Air Force Base personnel, as well as active duty military families at other California military bases, to send their kids to the elementary and high school schools of the choices. Currently, military…
Read MoreHermosa/Redondo gateway to open by June
The Herondo Street/Harbor Drive Gateway Project, a $4.7 million project that’s been “years in the making,” finally has a grand opening date: June 13 — though the project, city officials say, is set to be rideable by Memorial Day. Redondo Beach Public Works Commissioner Jim Hannon mentioned the date, which was later confirmed by Redondo…
Read More‘Redondo Beach Blvd.’ name restoration proposed for Artesia Blvd.
This October, the stretch of Artesia Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Hawthorne Boulevard may have a new, albeit familiar name: Redondo Beach Boulevard. While business associations and the city’s Chamber of Commerce are on board, some merchants simply don’t understand why it’s an issue to begin with. According to an email from North Redondo…
Read MoreWord on the Street: Paolucci, Salling, Martin rebrand selves, Three 25 Coffee cools walkers, dash of Kardashian in Hermosa
Paolucci, Salling, Martin rebrand, reland, Three 25 coffee roasts in Redondo, LaserAway in Hermosa.
Read MoreLetters 4/30/15
Heads up Dear ER: As an aging athlete who has played and coached both American Football and rugby, I believe if we returned to the old style of tackling/body contact we would minimize head trauma (“Heads up,” Easy Reader April 16, 2015). Tackling using your shoulder is more conducive to safety. Using the head as…
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