Posts by Kevin Cody
A dry Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Hermosa Beach
Despite the Pineapple Express raining down on most of California, it didn’t rain on the 27th Annual Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Spectators who ignored Saturday’s rain forecast were rewarded by a parade featuring nearly 100 entries, including Irish dancers, marching bands, and exotic cars on loan from El Segundo Automobile Driving Museum. The…
Read MoreCoach Marcelo’s half time tough love propels Sea Hawks to So. Cal CIF finals
by Paul Teetor When Redondo girls basketball coach Marcelo Enriquez walked into the locker room during halftime of Saturday night’s CIF SoCal Regional Division 3 semifinal game against Oak Park he knew he had to do something he doesn’t like to do: jump all over his underachieving team. It wasn’t just that Redondo was second-seeded…
Read MoreUPDATE: Hermosa Beach CPA released on bail, one day after attempted murder charge
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach CPA and attorney John Q. Rodgers, 68, was released from Los Angeles County Men’s Jail on Tuesday, March 1, one day after being arrested in Hermosa Beach, and charged with attempted murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Rodgers bail was set at $1.25 million. Rodgers alleged accomplice,…
Read MoreManhattan Beach with a different view by Scholz
Manhattan Beach is best known for its ocean views. This week, Manhattan Beach surf photographer Charles Scholz turned his camera away from the ocean, and pointed it at the mountains. For more of Scholz’s photos, go to Charlie Scholz Photography on Facebook.
Read MoreRain delay clears way for American Martyrs 5K in Manhattan Beach
by Kevin Cody The clouds didn’t part, and the sun didn’t shine following Monsignor John Barry’s invocation on behalf of the 43rd Annual American Martyrs 5K. But the rain did abruptly stop, allowing the nearly 400 registered runners to race from their Easy-Up shelters in the school yard to the Laurel Avenue starting line. Heavy…
Read MoreHermosa Beach eyes $2 million boost from parking fee increases
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach would receive an additional $272,000 annually in residential parking permit revenue, and an additional $1.8 million in additional parking meter revenue under a plan the city council will review at its Tuesday, February 28 meeting Residential parking permits are currently $40 per vehicle, a rate set in 2008. There is…
Read MoreMira Costa boys basketball advances to CIF Quarter Finals with Brentwood victory
by Paul Teetor Mid-way through the third quarter of Friday night’s Division 1 playoff game the small-but-very-vocal crowd of Brentwood fans began an unusual chant: “Mustangs rattled, Mustangs rattled!” It was accurate as far as it went: Brentwood had just chopped the Mira Costa lead down from 16 points to a measly four points, at…
Read MoreThe Spot vegetarian restaurant in Hermosa Beach closes after four decades
by Bethany Willetts and Kevin Cody Monday morning, The Spot restaurant owner Tonya Beaudet emailed her loyal customers: “As most of you know, we have been struggling since COVID began. Today will be our last day to be open. Thanks so much for 43 years of food and fun. Love Tonya.” “It’s time,” she said…
Read MoreHermosa Valley School Spirit Games take a page out of Harry Potter
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Valley School literature teacher Julia Cox looked like Hogwarts Headmistress Minerva McGonagall as she explained the Valley Spirit Games rules last Wednesday. In the first game, she explained, the six teams would have 10 minutes to choreograph a 30 second dance to pop singer Rich Astley’s “Never going to give you…
Read MoreOwls well that ends well after Hermosa Beach tree trimming
by Kevin Cody Two Hermosa Beach barn owls who became celebrities last December after local television stations reported their homes were threatened by city tree trimmers, are no longer in danger, despite their tree being trimmed Tuesday afternoon. The owls were flushed from the tree before the tree trimming began. One of the owls settled…
Read MoreManhattan Beach Roundhouse Aquarium invites public to join King Tide study
by Grace Adams, Marissa Wu, Jeremy Prince Roundhouse Aquarium The 20-foot swells during the first two weeks of January breached the King Harbor breakwall, and tore up the yacht club parking. At high tide, the Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach bike paths were flooded. But the January damage was mild compared to what it might…
Read MoreMost Hermosa Beach Strand cyclists speed. Barricades planned to make them walk at pierhead [Updated]
by Kevin Cody An average of 3,100 pedal and electric bikes a day were counted on the Hermosa Beach Strand during two Saturdays in December, and one in January. Consistent with the popular belief that cyclists don’t obey traffic laws, 84 percent exceeded The Strand’s 8 mph speed limit, and 86 percent ignored red lights,…
Read MoreDouble decker proposed for Hermosa Beach pub parking lot
by Kevin Cody A new, multi level parking structure in downtown Hermosa Beach was proposed for discussion by newly elected Hermosa Beach City Council Member Rob Saemann at last week’s city council meeting. During his election campaign last year, the building contractor and former planning commissioner promised to solve Hermosa’s parking problem “once and for…
Read MoreSmall is good at SB Boardriders/Dive N’ Surf contest at Torrance Beach
Kauffman, Mezza win
Read MoreRedondo Breakwall surfers, photographed from the Hermosa Beach pier
Photos by Mike Balzer Photographer Mike Balzer planned to shoot surfers in Hermosa Beach Friday morning, Jan. 6. So he went to the Hermosa Pier. But instead of shooting Hermosa surfers, he shot surfers at the Redondo Beach Breakwall, three-quarters of a mile south of the Hermosa pier.
Read MoreRedondo Breakwall favors the bold during big swell
Story and photos by Kevin Cody Chris Rodriquez watched the Redondo Breakwall for fewer than five minutes Friday morning before pulling on his wetsuit. Despite a six-foot high tide, waves were breaking just inside of the yellow sailboat racing buoy. The racing buoy is 25 yards off the end of the breakwall. Friday’s swell invited…
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