
he Grand Prize winner of Easy Reader/Beach magazine’s 45th Anniversary Photography contest was submitted by Torrance resident Mike Barbee. His photo of a wave lapping over a rock reminds us of where we live and what we might face in the future from global warming. The Torrance resident says of his work, “I simply seek scenes that have a special light, moment, or invoke an emotion.”


Get those workers some java
Dear ER:
First of all, I am totally behind the entire Pier Avenue Renovation Project. As owner of Java Man I look forward to all the wonderful improvements on Upper Pier.
I am severely disappointed with the snail-like progress on the construction. Parking, already a premium, has been taken away for days at a time, while little is done.


