Tour de Pier returns to real life The 9th Annual Tour de Pier on Sunday will return to its former glory, live and in-person with over 1,000 Easy Reader Staff September 10, 2021
Former pro surfer Tom Curren at Redondo BeachLife by Ryan McDonald Tom Curren is the rare surfer who inspires as much reverence in impatient youth as he does Ryan McDonald September 9, 2021
Hermosa Beach Fiesta focuses on ‘local’ with Unsung Hero Awards [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2407″ display=”masonry”]by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce underscored the word local in its rebranded Fiesta Kevin Cody September 4, 2021
Memorial for ‘Merc’ McFarlane by Kevin Cody John McFarlane spent 10 years in a lifeguard tower on Torrance Beach. “It was the fastest 10 Kevin Cody September 4, 2021
Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race presents classic ocean challenge Scott Clausen upsets defending champ Max First in 32 mile paddleboard race from Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach pier. Michael Scott Moore September 1, 2021
Good as Gold: Klineman, Ross win AVP Manhattan Beach Open Photos by Ray Vidal by Paul Teetor The A-Team is winning everything lately – including the name game. When April Paul Teetor August 25, 2021
Jacobs 422 shop repurposed, surf heritage to be honored by Kevin Cody Retired surfboard shaper Hap Jacob’s legendary 422 Pacific Coast Highway surf shop, in Hermosa Beach, is to Kevin Cody August 25, 2021
“Final Set” – Ad in [MOVIE REVIEW] Character studies don’t get more intense or complex than Quentin Reynaud’s new film, “Final Set.” Integrating a compelling plot into Neely Swanson August 24, 2021
Hermosa Beach’s Tattu was model for the California Beach lifestyle by Kevin Cody In a 1970s Newsweek photo accompanying an article about California beach culture, a teenage Vinnie Tattu skateboards Kevin Cody August 22, 2021
Another surge in the ICU: the Delta variant “hunts” the unvaccinated population by Mark McDermott When the wall came down in the ICU at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, a Mark McDermott August 22, 2021
Reality and illusions on the Pier Plaza When I first heard Brews Hall was opening on Pier Plaza, my reaction was an eye roll. A sports-themed place Richard Foss August 18, 2021
“The Smartest Kids in the World” – Not us [MOVIE REVIEW] Amanda Ripley wrote a New York Times best seller called The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got Neely Swanson August 18, 2021
Pennywise’s Lindberg plans acoustic sets at BeachLife by Ryan McDonald Jim Lindberg’s songwriting process almost always begins the same way. The question he has to answer, quickly, Ryan McDonald August 12, 2021
Nothing sunny about surf stories at the museum by Elka Worner A burned out pro-surfer orchestrating a drug heist on the high seas, a strung out Elka Worner August 12, 2021
“Deliver Us” – From evil [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Deliver Us,” the intense psychological thriller series from Denmark will leave you breathless. Brilliantly written by creators Christian Torpe and Neely Swanson August 10, 2021
High (school) expectations: Manhattan Beach Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman by Paul Teetor (Reprinted from Easy Reader, Nov. 2006) When Alix Klineman received the Gatorade Player of the Year award Paul Teetor August 6, 2021