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by Chelsea Sektnan Christine McNamara has stepped down as president of the Palos Verdes Homes Association after six years of serving on the board, the association announced in an email to homeowners on Tuesday. Keith Geiger, who had been serving as vice president, will take over as president of the Homes Association board. “We thank […]
by Mark McDermott It turns out there may be a reason why the City of Manhattan Beach’s business tax structure has remained untouched for 55 years. The tax is considered outdated and often inequitable, with the largest businesses paying a much lower rate than the mom and pops stores and other small businesses that […]
By Emery Min Over 100 runners competed in the 9th Annual Manhattan Mile, held in conjunction with the 63rd annual Chevron Manhattan Grand Prix cycling races on Sunday, July 12, at Live Oak Park. Elite runners were joined by runners as young as seven, many paced by their parents. “Runners are pretty happy go lucky […]
by Paul Teetor The first thing you notice about Mia Sandblom’s tennis game is her picture-perfect backhand. The racket is starting low so she can finish high with plenty of topspin. Her two-handed backhand has been compared favorably to Maria Sharapova’s. Photos by Kevin Cody“Mechanically, it’s perfect,” said longtime Mira Costa tennis coach Allen Yap, […]
Imagine downtown Manhattan Beach on a Tuesday if there was no farmer’s market. Nary a stone fruit in sight. No homemade pupusas. No smiling parents pulling a toddler sharing a wagon with a bunch of fresh produce, no cyclists balancing a backpack full of goodies, a bouquet of flowers in their handlebar basket. No joyous […]
by Emery Min Over 100 runners competed in the 9th Annual Manhattan Mile, held in conjunction with the 63rd annual Chevron Manhattan Grand Prix cycling races on Sunday, July 12, at Live Oak Park. Elite runners were joined by runners as young as seven, many paced by their parents. “Runners are pretty happy go lucky […]
Easy Reader 56th Anniversary Writing, Photography, Video and Cartoon Contest Guidelines Presented by Paul’s Photo Best story: $300 Best photograph: Camera Best video: $150 Best cartoon: $100 Submission Deadline: Friday, Thursday, August 6, 2026 Publication date: Thursday, August 13, 2017 Submission requirements: Writings, photographs and cartoons must be submitted by email or on disk or flash drive. Videos […]
by Romia Lisboa It’s an exciting change of pace to sit in a park on a weekday evening, listening to the chants of witches while watching actors in medieval costumes. The longer we sit, the more the experience enchants us. Last Wednesday, July 8, in Hermosa Beach’s Valley Park we were immersed in the land […]
Carrie Dietz Brown didn’t have a lot of hope her plan would work. But crazy longshots, along with wild things surviving in unlikely places, are among the revered ideals handed down to her by her father, the late, great Pat Dietz. So she hatched the plan anyway. She hoped to reach Wendell Berry, the poet, […]
by Kevin Cody I’ve published Easy Reader for over 50 years. It’s fun. A reporter friend described reporting as “play with purpose.” I bike to the end of the Hermosa pier and photograph people fishing. I talk to people along the way, and then write about whether to save the pier, or let it crumble […]
A common adage in the making of public agency budgets is that each adopted budget is only a snapshot in time, given the complexity and fluidity of the revenue sources. But for public schools in California, that snapshot is a blurry polaroid at best, more commonly a botched and largely illegible overexposure. School districts must […]
by Chelsea Sektnan Soccer coach Billy Hansen’s path to founding SIFA (Soccer Is For All) grew out of a lifelong passion for the game and what he saw while coaching club soccer in the South Bay. Hansen, a retired professional soccer player, said the roots of SIFA began after he started coaching his daughter’s club […]