Search Results: Best of the Beach 2024
Locals’ Summer BeachLife Nights is ready to light up by Gavin Heaney There’s a sweet serenity to fall in a beach town. Kids are back in school, the tourists have left and the trampled sand slips peacefully back into place. The air is subtly cooler, the sky a more stable cerulean and the sun shines…
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I have never been to music festivals at Coachella or Woodstock but have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the atmosphere – crowds, heat, very loud music, and a freewheeling party atmosphere that starts early and goes late. I’ve been to events called “the Woodstock of tech conferences,” and though the hyperbole…
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by Mark McDermott In 1990, Manhattan Beach was still a scruffy yet beautiful little beach town. But it was also rapidly changing in a manner that threatened to leave its middle class roots behind. Strand lot prices hit $1 million, and other signs of gentrification were arriving, including high-end shops and a proliferation of real…
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by Kevin Cody At the start of the crowded November 5, 2024 Hermosa Beach city council race, Elka Worner had, arguably, the lowest name recognition of the five candidates. Though raised in Hermosa Beach, her work as a newspaper reporter, and television news producer, and being a single mom left little time for community involvement,…
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Hot Rod magazine named it the Hot Rod of the Year by Sebastian Summer Cars played a pivotal role in Coby “Church” Gewertz’s life when he was growing up in Cupertino. “My dad was a drag racer in the early ‘70, so I was raised at Fremont Drag Strip. I also went to Pomona…
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Tuesday 1 OCTOBER Dogtoberfest, SC Botanic Garden It’s a beer festival meets dog parade at South Coast Botanic Garden’s Dogtoberfest! Both humans and dogs alike are invited to join the festivities every Saturday and Sunday in October. Pawrade your pooch around for a unique pup crawl where you can visit up to 4 stations located…
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by Garth Meyer Chris Bredeson is a co-owner of Captain Kidd’s and the new Riviera Mexican Cantina, just across the parking lot from each other in the section of the Redondo waterfront known as Mole D. This is where the city has proposed building a long-sought boat launch. Last month, city councilmembers approved the hiring…
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Ecology determines the evolution of every cuisine, and places with mild weather and clusters of microclimates have an advantage. This is why as a general thing, places that are dry, cold, and flat don’t loom large in the culinary world. They’re unlikely to be agriculturally productive or have much to offer in terms of vegetables…
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by Kevin Cody At the start of Hermosa Beach City Council Candidates Forum Monday night at the Beach House Hotel candidate Brian Sheil pulled open his sports jacket to show he was wearing a black and white referee’s shirt. “If you saw the last council meeting, you know what the council needs is a referee,”…
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by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to approve a $93 million bond for two new fire stations, a new police station and refurbishment of the police annex. The annex – next to Redondo Union High School auditorium – is “office space,” as described by Police Chief Joe Hoffman to…
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The accidental city manager Bruce Moe took the long road to a life in public service by Mark McDermott Early in 2018, the Manhattan Beach City Council made a decision that, by necessity, was shrouded in mystery. In closed session, the council unanimously voted to part ways with the city manager, Mark Danaj, without…
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Spotlight: 6 Friday SEPTEMBER Portuguese Bend Horse show Through Sunday, September 8. The Portuguese Bend National Horse Show (PBNHS) in Rolling Hills Estates, raising money for Children’s Hospital. The Children’s Circle has fun for all ages, games, magic show, face paint, and more. Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets, schedule and…
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Photos by Kirill Umrikhin (@kirillumrikhin) by Kevin Cody Brother and sister Jack and Emily Bark have been at the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race finish at the Manhattan Beach Pier every year since they were born. Their dad, Joe, competed in the race for 38 consecutive years, beginning in 1983. He won the 32-mile race, from…
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by Paul Teetor Sunday was a day of spectacular teamwork, both on and off the volleyball court. USA Olympian Taryn Kloth is 6-foot-4 and built like a fullback on a women’s rugby team. Her volleyball partner, Kristin Nunn, is 5-foot-6 and maybe 130 pounds soaking wet — when covered with victory champagne like she was…
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