Search Results: best of the beach 2018

Levy wins South Bay Big Wave Challenge, high school surfers honored

By Kevin Cody / May 2, 2018

Big Wave Challenge, high school surf league awards presented at South Bay Boardriders.

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Letters to the Editor 4-26-18

By Judy Rae / April 27, 2018

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Lifeguard Kip Jerger will join the three lifeguards who saved his life when he is inducted into the Surfer Walk of Fame

By Mike Purpus / April 27, 2018

From rescued to rescuer In 1977, Kip Jerger was awarded the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Medal of Valor for rescuing a fisherman off the rocks at White Point in San Pedro. Jerger was stationed at the Lifeguard tower overlooking the rocky point. “Lifeguard Recurrent” magazine printed Jerger’s account of the rescue: “There was a hurricane…

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Shakespeare by the Sea’s – The Merry Wives of Windsor

By Judy Rae / April 23, 2018
When: July 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501, USA

Greek amphitheater area behind the skate park. Sloped lawn gets steeper the further you get from the playing space. Low beach chairs or blankets work best. Warm layered clothing recommended.

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Shakespeare by the Sea’s – The Winter’s Tale

By Judy Rae / April 23, 2018
When: July 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501, USA

  Greek amphitheater area behind the skate park. Sloped lawn gets steeper the further you get from the playing space. Low beach chairs or blankets work best. Warm layered clothing recommended.

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Shakespeare by the Sea’s – The Merry Wives of Windsor

By Judy Rae / April 23, 2018
When: July 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Valley Park, Gould Ave & Valley Dr, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA

Very steep hill – low beach chairs, and blankets are best. Gets a little damp and chilly. You have to park in the surrounding neighborhood and walk in.

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Shakespeare by the Sea’s – The Winter’s Tale

By Judy Rae / April 23, 2018
When: July 11, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Valley Park, Gould Ave & Valley Dr, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA

Very steep hill – low beach chairs, and blankets are best. Gets a little damp and chilly. You have to park in the surrounding neighborhood and walk in.

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Ercole’s then as now

By Richard Foss / April 21, 2018

At a recent party, someone asked which was the oldest restaurant in the South Bay, and I told her it was Ercole’s in Manhattan Beach. I gave a few details – the founding in 1927 as a family restaurant, gradual evolution into a bar, brief period serving Indonesian food in the 1960s, and return to…

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Environment is quality of life, not political issue mayor Dulos says

By Ryan McDonald / April 20, 2018

                        As he neared the end of his State of the City address last week, Mayor Jeff Duclos paused like a man who had reached the top of a hill, only to have a mountain reveal itself from the new vantage. “So the question…

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Dr. Andrew Budson, author of Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory

By Judy Rae / April 19, 2018
When: April 25, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Manhattan Beach Library, 1320 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA

Dr. Andrew Budson, author of Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory is coming to the Manhattan Beach Library on Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm. Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory, explains how individuals can distinguish changes in memory due to Alzheimer’s versus normal…

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South Bay Community Calendar 4-12-18

By Judy Rae / April 12, 2018

A lot of things to do and places to go

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Letters to the Editor 4-12-18

By Judy Rae / April 12, 2018

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Come to church, and see the strippers

By Bondo Wyszpolski / April 12, 2018

Working Girls In the pews with Gypsy Rose Lee If you’ve never seen a live striptease, you may want to head over to the Manhattan Beach Community Church. Well, let’s couch this another way. The church theater’s spring production is “Gypsy,” the 1959 musical, based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee with music by…

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South Bay arts calendar for April 12 to 18

By Bondo Wyszpolski / April 12, 2018

Thursday, April 12 Some you win, some you lose “Almost, Maine,” written by John Cariani, is being presented by the Torrance Theatre Company, 1316 Cabrillo Ave., Torrance. The play consists of nine vignettes about love and loss, and it’s being directed by Gary Kresca. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at…

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Palos Verdes About Town

By Kevin Cody / April 8, 2018

Native Plant Society Annual Garden Tour Saturday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Featuring guided tours of 3 native and drought tolerant gardens in Palos Verdes. Learn about California native plants from experts. $25 members $30 non-members for info and reservations call: (310) 629-0500 www.sccnps.org. At South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos…

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Cops teach residents to ‘Stop the Bleed’

By Kevin Cody / April 6, 2018

While Redondo Beach Police Officer Lauren McNeely settled in to tighten a tourniquet on fellow officer Ryan Harrison’s right arm, Harrison steeled his face. He had just warned the room full of students in RBPD’s first annual Stop the Bleed class that tourniquets, when applied properly, hurt – and hurt a lot. McNeely torqued down,…

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