BeneFiesta celebratory and emotional
Photos by Chris Miller The annual Jimmy Miller Foundation’s BeneFiesta is known for its high energy, celebratory air. This year’s BeneFiesta also bore a dramatically emotional air with the singing of two songs written in Miller’s memory. One was by Ed Quinn, who wrote his song with Miller when the two were on a surf […]
Richstone celebrates 50th anniversary, and former leader Dorothy Courtney
photos by Chris Miller The Richstone Family Center celebrated its 50th Anniversary by honoring Dorothy Courtney, its longest-serving CEO, at a sold-out dinner at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, April 20. During Courtney’s 24 years of leadership, Richstone grew from a “small home in Hawthorne with a chinchilla farm out back,” serving 35 local families, […]
Historical Society President’s 60th good for $60,000 Guild Endowment
photos by Chris Miller Hermosa Historical Society President Greg McNally received a very generous present on his 60th birthday, which he celebrated with fellow Historical Society members last week at the Hermosa Museum. Barbara Guild, a longtime Hermosa Beach activist, and co-founder with her husband Don, of Guild Drug, presented a check for $50,000 to […]
Beach people go country at BeachLife
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Catalina Classic statue dedicated
photo by Chris Miller by Mark Cole A seven year long effort by the South Bay Boardriders Club (SBBC) to install a sculpture at the Manhattan Beach pier commemorating the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race was realized last Thursday, August 24, in time for the 46th running of the race on Sunday, August 27. The sculpture […]
Seawright tourney showcases neighborhood roots
Story and photos by Chris Miller Sharp brothers Nolan, Logan, and Ryan kept bragging rights in the neighborhood at the 55th Anniversary Seawright Volleyball Tournament. The winners of the 32-team tournament on Saturday, July 29, are the grandsons of Pat and Patsy Murray, who live next door to the old Seawright home on The Strand […]
Familiar faces at BeachLife
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Jimmy Miller Surf Fiesta puts fun back to contests
Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) and Chris Miller The Jimmy Miller Surf Fiesta, arguably the South Bay’s most fun surf contest, and inarguably the most innovative, emerged from the pandemic last Saturday at 42nd Street in Manhattan Beach. Teams are composed of five surfers, of varying levels. Each team member must catch at least one […]
Komick maintained low profile, big presence
Photos by Chris Miller Kim Komick was a building developer who respected her profession’s typically low profile. But she cast a wide net. Mourners filled American Martyrs Church for her memorial service last Wednesday. Then on Saturday, a similarly large number of friends, and colleagues joined her family in a paddle out in her memory […]
South Bay musicians lend support to Cooper Fest
Photos by Chris Miller The Second Annual Cooper Fest, in Redondo Beach last Saturday, raised over $30,000 for The Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA. Pennywise’s Jim Lindberg, who mentored Cooper Jones on songwriting throughout the pandemic, performed songs from his soon to be released, new album. Jones also performed a new song, “Hollow,” […]