Portuguese Bend: a Portfolio by Tony LaBruno
North Redondo Beach Business Association (NRBBA) Dine Around Artesia 2024
Hermosa Beach 9-11 Wreath Laying Ceremony
photos by Kevin Cody
Rancho Palos Verdes residents ask Trump’s help during presidential campaign press conference
by Kevin Cody While Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fenced with reporters on a lawn overlooking the ocean, at Trump National Golf Club Friday morning, several hundred Trump supporters chanted, “Fight, fight, fight,” in front of the club. Trump’s motorcade, comprised of a dozen black Chevrolet Suburbans, preceded by three dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff […]
Hermosa Open volleyball tournament an old-school Olympian effort
by Kevin Cody One month after returning home to Hermosa Beach from the Paris Olympics, beach volleyball Olympians Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, and Chase Budinger, and Miles Evans, brought home first place honors from the Hermosa Beach Open. It wasn’t the AVP Hermosa Open. It was an old-school Hermosa Open with fans cheering courtside, […]
Catalina Classic Paddleboard race a Bark family affair
Photos by Chris Miller Victories in the men’s and women’s divisions by siblings Jack and Emily Bark, and a solid finish by brother Sam underscored the family orientation of the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race on Sunday, August 25. The 129 paddlers in this year’s race was the largest number in the race’s history. The 32 […]
Hermosa Beach Police Captain Scheid leaves HBPD with culture changing legacy
by Kevin Cody In law enforcement, it is traditional to recognize an officer’s retirement with a final radio sign off broadcast by the dispatcher to the full department. In the case of Hermosa Beach Police Department Captain Dorothy Scheid, her final sign off from the dispatcher was broadcast for the entire city to hear at […]
Manhattan Beach Six Man/Woman Volleyball tournament highlights Surf Festival
Photos by Chris Miller The best beach volleyball players this side of Paris are competing Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3, in the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6 Man/Woman Beach Volleyball Tournament. The tournament is a highlight of the International Surf Festival, which continues through Sunday, August 4. International Surf Festival Schedule Friday, August […]
Tokyo beach volleyball gold medal medalists Klineman, Ross prepare Paris Olympians Hughes, Cheng
The 16th Street, Hermosa Beach volleyball courts were the site of an exhibition match last Thursday, July 18, between beach volleyball 2020 Olympic gold medalists Alix Klineman and April Ross, and beach volleyball 2024 Olympic gold medalist hopefuls Sarah Hughes and Kelly Cheng. “The matches were a way for Sarah and Kelly to get in […]
Hermosa Beach 24th Place Independence Day Parade follows the old white truck
Over three decades ago, 24th Place, Hermosa Beach residents Dave and Mary Garrett, the Beals and Noel Castiel rallied their neighbors for a Fourth of July parade. Every year since, neighbors have decorated their pets, cars and bikes and paraded up and down what may be the steepest hills in Hermosa. The parade follows the […]
Fiesta Hermosa has country fair flair over Memorial Day
Ching wins first place twice at Lanakila Outrigger Club Classic in King Harbor
Photos by Ken Pagliaro (Ken Pagliaro.com) Nearly 200 paddlers competed in the Lanakila Classic 2024 on Saturday, February 24, at Seaside Lagoon in King Harbor. Lanakila coach Danny Ching placed first in both the 10-mile outrigger canoe and surfski race, and in the 5 Mile stand-up and prone race. The first place woman finisher in […]
Surfing Santa, surf camp director Vince Ray remembered with paddleout at Hermosa Beach pier
As director of the Hermosa Surf Camp from 1991 to 2024, Vince Ray shared the stoke of surfing with more groms than anyone else in South Bay history. Each summer over 400 kids attended his camp in front of the 10th Street lifeguard tower, just south of the Hermosa Beach pier. Kids learned not only […]
Mira Costa vs Palos Verdes Basketball 12-22-23
photos by Ray Vidal
Redondo Union vs South Torrance Wrestling 12-13-23
photos by Ray Vidal
Mira Costa vs Simi Valley Boys Football CIFSSD6 Final 11-15-23
photos by Ray Vidal