Fin whale dies on Torrance Beach, taken to submarine canyon
by Garth Meyer The body of a 51-foot juvenile fin whale was towed out to sea early Sunday afternoon, Aug. 11, after it washed up on Torrance Beach still alive the evening before. Once reported, marine animal agencies converged, performing an abbreviated necropsy in the morning – an animal autopsy – while careful of the […]
Why it’s called a festival
Photos by Joel Gitelson
Senior women swim club helps Ruck for Vets march
by Judy Shane “Our open water swim club members – all in our 60s, 70s, and 80s – struck up conversations with some young vets we met working out at Torrance Beach. The only war vets we knew previously were guys who fought in Vietnam. Modern day vets who served after 9/11 were not even […]