Search Results: Phil Garner

Winning at Malibu, and nearly killed at Sunset on Phil’s boards

By Mike Purpus / March 7, 2021

by Mike Purpus In the early ‘70s, I surfed for W.A.V.E. Hollow Surfboards, run by Carl Pope. The surfboards were made from aluminium honeycomb and were impossible to ding. The surfboards were like today’s Firewire Surfboards only stronger. But the aesthetics were not as nice as other boards, so sales slumped. To boost sales, Carl…

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Phil Becker: Surfing’s John Henry lays down his Rockwell planer

By Kevin Cody / March 1, 2021

Phil Becker was the most prolific and most under celebrated surfboard shaper in history, by his own design.

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Killer whales spotted off Los Angeles coast

By Mark McDermott / February 3, 2011

Voyager skipper Brad Sawyer was just pulling out of his vessel’s slip with a full load of 144 school kids Saturday afternoon when he received an ecstatic call. Some very rare visitors had shown up nearby – a pod of Orcas, or killer whales, had just been spotted only a half mile outside of King…

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ELECTION 2024: Measure MB election results are too close to call 

By Mark McDermott / March 7, 2024

by Mark McDermott  Measure MB, the proposed renewal of the local parcel tax meant to stave off teacher layoffs, finished election night just below the required two-thirds vote total for approval. But hope was very much still alive among the ballot measure’s supporters because several batches of votes have yet to be counted.  Campaign co-chairs…

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“One True Loves” – At a time [MOVIE REVIEW]

By Neely Swanson / April 3, 2023

“One True  Loves,” based on the Taylor Jenkins Reid novel (Reid and Alex J. Reid wrote the screenplay), posits the question of whether you can love two different people, have two true loves.  Emma’s infatuation with Jesse seemed hopeless. Hopeless, that is, until he noticed her and that was it for both of them. Standing…

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Stars align for MB twins in Super Bowl LVII

By Kevin Cody / February 15, 2023

by Kevin Cody One day after her first birthday, Sequoia Macko, of Manhattan Beach, spit out her binky in front of 113 million Super Bowl LVII television viewers. Sequoia expressed her displeasure with her binky during a Kia Telluride commercial, late in the third quarter of Sunday’s Eagles versus Chiefs game. The Kia commercial began…

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10 Luxurious Casino Restaurants To Dine In

By Special Contributor / February 2, 2023

Luxury dining and casinos go hand in hand. There’s a simple explanation: when you’re having a fantastic time, you naturally want to eat well. Some of the top restaurants in the world may be found in the restaurants found in luxury hotels and casinos, which in turn attract a diverse clientele. There’s just no reason…

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“Fanny: The Right to Rock” – End game [MOVIE REVIEW]

By Neely Swanson / June 8, 2022

“Fanny: the Right to Rock” chronicles the rise and fall of one of the best bands you’ve never heard of. Looking for a way both to fit in and to stand out in high school, Jean and June Millington, Filipina Americans, decided that hard rock was their ticket to ride. Jean, on bass, and June…

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“Last Looks” – Deserves a first [MOVIE REVIEW]

By Neely Swanson / February 1, 2022

“Last Looks” is a surprisingly fun homage to hard-boiled Los Angeles-based private-eye flics. From those based on Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe in “Murder My Sweet” and “The Big Sleep” made in the 40s, to “Marlowe” and the “Long Goodbye” in the 70s, all the right notes are hit. And let’s not forget Jack Nicholson’s “Chinatown.” In…

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Incumbents ahead in Redondo Beach election

By Rachel Reeves / March 3, 2021

by Rachel Reeves If preliminary results hold, only the board of the Redondo Beach Unified School District will change as a result of this week’s citywide election. Less than half of ballots cast were counted before unofficial numbers were announced, at 11:11 p.m. on Tuesday. According to those numbers, incumbents are ahead in the races…

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The Book of Henry

By Easy Reader Staff / December 17, 2020

  March 1973 was a time of disarray. The Watergate scandal was engulfing the Nixon Administration and the last American troops were about to leave Vietnam. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon had just been released, speaking to the sense of desolation taking hold of society. Meanwhile, the Russian lunar rover Lunokhod 2 began…

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New Hermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Jason Johnson tackles the pandemic

By Kevin Cody / July 16, 2020

Hermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Jason Johnson is beginning a new job in a new school district in the midst of what he called “the most dramatic change in education, ever.”

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First Fridays at First! Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT

By Judy Rae / April 1, 2019
When: April 5, 2019 @ 12:15 pm
Where: First Lutheran Church and School, 2900 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90503, USA

First Fridays at First! ~ fff  Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Friday, April 5, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary reception follows First Lutheran Church and School 2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503 (On the south side Carson Street…

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First Fridays at First!

By Judy Rae / March 19, 2019
When: April 5, 2019 @ 12:15 pm
Where: First Lutheran Church and School, 2900 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90503, USA

First Fridays at First!  Pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT Friday, April 5, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. Complimentary reception follows First Lutheran Church and School 2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503 (On the south side Carson Street just east…

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Wrinkles in Time

By Kevin Cody / February 9, 2019

Beach Cities Health District shows off its new plans for the future: Senior residences, community space, and the evolution of medical care South Bay Hospital opened in 1960 with 146 patient beds to help fill a gap in the Beach Cities, creating a central hub for acute and emergency medical care. The hospital expanded and…

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November 2018 Peninsula Event Calendar

By Teri Marin / October 25, 2018

Sunday, October 28 Coco 1:30 p.m. San Pedro Waterfront Arts District presents a free screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ Oscar winning animated feature as a prelude to the San Pedro Dia de los Muertos celebration. For more information contact: 310-832-7272 or visit sanpedrowaterfrontartsdistrict.com. Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro. Salt Marsh Open…

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