Posts by Kevin Cody
Guitarist legend Wes Montgomery mentors 15-year-old Toulouse Engelhardt at the Lighthouse Jazz Cafe
”You play the guitar, don’t you kid? I could see you outside the Lighthouse porthole watching the show.”
Read MoreLetters to the Editor: Sept. 3, 2020
Big thanks out to Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith Kauffman for insisting on proper training for our police task force
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Silent fans, Nash Brooklyn bound, Lakers/Clippers showdown hopeful
All Ball Sports: touchdowns without cheers, Manhattan Beach’s Nash Brooklyn bound, hope for Lakers/Clippers showdown
Read MoreCoronavirus and politics challenge researchers in search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Dr. Eric Daar watched President Donald Trump’s White House press conference on the eve of the Republican convention out of professional interest, then with apprehension and then with a feeling of oh no, not again.
Read MoreBall sports: NBA players refuse to ‘shut up and dribble’
Led by the Milwaukee Bucks, NBA players first did something really smart. They refused to play a playoff game
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Montrezl Harrell used the wrong B-word.
When feisty Clippers back-up center Montrezl Harrell called Luka Doncic a “bitch-ass white boy” Friday night the Twittersphere instantly exploded. The general gist: what if roles had been reversed and Doncic had made such a derogatory reference to Harrell’s skin color?
Read MoreHermosa Beach Chamber’s challenges may hurt St. Pat’s Parade, Holiday Tree Lighting and other chamber-funded events
Cancellation of Hermosa summer fiestas will hurt chamber, events and local charities.
Read MoreRedondo Beach firefighters agree to more pay, less staffing
A new, four-year agreement with firefighters that “addresses significant budgetary issues in response to COVID-19” was ratified Tuesday night by the Redondo Beach City Council.
Read MoreChevron El Segundo’s Spackman recognized for three decades of championing community
Rod Spackman enjoyed the somewhat complicated title of manager for policy, government, and public affairs at Chevron for 37 years and eight months during his 40-year career with the company.
Read MoreManhattan Beach short-term rental ban ruled illegal
Superior Court Judge James Chalfant has ruled Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban violates the California Coastal Act and can no longer be enforced.
Read MoreAES Redondo Beach power gets one-year extension over city protest
Over objections from Redondo Beach city officials, the California State Water Resources Control Board extended the AES Redondo Power Plant’s right to operate for another year,at least.
Read MoreNeo classic Catalina Crossing restokes paddlers
Despite beach closures and race cancellations, paddlers from the throughout Southern California kept the stoke alive by gathering at Two Harbors on Catalina Island on Saturday morning and paddled 32 miles to the Manhattan Beach pier.
Read MoreRedondo Beach Police Chief Kauffman stresses transparency in ‘use of force’
Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith Kauffman outlined the department’s use of force policies in a report to the City Council in response to “concerns” expressed by residents related to national issues of civil unrest.
Read MoreDr. Pissed Off: I’m done cautioning patients
Three kids and their mom driving 800 miles down Highway 5, to spend four days with the grandparents on a boat not much bigger than the mom’s SUV. Where’s the risk in that?
Read MoreLucinda Williams live (streams) in final BeachLife Summer Series concert
Three-time Grammy Award winner and Time Magazine’s 2002 “America’s Best Songwriter” Lucinda Williams performs live this evening (Thursday, Aug. 20) at 6 p.m., as part of the BeachLife Summer Concert series.
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Lakers/Clippers match-up in jeopardy. Prep football players hope for half a season
Remember the Battle in the Bubble that was supposed to pit the Lakers against the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals — with the winner advancing to the NBA Finals? The series the LA Times and other local media treated as an inevitability, an epic match-up to look forward to during August and September while…
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