Posts by Kevin Cody
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Read MoreTattoos of the 2018 Hermosa Beach Ironman
Tattoos have replaced being tanned and buffed as evidence beach culture, judging from partipants in the 2018 Hermosa Beach Ironman Contest.
Read More‘Mermaid’s Miracle’ offers inspiration for kids with cancer
Meranda Mayesh can still remember making her first drawings at age five, alongside her grandfather, Disney artist Bub Thomas. The tumor that would be discovered on her brain two years later did not affect her memory.
Read MoreHermosa Beach 2018 Ironman Photo Gallery
Over 500 competitors ran paddled and tried to down a six-pack in the Hermosa Beach 2018 Ironman.
Read MoreRedondo Beach’s July 1 fireworks offer delight, confusion
Redondo Beach’s first – and likely only – attempt at a July 1 fireworks celebration was a mixed bag both for the city and for residents. While onlookers saw a spectacular show in the city’s third year running the fireworks program, attendance was down, both in paid attendance at Seaside Lagoon and among the casual…
Read MoreProtesters stand against family separation
Roughly 400 people took to the intersection of Artesia and Hawthorne Boulevard Saturday morning, joining a nationwide protest against zero-tolerance federal immigration practices that have led to the separation of children from families. Protestors stood at each corner, and along each median, waving signs, chanting, and cheering when supporters (whether from cars or LA Metro…
Read MoreSouth Bay residents, politicians and businesses fret as LA Metro plans Green Line extension
For an area within a stone’s throw of busy Inglewood Boulevard and 190th Street, the neighborhood that surrounds Redondo Beach’s Franklin Park is quiet, even on a Saturday afternoon. Walking the sidewalks, the loudest sounds are cheers from a birthday party at the park itself, a dog barking, or dishes rattling around while people make…
Read MoreDunn, Seawwright take titles at 44th Annual Hermosa Beach Ironman
The 44th Annual Fourth of July Hermosa Beach Ironman drew over 500 competitors, including a record number of woman.
Read MoreHolloway cancels South Bay’s Ortega UFC featherweight title in Vegas
Saturday night in the octagon of the 20,000 seat, Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena, Redondo Beach Breakwater surfer Brian Ortega will fight for the UFC 226 featherweight title against Hawaiian title holder Max Holloway.
Read MoreSpotlight on the hill – Ice America’s ‘Pinocchio’ at the Ice Chalet
The Promenade Ice Chalet Theater-on-Ice
Read MoreRedondo Beach About Town
Summer ‘yarnbomb,’ opera, come to Franklin Park Yarnbomb Redondo will return for its second year to Franklin Park on Sunday, July 1. The yarnbomb, a temporary installation of yarn and craft art, was founded last year by resident Lesley Elwood. The installation activates the neighborhood gathering space with an evolving and participatory art installation created…
Read MoreSiblings recover after brain tumor surgery
Less than a month ago, Duncan and Nohea Avery’s two children were diagnosed with the exact same kind of tumor in the exact same spot in their brains, an anomaly that Avery was told may steep his kids in medical journal history. Now, with a few weeks to look back over the swirling chaos, Duncan…
Read MoreLA County fire services study included in new budget
A $30,000 study by Los Angeles County that would explore replacing the Redondo Beach Fire Department with LA County Fire services was approved by the City Council at its June 19 meeting, as part of the city’s $92.38 million FY ‘18-’19 budget. The study may bring the city closer to closing the books on a…
Read MoreRBUSD picking Apples for student/tablet program
The Redondo Beach Unified School District is trading figurative oranges for literal Apples next year. The RBUSD Board of Education voted at its June 26 meeting to replace Google-powered tablets with Apple iPads in its one-to-one student/computer program. The change comes four years after the district successfully piloted the one-to-one program, which assigned sets of…
Read MoreFormer Manhattan Beach Councilman, San Juan Capistrano Swallows Inn owner mourned
Former Manhattan Beach school board member and city councilman Steve Nordeck passed away this week at his home in San Juan Capistrano. He was 76-years-old. Nordeck served on the council from 1972 until 1980.
Read MoreSouth Bay, San Diego Paddleboard rivalry resumes during rough Rock 2 Rock Race
The South Bay, San Diego paddleboard rivalry went badly for the South Bay on Sunday at the Rock 2 Rock Paddleboard Race. The first three prone paddleboard finishers were all from San Diego. Geoff Paige was first in 4:29:50, followed by his training partner Jon Loren in 4:35:24 and Alex Mercell in 4:39: 48. The 22 mile, open ocean race started at Two Harbors and ended at Cabrillo Beach.
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