Posts by Kevin Cody
Hermosa Beach delivers in Hermosa fashion for Subaru Pacific Hotdoggers Surf Contest
The wind was offshore. The air and water were 70 degrees. And a south swell was delivering head high sets. But being Hermosa and being fall, the winter sandbars hadn’t formed and the waves were closing out close to shore for the Subaru Pacific Hotdoggers contest.
Read MoreSouth Bay surfer Donny Miller dies following fall
Donald “Donny” Miller, one of the South Bay’s top surfers in the early 1980s, died Sunday from injuries sustained when he jumped from the third story balcony of an apartment building in the 200 block of Monterey Boulevard in Hermosa Beach.
Read MoreBusiness and beaches: Manhattan Beach developer Matt Morris
This year the Manhattan Beach Community Development Department will issue about 170 new housing permits and an additional 980 remodel permits. They handle about 80 visits to their counter daily.
Read MoreSubaru Hermosa Beach Hotdogger more about culture than competition
“I just want people to experience the real surf culture,” Hotdogger organizer Eddie Solt said of the contest held Saturday at the Hermosa Beach Pier. The competition level was high, but the good feelings even higher.
Read MoreHermosa Beach wipeouts at the Subaru Pacific Hotdoggers Longboard contest
The weather, swell and tides all cooperated for the Subaru Pacific Hotdoggers Longboard Contest at the Hermosa Beach pier on Saturday. As for shape, that would have been asking for too much.
Read MoreStepping up and pulling in at Hermosa Beach Hotdoggers Surf Contest
The Hermosa Beach Hotdoggers surf contest rules were old school. Competitors were required to compete on single fins boards with no leashes and no interference rules.
Read MoreTwo new stars shine over Manhattan Beach
The crowd that gathered Wednesday evening to remember Manhattan Beach Police records technician Rachael Parker and Manhattan Beach Middle School special ed teacher Sandy Casey spilled out from the Manhattan Beach pier head on to Manhattan Beach Boulevard and up and down The Strand.
Read MoreRoute 91 concert goer credits veterans, police with preventing panic
Heather Parnock said the large crowd exiting the Route 91 concert grounds during the shooting that killed over 50 people, did not panic, a fact she attributed to the large number of veterans and police in attendance.
Read MoreFrench bulldogs set stand-up paddleboard record in Redondo King Harbor
Six French Bulldogs and 25 fellow South Bay dogs set a world record for the most dogs on a stand-up paddleboard on Saturday in King Harbor.
Read MoreCancer cure ‘not a pipe dream,’ Soon Shiong says at El Segundo awards dinner
“Every individual is born with cells that kill cancer. We have discovered that cell, what we call natural killer cells. Imagine if we could target natural killer cells to track down and literally explode cancer in the pancreas, brain or any other cancer target. This is not a pipe dream,” said Patrick Soon Shiong.
Read MoreRugby, motocross, race cars and flying in formation – it’s all about camaraderie, claims Guido Rietdyk.
Sky rider It’s almost 9 p.m. mid-week and Guido Rietdyk’s Rolling Hills home is buzzing. He grabs a pair of beers from the fridge while his wife Sophie entertains a friend from down the street. “We’re Europeans,” he said, referring to his penchant for late nights and friendly pours. “We’re very much an open…
Read MorePineapple Princess Esplanade memorial dedicated for Ciara Smith
The sun was setting behind Barry Smith as he took the podium before dozens of people along the Esplanade at Knob Hill Avenue in Redondo Beach. In front of him sat a newly-placed memorial for his late daughter, Ciara Smith. Ciara’s parents and two younger sisters were there as officials from the City of…
Read MoreBeach books – Sworn Virgin
Manhattan Beach novelist Kristopher Dukes
Read MoreBeach art – Surfboards as canvases at HB artists collective
Resin: at the intersection of art and surf
Read MoreBeach food – Tasting and Tippling at Bite at the Beach
Bite at the Beach on the streets of New York at the MBS Media Campus
Read MoreThe Quiet Candidate
Substance, rather than style, may help State Treasurer and Torrance resident John Chiang win the 2018 gubernatorial race On August 13, State Treasurer John Chiang [pronounced “Chung”] stood before a small crowd in Westwood, on the final stop of a day-long journey that began on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Standing beside him was South…
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