Articles By: Katrina Zawojski

Hermosa’s Green Idea House

Hermosa’s Green Idea House

January 21, 2013 7:00 am

When the arrival of their newborn son threw Robert Fortunato out of his current office space, he and his wife Monica knew it was time to renovate their home in order to accommodate their growing family.

Sand in my Suit: Baguette Me Not

Sand in my Suit: Baguette Me Not

October 13, 2011 9:30 am

I take all of my seasonal cues from Starbucks.

Sand in my Suit: Mad as a Hatter

Sand in my Suit: Mad as a Hatter

September 15, 2011 10:59 am

Well, it only took two hundred and twenty-two days.

Sand in my Suit: Party in my Cabana

Sand in my Suit: Party in my Cabana

August 31, 2011 12:00 pm

Every worthwhile institution has its watering hole of debauchery.

Sand in my Suit: I’m really not a waitress

Sand in my Suit: I’m really not a waitress

August 17, 2011 1:34 pm

When people ask you, “What do you do?” what do you tell them?

Tarsan stand-up paddling store comes to Hermosa Beach

Tarsan stand-up paddling store comes to Hermosa Beach

August 17, 2011 11:27 am

It was an unhappy trip to the snow that brought Hermosa a shop devoted to the fast-growing ocean sport of stand-up paddling.

Sand in my Suit: Teenage Dream

Sand in my Suit: Teenage Dream

August 4, 2011 11:43 am

One friend will hand you a tissue and tell you that you need to take however much time you need to reflect, mope, and gain closure – which may or may not include a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food.

Sand in my Suit: Louvre Me Louvre Me Not

Sand in my Suit: Louvre Me Louvre Me Not

July 14, 2011 12:32 pm

You know that security blanket I was talking about in my column before last?

Sand in my Suit: Second Honeymoon

Sand in my Suit: Second Honeymoon

June 30, 2011 10:46 am

“Welcome to Houston”. Those aren’t the words you want to hear when you are flying to a volleyball tournament that’s being held in Siesta Keys, Florida.

Sand in my Suit: We’ve been hanging out a lot recently

Sand in my Suit: We’ve been hanging out a lot recently

June 21, 2011 3:58 pm

We’ve been hanging out a lot recently.

Sand in my Suit: Yucatan if you want

Sand in my Suit: Yucatan if you want

June 6, 2011 9:55 am

How does a girl born and raised in California go nearly 24 years without ever taking the plunge into the deep blue sea?

Sand in my Suit: Charged up Cherry

Sand in my Suit: Charged up Cherry

April 28, 2011 7:52 am

1 p.m.“Slab” goes the butter on what may be the most naughty side dish in all of Manhattan Beach: a muffin at the Kettle.

Sand in my Suit: Lucky lucky lavender

Sand in my Suit: Lucky lucky lavender

April 15, 2011 12:52 pm

The only downside to living as opposed to being dead is that bad things can still happen to you.

Sand in my Suit: Who Needs A Prince?

Sand in my Suit: Who Needs A Prince?

March 22, 2011 9:48 am

My friend, we’ll call her Chloe, just went through a break-up two Saturdays ago.

Sand in my Suit: Rethinking what it means to wear a suit to work

Sand in my Suit: Rethinking what it means to wear a suit to work

March 5, 2011 12:30 pm

It seems I’ve been chasing balls all my life—and please, get your mind out of the gutter.