Harbor Lights

by Harry MunnsTwo weeks ago, Abby Sunderland, who turned 16 last October, sailed away from the dock at the Del Rey Yacht Club in a bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world non-stop and unassisted.
I can’t figure out whether I feel like she’s exercising her youthful need to make a mark [...]

It wasn’t the first time I’d raised a glass (or plastic cup) in a toast. It was the first time I’d toasted with a hard hat on my head and water in my glass that had been in someone’s toilet just a few days ago. Fortunately, I couldn’t really tell the difference between it and the tap water I used to swallow my vitamins an hour earlier.

Redondo’s city fathers traded style for utility when they replaced the Plunge with a parking garage for the Redondo Pier.