Jeff Jones wins South Bay Boardriders Big Wave Challenge

Jeff Jones has long been recognized as the best unrecognized surfer in the South Bay. He lost that title Friday evening when he won the South Bay Boardriders 2019 Big Wave Challenge Award.
Exene Cervenka and X in Redondo Beach

X marks the spot Exene Cervenka in the here and now: an interview With the 1980 release of “Los Angeles” on Slash Records, X made an impact on the local music scene that’s reverberating still. The group, which formed in 1977, cut seven studio albums between ‘80s and ‘93, the first five of them with […]
Varied backgrounds, common cause

H.E.L.P supporters pay it forward Concert violinist, corporate chief, captain of finance, consummate volunteer and class action attorney are some of the roles that describe the five people H.E.L.P. (Health and Elder Law Programs) will honor at their May 4 gala. However, the roles David and Ann Buxton, Allen and Dorothy Lay, and Brad […]
Thoughtful aggression

New Marymount soccer coach Joe Flanagan brings aggressive style to what he calls a ‘thinking man’s game’ Joe Flanagan, the new coach of the Marymount California University Men’s Soccer Team, brings an impressive career record and an aggressive style of play to the Mariners Team. He had a winning record in his previous […]
OSS agent

“We were given cyanide capsules… we were to place under our tongues. If things looked bad, we were to swallow them.” — OSS veteran David Kenney The road traveled by David Kenney has had more turns in it than his original desire of becoming a bus driver when he was a 6-year-old boy growing up […]