Posts by Kevin Cody
Riding for research: Cyclist Ian Andersen follows 17,500 mile path
Three years and two months ago, Ian Andersen was studying abroad in Spain when he received dire news. His longtime friend, Natalie Fung, had been injured in a car crash in Las Vegas, struck by a drunk driver. “She was in a taxi, stopped at an intersection, and a drunk driver in an SUV hit…
Read MoreBassoon duet performs at Hermosa Beach Sidewalk Sale
Bassoonists Justin Cummings and Alexis Luque perform music by 17th century composer Jean Baptiste de Boismortier during Saturday’s Downtown Hermosa Beach Sidewalk Sale. The bassoon duet is in front of Stars Antique Market. Other musicians are performing throughout the downtown.
Read MoreMira Costa High School Vs SouthTorrance: South Bay Scholastic Surfing Association
Mira Costa and South Torrance get aggressive in modest size, but fast bumpy waves at 26th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 16. Video by MartyCam
Read MoreUltrafication Manhattan Beach: Absence of limits
Improvements in Manhattan Beach architecture have paralleled the rise in wealth. “People are more demanding and as a result, quality has improved,” architect Michael Lee said. “But the consequences can be bittersweet. Some of the smaller homes have a spirit and character to them that is difficult to replicate in a larger home on the same size property.”
Read MoreWorld War II dad’s Service Cap hangs by Hermosa Beach family’s front door
Hermosa Beach Planning commission chairperson Pete Hoffman keeps his father’s World War II service cap on a hat rack inside the front door of his home. “The cap’s there to remind me, my kids and my grand kids of the sacrifices my dad made.
Read MoreDirk Hamilton returns to South Bay for Alva’s show
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Dirk Hamilton performed regularly at the now legendary Sweetwater in Redondo Beach. He returns to the South Bay this Saturday, November 19 for a performance at Alva’s in San Pedro. He recently released “Touch and Go,” recorded and produced by Rob Laufer.)
Read MoreMira Costa students march on Manhattan Beach City Hall to protest Trump election
Approximately 100 Mira Costa school students protested Donald Trump’s election as president by walking out of class and marching two miles from their campus to the Manhattan Beach City Hall Monday morning. Mira Costa senior Merita Lundstrom said at the demonstration, “I’m Mexican, a woman and I have gay friends. I’m here to show I’m not okay with Donald Trump’s positions or his behavior.”
Read MoreSupporters welcome back GI Joe Charles ‘and then some’
In January 2015, GI Joe Charles suffered a stroke during martial arts training. He lost his speech and his right side was paralyzed. Last Wednesday, to an assembly of city and chamber officials and his students, Charles bellowed, “GI Joe is back. And Then some.”
Read MoreAl Muratsuchi wins California’s 66th Assembly seat
At 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday night, the numbers looked good for Al Muratsuchi. With just 4.8 percent of his precincts counted, the Democratic candidate for California’s 66th Assembly District led incumbent Republican David Hadley by just under 1,800 votes, taking 53.4 percent of the electorate to Hadley’s 46.6 percent. But as he stood at a…
Read MorePoster gets sixth BCHD term, incumbents retain three seat
Three Beach City Health District incumbents defied the national trend by holding on to their seats by comfortable margins on Tuesday. Incumbents Vanessa Poster, Jane Diehl and Lenore Bloss and first time candidate Vish Chatterji were competing for three seats on the board. Vanessa Poster, a consultant for nonprofits, was elected for a sixth…
Read MoreA couple of longboarders: Kris Hall and Taylor Stone sync in and out of the water
El Segundo High senior Taylor Stone started surfing just two years ago, out of necessity. “Kris spends so much time in the water it was the only way to have fun with him,” Stone said of her boyfriend Kris Hall. Hall began surfing when he was two, on a Boogie Board at Pine Trees on…
Read MoreRedondo Beach sets marijuana moratorium as Prop. 64 passes
“[Proposition 64] brings a lot of complications that cities are not equipped to consider at this time,” said councilman Christian Horvath. File photo. On Tuesday night, the Redondo Beach City Council moved to enact an urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on marijuana uses ahead of Proposition 64, which legalized the personal use of…
Read MoreRedondo Beach holds King Harbor CARE Act off ballot while staff preps report
A ballot initiative that gained more than 6,500 signatures to rezone the Redondo Beach waterfront was held from placement on the March 2017 municipal election ballot by the Redondo Beach City Council, as council members mulled a decision to adopt the measure outright. Council members Laura Emdee and Christian Horvath moved to hold placing the…
Read MorePlan to rename Artesia Boulevard in Redondo Beach dies on the dais
Artesia Boulevard, which has long been considered to be renamed Redondo Beach Boulevard, will keep its name following a decision by the Redondo Beach City Council. The Artesia Boulevard name will not become a relic of the past to be replaced by another name from Redondo Beach’s history books. In a 3-2 vote, the Redondo…
Read MoreRedondo Beach’s Body Glove partners with New York’s Marquee Brands
Fabled, family-owned Body Glove, the South Bay’s largest surf industry company and one of the most recognized names in worldwide retail, has sold a majority interest to New York-based Marquee Brands.
Read MoreNightmare on 8th Street, Hermosa Beach
Every Halloween for the past seven years, a crew of bored Hollywood movie makers apply their talents in the pursuit of terrifying the neighborhood children by causing a haunted house to suddenly appear on the walkstreet where the children usually play.
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