Christopher was master mechanic known for working on a handshake

by Kevin Cody Shortly after midnight on the morning of January 18, 1988, Doug Christopher, and Bennett Talsky met up in the King Harbor Yacht Club parking lot. Christopher was there to check on his 65-foot bugeye ketch, Pandora. Talsky was living on his 32-foot Tollycraft, and had come ashore as a precaution. The previous…

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Hermosa hosts Pride Run for Rio Hondo Police Academy grads

by Kevin Cody The Rio Hondo College Police Academy held its traditional graduating class Pride Run on the Hermosa and Manhattan Beach Strands on Monday, May 1. The roughly 50 graduates ran five miles along The Strand, led by Manhattan Beach motor officers, from Pier Plaza north to Marine Street in Manhattan Beach, and back…

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Pathway cleared for permanent Hermosa Beach dining decks, bike lanes

by Kevin Cody After having been in legal limbo since the lifting of COVID restrictions, Hermosa Beach’s outdoor dining on public property was given a pathway to permanency at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. “That’s permanency with a small ‘p,’” Mayor Jackson repeated throughout a four hour  discussion, spent hammering out a consensus on the…

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A dry Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Hermosa Beach

Despite the Pineapple Express raining down on most of California, it didn’t rain on the 27th Annual Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Spectators who ignored Saturday’s rain forecast were rewarded by a parade featuring nearly 100 entries, including Irish dancers, marching bands, and exotic cars on loan from El Segundo Automobile Driving Museum. The…

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Manhattan Beach with a different view by Scholz

Manhattan Beach Water Tower. Photo by Charlie Scholz

Manhattan Beach is best known for its ocean views. This week, Manhattan Beach surf photographer Charles Scholz turned his camera away from the ocean, and pointed it at the mountains.  For more of Scholz’s photos, go to Charlie Scholz Photography on Facebook.

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