Just as a group of paddlers rounded the black buoy at Doheny State Beach, a wave rolled under them – and it was like dominos falling. One board and its owner went down during the elite Stand Up Paddle race, then another athlete fell, and another. They all scrambled to get their boards – while [...]
The passion is still there. The skill is still there. The only thing that’s changed is the gray in the hair.Surfers, 40 years old, or older braved wind, rain, sloppy surf and middle age to compete in the 23rd Annual Quiksilver City of Newport Beach Surf Championships Saturday. Surfing legend Todd Miller and his fellow silver [...]
The 2011 Coastal Cleanup Day is coming up next Saturday, and volunteers are wanted to make this a record-breaking year by getting more than 100,000 people to come out and help the efforts.The California Coastal Commission last year reported more than 82,000 volunteers who helped pick up about 1.2 million pounds of trash along the [...]
A flag flew at half-staff in the background as hundreds of Seal Beach residents gathered at Grace Community Church to remember the tragedy that took place 10 years ago. The mood was somber, and emotions were high as the people sat with an American flag in one hand, a candle in the other and the memory [...]