The chants of the Brazilian national anthem, sung in Portuguese, echoed proudly along the cobblestoned beach, as supporters held their countryman high above the crowd.Wearing a yellow jersey, young Brazilian Gabriel Medina was lifted on the shoulders of supporters – surrounded by family who traveled from Bra zil to watch as he surfed his way [...]
The whales we reported seeing at the Wedge a while back seem to like this local spot, and were hanging out on the north side of the Newport Harbor entrance this morning about 9:30 a.m. Photographer Jordan Anast was out taking shots of the bodyboarders when he again spotted the whales. Bodyboarder and water photographer [...]
Christy’s on Broadway is the newest edition of a classic. There are some restaurants and other entities that define or maybe are defined by their location and become part of the fabric of that area. Such is Christy’s. It was impossible for me to imagine Belmont Heights without Christy’s. Jennifer and I shared our first [...]
While signaling dissatisfaction with the project, the Seal Beach Planning Commission delayed a decision on controversial plans to build 48 homes on the city’s last remaining coastal open space. Bay City Partners, the group that owns the 10.7 acres at First Street and Marina Drive submitted last-minute changes to the project this week in [...]
It appears that more cow/calf pairs of gray whales are headed for Southern California waters on their northbound journey back to Alaska. In the longest mammalian migration known to man, 8,500- 12,500 miles, the leviathans are now departing the lagoons of Baja California and headed back to the nutrient rich Bering Sea. According [...]
There were plenty of people who shot down to the beach on Tuesday to get a bit of sun before it disappears to make way for the upcoming storm in the forecast. A new shot of swell started showing, and surfers hit the water to enjoy it while it lasted. Local pros were out, and even [...]
The Seal Beach Lions Club recently held their 11th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Designated Driver Program, which assisted 180 people get home safely. Their club partnered with Straub Distributing/Budweiser to drive home people who had too much to drink at local bars. More than 50 volunteers manned the booth, where celebrators could ask for a [...]
With St. Paddy’s Day right around the corner, it’s only fitting we share a big Irish bomb with you. The water in Ireland might be freezing cold, but a big swell that hit the United Kingdom last week is heating up the action for the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Award entries. It’s the final [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH A circle the size of a football field made up of surfers stretched across the ocean near the Huntington Beach Pier. In what many say is the biggest memorial tribute ever held for a surfer in Huntington Beach, friends, family and the surf community gathered on Sunday to pay respects to Surfline founder [...]
Beachwood BBQ is different from other barbecue joints in Orange County in one big way: It’s not just a barbecue joint.The Seal Beach restaurant has 23 craft beers on tap, a long list of vintage bottle beers and a menu to rival the gastropubs popping… Sourced from: The Orange County Register – News Headlines : Restaurant [...]
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