When she’s not sequencing DNA or suiting up for a surfing session, Valerie Duprat is building surfboards in her backyard. The mostly self-taught shaper has been handcrafting surfboards for seven years and has shaped 160 boards to date. Duprat’s customers come from all over Southern California, but she has had Read more…
Nancy has been tearing up the sand in Manhattan Beach for decades. She won the Manhattan Beach Open back in 1979, and, at 58, she’s not slowing down.
It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in Manhattan Beach. Locals and visitors alike crowd the sidewalks along Manhattan Beach Blvd. with ice coffees in hand and sandals on feet. Inside Love & Salt, one of South Bay’s vibrant restaurants, owner Sylvie Gabriele sits at the bar in the midst of a Read more…