Marina del Rey News

A couple of Southern California cities have had to scale back their July 4 celebrations this year, but the skies over L.A. will still bloom with dazzling explosions when dusk hits.

As the sun begins to set on the Fourth of July, fireworks displays erupt all over the Los Angeles basin.

The Command of Coast Guard Cutter Halibut will be transferred from Lt. Paul J. Miller to Lt.j.g. Charles Paris in a change-of-command ceremony being held at the cutter's mooring in Marina Del Rey on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Lt.j.g. Paris, a native of East Tawakoni, Texas, graduated with honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in May ...

All I have to do is close my eyes and allow imagination and sense memories to transport me back to the Bronx.

Dine Out for the CureA : is a one-day fundraiser where gourmands, breast cancer survivors, families and friends will unite in the fight against breast cancer by eating out at top restaurants in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles traffic through the I-405 corridor is legendary, with no relief in sight.

The ratty campers are so far removed from the glory of Chevy Chase's giant station wagon in the film National Lampoon's Vacation as to seem a different species.

A worker uses a machette to cut back reeds growing in the Ballona Freshwater Marsh along the Westchester Bluffs at Lincoln and Jefferson bouevards in Playa Del Rey.

The hamlet's Toes Beach had a majestic break that lured the likes of singing surfer Dennis Wilson of Beach Boys fame.

Some people would say that I'm not a dessert person. Those people would be wrong.

If you're a boater with a busy lifestyle, what could be better than having someone else get your vessel ready for a trip and then stow it after a day at sea? At least that's the pitch from a Newport Beach ...

Every Valentine's Day, cards, flowers and chocolate are exchanged. But if you're lucky enough to have that special someone in your life, chances are that someone wants something actually special.

There is no question that interest in electric vehicles is higher now than it has been in almost a hundred years.

Federal narcotics agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Marina del Rey on Tuesday, but officials were not revealing anything about their investigation.

Our 2008 year-end wrap-up concludes this week with a collection of memorable quotes from our Letters to the Editor page.

Santa plans local visits and will be grand marshal of the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade Sat., Dec.