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Officials release plans for more bike-friendly city
Huntington Beach has been working on a plan to create an infrastructure for bicycles in the city, according to a report by city officials. A draft of the Bicycle Master Plan was posted on the city's website Wednesday, detailing the approaches it will...
Tags: Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Transportation
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In the Pipeline: Many hands make library officially historic
Think of it as "The little library that could." That is, thanks to the help of some very dedicated people. If you haven't heard, the National Park Service recently listed the Huntington Beach Public Library on Triangle Park on the National Register of...
Tags: Human Interest, Ocean View, Architecture, Gardens and Parks, Elections
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Understanding what it means to be 40
Aimee Cebulski recalled chatting with Simona, a sommelier in Brescia, Italy, a stone's throw from a church. The topic at hand? Why it is such a big deal to be a 40-year-old unmarried woman without children. "[We were] wondering if it was a sin or...
Tags: Nikon Corp, Italy, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Trips and Vacations
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High School Roundup: Oilers repeat as champs in Hawaii
A trip to Hawaii resulted in another tournament championship for the Huntington Beach High boys' volleyball team. A year ago, the Oilers captured the title of the Kamehameha Cup. During spring break last week, the Oilers returned to the tournament,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Trips and Vacations, California Interscholastic Federation, Students, Sports
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In the Pipeline: Air quality leaders' responses not based in facts
OK, hot off the presses, grim lowlights from the new Air Quality Management District (AQMD) staff report, published Wednesday, with proposed amended rules for 444, the beach bonfire ban. To anyone that has not quite grasped just how agenda-driven this...Tags: Air Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Authors
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Last call for H.B.'s Rathskeller
Rathskeller owner Axel Geub knew the pub's last day was going to be busy, but he didn't expect patrons to be waiting for the doors to open that Saturday morning. "Normally we open at 11 a.m., but there were members from the [Huntington Beach] Elks Lodge...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Hotels and Accommodations
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Taking over the skies
Nearly 100 people gathered at the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday morning for one purpose — to fly kites. Some traveled as far as San Diego, Washington, Pennsylvania and Canada. A few even flew out from Germany and Tasmania....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, John Mason, Germany, Trips and Vacations, Weather Reports
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H.B. couples adopt Tijuana orphanage
A few people and many open hearts have made a big difference for one orphanage in Mexico. For the past 12 years, Jack and Vicki Dishon and Humberto and Emma Macias from Huntington Beach's Seaside Community Church have organized a monthly trip to Tijuana...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Lifestyle and Leisure, Rentals, Mexico, Trips and Vacations
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Junior lifeguards train on the Kiwi shore
When the name New Zealand is muttered into the air, thoughts of vast mountain ranges, open valleys, and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy pop into peoples' heads. Though they weren't on a quest to Mordor, a group of 28 Huntington Beach junior lifeguards...Tags: Landforms, Health and Safety at School, Christmas, Trips and Vacations, New Zealand
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High School Roundup: Sunset League title race heats up
The lead in the Sunset League girls' soccer race belongs to one team this week. A week ago, Edison and Los Alamitos shared the league's top spot. After results from games played Jan. 17 and Monday, that lead now belongs only to Los Al. The Chargers (4-0-...Tags: Water Polo, Trips and Vacations, Soccer, Polo, California Interscholastic Federation
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Boys' Basketball Roundup: League play takes off
To win the 2013 Academy League boys' basketball championship, teams will have to do one thing: knock off Brethren Christian from its perch. Oxford Academy of Cypress took that first shot of dropping BC from that position, but the host Warriors showed...
Tags: Flu, Teaching and Learning, Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Basketball
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Shoppers offered free parking
Huntington Beach is offering holiday shoppers two hours of free parking at the Main Promenade Parking Structure until Jan. 1. The City Council passed the matter unanimously, 7-0, as part of the consent calendar at the Nov. 19 meeting. The city projects...Tags: Beach Vacations, Trips and Vacations
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