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After a long lull, Manhattan Beach showed a little life with a waist to check high swell. Surf pictures of Alex Gray, Matt Chernega, Chris Wells and others on a fun March 3rd morning in Manhattan Beach.

New Year, New Swell. 2011 brought a much needed swell to the South Bay. Stand out spots saw double overhead sets. The best spots were the Breakwall up to the Jetty. View surfing pictures from this new swell as we chased it around the South Bay.

The South Bay Boardriders Club held a surf contest on Saturday, December 11th at 45th St. in Manhattan Beach.

Civic Couch's Online October issue features articles with photographer Brent Broza, paddler Carly Rogers, musicians Aimee and Al Lay, restaurateur and philanthropist Kevin Barry, pro surfer Chris Wells, artist Andy Brown and more.

On the eve of Civic Couch’s first birthday, we all gathered our heads and decided to launch an online magazine to supplement our fast growing multimedia website. The magazine format gives us a chance to delve a little deeper, featuring longer articles

Anyone hearing the recent debate over the 6 man tournament draws the same conclusions. The concerns about crowds now double the city population, fear of a drunken mob rioting, city services overwhelmed from a worried police chief.

The first time I realized that “North Manhattan” was the Ugly Betty of Manhattan Beach was when a good friend (who is a realtor), heard an address, wrinkled her nose, and said “Ewww. That’s in El Porto…. You don’t want to live there!”