Surfing, tattoos and a younger boyfriend - at 52, I'm a total mid-life cliché

I thought I was doing mid-life differently. But Netflix's new series The Four Seasons, about friends navigating middle age, shows I'm just another Gen Xer who can't let go  When I first tuned into Netflix’s latest hit, The Four Seasons, I wasn’ …

Surfing Season Begins at the Wedge on Balboa Peninsula

It was a powerful beginning to surfing this season at The Wedge on the Balboa Peninsula, with regular waves over 12 feet on the face. A balanced array of surfers and boogie boarders took advantage of the opportunities. Surfing photos by Lawrence Sherwin. …

Dog surfing, beer festival top weekend fun in Daytona Beach area

Yes, it’s the big Welcome to Rockville music festival this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, but if you’re not a headbanger there are other entertainment offerings at the World’s Most Famous Beach. Beer drinkers, for instance, are the target …

‘The Chuck’ Surf Contest Winners at San Onofre Surfing Club

The results from “The Chuck” are in. Held as an annual surf contest for members of the San Onofre Surfing Club, contested at Old Man’s at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, the contest is an all-day affair that serves as a highlight for many people’s …

‘My husband went surfing and had to take three days off work’ - Over half of Britons fear swimming in UK waters will ...

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Warriors of the Waves: adaptive surfing championships return to Waikiki

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s a week full of waves, warriors, and aloha on the shores of Waikiki, where more than 90 adaptive surfers from around the world are gathering for the 2025 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships. The internationally recognized …

Surfing Heritage center is buying downtown Laguna Beach building for next chapter

A deal is in escrow to move the surfing center from the hills of San Clemente to the former Laguna Drug building. empty for years, across from Main Beach. Originally Published: May 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM PDT

Sizzling and surfing

Misericordia Misericordia opens from the point of view of an unknown driver navigating winding roads of southern France until we finally arrive at Saint-Martial, the sort of European village that likely hasn’t changed in centuries. Who is the driver, and …

Surfing returns to Lahaina Harbor, evoking excitement, healing for competitors

LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires nears, the Maui high school surfing season wrapped up this month at Lahaina Harbor. The Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) surfing championships were filled with emotions of triumph …

‘The healing process’: Surfing returns to Lahaina Harbor