Happy 4th of July from Arash of Strength Project – you know – those impressive break dancers on the pier

You’ve probably seen Arash and his crew performing crazy gymnastics stunts and break dancing on Pier Plaza and downtown on Surf City nights. In this video, he sends out a message for a safe 4th of July. You can subscribe to his YouTube Channel Strength Project. Awesome tutorials and just basically cool fitness-related stuff. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDGcTBmx6c4]

4th of July Festivities

Are you ready to stake out your spot for the parade?  Apparently you can begin your “stake out” after 7am on July 3rd! This according to www.huntingtonbeachevents.com The PARADE starts at 10 am at PCH and 6th.  You can also check out the official site www.hb4thofjuly.org for the schedule of events and www.surfcityrun.com for more…

Picnic & Cook Out Tips

Guest Blogger: Huntington Beach resident Erika Reardon of Erika’s Catering Company. Like any meal, you must plan ahead for picnics and cook outs if you have any hope of an enjoyable afternoon for you too!  Here are a couple tips for taking your meals on the road this summer! MENU PLANNING Pre -cook your meats.  Yes,…

Special to Surf City Family Subscribers: Win tickets to the OC FAIR!

It’s that time of year again – when families troop to the OC Fair in Costa Mesa for good ol’ carnival fun, fried food and cool rides and shows.  This year’s fair opens on July 16th and will go till August 15th. There will be FREE admission and parking from Noon – 1 PM on opening day, Friday…

Surf, sand, sea and milk?

As we enter another awesomely perfect weekend in Huntington Beach, I thought I’d share with you some snapshots of last weekend at the beach. < After parking on the street, we started to make our way to the pier to catch Project S.O.S and visit the Mootopia lounge and were happily greeted by a skatepark…

The Call of Nature

We are so lucky to live in a place that values nature – we’ve got the beach, parks and event he wetlands here in Surf City.  But if you’d like to take the kiddies to get even more up close and personal with nature, you should check out the Shipley Nature Center. Did I mention…