Week in Review: May 16 – May 22

King Harbor Yacht Club and the Coast Guard Auxiliary co-hosted a day of fun and boating safety on Sea Fair on Monday.

Also, the City Council decided to drop a study to consolidate fire services with Hermosa Beach because they believed the plan wouldn't enable the cities to save a whole lot of money.

Here's a recap of those stories and other happenings that went down in Redondo Beach from Sunday, May 16 to Saturday, May 23. 

SUNDAY

We posted adorable pictures of our canine friends from Spring Fling held Sunday at the Dog Park, and the event hosted dog adoptions. "Take Me Home" —How can anybody say no to these sad eyes?

Volunteers washed cars to raise money for Wells for Africa. The organization works to provide boreholes to extract water for villages throughout Malawi.

MONDAY

Our video from Sunday's Sea Fair showed a Coast Guard diver jumping out of a helicopter into the ocean during their rescue demonstrations.

Columnist Harry Munns got a surprising call from the city urging him to get a business license.

TUESDAY

Non-profit organizations, such as Project Needs, tackle increasing homeless/poverty issues in Redondo Beach.

Tulita Elementary School was awarded for getting more people involved in the Club 360 fundraising campaign than any other schools in Redondo Beach.

We published that .

Meet the super lady. Mayor Mike Gin commended the former police officer and parathlete Kristina Ripatti-Pearce for her challenge on the 2010 Race Across America.

WEDNESDAY

Welcome home, Dad! Redondo Beach Patch witnessed Michael Lopez throwing the first pitch at his son's Pony baseball game on the day he came back from Afghanistan.

Redondo Union seniors played at Monday night's all-star girls lacrosse game.

We posted that a possible name change of the RUHS Auditorium upsets a group of school alumni.

THURSDAY

A reluctant pedaler and Beach Cities Health District Board President Vanessa Poster talked about her experience of participating in the Bike to Work Week challenge.

We posted pictures from the floral design for corsages and boutonnieres class.

The city council said no to further exploring the fire service consolidation plan with Hermosa Beach.

FRIDAY

Redondo Union girls softball team ended their season with a 4-0 loss to California HS Thursday.

The beach cities are still running in the contest to become the next "Vitality City."

in Redondo Beach.

SATURDAY

Where everybody knows your name… Stormy's Chop Shop is a Redondo Beach community staple.

Our bicycling columnist Joe Galliani wanted to know why the city decided to put the "Bicycle Laws Strictly Enforced" signs during the Bike to Work Week. Are the bike laws different from the ones for automobiles?