Category: Beyond Sports
The Art of Body English
Merriam-Webster defines body English as "bodily motions made in a usually unconscious effort to influence the progress of a propelled object." Major league baseball players do it, waving their arms ...
A Chance to Refill Your Tank
For Santa Maria Police Department Detective Nate Totorica, getting to spend time with Special Olympics Southern California athletes is a way to “refill his tank.” The liaison for Northern Santa ...
INSIDE SOSC: Special Olympics Hits Home For Pier del Sol Chefs
Several chefs put their products secondary to the underlying theme of raising awareness for individuals with intellectual disabilities at this past Sunday’s Pier del Sol fundraiser in Santa Monica. That’s ...
Pier del Sol Celebrates Decades of Longtime Support
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2017) – Sunday will be the 21st Pier del Sol, an annual event featuring the top chefs and restaurants in Los Angeles gathering together in ...
Celebrating #NationalPancakeDay
Sept. 26 marks National Pancake Day. For anyone who has worked Special Olympics Southern California’s Summer Games, the pancake means one thing – the volunteer breakfast. Rich Hardy has been ...
Restaurants & Chefs Lined Up For Pier del Sol
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2017) – Special Olympics Southern California invites you to a unique Oktoberfest experience this year at the 21st annual Pier del Sol fundraiser on Sunday, ...
#SundaySpotlight: United in Passion
LONG BEACH – When you dine at a Chef Gino Angelini restaurant, you can see and taste the amount of passion and pride he puts into his food and its ...
INSIDE SOSC: Motivating for Athletes, Inspiring for Fans
The most underrated part of Special Olympics competitions is Fans in the Stands. Athletes love the opportunity to compete in front of cheering and adoring fans, but it has tremendous ...
PHOTOS: A Day at Melissa’s
A #ThrowbackThursday for our photo gallery this week. Last week Melissa's Produce hosted an event with the top food bloggers from Southern California to talk Pier del Sol and the ...
Fall Sports Season Giveaway
LOS ANGELES -- Nothing signals the start of the fall sports campaign like the beginning of the football season, and to celebrate, Special Olympics Southern California will be giving away ...