‘Grand Avenue’ debuts

This week, The Times introduces the comic strip “Grand Avenue.” It replaces “Shirley and Son,” which ended after its creator Jerry Bittle, 53, died of a heart attack while scuba diving. “Grand Avenue” is the creation of Steve Breen, 33, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for editorial cartooning for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press. The comic strip follows the story of twins being raised by their grandmother.