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Hermosa Beach to temporarily close parks Sunday

Hermosa Beach to temporarily close parks Sunday

Hermosa Beach will close all parks in the city on Sunday  to discourage people from gathering to celebrate religious holidays and inadvertently spreading the coronavirus.…

Los Angeles County property taxes still due, but owners can seek delays

by Ryan McDonald The April 10 deadline to submit property tax payments still holds for Los Angeles County land owners, but those struggling because of…

60th Annual Redondo Beach Easter Sunrise Service moves from park to the cloud

Redondo Beach will celebrate its 60th Annual Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday. But for the first time since its founding by Redondo Beach matriarch Pat Dreizler in 1960, the service will not be held in Veteran’s Park, overlooking the ocean. Instead, it will be live streamed on the  St. Andrew Presbyterian Church website. …

Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 526 in the South Bay,  6,360 in Los Angeles County

Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 526 in the South Bay,  6,360 in Los Angeles County

by Mark McDermott  The South Bay now has 525 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 133 in…

Easy Reader COVID-19 Archive: Over 40 stories, photo gallery

Easy Reader COVID-19 Archive: Over 40 stories, photo gallery

Read over 40 Easy Reader stories about the coronavirus in the Beach Cities, ranging from expert advice on physical and mental health to beach closures and a surfer who was cited for ignoring the closure order. Photographers’ visions of the impact are also exhibited at EasyReaderNews.com.…

Streaming service: Hermosa Beach’s Saint Cross Episcopal Church puts the Good News online

Streaming service: Hermosa Beach’s Saint Cross Episcopal Church puts the Good News online

“When you’re in the middle of a pandemic, Lenten discipline is how to practice self-care, and care for those around you.…

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As in Florence, so in Torrance

As in Florence, so in Torrance

There’s light in the tunnel An ongoing visual journal of the plague year by Bondo Wyszpolski When the plague ravaged Florence in 1348, three men and seven women retired to…

Artists in their studios… A time for new ideas

Artists in their studios… A time for new ideas

In the studio, and busier than ever When art calls, no one sleeps on the job by Bondo Wyszpolski We’ve been keeping in touch with most of the local galleries,…

“You will never see this again”: Robi Hutas, 1935 – 2020

“You will never see this again”: Robi Hutas, 1935 – 2020

 ‘You will never see this again’ from Easy Reader News on Vimeo. [Editor’s note: Long time Hermosa Beach photographer, artist and volleyball player Robi Hutas succumbed to cancer over…

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Hooking up with take-out [restaurant review]

Hooking up with take-out [restaurant review]

The stay-at-home order has had an interesting side effect, as amateur cooks who suddenly have free time are upping their game in the kitchen. Old…

A Peaceful Place [restaurant review]

Restaurants get whiplash, pivot to take-out and delivery

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