‘Clean sweep’ curbs outdoor dining

The city’s “Hermosa Clean Sweep” campaign, which cleared the sidewalks of non-permitted business signs, merchandise and furniture, has ended most outdoor dining on the newly remade upper Pier Avenue, and suspended it – at the least – along most of Hermosa Avenue. On the seaside Pier Plaza, where restaurants have long held permits to maintain large patios on city-owned pavement, al fresco dining will continue unhindered. The “Clean Sweep” announced last month, directing businessp