An Englishman abroad, aloud
When Greg Holden raises his voice in song, unusual things happen. He sings big and plenty boldly, but what is special, and what is actually kind of brave, is that Holden sings pretty. The Scottish-born singer-songwriter possesses a gorgeous swoon of a voice, and he isn’t afraid to use it. And it’s no mere confection, […]
The city in Katie Costello
Katie Costello couldn’t help herself. “I really couldn’t,” Costello said. “It just shows I have really terrible self-control. I mean, really, honestly.” Costello has always been against EPs. They are little records with only a few songs and they always seemed to her, somehow, beside the point. She is, admittedly, an old school girl. Costello, […]
City retirements pare $1.3 million
Eleven city employees – including a police captain, a fire captain, three firefighters and the director of the Public Works Department – have accepted early retirement offers, trimming nearly $1.3 million a year from the municipal payroll. Numerous city workers were offered early retirement packages so the city could cut its payroll to meet lean […]
Mayor to decide Hermosa Beach tattoo parlor placement
It will be up to Hermosa Mayor Pete Tucker to decide whether a tattoo parlor may open up in the area of the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza. With Tucker off on vacation, his colleagues on the City Council took up the question of where and how to allow tattoo parlors to operate within Hermosa, after […]
Input sought on bike/car ‘sharrows’
City officials are seeking input on the effectiveness of bicycle “sharrow” signs on Hermosa Avenue, as they consider adding the share-the-road markings to other major city streets. The arrow-like markings were painted on the Hermosa Avenue pavement earlier this year to encourage bicyclists to use a full lane going each way, if they need the […]
About Town
Pancake women The 19th annual pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach, one of the town’s most popular events, is 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Clark Building, 861 Valley Drive. Proceeds are poured into the club’s philanthropic efforts. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice and coffee are all […]
Harman plans tele-town hall on economy
South Bay Congresswoman Jane Harman will hold a Tele-Town Hall on job creation and the economy on Wednesday, Oct. 20., beginning at 11 a.m. Constituents may ask questions during the one-hour conference call, and may submit questions in advance. There are no charges for the calls. Constituents should register by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, […]
Lengthy makeover comes to an end
The sun came out after days of rain to welcome the formal end of an eight-month project to remake Hermosa’s main drag into a pedestrian-friendly avenue with wider sidewalks, a palm-lined center median, succulent flora in expanded planters, and a cutting-edge system to keep dirty storm water out of the Pacific Ocean. “This is a […]
City seeks public input on bike and car traffic lanes
City officials are seeking input on the effectiveness of bicycle “sharrow” signs on Hermosa Avenue, as they consider adding the share-the-road markings to other major city streets. The arrow-like markings were painted on the Hermosa Avenue pavement earlier this year to encourage bicyclists to use a full lane going each way, if they need the […]
City retirements pare $1.3 million
Eleven city employees – including a police captain, a fire captain, three firefighters and the director of the Public Works Department – have accepted early retirement offers, trimming nearly $1.3 million a year from the municipal payroll. Numerous city workers were offered early retirement packages so the city could cut its payroll to meet lean […]
About Town
Pancake women The 19th annual pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach, one of the town’s most popular events, is 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Clark Building, 861 Valley Drive. Proceeds are poured into the club’s philanthropic efforts. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice and coffee are all […]
Letters
Squishy programs Dear ER: I am thoroughly disgusted that the Beach Cities Health District is spending our tax money on anecdotal programs that are sponsored by poorly managed insurance companies [see story page 20]. BCHD is one of the worst managed agencies in the state and it is currently taking funds that otherwise belong to […]
Tin Roof Bistro [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Strictly speaking, the Tin Roof Bistro doesn’t have a tin roof. A tin ceiling, yes – decorative plates of stamped tin were a popular material in the American West, and many a saloon took pride in ornate geometric tiles. The Tin Roof Bistro does boast a nice tin ceiling; it’s just that you can’t actually […]
The sun sets on Beaches, to rise again anew
He’s doing it again. And this time, he’s doing it on one of Manhattan Beach’s most prime properties. Mike Zislis sits in the upper southwest corner of what up until a month ago was Beaches – the last restaurant on the north side of Manhattan Beach Boulevard before you hit the sand, a venue known […]
City Hall garden gets water-wise makeover
Humming birds. Bumble bees. Sparrows and bats. If you build it — a California native, drought-tolerant garden, that is — they will come. Like the one Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden board members Mike Garcia and Mimi Andersen installed last week in front of City Hall. “Water issues are getting so bad, many people call and […]
Potholes, money and library in new mayor’s crosshairs
The day after Richard Montgomery was named mayor of the city, he hit an after-rain pothole while driving his blue Ford Edge down Sepulveda Boulevard. He made a call to the city’s Public Works Department, and the pothole, along with two others, was fixed later that day. Of course, this treatment is to be expected […]