Parking lot, sign eyed for downtown Hermosa Beach spot
Plans for a contemporary building with 30 condo-style offices, a snack shop and an upscale restaurant have given way to plans for a parking lot on Hermosa Avenue land where the old Classic Burger and Hermosa Beach Donuts buildings once stood near downtown. Some neighbors have opposed the parking lot, and complained of plans for […]
Investment firm eyes Pier Avenue development
A private investment firm managing more than $1 billion in capital is poised to occupy a sparkling new development on upper Pier Avenue, which was originally slated for a mixed use of offices, stores and a small eatery. The new development consists of two buildings straddling Loma Avenue on the south side of the newly […]
So blessed be the Christmas tree for sale to thee
People who buy Christmas trees from the Hermosa Kiwanis’ popular lot at the corner of Pier Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway can be assured their fragrant limbs have been blessed, by Rev. Mike Olsen of St. Cross Episcopal Church by the Sea during a ceremony last week. The 23-year-old lot is open weekdays 10 a.m. to […]
EPA honors Hermosa’s main drag overhaul
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has presented a “2010 Environmental Achievement Award” to the City of Hermosa Beach for its contribution to protect the beaches from pollutants and save water, in the recently completed overhaul of upper Pier Avenue. Officials of the EPA’s Region 9, Pacific Southwest Division presented the award to Hermosa Beach as […]
About Town
CEO named Hermosan Jennifer Oliver has been appointed president and CEO of South Bay Credit Union. Oliver has more than two decades of professional credit union experience and recently served as president and CEO of Los Angeles-based California Bear Credit Union. “Ms. Oliver brings an extensive base of strategic knowledge and leadership experience to South […]