SB Surf League Hennessey Cup Qualifier [PHOTOS]
Fast, head high surf at the March 29 All Star Qualifier in at the Hermosa Pier offered plenty of opportunities for South Bay High School Surf League competitors to show why they deserved to compete in the Hennessey Cup competition on Saturday, April 9. It will also be held at the Hermosa Pier. The Surfer’s […]
Full-size, 1400-hp Hot Wheel ‘for sale’
For sale: a 1,400-horsepower, fully functioning version of a “Twin Mill” Mattel Hot Wheels toy car. Location: Casey’s Premium Cars in Hermosa Beach. Date: April 1. That’s right, Mattel’s offer to sell the first of only three fully functioning, road-sized versions of its popular toy cars was an April Fool’s Day joke. But the chance […]
Hermosan searches tsunami rubble
A hundred-ton fishing boat was washed a mile inland, vehicles were piled on top of each other, schools were destroyed, houses were washed away and buildings had collapsed. Reinforced concrete structures with their walls and windows blown out were the only ones left standing. With some areas still flooded with water, a carpet of rubble […]
Knob Hill housing project nixed in Redondo Beach
A controversial affordable housing complex proposed for 320 Knob Hill has been taken off the table. Redondo Beach Unified School District officials announced last week that negotiations with developer Allan Mackenzie, the president of Mar Ventures, have ended unsuccessfully. “He was unable to meet the terms of the minimum deal point,” said Janet Redella, RBUSD […]