Judge denies Hermosa tattoo order [UPDATED with city response]
A Superior Court judge on Thursday refused to issue a temporary restraining order aimed at barring tattoo parlors in Hermosa Beach, marking a new legal front in residents’ battle against the businesses. The city used to ban all tattoo parlors outright, until a tattoo artist sued. Following a four-year legal battle, a three-judge federal appeals […]
Mustangs’ drive earns grant for girl’s golf
Members of Mira Costa’s girls golf team have demonstrated that they are on the right course when it comes to their high school careers. Although the players may not be tops on the fairway, they can certainly hold their heads high in the hallways of the Manhattan Beach campus. The team recently learned that it […]
Costa’s Model UN team ranked no. 1 in U.S.
Last month, Mira Costa sophomore Adam Gerard sat in the United Nations Headquarters in New York and convinced 300 representatives of other nations to adopt his ideas on the use of conflict into international policy. It actually wasn’t so much his own policy as it was Brazil’s, the nation he and his partner, Costa senior […]
The Scheimer Residence: an interview with architect Ray Kappe
Architect Ray Kappe’s beach party house It rises from the corner of 16th Street and the Strand in Manhattan Beach like a luxury steam liner that has been quite intentionally beached. The Scheimer Residence, designed by architect Ray Kappe, is not for the meek. Kappe is one of the seminal figures in Southern California’s architectural […]
Bottom Line — tiny Hermosa Beach city school district weighs dire options as Sacramento’s net gets too gross
In Sacramento, officials have been contemplating $4.8 billion in cuts to public education, continuing a budgeting trend that has nearly quintupled the number of school districts listed as endangered in a decade’s time. If the economy does not bounce back soon, school budgets could grow even leaner in coming years. Four-hundred miles to the south, […]
Manhattan Beach home sells for $10.9 million [PHOTOS]
The Scheimer Residence at 1600 The Strand in Manhattan Beach sold for $10.9 million. Photos by Scott Mayoral.
Legends ‘Dirty Boogie’ onto Walk of Fame
The Dirty Boogie stole the show. It was the dance Tom Rice used to do at seaside parties to attract girls, and at age 84 he paused before an appreciative audience to shake it until they couldn’t take it, moments before he was inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame. Rice, who, as […]
Strand sale sets real estate record
See 1600 The Strand photo gallery by photographer Scott Mayoral. The landmark home designed by noted architect Ray Kappe at 1600 The Strand in Manhattan Beach has sold for $10.9 million, which according to the Multiple Listing Service real estate database sets a new mark for the highest home sale in the history of the […]
Parking lot appeal is denied
The City Council has rejected an appeal from a Hermosan who planned to build a 35-space parking lot on Hermosa Avenue, where the old Classic Burger and Hermosa Beach Donuts buildings once stood near downtown. The council’s decision, which upheld the city Planning Commission’s denial of a precise development plan for the lot, came on […]
About Town
Patti Egerer Services will be Saturday, April 17 for Patricia A. “Patti” Egerer of Hermosa Beach, who passed away April 3. She was 59. Egerer had addressed the City Council on numerous occasions, often expressing concern over aspects of Hermosa’s nightlife. Graveside service will be noon at Pacific Crest Cemetery, 2701 182nd St., Redondo Beach. […]
Vitality City kicks off with Moai walks
The Beach Cities Vitality City project officially kicks off with a walk next week. But the talk among walkers is what organizers hope will help achieve significant improvements in health and well-being throughout the beach cities. The “Walking Moai ” kick-off event, which launches at all 11 elementary schools in all three beach cities April […]
Bento box — Painter John Cantu’s solo show returns his love to Japan
Paintings hung sporadically on the walls of the art studio. Worn oriental rugs covered wood plank floors. Canvases leaned against tables, finished paintings were up against walls and a work in progress rested on an easel. Jars of paint and brushes were scattered throughout the room. Artist John Cantu paints in a small room above […]
Big Wave Challenge Awards, images by Ken Pagliaro [PHOTOS]
The South Bay Big Wave Challenge award night, hosted by the South Bay Boardriders Club, brought together every element of the surf community, from gremmies and old guys to pros and their sponsors. Photographer Ken Pagliaro captured the positive feelings.