Alex Gray – Chasing Giants
After his dream of competing on the professional world surfing tour was derailed, former Peninsula High surfer turned his sights on bigger game Last August, Alex Gray had the kind of day that surfing legends are made of. The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo (pronounced Chō-Poo) was to be postponed because the waves were […]
Speaking out – Judy Frankel’s non-partisan Website aims to give American voters a voice
What if a single voice could make all the difference? According to Peninsula resident Judy Frankel – a Master Gardener, single mother and motivated citizen – it can and it must. Through inclusive, solution-driven discussion on her non-partisan political website, Writeindependent.org, Frankel hopes to encourage voters to speak up and take action towards reestablishing a […]
Araksya Karapetyan – The story behind FOX’s new face
When Araksya Karapetyan returned to Armenia in 2006 – 16 years after she’d immigrated to Palos Verdes with her family as a seven-year-old – she didn’t want to be a tourist. Karapetyan had just graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism and international relations, so she picked up her camcorder, stuffed it […]
Castle Rock Winery Partners – A remote peninsula winery
There are a few people who can truly say that they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Founder Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia once publicly hoped that his creation might have thousands of entries – it now has millions. To Wales and the entrepreneurs like him, add Greg Popovich of Castle Rock Wines. When Peninsula People’s […]
Hermosa Beach okays sidewalk dining
The Hermosa Beach City Council has moved to allow sidewalk dining in most restaurant areas, following al fresco eating on a trial basis. The council also agreed to study allowing sidewalk signs and other displays in front of retail stores, which now is mostly banned. The move to allow tables on the city-owned sidewalks was […]
Hermosa Beach Lighthouse will preserve history
Restaurateur Paul Hennessey wants to revamp the landmark Lighthouse Café on the Pier Plaza, without disturbing the Spirit of Jazz Past. Hennessey’s plans, now in a germinal form, would include converting what has been one of the West Coast’s seminal jazz spots from a “bar-nightclub” to a restaurant, and creating a partially open-air second floor […]
Hermosa Beach eatery extends helping hand
Chef Sean Chaney teamed up with Walk With Sally to offer a cooking lesson and an early lunch party at Hot’s Kitchen for more than 20 kids affected by cancer. At the “Friendship in the Kitchen” event, the kids toured the kitchen with Chaney and learned about professional food preparation equipment and the day of […]
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Green hero Tireless environmental activist Dency Nelson of Hermosa has won the top prize in a countywide “Earth Month Heroes” contest by KCBS-TV, earning a $1,000 donation to PlugInAmerica, a nonprofit coalition of electric car drivers and advocates of energy independence and clean air. Nelson said we “can keep both us and the planet […]
Spyder Surf Fest 2012 [VIDEO]
Spyder Surfboards is proud to host the Fifth Annual Spyder Surf Fest presented by Rockstar Energy Drink on Saturday, April 7 on the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza. Following the success of the last four years, Spyder Surfboards has again joined forces with the City of Hermosa Beach and the Southern California Surf Industry for another […]