Bob Meistrell: 25 years at the helm of the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race
On an early Saturday morning in August every year for the last quarter century, a motley crew of paddlers, reporters, photographers and Catalina Classic race officials have congregated aboard Disappearance. The boat’s skipper, Body Glove founder and legendary waterman Bob Meistrell, kicks off the journey with a few simple instructions: make sure your own a […]
Two women sexually assaulted and robbed outside Hermosa Valley School
Hermosa Beach police are looking for two men who claimed to have knives and sexually assualted two women outside Hermosa Valley School in the early morning hours Saturday. The two women were walking to the back of the school, located at 1645 Valley Drive, when they were approached by two men, both black and over […]
Teacher honored for fifty years of work in Manhattan Beach
Roberta Schreiner once told one of her middle school classes that if they ever have the opportunity to travel it will change their lives. A boy in the classroom shot his hand up immediately. He told her that his parents—who were both doctors—had taken him with them when they worked at a clinic in Guatemala. […]
Clean lighting added to Hermosa Beach 9-11 memorial
Photovoltaic lighting has been installed at the Hermosa Beach 9-11 Memorial on the Green Belt at Pier Avenue and Valley Drive. “The 9-11 memorial in Hermosa is a beautiful tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in one of the biggest tragedies our country has ever witnessed,” said Mike Miller of the […]
Congresswoman Janice Hahn remembers September 11
Congresswoman Janice Hahn released the following statement in recognition of the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks.