Food for thought

The Bizoumis family works together in their garden and in the community to benefit the children of the Center for Learning Unlimited The fruit was fully ripe, green Chardonnay grapes plump on the vines. As the sun sank toward the horizon, pickers walked the fields, some with practiced motions, others slow and hesitant. An observer […]

Making science fun

  Jeff Rudolph leads the California Science Center to space and beyond It was 20 years ago that Jeff Rudolph, president of the California Science Center, sat down with head Air and Space curator Ken Phillips and sketched out the idea to acquire one of NASA’s famed space shuttles someday. The shuttle program had barely […]

Under the Big Top

Chuck and Betsy Miller of Aztec Tents, have it covered—events, milestones and PLCM’s Sellabration Tents. The very thought of tents doesn’t usually bring a smile to people’s faces. But for Chuck and Betsy Miller, tents occupy a special place in their lives, both professionally and personally. Chuck is president and owner of Aztec Tents and […]

Hermosa Beach to fund head-count checks at bars

The City Council is looking to crack down on late-night establishments that exceed their occupancy loads on the weekends. On Tuesday, council members approved $20,000 in overtime pay for the Hermosa Beach Fire Department to conduct checks of downtown establishments that might allow too many patrons on their premises after midnight. Fire Chief David Lantzer […]

Hermosa Beach okays free holiday parking

The City Council decided to keep the traditional free holiday parking in December and passed on a more fiscally conservative approach that would have cut the parking rate by 50 percent to 75 cents an hour. City Manager Tom Bakaly told the council on Tuesday that providing free three-hour parking at downtown’s silver meters costs […]