Mermaid restaurant to reopen on the weekends [HERMOSA BEACH]

The legendary Mermaid restaurant and cocktail bar has been shuttered for three months pending a sale of the property, but Saturday night it will reopen. Property manager Diana Albergate closed the Mermaid July 30 with the expectation that the sale, which includes the next door businesses, would be finalized quickly. The real estate closing has been […]

E&B delays submitting oil drilling application until November in Hermosa Beach

E&B Natural Resources announced today that it will not submit its application to drill for oil until next month. “The EBNR-Hermosa project description and application is close to completion and will be submitted to the city in early November,” said E&B Spokesperson Tiffany Rau in a statement. “In addition to finalizing the robust project description […]

Manhattan Beach’s Joslyn Community Center celebrates new renovations

City officials and community members celebrated the grand reopening of the Joslyn Community Center in Manhattan Beach Thursday afternoon, commemorating the long-anticipated event after the center closed its doors in January 2011 for major renovations. Mayor Wayne Powell, Manhattan Beach police chief Eve Irvine, Community Development Department director Richard Thompson and Parks & Recreation Department […]

SOUTH BAY SOUP Review 10/22-10/29/12

It’s been a very pivotal week in surfing as Legendary Surf and Shaper, Hermosa Beach Surfing Walk of Fame Member,  Donald Takayama, passed away Monday October 22nd.  Mainstream media as well as the surfing world have published and posted tidbits and obituaries, while social medias have been overflowing with grieving, remembrances, and celebrations of Mr. […]