Hermosa city clerk’s salary to temporarily double
Due to an increased workload, the position will go from part-time to full time until December
Keeping oil out of Hermosa
5 questions with Stop Hermosa Beach Oil Committee Chair Stacey Armato
Fictitious Business Name Statement: 6-26-2014
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014 156287. The following individual is doing business as: Casa Motel, 9613 S San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA, 90003. LA, 55 14th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254, 9613 San Pedro LLC, 55 14th St., Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The […]
Hermosa Beach, Galaxy host world class, World Cup soccer party

An estmated 4,000 fans wearing red, white and blue turned out Thursday morning for the World Cup Soccer match featuring the U.S and Germany.
Local prep athletes, coach earn All-CIF honors

Winning Torrance’ High’s first CIF title in baseball in the school’s 97-year history also earned its coach and MVP top honors in CIF Southern Section Division 4. Tartar’s head coach Ollie Turner was named Coach of the Year after leading his alma mater to a 27-8 record and an 11-0 win over Pioneer League rival […]
Restaurant News

Complaining To The Wrong Guy… I have received two emails this week about the high noise level in local restaurants. “We cannot understand so many restaurants not ‘getting’ that we boomers like a quiet atmosphere, and we have money to spend,” wrote Karen Hopkins of Redondo Beach. I think she’s wrong in one respect – […]
South Bay Community Calender 6/26/14-7/01/14
Thursday 26 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Community Dynamics and CityView are excited to announce the coming of 23 new below-market-rate condominiums at Veo in Carson, a brand-new, highly anticipated residential community in the heart of the South Bay. Interested buyers can learn more about this limited opportunity at the Carson Community Center, 801 E Carson St, Carson. […]
MUSIC REVIEW – Less Would Be More on Dennis McNeil’s “About Time” CD

Dennis McNeil, a former opera singer who lives and sings locally, has a mature voice, suited to a lower, darker range, and the 12 songs on “About Time” seem chosen to reflect that. He’s backed up on this disc by a band that’s content to keep a low profile, their playing restrained even when certain […]
A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare?

The advent of summer seems like a joyous time, full of carefree activity, with not a care in the world. But according to Sir Albert Ryan, our go-to guy when it comes to folklore, myths and legends, the start of summer once had people feeling an icy chill: “From the breaking of dawn on the […]
South Bay Arts Calender 6/26/14-7/01/14

Thursday the 26th THEATER “School House Rock”: Belasco Theatre Company brings this energetic youth musical from Thursday through Saturday at 7:30, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., in the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. Tickets, $17 general; $15 seniors and children under 12. Information: (310) 379-4208 or go to […]
Letters to the Editor 6/26/14
Staff hits it out of the park Dear ER: Congratulations to new Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman and his division managers for the impressive presentation they made at the recent city budget meeting. Leyman offered a clear and comprehensive overview and each manager filled in the details about past year’s accomplishments and […]
Ojiya brings Japanese regional cuisine to Torrance mini-mall [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

The variety of regional Japanese cuisine is astonishing given the size of that country; the nation’s land area is slightly less than that of California. On the other hand, the terrain of mountainous islands helps create isolated populations that develop their own traditions, and the variety of ecologies from snowbound to tropical means there are plenty of unique ingredients in each zone.