Endless Session, Day 205: See You Later
A sad day. Four days and three nights of warm water, torched skin, beautiful beaches, pumping surf, good company, new friends, minor concussions, and crazy experiences in Nicaragua went by in what felt like seconds. I didn’t want to get out of bed. Apart from looking like a lobster, my skin hot to the touch, […]
Endless Session Day 204: Concussions and The Man Who Walks
By Morgan Sliff Last night Cruz spoke about a man. A man who walks forever, day and night, down the road, and never stops — even when onlookers give him water, he walks as he reaches for it. At 6 a.m. sharp, I popped out of bed and joined in errands with Michael Cruz, aka […]
Third Annual Leadership Hermosa BEACH BALL

Beach People – Leadership Hermosa Beach Third Annual Leadership Hermosa BEACH BALL 2015 honored leaders in the Hermosa Beach community on Saturday, November 7th at The Standing Room. With appetizers, drink specials, live entertainment and dancing, this “evening of recognizing excellence in civic leadership” was a huge success! Photos by Adrienne Slaughter no images were […]
Beach food – Neptunian Club Chili-Cookoff

Neptunian Woman’s Club’s Second Annual South Bay Chili Cook-Off.
Manhattan Beach Police Beat
A package was stolen from the front porch of a house on the 1200 block of 17th Street around 8 p.m. on Jan. 26, police said.
A Devilish Caper

Good vs. Evil, an alcoholic Jesus, and lots more in Angelo Masino’s world premiere drama Looking to cast his new play, “The War in Heaven,” Angelo Masino sent out copies of the script to various actors. He mentions the response of one recipient. “The first thing he said to me when he got on the […]
“A War” – and collateral damage [MOVIE REVIEW]

“A War,” the Oscar nominated Danish film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm, captures not just the horror of war but also the collateral damage it inflicts on those left behind. Non-judgmental in his approach to filming the Danish soldiers whose job it is to rout the Taliban from their small corner of Afghanistan, Lindholm […]
Hermosa Beach approves traffic safety measures for areas along Strand
The Hermosa Beach City Council approved the installation of new traffic-calming devices at six locations on and around The Strand at its meeting Tuesday night, part of a package of reforms aimed at protecting pedestrian safety in the beachside walkway. Known as bollards, the devices are posts installed into the ground that run perpendicular […]
Blue collar worker

Senior forward Cameron Williams has become a silent leader for Redondo’s elite boys basketball program When Reggie Morris, Jr. took over as head boys basketball coach at Redondo Union High School prior to the 2012-13 season, his main objective was to turn a struggling team around and make it one of the California’s […]
About town in Hermosa Beach
Pop-up art gallery A art gallery will be temporarily opening on Pier Plaza tonight, filling a site once occupied by a coffee shop. Dane Capo, a Hermosa Beach native, will be displaying his paintings at the former Scapegoat, a boutique coffee house that folded late last year. Opening night for the gallery is tonight from […]
Letters 2/11/16

Protect Commission from itself Dear ER: It often goes unrecognized, but it’s thanks to the California Coastal Commission that some of my favorite places in LA, such as Abalone Cove and Palos Verdes Cove are accessible for all Californians to enjoy. The recent move to oust Coastal Commission Executive Director Dr. Charles Lester is concerning […]
Hermosa Valley to temporarily halt dodgeball and football at lunch, recess
Hermosa Valley School has temporarily suspended dodgeball and football during lunch and recess on campus playing fields. Officials at the school, which serves Hermosa Beach youth in 3rd through 8th grade, say the games will be allowed to recommence Feb. 22, when the children return from President’s Week. School officials had been eying the […]