Best of the Beach 2016, Best Nail Salon: Angel Nails & Spa:
Angels Nails & Spa sees itself as the place to pamper yourself. For nearly twenty years the spa has offered quality, affordable services, and all the most current products. “We stride ourselves on being very sanitized and clean,” said owner Cindy Nguyen. “Our customers are our family. We take pride in the fact that most […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Tanning Salon: Cop-a-Tan
A tan and beach culture go hand-in-hand. For 25 years, family owned Cop-A-Tan has been providing vitamin D therapy to the South Bay. “We live at the beach and understand the importance of skin care,vitamin D and smart tanning,” said Megan, Cop-a-Tan manager. “We stand behind treating our guest as our friends. Our customer service, […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Audiologist: Sunni McBride, South Bay Hearing
Melinda “Sunni” McBride, Doctor of Audiology, founded South Bay Hearing & Balance Center in 2007. Dr. McBride set a precedent of excellence in her practice and put together a team of award winning specialists equipped with cutting edge technology. “We provide care in a warming and comfortable environment,” said Dr. McBride. “We perform miracles every […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Flower Shop: Growing Wild
For the fifth year in a row, Manhattan Beach native twin sisters Lee Hoven Bakos and Lisa Hoven Gallien’s flower shop “Growing Wild” has been voted number one. For over 25 years, the flower shop has been making uniquely hand-crafted floral arrangements. The store is a staple in downtown Manhattan Beach. “It’s the local […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Massage: Massage Envy
The belief at Massage Envy is that massages and facials are not a luxury and are a part of body maintenance “pure and simple.” “A regular massage releases stress,” said Erica, one of Massage Envy’s managers. “By releasing stress, it betters life in many areas like family, personal, and work.” The different massage techniques […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Surfshop Shaper: Pat Ryan
What to say about ET Surf’s Pat Ryan? He’s the oldest ongoing shaper in the South Bay right now. He picked up the planer during the shortboard revolution of the late 60s while working for Greg Noll Surfboards. Noll’s top salesperson was an ambitious Eddie Talbot. The duo launched ET Surf from the ashes of […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Underground Shaper: Dan Cobley, Danc Surfboards
Dan Cobley of Danc Surfboards struck back, reclaiming his title from last year’s winner Jose Barahona, who shapes in the neighboring bay at Mangiagli Surfboard Manufacturing. Cobley had been the winner the previous four years. “I have my tight following,” Dan Cobley said. “I work my best to make stunning custom handshapes that cater to […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Skateboard Shop: ET Surf
On top of being the oldest surf shop in town, ET Surf is also the oldest skateboard shop. Since the revolution of the polyurethane skateboard wheel in the early 70s, ET Surf has been providing all the leading Skateboard brands and their legendary ET Surf “Shredstick.” “Our legend, Kevin ‘the Worm’ Anderson, has over 62 […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Best Surf Shop: ET Surf
Since 1972, ET Surf has been providing the stoke to South Bay locals. “Eddie [Talbot, owner of ET Surf] used to joke that we are the biggest surf shop on Aviation,” said ET Surf Manager Sonny McCollom. ET Surf has the largest inventory of surfboards with the most surfboard brands in the South Bay. “We […]
Best of the Beach 2016, Men’s Clothing: Spyder Surf
For the fifth year in a row, Spyder Surf won “Best Men’s Clothing.” A key to Spyder’s success in the thirty plus years of being an iconic South Bay surf shop is to stay on the cutting edge of trends. “We keep it fresh with the up to date products and the hottest styles in […]
A La Carte for 09 March 2016 [Dining news]
A Geographically Appropriate Newcomer… It’s more than a little odd that Seattle has become so well known for coffee, given that the climate there has been inhospitable for the noble bean since dinosaurs walked the earth. Plenty of coffee grows in Colombia, and that’s the origin of Fika, the new coffee roaster that will be […]
Mayor Petty finds Hermosa Beach at a crossroads
There was a bit of math involved in Mayor Carolyn Petty’s State of the City Address Thursday evening. Toward the end of her presentation, the mayor discussed the future of a parking lot on 11th Street in downtown Hermosa Beach. Petty, who comes from a finance and accounting background, forecasted potential revenues to the […]
An afternoon with a chef and her students
On a recent Thursday afternoon, 19 kids from Pacific Elementary School trekked to the restaurant Manhattan House on Manhattan Beach Boulevard.
Hermosa Beach home adds mural to honor better angels of our nature
There’s more to Instagram in Hermosa Beach than sunsets and rounds of cocktails. Dozens of people gathered in downtown Hermosa Saturday afternoon for a ceremony that marked the unveiling of the the latest creation of Colette Miller, a Los Angeles-based artist whose paintings of “angel wings” have earned her international acclaim. Miller’s newest wings […]
Letters to the Editor 3/10/16
Love parking Dear ER: Manhattan Beach Mayor Mark Burton indicates he hopes to “scrape” City Hall and rebuild it with three to four levels of underground parking for downtown employees.” This sounds like a very expensive proposition and it’s not clear that a new City Hall is needed. Why not build a multi-level, underground parking […]