Endless Session, Day 317: Not The Sound You Want to Hear
Pop. Is not a sound you want to hear in your body. I knew there was wear on my shoulder, and it’s been giving me a bit of pain and a lot of grief the past few weeks. Sinking down into the soft Hermosa sand today, I balanced my board on my head with my […]
Endless Session Day 315: I Just Call Him Mike
At places I frequent, I always have a favorite local surfer — a character that illustrates stoke in and out of the water and carves their lines with passion, zest, and flow. At Malibu it’s Ben Thompson. Hermosa is undoubtedly the guru himself, Frank Paine. Ventura? Mermaid goddess Taylor Nelson. At Doheny, my fab friend […]
Police find suspect in fatal North Redondo Beach shooting
Redondo Beach police have arrested a suspect in Thursday’s North Redondo Beach shooting that killed one person and injured another. Erik Martinez, 19, was arrested Friday night in Long Beach. According to police, investigators saw Martinez in the area of Daisy Avenue and Tenth Street and, with the help of the Long Beach Police Department, […]
Tonight at E.T. Surf: Matt Biolos and Mason Ho of Lost Surfboards
Shakespeare by the Sea: Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Lots of Swordplay
Shakespeare by the Sea opens with “Cymbeline,” followed by “Othello” Every summer, the Shakespeare by the Sea acting troupe loads up the wagons, saddles the horses, and takes a pair of the Bard’s plays on the road, touring for six weeks throughout the Southland. The company is embarking on its 19th season, this time with […]
Baran’s 2239 has brought high style to PCH in Hermosa [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Carpet weavers in Persia leave one, tiny flaw in their patterns, reasoning that only God can create perfection. This is handy for modern connoisseurs as a way of detecting counterfeits. Flawlessly symmetrical carpets are the product of machine looms that care nothing for theology. This probably explains the menu at Baran’s 2239, a new restaurant […]
Endless Session, Day 314: The Road Home
When I woke up I couldn’t decide if I would stay in or leave the clean air and chilly waters of Santa Cruz. The weekend’s longboard contest was over, but I had no obligations for the next few days. I figured a surf would help me set things straight. I jammed back to pleasure point, […]
Hermosa Beach surfer Pete Briggs ‘rode the nose’ ’til the end
Pete Briggs had a smooth, Kemp Auberg style with a beautiful drop knee cutback while Ronnie and I went after the Dewey Weber hotdogger look. Last summer, at 68, Pete was still walking the nose at San Onofre.
Hermosa Beach City Council addresses fire department, fees
For its Tuesday night meeting, the Hermosa Beach City Council had agendized a discussion of communication strategy regarding future of the city’s fire department. A communications plan was eventually approved, but the discussion invariably reflected the body’s ongoing concerns about the underlying issue. Citing those worries, the council will host at least two town hall […]
BEER BROS: South Bay is Brewing for LA Beer Week
by Ed Solt The 8th Annual LA Beer Week launches June 18, igniting local hop spots in celebration of South Bay beer culture. LA Beer Week, called LABW8 in brewery shorthand, is organized by the LA County Brewers Guild and starts properly with the Kickoff Festival at LA Center Studios all day Saturday featuring 80 […]