Mike Doyle remembered as Renaissance Waterman at Hermosa Beach paddleout

Mike Doyle was the greatest waterman of his era,” Chris Bredesen said. Their fellow Jacobs team rider Don Craig concurred. “Mike long boarded, short boarded, tandem boarded, windsurfed, kite surfed, foil surfed and for something to do in winter, he invented the monoski (a precursor to the showboard),” Don Craig said.

Developer puts Hermosa Beach’s Strand and Pier project on hold

The Strand and Pier Hotel in downtown Hermosa Beach is on hold, according to a letter from the developer to the city. The Oct. 10 letter from project developer Bolour and Associates to Community Development Director Ken Robertson said the project no longer penciled out for its investors. “Unfortunately, escalating construction costs, coupled with outdated […]