Secretly brilliant [restaurant review]
by Richard Foss I was one of the first customers when Hermosa Brewing Company opened in 2018, though that was an accident. My brother and I were walking away from dinner elsewhere when we noticed that the lights were on, so we stopped in for a pint. We had more than that, not only because […]
Junior Lifeguards await LACFD Chief Osby’s okay for summer program
by Kevin Cody Last week, after Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby signaled he was canceling the Junior Lifeguard program for a second consecutive summer because of the pandemic, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn introduced an emergency motion to save the program. The unanimously approved motion directed the County Fire Department to report […]
Beyond the shore pound: Junior Lifeguards leads to a lifetime of ocean adventures
by Kevin Cody Lifeguard Captain Jeff Horn had just left La Playita on 14th Street in Hermosa Beach with a breakfast burrito when I ran into him on The Strand. We know each other from paddleboarding. Horn was head of the Junior Lifeguard program and was on his way to the Hermosa pier station for […]
Redondo third, fourth, fifth graders returning to campus
by Donald Morrison Redondo Beach Unified School District third, fourth and fifth graders are on track to return to school by March 2, in two groups, with sixth graders quickly to follow, according to a plan reviewed by the school board during its Wednesday Zoom meeting. On Monday, Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office announced that Los […]
“Myth of a Colorblind France” – Poetry in motion [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Myth of a Colorblind France,” written by Jason Johnson-Spinos and Alan Govenar and directed by Govenar, is a joyful documentary that is sentimental and hard edged at the same time. It is exuberant and informative; worshipful history and clear-eyed. When African American soldiers arrived in Paris during World War I, they found a populace who […]