Hermosa Friends awards $25,000 in charity ‘Quick Pitch Contest’

by Kevin Cody Representatives from a dozen Beach Cities charities spoke from the Lighthouse Cafe stage Wednesday evening. Slides showing their services flashed on a screen behind them. The slides were the only support allowed during the four-minute pitches. PowerPoint presentations and videos were not allowed.  The evening was hosted by the Hermosa Beach Friends […]

 ALL BALL SPORTS: Dodger Surprises  

 by Paul Teetor Surprises can be good; surprises can be bad. Surprises can be great or surprises can be terrible. Context is everything. Dodgers fans got two big surprises this week: first a good one and then a great one. No terrible ones yet. Not unless Dodgers pitcher/sexual sadist Trevor Bauer is allowed to come […]

Bait bikes hook bike thieves, In Hermosa sting operation 

Intimate Bicycle Grouping. Photo by Anna Cox.

by Dan Blackburn Thieves targeting Hermosa Beach bike owners might want to bypass the next shiny, expensive-looking cycle they come across. Police Chief Paul LeBaron is warning it might be a felony in waiting. The department recently made two arrests of alleged thieves who fell for a sting operation initiated by officers. The targeted e-bike […]

The Hermosa Beach Chamber plans plan for future 

by Dan Blackburn An in-person meeting of downtown Hermosa Beach business owners to plan for prospective growth will be held Wednesday, March 30. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, will be held at a location to be determined, said chamber President, and CEO Jessica Accamando

Best of the Beach 2022: Schools

Arts Classes Coast Music Coast Music has a unique philosophy when it comes to music education: plenty of rehearsal and performance opportunities for their students. “We offer them real world experience,” Coast owner and founder Beth Rohde said.  “We feel it is important to offer our students real-world experience,” Rohde said. “Our teachers are instrumental […]

Best of the Beach 2022: Orthodontist, Audiogist, Dentist, Dermatologist

Orthodontist Dr. John Trotter  We are so proud that Trotter Orthodontics has been chosen as Best of the Beach for Orthodontics for 2021. We feel blessed that our practice has been able to provide orthodontic care in the Riviera Village for over 54 years, with the establishment of the practice in 1968 by Dr. Trotter’s […]