Hermosa approves free holiday meter parking, with reservations
by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach’s holiday tradition of placing red bags over silver meters from Black Friday until Christmas Day received unanimous Council approval at the Tuesday, October 24 Council meeting. But the approval was preceded by a lengthy discussion about the program’s costs to the city, and benefits to businesses. A staff report put […]
A restaurant unclosed, Cantina on the Pier, Spanish in El Segundo, dining events, and more
Goodbye, Hello Again: While writing about the South Bay dining scene for 35 years, I have covered many restaurant openings and closures, but very few instances of a place announcing that they planned to shut down but changed their mind. That’s what happened at Brewco, which announced on September 12 they would close, but reversed […]
House of Homeira: Eric Brinkman curates an exhibit of Homeira Goldstein’s private art collection at the Manhattan Beach Art Center
“There was no art here. There was no fashion here, just all surfboards, and bikinis, wraps, and flip flops.” Homeira recalling her arrival in Manhattan Beach by Elka Worner Over the past two decades, art patron Homeira Goldstein has curated 35 shows at the Manhattan Beach Art Center featuring some of the country’s most […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 10-26-23
Spotlight: South Bay Witches Paddle Calling out witches and warlocks. Get your costumes ready, grab your broom, your paddle-board or kayak for a fun paddle on the water around King Harbor. Sunday, October 29. Hosted by Harbor Vibes. The paddle starts at 9:30 a.m. Party follows. Contact: Harbor Vibes, Erin Hansen, info@harborvibes.com, (424) 407-0777. Tickets: […]
Mule fat and other natives return to Valley dune
by Beverly Baird The 30-foot high sand dune bordering Hermosa Valley School on the west is celebrating 10 years of being nearly free of the invasive ice plant that had choked out the native plants that flourished there as recently as the 1970s. Mule fat bushes were the first native plants to be reintroduced to […]