Ildy Lee: Vivacious and energetic

A woman of many hats, a woman of many voices And when Ildy Lee discovered why she was born by Bondo Wyszpolski I’d like to start off by saying that Ildy Lee is crazy. You know, nuts. What I really mean is that she’s all over the place, a vibrant woman in her early 80s […]

Hermosa Beach 20th Anniversary Surfer Walk of Fame

Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductees (foreground) John Teague, Derek Levy, Dennis Jarvis, and Pat Ryan. (Standing) Steve Mangiagli, Whitney Guild, Peff Eick, Daryl Dickey, John Leninger, Don Craig, Sonny Vardeman, Scott Daley, Chris Bredesen, John Joseph, Greg Browning, David Nuuhiwa, Mike Balzer, Chris Frohoff, Kelly Gibson, John Baker, and Ted Robinson. Photo by […]

Hermosa Beach Chamber’s Accamando leaving the limelight 

by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach’s popular, though sometimes polarizing, blue-haired Chamber of Commerce president Jessica Accamando announced in an email to chamber members on Monday she is leaving her position.  “It is with mixed emotions that I write to you today to announce my transition out of the role of President and CEO of the […]

In the beginning were The Last

I got a brand new car and I can take you around To where the action is, I’m gonna take you down To Hermosa Beach ’cause the gang’s all there And I know that you can make it with your long blonde hair. — Every Summer Day by The Last, 1979   by Jim Lindberg […]

Police Beat: Little League fast one, Uber getaway car, car as weapon

by Liz Mullen The Manhattan Beach Little League’s pitching machine was stolen sometime between April 16 and April 17. The machine was kept in a locked wooden shed at Live Oak Park on the 1900 block of Valley Drive. The shed was pried open. The MBPD is seeking the public’s help regarding an apparent hate […]

All Ball Sports Lakers blame game, farewell Candace

by Paul Teetor The sing-song chant started long before the end of the embarrassing Lakers home loss in game three, their 11th straight loss to the Denver Nuggets: Fire Darvin…Fire Darvin…Fire Darvin… But if Lakers fans think firing Head Coach Darvin Ham will fix this team, they need to think again. And if they think […]

Baywatch Community Calendar 5-2-24

Spotlight: BeachLife Festival Gates open at 1 p.m. on Friday. Sting, Seal, Dirty Heads, Devo, and Incubus headline this weekend’s BeachLife Music Festival. Continuing Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. Seaside Lagoon, 137 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach. Tickets: beachlifefestival.com. Do you need ticket help? Contact support for assistance at (833) 500-3756. See […]