The crowd pleasers: Pitmasters and comedians converge for the Gundo Comedy & BBQÂ

by Mark McDermott Big Moe Cason’s passion was born in a backyard in Iowa when he was a kid. His grandmother, Margaret, had 17 children, and so when the family got together, they would throw down epic BBQs. “All the holidays, we had big cookouts,” Cason said. “Our reunions are huge. They are in the […]
Hermosa Beach hearing, and code enforcement officers challenged over short term rental emails

by Kevin Cody An appeal of a $2,500 Hermosa Beach short term rental (STR) citation got off to a rocky start in a City Hall conference room Monday morning when attorney Frank Angel asked hearing officer Colleen Berg to recuse herself. “Is the playing field tilted?” the attorney asked the hearing officer. When Berg didn’t […]
Memorial for Hermosa activist Herriott Saturday, June 7, at the park he helped save

by Kevin Cody A celebration of life for Hermosa Beach activist Parker Herriott will be held Saturday, June 7, at 1 p.m. in Noble Park. Herriott was instrumental in blocking the beachfront park from being sold by the city to a hotel developer. Noble Park is at 14th Street and The Strand. Throughout the 1980s […]