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by Elka Worner Former Navy doctor Leo Rodriguez, who served in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Hermosa Beach Veterans Day Ceremony, a community tradition that honors those who’ve worn the nation’s uniform. “Veterans Day is the day we come together each year to remember what unites us […]
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Kenny Johnson makes wine, writes poetry and trains mixed martial arts fighters by Elka Worner Kenny Johnson is the dream date. A man who can woo you with his poetry, then pour you a glass of Cabernet, which he helped make. “My goal is to have people read my poem with a nice glass of […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”153″ display=”thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″ animate_images_enable=”0″ animate_images_style=”wobble” animate_images_duration=”1500″ animate_images_delay=”250″ animate_pagination_enable=”0″ animate_pagination_style=”flipInX” animate_pagination_duration=”1500″ animate_pagination_delay=”250″]by Elka Worner Among the steady stream of paperbacks and gently used novels dropped off at the Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library Bookstore, one recent donation stood out: an 1880 leather-bound family Bible with elaborate illustrations, family portraits and old newspaper clippings. […]
Rabbi Joshua Kalev, Gila Katz, California Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, Hermosa Beach Mayor Rob Saemann, and Beach Cities Health District CEO Tom Bakaly attend Shabbat service on Saturday, June 28, at the Congregation Tikvat Jacob in Manhattan Beach. The late Julian Katz, who Assemblymember Muratsuchi described as “the cycling king of Hermosa Beach,” was honored after […]
“I can’t see my therapist every morning. But I can see the ocean. The ocean is my therapist.” — Former U.S. Army Special Forces demolition expert Matthew Pech Photos by Kenny Ingle (KennyIngle.com) by Elka Worner Twenty years after the loss of her son, Nancy Miller stood on the beach Wednesday morning with a group […]
by Elka Worner Long before skateboarding videos clogged YouTube or action sports clips racked up millions of views on Instagram, Hermosa Beach resident Gerard Ravel was hustling VHS tapes out of his cramped garage, shipping his skate videos to video rental stores across the country. Now, those same tapes, once tucked onto the shelves of […]
“Who knows why some of us are here today and why some of us had our name on the Vietnam Wall” — Bob Holmes, Vietnam veteran by Elka Worner In the quiet, predawn hours of Memorial Day, Vietnam veteran Bob Holmes stood solemn guard at The Moving Wall, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans […]
by Elka Worner Our Lady of Guadalupe eighth graders Stella Vega, of Redondo Beach, and Chloe Hughes, of Hermosa Beach, received the Kiwanis Club Student of the Year Awards Wednesday, June 4, at the Hermosa Beach Kiwanian’s annual scholarship luncheon. Vega and Hughes were recognized for their academic achievements, leadership, and kindness to others. “They […]
by Elka Worner When Jacqueline Miller Bachar passed away in July 2021, her son Greg found his mother had left behind an unpublished literary legacy to help him through his mourning. What began as a personal journey through boxes of her articles, floppy disks, and yellowing drafts soon became something more profound: a labor of […]
by Elka Worner The marquee outside the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre read: Pages Presents An Evening with Ron Chernow. But inside, the Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer delivered far more than a reading of his latest book Mark Twain. What unfolded felt like stepping into Twain’s old lecture tours—full of laughs, clever insights, and plenty of charm. The […]
The Hermosa Beach Museum – a small but mighty institution known for celebrating the city’s surf, skate, and beach culture – is closing in on a major milestone: national accreditation. Officials said Sunday the museum is preparing for a pivotal site visit in August from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the primary accrediting body […]