Posts by Elka Worner

by Elka Worner The line stretched around the block at Guidestone Church on Saturday as hundreds of South Bay residents rushed to donate clothes, blankets, towels, and toiletries to the victims of the deadly wildfires that have wiped out entire Los Angeles neighborhoods and pushed tens of thousands out of their homes.  “It was a…

by Elka Worner Following a Blessing of the Trees by Rev. Josh Paget of St. Cross Episcopal Church, the Hermosa Kiwanis sold more than 700 noble pines and Douglas firs in just three days at their 38th Annual Holiday Tree Lot. But they quickly restocked the lot with 750 new trees. The lot, at Pacific…

by Elka Worner Critter’s, the Mermaid, the Poop Deck and the Lighthouse. If you lived in Hermosa Beach during the 1960s and 1970s, you probably patronized these iconic local bars. “Cheers, Hermosa,” a new exhibit unveiled on Sunday, July 14, at the Hermosa Beach Museum celebrates these historic watering holes and the lasting impression they…

by Elka Worner Foodies will now have access to the city’s best loved recipes from restaurants like Baran’s, the Bottle Inn and Radici thanks to the newly released “Top Dish Hermosa Beach Cookbook.” Leadership Hermosa Beach 2024 unveiled the 200-page book at a well attended event Thursday, June 20, at the Underground Pub & Grill.…

by Elka Worner Beginning July 1, a new California law will require bars and nightclubs to make test strips available customers that detect date rape drugs and post warning signs about drink spiking. “People want to go out and enjoy themselves without having a bull’s eye on their back,” said State Assembly member Josh Lowenthal…

by Elka Worner When it comes to gourmet chocolates it’s all about the shine and the snap. Chocolatier Ginny Horstman demonstrates with one of her 9-inch-long chocolate surfboards in the store she opened on Hermosa Avenue in April, called Stoked Chocolates. The snap is audible when she breaks the board in two. “It needs to…

by Elka Worner After five years of being closed for repairs, the Clark Community Building is open for meetings and other events, city officials said at the April 18 Capital Improvement Program Study Session. “I absolutely understand this one’s been on the books for a long time,” Public Works Director Joe SanClemente said at the…

by Elka Worner Richstone Family Center President Roger Van Remmen once compared Dorothy Courtney to Mother Theresa.  “She thought it was too much,” Van Remmen recalled. “But she was okay with us calling her the Godmother of Richstone.” Under Courtney’s leadership, Richstone grew from a “small home  in Hawthorne with a chinchilla farm out back,”…

by Elka Worner Congressman Ted Lieu cautioned local politicians that artificial intelligence can make local governments more efficient, but they need to be careful how they use the technology. “As a member of Congress, my priority is the safety and well-being of my constituents and our nation,” he said. “As a recovering computer science major,…

by Elka Worner Hermosa Valley School students served soup in handmade bowls at the Second Annual Empty Bowls dinner on Feb. 29. The event helped raise awareness of local, national, and global hunger. During the dinner guests enjoyed music by the school band and a performance by the drama students. The ceramic bowls in various…

by Elka Worner During her 17 years on the bench, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynn Olson has only held one attorney in contempt of court. That attorney is challenging her in the March 5 election.  “I completely embrace and support anyone’s right to run,” Olson said of her opponent Deputy Public Defender Rhonda Haymon.…