Posts by Erin Waldner

Event Spotlight:  Memorial Day Fiesta Redesigned Fiesta Hermosa returns Memorial Day weekend. It opens Saturday, May 27 and runs through Monday, May 29. The Fiesta includes more than 200 vendors along Pier Avenue and Hermosa Avenue, a carnival, live music, a beer garden and a food fair offering up tacos, kettle corn, hot dogs and more.…

Spotlight:  The Hermosa Beach Memorial Day Fiesta returns Saturday through Monday, May 27, 28 and 29.  The Fiesta will take place throughout the downtown Hermosa Beach area, from Pacific Coast Highway to the beach.  Highlights include:  The Carnival: Upper Pier Avenue, between Bard Street and Monterey Boulevard, with live music featuring young, local musicians, as well…

Spotlight: BeachLife Festival The popular music festival returns to North Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7. The lineup includes The Black Keys, Pixies and Modest Mouse on Friday, Gwen Stefani and Sublime with Rome on Saturday and The Black Crowes and John Fogerty performing the music of Creedence Clearwater…

Spotlight: OLG Fiesta tradition, stays traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Fiesta is back for a 48th year. The fair is set for 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on May 6 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 7. Guests can enjoy games and attractions, food booths, a silent auction, talent show, live music, a beer and wine garden,…

Spotlight: Saturday, April 22 is Earth Day. Here are a few ways to get involved in the South Bay: Earth Day beach clean up Sea Sprite Hotel will host an Earth Day beach clean-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the beach in front of the hotel, at 1016 The Strand in Hermosa Beach. Buckets and…

Ongoing: Walkers needed The South Bay will be represented at NAMI Walk, to be held on April 29 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. (NAMI stands for National Alliance on Mental Illness.) The walk aims to raise awareness and funds to achieve the NAMI goals of fighting stigma and providing programs and services to…

Event Spotlight 5K Run/Walk The mental health campaign “You Are Enough” will present the first annual “You Are Enough” 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 8. The event will start at 9 a.m. at Schumacher Plaza in Hermosa Beach. Runners and walkers will proceed to the Manhattan Beach Pier, before returning to the Plaza.  $40. All proceeds will…

Spotlight: Hermosa tile at the Hermosa Museum The Hermosa Beach Museum’s first temporary exhibit of 2023, “Proutyline Products: The Story of ‘Hermosa Tile’ & The Prouty Family,” opens Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The exhibit explores the founding of Hermosa Tile by T.C. Prouty and his lengthy career, which included the manufacturing of neon…

Spotlight: Redondo Beach Bark in ‘D’ Park The Friends of the Redondo Beach Dog Park is hosting the “Bark in D Park” Community Outreach Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Sunday, March 26 at the Redondo Beach Dog Park at 190 Flagler Lane. The group is offering free vaccines for the first 50…

Manhattan Beach State of the City Manhattan Beach Mayor Steve Napolitano delivers his State of the City address on Thursday, March 16 at 5 p.m. at Westdrift Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave. A chamber of commerce mixer will follow. To register, go to manhattanbeachchamber.com.    Spotlight: In preparation for the opening of the Hermosa Beach Museum’s…

Spotlight: St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns for its 27th year on Saturday, March 11. (In the event of rain, the parade will be held, Saturday, March 18). Hermosa Chamber Person of the Year and Indivisible Arts founder Rafael McMaster will be the grand marshall. The parade starts at…

Spotlight: Public safety open house The Redondo Beach Police Department will present a public safety open house on Sunday, March 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Redondo Beach Civic Center, located at City Hall, 415 Diamond St. There will be music, demonstrations from the K-9 unit, S.W.A.T. and the Redondo Beach Fire Department, motorcycles, fire…