Brighter Ukraine fundraiser, in El Segundo, to send aid container to war zone
The “Sound of Ukraine” Music + Art fest, a fundraiser to help the Brighter Ukraine Foundation send a container of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, will be held Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. at Unita, in El Segundo. Brighter Ukraine was founded by AVP 0pen player Arina Gerasimova, who grew up in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, one […]
Hermosa Police Chief, BCHD CEO in hot water, behind bars
Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron, and Beach Cities Health District CEO Tom Bakaly were in deep water, repeatedly, on Saturday, after volunteering for the Fiesta Hermosa Dunk Tank. They were joined by School Superintendent Jason Johnson, Mayor Mike Detoy, and council candidate Kieran Harrington. Sunday’s Dunk Tank volunteers are Solange Corner, of Cultured Slice […]
First takes fifth Catalina Classic title in race from Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach native Max First calls his fifth Catalina Classic Paddleboard race title, from Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach pier, his toughest race ever.
El Segundo Art Walk matures
Seven years after its founding, the El Segundo Art Walk has evolved into a revered local, and even regional institution, while keeping that sense of unexpected wonder.
MBee Fest at Tower 12 benefits Mira Costa students with epilepsy
Penny Royal’s Slater Heidrich (pictured) was joined by singer/actor Orion Askinosie at MBee Fest, a fundraiser for epilepsy, held at Tower 12 in Hermosa Beach.
Hermosa police find balancing electric bike enforcement difficult
Nationwide, police are caught in the middle of the e-bike debate. Locally, the debate is focused on kids on e-bikes, and e-bikes on The Strand. Nationally, it’s over e-bikes on hiking trails, where use increased 50 percent during the pandemic, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
Redondo Beach Friendship Campus breaks ground for the future of Special Ed kids
“If you want to light a candle, if you want to inspire other people, first you need to be a candle yourself,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said at the Friendship Campus groundbreaking last week in Redondo Beach.
Vin Scully knocks it out of the park in Redondo Beach
We always think of the hitter, but rarely the pitcher,” Vin Scully said. Then he told the story behind the story of Bobby Thompson’s home run “shot heard around the world” that cost the Dodgers the 1951 National League Pennant .
Bill Russell, Vin Scully: Two giants leave the stadium
by Paul Teetor Back in the day – way back in the day, like 500 years ago – some underpaid sportswriter hack named Willie “The Bard” Shakespeare laid out the raw facts of life, for athletes and non-athletes alike: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their […]
Hermosa Beach Council votes to allow cannabis home delivery
“We know where the community is at.” — Hermosa Beach Councilman Justin Massey, commenting on community support for allowing cannabis home delivery
‘Portuguese Pipeline’ rescue earns Wapner Lifeguard Medal of Valor
Lifeguard Medal of Valor recipient Nick Wapner rescued Hawaiian pro surfer Josh Moniz at Portuguese Pipeline.
Hermosa Beach Mayor plays Tom Sawyer for Little Leaguers
by Kevin Cody Buckets of a teal paint, and wide brushes, donated by Triangle Hardware’s Sonny Virgi, were spaced 10-feet apart Saturday morning, against the 100-foot long, stucco wall that is the back of the Lawn Bowling Club at Clark Stadium. The wall follows the first base line of Logan Field, named after Little Leaguer […]
Hermosa Beach Council Members Armato, Campbell won’t seek reelection: sales tax, cannabis tax, retail cannabis sales will be on Nov. 8 ballot
Hermosa Beach Council Members Armato, Campbell won’t seek reelection: sales tax, cannabis tax, retail cannabis sales will be on Nov. 8 ballot
11 challengers pull papers for three open Hermosa Beach City Council seats
by Kevin Cody The Tuesday, November 8, Hermosa Beach City Council race for three open seats promises to be crowded, even if the three incumbents do not seek reelection. Following a candidates workshop on Monday, presented by City Clerk Myra Maravilla, 10 residents requested nomination papers. None of the three incumbents, whose terms expire in […]
Hermosa Beach Econ Development Strategy would preserve dining decks, street reconfigurations
“This is not a new list of 30 things. These are things, like downtown lighting, that we’ve talked about for years.” -Hermosa Council Member Mary Campbell discussing the Economic Development Strategy
Hermosa Historical Society preserves city’s past for its future
Hermosa Historical museum breaks community museum mold with jazz, and punk music, surfing, and volleyball exhibits.