Posts by Kevin Cody
Word on the Street 3-23-23
The Studio (MDR) The Studio (MDR)’s Lisa Hirsch-Solomon, and Ymi Suga join Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce President David Archer during a ribbon cutting for the company’s fifth location, at 1590 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite J, in Manhattan Beach. Studio (MDR) offers the Lagree Fitness workout, which combines elements of Pilates, cardio training and weight-bearing activities.…
Read MorePapa Joe reaches 100 after raising six kids
Manhattan Beach Police and Firefighters arrived with sirens blaring at the home of Joe Arrigo last Thursday to present him with a City commendation on his 100th birthday. Arrigo raised six children, and countless racing pigeons at the 26th Street home he bought in 1952. The children attended American Martyrs Elementary School and…
Read MoreNew plaque for new era at Bruce’s Beach
Casey found his voice, shared it for the disabled
by Kevin Cody “If I could write everything I am thinking, my words would reach to the sky,” Casey Rohrer says in a 2016 documentary about a play he had written. At the time, his play, “Once Upon a Road Trip,” was in rehearsals with the Family Theater production company at the Hermosa Beach Second…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-23-23
Library appreciation Dear ER: I want to commend Steve Fulton on his beautifully written cover story about Manhattan Heights Library 319 (“319,” ER March 16, 2023). I am the daughter of the librarian he wrote about, and he really captured the spirit and the ultimate subversiveness of the library and how magical it can be.…
Read MoreIndivisible Arts gala features Boards Across Hermosa art
The Second Annual State of the Art, a fundraiser for Indivisible Arts, will feature an auction of nearly 100 skateboard decks painted by local artists. The decks are from a competition sponsored by Leadership Hermosa. Proceeds from the auction will go to the artists and to Indivisible Arts’ youth programs. Emmy award winning sportscaster, and…
Read MoreHermosa Friends awards $10,00 to Sliff Foundation
The David Sliff Memorial Foundation was named winner of the annual Hermosa Beach Friends Foundation “Quick Pitch” competition last Wednesday at the Lighthouse Care. The Friends Foundation was founded by Karen and Ryan Nowicki in 2016 to support local charities. Karen has served as Hermosa Beach’s City treasurer since being elected in 2013. Ryan is…
Read MoreSurf sessions threatened by parking meter change
by Kevin Cody Every morning as 10 a.m. approaches, Hermosa Beach surfers rush from the water to their cars. Parking meter enforcement begins at 10 a.m. (except on street sweeping days when enforcement begins at 8 a.m.). Because the surf generally is blown out by 10 a.m., and the surf shops, where many work, open…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-16-23
Time management Dear ER: At the last Hermosa Beach city council meeting, Councilmember Mike Detoy made the astute observation that the Employee Parking Permit issue was too complicated to be discussed at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday (“Slow walking parking permits,” ER March 2, 2023). At the same meeting earlier, a three hour discussion took place prior…
Read MoreBest of the Beach 2023 Winners – Retail and Services
Retail Flower Shop Growing Wild For the past 30 years, Growing Wild Flower Shop has been creating unique and artistic floral arrangements for South Bay residents. The quaint Highland Avenue and 12th Street store is owned by twins Lisa and Lee Hoven, two creative souls who grew up in Manhattan Beach. There’s plenty to…
Read MoreHermosa Beach Little League Opening Day 2023
Hermosa Beach Little League president Mark Mamber welcomed nearly 400 Little Leaguers to Clark Field Saturday morning. Then, the Hermosa Boy Scouts presented colors, the Hermosa Valley School Band led the singing of the National Anthem, Mayor Raymond Jackson threw out the first pitch, and finally, the teams gathered at home plate for the traditional…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-9-23
Wrong numbers Dear ER: Metro has refused to support their proposed Green Line costs with details (“Opposite sides of the track,” ER March 2, 2023). But more importantly, construction cost estimates are the wrong metric for judging cost effectiveness. Cost per rider, including operation and maintenance costs, is the correct metric. Due to the higher…
Read MoreEmployee parking permit plan offers less for more
by Kevin Cody Downtown Hermosa Beach employees will pay higher monthly parking permit rates for fewer parking spaces under a plan approved by the city council on a 4 to 1 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting. Presently employees pay $61 per month for 24 hour permits, and $31 per month for daytime permits. The new…
Read MoreCouncil slow-walks parking permit program
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City Council voted four to one Tuesday night to increase residential parking permit fees from the $40 annually set in 2008 to $50 annually, and to impose a three-permit limit per address. A fourth permit will be allowed under special circumstances. Absentee property owners will no longer be allowed…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 3-2-23
Chang, chang Dear ER: Redondo Beach school board candidate Jerome Chang really caught my eye during the last Redondo election (“Chang seeks school board again,” ER February 23, 2023). He is a highly gifted, very highly educated person, with a love of the arts, and with experience in architecture and business. I loved seeing him…
Read MoreMillion dollar smiles at MCHS Friendship club
by Kevin Cody Sixteen years ago, Rabbi Yossi Mintiz asked a Mira Costa High School social club called PACE to befriend fellow students with disabilities, such as autism, Down Syndrome, and cerebral palsy. Xan Saks was among the PACE students who responded by helping form the Mira Costa Friendship Circle. Jakob Dominguez was among the…
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