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by Laura Garber A sea of blue and red jerseys and bikini-clad fans hit the sand south of the Hermosa Beach pier for the kickoff FIFA World Cup watch party hosted by Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy, and the City of Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, July 14. Roughly 400 attendees watched France and Spain […]
by Laura Garber Despite an upsetting USA loss against Belgium 4-1 on Monday, Hermosa Beach will still celebrate the World Cup in local style, on the beach. The Los Angeles Galaxy, a Major League Soccer Club, will host family-friendly and free FIFA 2026 World Cup watch parties South of Hermosa Beach pier on Tuesday, July […]
Over 170 teams in the fun division and 10 pro division teams battled out on the courts just north of the pier on Saturday, June 27 for the 31st annual Smackfest, a co-ed beach volleyball tournament in Hermosa Beach. “We sell out every year in the first 10 minutes,” Smackfest Founder and class instructor Bill […]
by Laura Garber The curtain almost didn’t go up for the 29th season of Shakespeare by the Sea. The nonprofit organization, founded in 1998, faces rising costs and a difficult funding landscape. “We thought for the first time in 29 years, we won’t be out there,” said Stephanie Coltrin, the company’s co-artistic director. To continue […]
by Laura Garber Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club has been ranked among the nation’s top 10 lawn bowling clubs for membership growth in the last five years by US Bowls, the national lawn bowling organization. The club, started by former Hermosa Beach Mayor John Clark in 1936, celebrated their 90th anniversary in April. The club […]
by Laura Garber Two South Bay high school students, both named Leilani, took home $1,000 scholarships on Wednesday, June 3, at the Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library’s annual scholarship ceremony for their essays on local history and beach culture. Mira Costa High senior Leilani Song, who heads to Duke University in the fall to […]
by Laura Garber Hermosa Beach will ask voters in November to approve a half-cent local sales tax. The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the measure on the ballot. If approved, the tax would generate an estimated $2 million annually, all of which would remain in Hermosa Beach. The city faces a structural $3.7 […]
by Laura Garber Mayor Mike Detoy hosted “Conversation & Beach Cleanup,” during which he talked to residents about local issues while picking up trash. The event was held in partnership with Surfrider Foundation and South Bay LGBTQ center on the beach at 10th street on Saturday, June 20. “The last time I was Mayor, we […]
by Laura Garber Underground Pub & Grill, Hermosa Beach’s only British-style pub, was at its 338-person capacity on Wednesday, June 17, for the 1 p.m. World Cup match pinning England against Croatia. The bar opened early, at 10 a.m., for the Portugal and DR Congo game. But the line to get in began forming at […]
by Laura Garber Olympic soccer star and former U.S. women’s national team player Abby Wambach and musical comedian Kristin Key formed a celebrity cornhole team for Pride Play Day on Sunday, June 14, hosted by Hermosa Beach Pride. The duo faced off against tournament winners Kate Moreau and Hannah Rubin of the ‘Corn Stars’ in […]
by Laura Garber Leadership Hermosa unveiled its latest class project Saturday, a 700-square-foot painted mural at 601 Cypress Avenue celebrating the street’s history as a hub for artists and creators. Artist Josh Barnes, who has lived in Hermosa for 12 years, incorporated elements tied to Cypress Avenue’s creative past, including surfboards honoring the shapers who […]
by Laura Garber An estimated 180 to 250 Hermosa Beach property owners who operated unlicensed short term vacation rentals (STVRs) will be required to pay the city’s 14 percent Transient Occupancy Tax, going back four years, the city announced in a press release last week. The city’s estimated total for the unpaid STVR taxes is […]