Hermosa Beach About Town
Survey on Teen Choice Hermosa has created a survey to collect feedback about the Teen Choice Awards. The awards, which took place last Sunday evening, were nationally televised and brought thousands of people to Hermosa. But the high-profile event inconvenienced many in the downtown area. Businesses complained that the closure of parking lots, streets and […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Taste of the Beach Doug Howarth of Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ is among the dozens of chefs who will be serving guests at the Hermosa Kiwanis Club’s annual Taste at the Beach at the Hermosa Beach Community Center on Saturday, August 24. Wine and beer from local wineries and breweries will also be offered along with […]
Hermosa Beach Summer Series opens this weekend
By Ryan McDonald After moving to Southern California, the band Iglu and Hartly mostly played shows in neighborhoods surrounding the Hollywood area. But as singer and keyboardist Jarvis Anderson recalls, one night, a group of guys came to an Iglu and Hartly shows and, after the set, suggested the group play the South Bay. The […]
The Kids Are Alright: South Bay’s Bob Bain puts on the Teen Choice Awards amid a changing media landscape
More than a decade ago, Bob Bain was in his former office when his production partner popped in and asked Bain if he would like to watch a band performing in a room down the hall. The group had an energy, a buzz that suggested big things might be on the horizon. Bain, buried in […]
Hermosa Beach Guards honor rescues, announcer, instructor
The sky was clear at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach Wednesday night, but speakers at the Los Angeles County Lifeguards Medal of Valor Dinner couldn’t help but reach for the phrase “dark and stormy night.” That’s because Dick Douglas, who has spent more than 50 years as an ocean lifeguard, was being honored with the […]
Free wristbands for Teen Choice Awards in Hermosa Beach fetching hundreds online
Massive demand for passes to Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards in Hermosa Beach has created a thriving secondary market for wristbands that were given out for free to local residents Thursday morning. Distribution of the free tickets was supposed to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday on the lawn east of the Hermosa Community Center, but people […]
The Kids Are Alright: Hermosa Beach hosts the Teen Choice Awards amid a changing media landscape
By Ryan McDonald More than a decade ago, Manhattan Beach resident Bob Bain was in his former office when his production partner popped in and asked Bain if he would like to watch a band performing in a room down the hall. The group had an energy, a buzz that suggested big things might be […]
Hermosa Beach’s Cypress district may get reprieve for hosting events
By Ryan McDonald Hermosa’s light-manufacturing district, which in recent years has seen a pair of art galleries open whose events drew increasing numbers of people to the area, may soon be the subject of temporary zoning updates that could clear up confusion about the kind of events they are able to hold. The City Council […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
The Kids Strike Back: Battle of the Bands returns to RB Performing Arts Center The second edition of Redondo’s Youth Battle of the Bands, presented by the Redondo Beach Police Department, B2 Insurance and the Los Angeles Kings, kicks off this Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. […]
Locals get inside track to Teen Choice tickets
Hermosa Beach will soon provide the world with what may be its only chance to see pop colossus OneRepublic perform their hit “Rescue Me” in shouting distance of an actual lifeguard tower. The Teen Choice Awards, a youth-oriented awards ceremony drawing some of the biggest and most marketable stars on the planet, is coming to […]
Hermosa Beach Coastal Commission okays permit for North School
The California Coastal Commission approved a permit for Hermosa’s North School earlier this month, clearing the way for the Hermosa Beach City School District to begin construction on the campus. The commission’s vote was unanimous, but the final tally concealed deeper divisions that mirrored local disagreements that have troubled efforts to reopen the school for […]
Swept up in Sound: the life and too early death of Ian Petersen
Ian Petersen followed his passion for South Bay punk into the recording studio before passing away while traveling In April 2013, Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge had one ticket to spare to the hottest show in town. FLAG — the version of punk legends Black Flag featuring Keith Morris and Chuck Dukowski but not Greg Ginn […]
Redondo demands nearly half a million dollars after Hermosa Beach backs out of water project
Hermosa Beach is facing demands from neighboring Redondo Beach to turn over more than $400,000 related to a multi-city ocean water quality project, potentially imperiling cooperation on a critical environmental issue. In a letter sent last Wednesday to Hermosa Mayor Stacey Armato, Redondo Mayor Bill Brand demanded that Hermosa return $431,615.05 Redondo contributed to […]
Hermosa Beach Lineup for Hermosa Summer Concerts announced
By Ryan McDonald Hermosa Beach will host two weekends of free summer concerts on the beach this August, with an eclectic and modern collection of acts playing on stage in the sand the last two weekends of the month. This year’s offerings will be closer to a festival-style experience than in the past, with acts […]
Lineup for Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts announced
By Ryan McDonald Hermosa Beach will host two weekends of free summer concerts on the beach this August, with an eclectic and modern collection of acts playing on stage in the sand the last two weekends of the month. This year’s offerings will be closer to a festival style experience than in the past, with […]
Hermosa Beach company hopes to redefine CBD market
When Josh Standifer was a kid, his mother would periodically summon him to her room using the noise made from banging a ladle against a soup can. A series of compounding health problems frequently left her unable to care for herself, and Standifer was taking care of his mother from a young age, which […]