Hermosa Beach About Town
Hermosa garage sale Lawnmower and bicycles, stickers made from vinyl using the best vinyl sticker printer and out-of-fashion clothes will move from the dusty boxes of Hermosa’s garages into the light of day this Saturday and, perhaps, to a new home. The city’s Community-Wide Garage Sale runs all day, with participants urged to catalogue the […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Budget Open House The City of Manhattan Beach is hosting a Budget Priorities Open House on Jan. 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Joslyn Community Center (1601 N. Valley Dr.). The event will provide an interactive look at the City’s financial resources, budget outlook for 2020-2021, and provide an overview for every department’s […]
Top 7 CBD Oil Myths Debunked
CBD oil may be the most popular trend in alternative medicine. It’s taken the world by storm, and even if you don’t live in a state where cannabis products are dispensed legally on every street corner, you’re still likely to see many advertisements promoting CBD. The same goes for online mediums. The world is becoming […]
Metro eyes analysis of Green Line extension in South Bay
Southern California transit officials will consider a contract worth more than $30,000,000 to plan for an extension of the Green Line, a major expansion of rail transit into the South Bay. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority at its Thursday meeting will vote on whether to award a contract to STV Incorporated, a consulting firm that has […]
Metro eyes analysis of Green Line extension
Southern California transit officials will consider a contract worth more than $30,000,000 to plan for an extension of the Green Line, a major expansion of rail transit into the South Bay. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority at its Thursday meeting will vote on whether to award a contract to STV Incorporated, a consulting firm that has […]
HBCSD Superintendent Escalante will step down in June
Pat Escalante, superintendent of the Hermosa Beach City School District, announced last week that she is planning to retire on June 30. Escalante took over as Hermosa’s district emerged from financial challenges imposed by the Great Recession. She was at the helm through struggles with overcrowding and two divisive bond measure elections to address it, […]
Two hurt in Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial car crash
Two people were injured last week after driving a car into the Hermosa Beach Veterans Memorial at the Community Center. The driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the collision, which took place the evening of Jan. 15, said Sgt. Mick Gaglia of the Hermosa […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Beloved Pet Mart owner dies Longtime Pet Mart owner Maria da Silva Lopes passed away Sunday after a long fight against cancer. She was 71. Maria had owned Pet Mart in Hermosa Beach since 1975. She and husband Abu have operated the store together since they married in 1984. The couple met when his sons […]
Photos capture South Bay punk’s intensity
Kevin Salk’s first foray into offering up his photographs for others’ inspection came in a class at Mira Costa High School. Salk, then a gangly student with over-sized ears and a love for punk rock, submitted a photo of Black Flag singer Henry Rollins taken at the Ukranian Culture Center on Melrose Avenue, at […]
South Bay’s Troop 713 keeps launching kids to Boy Scouts’ highest honor
The Eagles have landed It was a summer of warm currents and tropical fish. Some years ago, an unknown quirk of meteorology raised the water temperature around Catalina Island, and brought exotic sealife to its shores. Unfamiliar hues darted among the orange (garibaldi) and the gray (porpoises, dolphins and, yes, sharks). Manhattan Beach native Christian […]
Traffic stop yields arrests of four theft suspects
Four people were arrested last month in South Hermosa after an officer conducting a traffic stop found stolen auto parts in the car. The arrests occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 22, after a Hermosa Beach police officer pulled over a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign near the 500 […]
Where It All Started: The History of the Super Bowl
Excitement grows larger as a day passes closer to one of America’s biggest sporting events. With approximately 115 million viewers each year, it’s no doubt that it has become a part of the American culture. A showdown of the best Football teams in the United States, the event has become much more than entertainment. It’s […]
Search for police chief may enter next phase,city says
Looking for a job with lots of responsibility in a place with 283 sunny days per year? That’s the essence of Hermosa Beach’s ask of candidates for the vacant Chief of Police position. As the deadline to submit resumes draws to a close — Jan. 6, although it may be extended — Hermosa has high […]
New year, new rules for accessory dwelling units
Less than 18 months after modifying its local rules to accommodate accessory dwelling units, known as ADUs or “granny flats,” Hermosa Beach is at it again, after its previous fixes became inconsistent with state laws taking effect Jan. 1. Last month, Hermosa’s Planning Commission recommended a draft ordinance be forwarded on to the City Council, […]
Hermosa Beach 2019 year in review
Greenbelt infiltration project on hold, lawsuit threat lingers The year began with uncertainty for Hermosa Beach residents about the fate of a stormwater infiltration project proposed for a location under the Greenbelt between Second and Herondo streets. City officials agreed to locate the project in Hermosa years ago, but last year, when the city began […]
Children’s Hospital thrift shop to temporarily close for renovations
Several years ago, Redondo Beach resident Terri Burschinger was standing behind the counter at the South Bay Auxiliary Thrift Shop when a man offered her a nest of metal wires. It’s a lobster trap, the man offered helpfully. Burschinger, a vice president of the Auxiliary, said the lobster trap eventually found a home, one of […]