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by Kevin Cody I’ve published Easy Reader for over 50 years. It’s fun. A reporter friend described reporting as “play with purpose.” I bike to the end of the Hermosa pier and photograph people fishing. I talk to people along the way, and then write about whether to save the pier, or let it crumble […]
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 Kevin Cody A bomb threat led Hermosa Beach Police to evacuate businesses along The Strand at about 8:30 Tuesday morning, from the Hermosa pier north to Noble Park, at 14th Street. Gardena police with bomb sniffing K9s concluded a search of the businesses, and beach in front of the businesses just before 10 a.m. […]
Video by Jefferson Graham (PhotoWalksTV.com) Justin Thirsk sings Pennywise anthem ‘Bro Hymn.’Video by Ron Siegel Hermosa Beach Ironman 2026.IONs.com Blake Vogelsang celebrates winning the Hermosa Beach Fourth of July Ironman for the second consecutive year. Photo by Ron Siegel Hermosa Fourth of July Ironman People by Chris Miller [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”52″ gal_title=”Hermosa Beach 2026 Fourth of […]
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 Paul Teetor The Los Angeles Dodgers, riding the tidal wave of two consecutive World Series titles for the first time in franchise history, are heroes to most LA sports fans. But to the owners and fans of the other 29 Major League Baseball teams, they spend like drunken tech bros who have bought themselves […]
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 Rick Dickert I first learned about the warming of the waters off of Peru, and its impact on the South Bay in 1983, during my freshman year at Redondo Union High School. Because my friends and I surfed, I was already deeply entrenched in the world of weather. I tracked it with my backyard […]