Hermosa Beach About Town
Lazy Acres’ Joe Ragusa and Amanda Yurcich with the soon-to-be-open store’s extensive olive oil offerings. Photo
Lazy Acres to open
Lazy Acres Natural Market holds its grand opening this Saturday morning.
The store, located at the intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway in a structure that until recently was used by Hope Chapel, opens at 7 a.m. Although the church owns the property and had been using the area for more than a decade, it previously housed an Albertson’s Grocery Store and, before that, a Lucky’s.
The Hermosa location will be the chain’s fifth store, all of which are in Southern California. Along with groceries, Lazy Acres will feature a sprawling array of in-store dining options, including a poke bar, taco bar, deli, and bakery. It will also have a specialized in-store natural living consultant, and a hive has been built into the structure to help the local bee population.
The store’s sizeable kitchen facilities will allow it to host periodic community cooking and nutrition classes featuring chefs from local restaurants, said Joe Ragusa, senior director of marketing and merchandising for Lazy Acres.
The store is part of a trend of higher-end grocery stores opening or expanding in the South Bay in recent years, including the Trader Joe’s on Aviation Boulevard and PCH, and the forthcoming Gelson’s on Sepulveda Boulevard and 8th Street in Manhattan Beach.
Pancake breakfast
The Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach hosts its annual Pancake Breakfast this Sunday morning. The breakfast will run from 8 a.m. to noon at the Kiwanis Hall on Valley Drive, not at the Clark Building as in years past. Tickets are $10 per person and include pancakes, sausage, eggs, and juice. Kids under 5 are free. Along with breakfast, there will be a silent auction, a free photo booth, and kids activities. All proceeds go to benefit Woman’s Club Philanthropies. To purchase tickets, go to www.womansclubofhermosabeach.org.
Pumpkins in the park
The Hermosa Beach Friends of the Parks presents the Annual Pumpkins in the Park celebration this Saturday morning. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Edith Rodaway Friendship Park at the intersection of Prospect and Hollowell avenues. Activities include mini pumpkin decorating, face painting, and a marionette show from Franklin Haynes. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume and take Halloween family photos.
Environmental art show
The latest show from Hermosa artist Drica Lobo will open this Saturday night at Resin Gallery.
Lobo’s “There’s No Planet B,” is hosted by the South Bay Artist Collective and will run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The show is designed to showcase the wonder of Earth and spread environmental awareness. The interactive installations will incorporate earth-friendly materials like recycled paints and textiles.
Birthday for cheese shop
Cultured Slice owner Solange Comer holds the scissors in a ceremony last week honoring the one-year anniversary of the PCH cheese shop. Photo courtesy Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau
The Culture Slice, a cheesemonger on Pacific Coast Highway, celebrated its one-year anniversary last week in a ribbon cutting ceremony with elected officials and the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau. The cheese shop, in the 200 blocks of PCH, specializes in quality, hard-to-find, and gourmet cheeses. It also offers sandwiches and to-go cheese platters, as well as snacks and crackers. It was founded last year by Solange Comer, a South Bay naive.
Happy Hour with History
The Hermosa Beach Museum will host jazz historian Ken Poston for a Happy Hour with History session Oct. 18. Poston, the founder of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute, will speak about Hermosa’s historic Lighthouse Cafe. The event begins at 6 p.m. Admission is free for members of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society, and $10 for non-members.