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Local lifeguards keep Taplin Bell at home
by Mark McDermott The swimmers kept them in the race, the paddlers delivered the lead, and the dorymen took the L.A. County Southern Section lifeguard team home through some seriously troubled waters, winning its fifth straight Judge Irving Taplin Medley Relay championship Saturday night north of the Hermosa Beach Pier. The fact that it was […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
City manager interviews The Hermosa Beach City Council will not hold its regularly scheduled council meeting next Tuesday. However, the council will be interviewing candidates for City Manager Wednesday evening at Council Chambers. Although the interviews will take place in closed session, members of the public may offer comment before the session begins. The meeting […]
English Beat on the beach now, in Hermosa Beach
English Beat draws what appears to be a record crowd during the first of this summer’s Hermosa Beach concerts, presented by Saint Rocke.
Surfers Alex Gray, Jeff Miller discuss Iron’s ‘Kissed by God’
by Kevin Cody In August 2004, Alex Gray was competing in the Quiksilver Pro in Hossegor, France, when his parents visited with news they wanted to tell him in person. Jimmy Miller had killed himself in his parents’ Manhattan Beach home. Miller had been Alex’s older brother Chris’ Junior Lifeguard instructor. He had taught Chris […]
Mural Project honors punk, skateboarding
by Ryan McDonald In the process of reading the latest entry for the Hermosa Beach Mural Project, board member George Schmeltzer used a bit of deception. The Mural Project board had settled on punk rock and skateboarding as the theme for the eighth of what will be 10 murals celebrating Hermosa’s history. So they decided […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Sidewalk Sale Stores in downtown Hermosa will put their wares outside this weekend for the annual Summer Sidewalk Sale. Participating retailers and restaurants will feature discounts, and there will be live music in front of Stars Antiques and Java Man. The sale is sponsored by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau and […]
Hidden Heroes: Photographer Bo Bridges enters the Marvel Universe with a groundbreaking — and in the case of the Hulk, pier-shattering — new collection
by Mark McDermott The first thing Bo Bridges saw was the Hulk landing on the Hermosa Beach pier. Bridges was looking at the outsized green man, who by most accounts weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a ton, from inside a wave he’d swam in just north of the pier. The pier was buckling […]
No injuries in Hermosa Beach rush hour accident
A late model BMW SUV flipped after being clipped by a Mercedes at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Artesia Boulevard in Hermosa Beach about 6 p.m. Thursday evening.
Surfers Alex Gray, Jeff Miller discuss surf champion Irons’ ‘Kissed by God’
Surfers Gray and Jeff Miller discussed their “unfortunate common bond” Thursday night following a sold-out screening of “Andy Irons: Kissed by God.”
Stormwater parcel tax to appear on county ballots in November
by Ryan McDonald Los Angeles County residents will vote in November on a parcel tax intended to address stormwater that flows from drains to beaches like those in the South Bay. By a 4-1 vote last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to place the Safe, Clean Water Act on the Nov. […]
Council approves new rules for ‘granny flats’ in Hermosa Beach
by Ryan McDonald Residentially zoned properties containing a single-family home on a lot size of 4,000 square feet or greater will be allowed to have an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), under an ordinance approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night. Tuesday’s vote reestablishes local standards for vetting so-called ADUs, small units either within […]
Hermosa Beach Police Beat
Burglary Foiled Two suspects were arrested earlier this month after allegedly attempting to burgle a North Hermosa home undergoing construction. The incident occurred about 8 p.m. on July 18 at a home on the 3200 block of Hermosa Avenue. According to police reports, the two suspects entered the home with the intent to take property. […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
National Night Out Hermosa Beach celebrates National Night Out next week with a screening of “Home” in Valley Park. The event begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 with games, prizes, and demonstrations from the Hermosa Beach Police Department’s K-9 units. The HBPD is hosting the event, and officers will be present throughout. “Home,” a […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
AVP in Hermosa Beach The Association of Volleyball Professionals returns to Hermosa Beach next week with the Hermosa Beach Open. The tournament kicks off next Thursday. The tournament will bring together some of the best volleyball players in the world to Hermosa, which was the home to the first professional volleyball match ever broadcast on […]
Over the past four decades, Hermosa’s Comedy and Magic Club has built up loyalty from fans of comedy: those in the crowd, and on the stage
by Ryan McDonald Last week, in a proclamation honoring the Comedy and Magic Club’s 40th anniversary and declaring July to be “Comedy and Magic month,” Mayor Jeff Duclos touted some of the innovations of the Club’s owner and founder Mike Lacey, including holding shows at earlier hours and deemphasizing alcohol sales. First among the trails […]