Hermosa Beach neighbors protest 50-foot tall ‘Builder’s Remedy’ apartments
A 50-foot tall residential building is proposed for Hermosa Beach, where the height limit is 30 feet. Neighbors aren’t happy. by Kevin Cody Tony and Renardo Ferraro could not have anticipated alienating their long time neighbors when they planned tearing down their apartment fourplex in the 3400 block of Hermosa Avenue, in Hermosa Beach. Since […]
Hermosa Beach 24th Place Independence Day Parade follows the old white truck
Over three decades ago, 24th Place, Hermosa Beach residents Dave and Mary Garrett, the Beals and Noel Castiel rallied their neighbors for a Fourth of July parade. Every year since, neighbors have decorated their pets, cars and bikes and paraded up and down what may be the steepest hills in Hermosa. The parade follows the […]
Hermosan Tom Gruzo was longtime fixture in the jazz world
by Garrick Rawlings Tom Gruzo was a great friend for over 30 years. During the first 13 years we were across-the-street neighbors. I moved into an apartment on Loma drive, next to Clark Stadium right after my divorce in ’96. Tom and his young daughter Niki moved across the street from me a few months […]