Beach Magazine

Best Yoga Studio: Harmony Yoga Center

After tying for the runner-up position in 2011, Harmony took top honors this year under its new ownership. Najla Coury, who has taught at Harmony since 2002, purchased the studio from Chappell Foote in July 2011. “As the new owner [...]

Best Pilates Studio: White House Pilates

Best Pilates Studio: White House Pilates

Owner Caroline Londergan was the first to introduce Pilates to members of The White House, the United States Secret Service, and the Washington D.C. SWAT Team. She brought her services to Hermosa Beach in 2009. She is presently continuing her [...]

Best Hospital: Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Best Hospital: Torrance Memorial Medical Center

When our readers break an arm high-fiving after reading the newspaper, or crack a sacroiliac slipping on a competitor’s newspaper that’s been tossed to the ground in disgust, they prefer to seek their care at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. The [...]

Best health and nutrition store: Lindberg Nutrition

Lindberg Nutrition’s two store locations offer more than 5,000 vitamins and nutritional and body building supplements. “Our trained, knowledgeable staff is available to help you select the right products,” said Megan Rusch, Lindberg’s marketing director. Lindberg Nutrition stores have been [...]

Best Chiropractor: Dr. Derek Levy, DC

Best Chiropractor: Dr. Derek Levy, DC

Chiropractor Derek Levy describes himself as a meat and potato kind of doctor who makes house calls and insists on explaining to patients the cause of their problems before treating them. “There’s nothing magical about what we do,” he insisted [...]

Best Vintage Clothing: Aardvark

Best Vintage Clothing: Aardvark

For 40 years this South Bay mainstay has provided our readers with the best in vintage clothing and a wide selection of wigs, jewelry, accessories, hosiery, and shoes. The customers have morphed over time from shopping for their everyday wardrobe [...]

Best Jewelry Store: Seymour Jewelers

Best Jewelry Store: Seymour Jewelers

Seymour Jewelers has been in business in downtown Hermosa Beach since 1950, when a young World War II veteran from Brooklyn named Seymour Bilowit walked by an empty storefront and decided to start his own full-service jewelry store. His son, [...]

Best Camera Store: Paul’s Photo

Best Camera Store: Paul’s Photo

“I’ve been coming here since the ‘60s,” said Glen Combs who no longer lives in the area, but still drives to Torrance to get his cameras fixed. “They know what they’re talking about.” The store itself has been around since [...]