Fire damages Manhattan Beach’s Strand House

A fire started after business hours inside the Strand House restaurant early Saturday morning, damaging the popular downtown Manhattan Beach eatery and forcing its temporary closure, firefighters said. The Manhattan Beach Fire Department received a call about the blaze about 4:30 a.m. from a crew scheduled to clean the restaurant, said MBFD Batallion Chief Scott…

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Hermosa Beach About Town

Coffee with a cop The Hermosa Beach Police Department will host “Coffee with a Cop” this Thursday evening. Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity for residents to have informal discussions about local concerns with the officers. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the City Council Chambers. Puppeteer needs medical aidRic Morton has spent more…

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Hermosa Beach Police Beat

Roommate spat escalates A disagreement between roommates turned ugly in downtown Hermosa earlier this week when one roommate threw the other to the ground, causing serious injuries. The incident occurred about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Pier Avenue, according to police reports. Both roommates were intoxicated and got into a verbal disagreement…

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End in sight for Vista del Mar lane closures

After nearly two months of frustration from South Bay commuters, officials announced the imminent restoration of traffic lanes on Vista del Mar. Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin announced Wednesday evening that an additional lane in each direction on the popular artery would be restored within three weeks. Traffic light changes at the intersection of…

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Hermosa Beach’s Bard Street to be gated, closed to pedestrians

The Hermosa Beach City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to fully close off Bard Street, citing safety concerns associated with leaving public safety equipment and personnel exposed on an open roadway. City staff will erect gates at two intersections to the west and south of City Hall and the Police Department: at Bard and Pier…

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PLAN HERMOSA General Plan set for vote next month

The Hermosa Beach City Council made what it hopes will be the last of its changes to PLAN Hermosa before the master planning document comes up for an approval vote next month. PLAN Hermosa and its associated environmental impact documents will have a public hearing at the Aug. 22 council meeting. City staff expects the…

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Hermosa Beach About Town

Sewer service fee rebate Eligible disabled Hermosa residents have until July 30 to apply for a rebate of the city’s sewer service fee. The rebate will cover all of the fees and is available to property owners older than 65, or those who are permanently disabled and have an annual household income of less than…

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Hermosa Beach About Town

PLAN Hermosa meeting The Hermosa Beach City Council will hold a follow-up hearing on PLAN Hermosa, its updates to its General Plan and Local Coastal Program, next Monday evening in City Council Chambers. The 6 p.m. meeting is one of several study sessions the council has held on the plan in recent months and follows…

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Hermosa Police Beat

Victim stabbed with box cutter One person was in custody after allegedly attacking a man with a box cutter and hitting him in the head with a skateboard in South Hermosa Saturday evening, according to police reports. The incident occurred about 11 p.m. on Hermosa Avenue near the intersection with Herondo Street, police said. The…

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Hermosa Beach older adults work to steer city services

In the early 1970s, President Nixon and Chairman Mao thawed relations between the United States and China through the exchange of table tennis players. This week, the Hermosa Five-O Advisory Committee had to do a bit of ping-pong diplomacy of their own. The committee had gathered Tuesday morning for its monthly meeting at the Senior…

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Luke’s Legacy: Remembering Mira Costa alumnus Luke Gilroy

  Luke Gilroy did not seem like the kind of person in need of drastic change. He had a rewarding job Fidelity Investments as a research analyst. What free time remained he filled with volunteering at food banks and homeless shelters, and spirited athletic pursuits, like organizing hikes and ski trips. So it came as…

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