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Thursday, June 25 Zonta Club at the Comedy Club The Zonta Club of South Bay is a chapter of an international nonprofit organization committed to advancing the status of women through service and advocacy. Enjoy a night of laughter at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. 1018 Hermosa […]
Short term rentals or long term neighbors? Dear ER: Hermosa Beach is a small town in a big city. People in this town know their neighbors and care about them, including the 50% of our residents who are renters. Short Term Rentals (STRs), like Airbnbs, raise concerns in our neighborhoods not just about […]
Event Spotlight ¡KOOKS! to reappear in Hermosa Cypress District The ¡Kooks! #1 exhibit at Gallery of Hermosa in November featured work by a dozen legendary Southern California surf inspired artists, among them former surfing magazine photographer Mike Balzer, Dogtown and Z-Boys film maker Stacy Peralta,and surfboard shaper Dennis Jarvis. Many of those same artists, and […]
by Mark McDermott When the Mira Costa baseball team came from behind to beat Agoura 9-7 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 final on May 30 — winning the program’s first championship since 1953, and only its second ever — the title was also the seventh CIF Southern Section crown Mira Costa High School […]
by Mark McDermott The Northgate Broncos came into the CIF Division I Boys Volleyball Championship game on May 30 with reasonable hopes of winning the title. They had been a dominant team all season, going 37-1 and winning some of the more hallowed tourneys along the way, including the Surf City Invitational, which attracts top […]
by Kevin Cody Mira Costa has the Hometown Fair beer garden as a reunion venue every year. Now a group that calls itself We Went to Redondo plans a similar reunion at the Seaside Lagoon for Redondo Union alumni. The first “Redondo Rager,” which orgnizers hope say be an annual event, will be held the […]
Art at the beach Edited by Kimie Joe Through June 14 Colors of the Coast | Gallery of Hermosa Group Exhibit May 23 to June 14 featuring coastal artwork by local and national artists. GOH 138 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. (323) 364-6606. galleryofhermosa.com Through June 28 Ritual | Manhattan Beach […]
Meter madness revisited Dear ER: The Hermosa Councilmembers who’ve proposed adding more parking meters to Hermosa Beach sidewalks in front of homes are displaying nothing less than ignorant, uncreative, insanity. (‘Meter Madness’, ER, 6/4/26) Having lived in or parked in Hermosa Beach for well-over 65-years, commencing with my first car in 1959, at […]
Thursday, June 11 Sculpting Through History with Eugene Daub Join prominent sculptor Eugene Daub for a free program about the historical artworks he has produced. Copies of his new book, Eugene Daub: Portraits, Medals, and Monuments, are signed and available for purchase. This event will take place in the El Segundo Public Library (Community Room) […]
Quiet fiesta Dear ER: If Fiesta Hermosa is too big and boozy for you, try the Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival, Saturday, Sunday, June 13-14 on the Community Center lawn. Anna Tattu Hermosa Beach Meter Madness Dear ER: Some officials in Hermosa Beach want to raise revenue by installing parking meters in […]
Spotlight Fine Arts Festival, Hermosa Beach The Arts Group of Hermosa Beach hosts over 100 jury-selected artists with all mediums represented, a student art exhibition, face painting and art activities for children. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. On the lawn of the Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. For more information, visit hermosafinearts.com. Thursday, June 4 […]
A La Carte for 28 May 2026 by Richard Foss An Unlikely Specialty: Good Neighbor opened on Hermosa Avenue next to Mickey’s. It’s a combination laundromat and coffeehouse that also serves matcha. As far as I know, they are the only place in the beach cities to offer matcha from different regions in Japan – […]