30 Stories
by Kevin Cody Keoni Boyd moved from his native Hawaii to Hermosa Beach in 1983, and never returned home. In fact, he rarely left Hermosa’s, block square Cypress industrial district, where he airbrushed and repaired surfboards for four decades. Keoni passed away of natural causes in February, at age 70. A paddleout in his menory […]
Muriel Berks, a cherished family matriarch, and educator passed away peacefully at the age of 95. Born in New York City in 1930, Muriel was the daughter of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1921. While her father established a life as a butcher in New York, the Holocaust tragically claimed the […]
The Peninsula business community was shocked and saddened to learn Eileen Huff had passed away, at age 71, from cancer on December 25, of last year. Until her final few days, the self-described workaholic was working as hard as ever as president of the Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce, a position she excelled at for […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”262″ display=”pro_tile” animate_images_enable=”0″ animate_images_style=”wobble” animate_images_duration=”1500″ animate_images_delay=”250″]Photos by Chris Miller The giant, brightly colored paper flowers and papel picados that draped the balconies of the 100 year old Manhattan Strand home signaled the New Years Day sendoff planned for Jolene O’Hara. Upon arrival at the celebration of life, friends and family were welcomed by […]
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by Mark McDermott Yuri Botelho was one of those people somehow anointed by a special kind of charm. Wherever he went, smiles seemed to follow. “If you knew him, you loved him,” said his friend Bobby Bell, a Waste Management outreach coordinator. “There was no other way about it. He was the happiest person there […]
by Kevin Cody Hermosans who want to impress out-of-town guests and business clients probably won’t take them to one of the town’s many upscale restaurants. They’re more likely to take them to Java Man for coffee and a morning glory muffin, knowing when they walk in the door, Nick, or Chuy, or Daniel will greet […]
1 Saturday NOVEMBER Canyon Discoveries Explore George F. Canyon with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. Naturalists will guide you along a trail through the preserve to discover a unique variety of wildlife in their canyon habitat with amazing views of the LA Basin. 10:30 a.m. Meet on the back patio of the Nature Center […]
Beloved mother, wife, grandmother, and friend, Lorie Allen Vos passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025, surrounded by her family. Lorie ((known to many as Lorie Rice) was born in Virginia in 1965. Her family relocated to Redondo Beach a short time later. Her love for the ocean and competition began early. She started swimming […]
by Kevin Cody At Critters bar, in 1990, Patricia Spiritus introduced herself to Hermosa Beach City Council candidate Robert “Burgie” Benz, who was making a second attempt at elected office after losing a council race two years earlier. After he assured her, despite his boisterous reputation, he didn’t use hard drugs, she offered to become […]
A memorial for Hermosa Beach theater maven Maggie Moir will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club, 2515 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach. Moir passed away August 8 at age 93. “Growing up with my mother was kind of nuts,” son Brendan Moir recalled. “One week we […]
by Jeralyn Glass Philanthropist and longtime Peninsula community volunteer Jacqueline Marjorie Glass passed away peacefully at her home on August 17, surrounded by her family and caregivers from Trinity Care Hospice, an organization to which she devoted the last 30 years of her life. She was 94. Together with her late husband, Jerry, Jacky dedicated […]