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by Garth Meyer Iraq veteran and RUHS graduate Andrew Goldsmith’s second book was published Feb. 25, “The Mediocre Infrantrymen’s Guide to Ranger School” (Double Dagger Books), recounting his elite Army training before his second tour in Iraq. He now prepares for an estimated 220-mile skateboard and kayak trip in Georgia connecting two of the three […]
by Kevin Cody A lawsuit that contends Hermosa Beach’s ban on short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone (1,000 feet east of the mean high tide) is unlawful has been filed by Hermosa resident Todd Koerner. Koerner was issued a $2,500 fine for advertising a room in his Manhattan Avenue home as a short […]
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”6″ gal_title=”Walking pier to pier changes students’ lives”] by Kevin Cody “Lives are changed because of this walk,” Rabbi Yossi Mintz said of the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk during a “partner appreciation” night at Top Golf in El Segundo on Thursday, February 27. Since the walk began in 2009 it has raised […]
by Kevin Cody In 1948, Realtor Pat Anderson built a 715 square foot office on a triangular shaped lot at the northwest corner of Pier and Monterey avenues in downtown Hermosa Beach. It looked like any other peaked-roof beach cottage, except for being trapezoidal to accommodate parking. Anderson served two terms on the Hermosa Beach […]
by Kevin Cody When Liz Tyndorf told her husband, Tim, she wanted to make more time for their twin boys, in the Mira Costa High band, by quitting her job as the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Community Relations Director, he encouraged her. “He told me to follow my passion,” she said. And she did, leaving […]
by Kevin Cody After the recent Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires, “Real Time with Bill Maher” told viewers what every family should have in its emergency go-bag. “My favorite item on that list,” satirist Maher quipped, “is an AM radio. The people who do the work in LA will need a Spanish language station.” Hermosa […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”3014″ display=”masonry” ngg_triggers_display=”always”] State grant funds Hermosa Police DUI crackdown by Kevin Cody Drivers departing downtown Hermosa Beach Friday night, February 1, encountered a delay, some longer than others. Approximately a dozen Hermosa Beach Police Officers, plus officers from Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Inglewood, conducted a DUI checkpoint on Pier Avenue that […]
by Kevin Cody The choice of locations for a new Hermosa Beach City Hall were significantly narrowed at the Tuesday, January 28 City Council meeting. On a 3 to 2 vote, the council approved a motion to remove from consideration, building a new City Hall on the 4.8 acre Community Center site, where the theater, […]
Video by Jefferson Graham (JeffersonGraham.com) [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”3013″ display=”masonry” ngg_triggers_display=”always”]by Kevin Cody The current World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers pitched in literally, as well as figuratively, to help teammate and All Star utility player Chris Taylor in his Second Annual CT3 Foundation Polar Plunge at the Manhattan Beach pier on Sunday, February 2. Seven […]
by Kevin Cody Near the end of a two hour PowerPoint presentation by Hermosa Beach Civic Center consultant Jeffrey Fullerton, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Saemann complained the presentation was too conceptional and lacking in specifics. The presentation in the Hermosa council chambers last Wednesday, January 22 was meant to elicit resident input on proposals for […]
by Kevin Cody Near the end of a two hour PowerPoint presentation by Hermosa Beach Civic Center consultant Jeffrey Fullerton, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Saemann complained the presentation was too conceptional and lacking in specifics. The presentation in the Hermosa council chambers last Wednesday, January 22 was meant to elicit resident input on proposals for […]
by Kevin Cody Rick Koenig has emceed the Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade every year since it began 29 years ago, except for the inaugural year. He pleaded to the Hermosa City Council at its Tuesday, January 14 meeting for the opportunity to emcee the popular parade again. “From where I announce the parade, […]