Barela, Benevidez the Yin Yang of Hermosa Surfer’s Walk of Fame
You can’t put Chris Barela on The Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame without Mike Benavidez at the same time. They are yin and yang. They are closer than brothers. In the ‘70s one couldn’t have survived without the other. It was the winter of ‘72 and Doc had recently bought the pro surfer Dru […]
City of Hermosa Beach: 04/02/2015 Restaurant Alc-Bev Estab, Retail Display, 04-14-15
City of Hermosa Beach ORDINANCE NO. 15-1350 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 17 (ZONING) RELATING TO THE DEFINITION, STANDARDS AND/OR ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR RESTAURANTS AND ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDING THE FOOD TO ALCOHOL SALES RATIO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES […]
Hermosa Surfer’s Walk of Fame inductee Derek Levy embodies the surfing spirit
No one embodies the spirit of surfing more fully than Derek Levy, who will be inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame this Saturday, April 4 at the Hermosa Beach pier.
THEATER REVIEW – “Cinderella”
Revamped musical tries hard to be relevant As musical collaborators, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had a number of success stories, from “Oklahoma!” to “The Sound of Music,” but “Cinderella” (written for TV) wasn’t one of them, relatively speaking. Even so, it’s a timeless fairy tale, and it’s been dusted off for a new […]
South Bay Arts Calendar 4/02/15-4/07/15
Thursday, April 2 Inspired sculptors An artists’ talk and walk-through with sculptors Michael Todd, Kristan Marvell, and Nicholette Kominos, in connection with the current “Ties to Modernism” show, takes place at 7:30 p.m. at South Bay Contemporary, at The Loft, 401 S. Mesa St., third floor, San Pedro. It’s during the First Thursday Art Walk, […]
Letters 4/02/15
Money under the pillow Dear ER: I listened intently to the discussion at the March 24 Hermosa Beach city council meeting regarding raising the Transient Occupancy Tax, or hotel tax to increase city revenue. I heard something that night I’ve not heard before. The word hotel has gone from singular to plural . Simply put, […]
Kobe Bryant to receive Bill Sharman Humanitarian Award
Kobe Bryant will receive the second annual Bill Sharman Humanitarian Award in a ceremony Saturday night at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos.
‘Tainted’ Redondo Beach campaign contributions complicate hotel plans near AES
A developer is planning to build a new property less than a mile away from the AES power plant, site of the now-dead Harbor Village plan. Whether or not he will be able to move forward with the project depends on decisions to be made at the April 7 Redondo Beach City Council meeting. The […]
South Bay Community Calendar 4/02/15-4/08/15
Thursday 2 STATE OF THE STATE State of the State from 8:30 – 10 a.m. at DoubleTree by Hilton, 21333 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance. $38 per person, Breakfast included. For tickets, call 301-540-5858 or visit torrancechamber.com. HOLY THURSDAY 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, 7:30 p.m. Mass followed by Adoration of Blessed Sacrament until midnight at St. John […]
Pushing Through the Doors of Perception – Conceptual camerawork at the Torrance Museum of Art
It wasn’t long after the birth of photography in the 1830s that creative minds got busy. Images were being manipulated almost from the get-go, and this has only intensified with the technological advances of recent years. “Second Sight: New Representations in Photography,” which is at the Torrance Art Museum through May 14, pushes even further […]
Artist Van Hamersveld, sculpture Barela installation unveilings in Hermosa, Manhattan Beach
Two waves by two of surfing’s most celebrated artists will be unveiled in the Beach Cities in the coming weeks. Next Wednesday, Manhattan Village Mall will unveil a wave sculpture by Chris Barela. The former Hermosa Beach pro surfer’s other local installations include the life size bronze sculptures of Bob and Bill Meistrell at Seaside […]
A la carte 4/02/15
Open and Interesting… Bettolino Kitchen is serving in the former Gina Lee’s space on Palos Verdes Boulevard, and the early signs are good. The space has been freshened up with an open kitchen and communal tables, and the menu of modern Italian dishes fits the stylish, inviting room well. They’re open for lunch and already […]
Mother accuses American Martyr priest of sexual harassment
A Manhattan Beach mother is suing a priest at American Martyrs Church and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, alleging that the priest sexually harassed her and then was inappropriately transferred to another church after she complained.