"To me, painting is all about having fun. I've just always enjoyed it," said Ken Klade, owner of the new Klade Art Gallery on Pier Avenue. "I try to have fun and experiment, and I come up with everything from industrial styles all the way to something kind of like pop art." Both residents and…Read more Artist hopes to bring 1960s scene back to town

In recent months, City Councilman Michael Keegan became Hermosa Beach's newest mayor. As one of two newcomers to public office, this tenure at the helm marks Keegan's first time as mayor, which is a rotating seat spanning nine months. Keegan this week sat down with The Beach Reporter and talked about several issues ranging from…Read more Q&A with new Hermosa Beach Mayor Michael Keegan

In Part VI in an ongoing series showcasing some of the oldest homes in Hermosa Beach, The Beach Reporter this week examines the history of three houses with very distinct architectural styles, all built in the early 1900s. As the third owner of 2204 Monterey Blvd., Marsha Majka purchased the house in 1979. She bought…Read more Houses with a past

The Hermosa Beach City Council July 31 rejected the idea of participating in a joint venture to purchase the Marineland Mobile Home Park in conjunction with the Hermosa Beach School District. The vote was 3-1 as Mayor Michael Keegan was the lone dissenter. Councilman J.R. Reviczky was absent from the meeting. The City Council agreed…Read more Council opts out of venture with School District

The sights, sounds and smells of the South Pacific will once again make their way into Hermosa Beach this weekend for the seventh annual Aloha Days Festival and Surf Contest. The money raised from the event will help fund new surfing exhibits for the Hermosa Beach Historical Society, which is now in the process of…Read more Aloha Days Surf Festival comes to town this weekend

Thanks to the efforts of Congresswoman Jane Harman, 19 exchange students from Loreto, Mexico, recently received approval to visit Hermosa Beach after U.S. federal officials denied their entrance into the country. Since 1974, the Hermosa Beach Sister City Association has welcomed a group of students from its sister city, Loreto, for its annual weeklong exchange…Read more Congresswoman Harman helps to save exchange program with Loreto kids

The Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night rejected the proposal to place an initiative on this year's November ballot to increase the city's business license tax as a way to balance future city budgets. "On behalf of all businesses, I would like to suggest the city take a hard look at its expenses in the…Read more Council rejects proposed business tax hike

Three different Hermosa Beach residents, all of whom are parents of children attending Hermosa Valley School, last week received an anonymous letter obliquely threatening in nature typed on Hermosa Beach Education Foundation letterhead. The letters imply a threat against these three residents' children if they continue with what the anonymous writer perceives as an effort…Read more Letter rattles gym location opponents

Hermosa Beach Police arrested and charged a former Manhattan Beach fourth-grade school teacher with three felony counts of sexual assault Monday after he allegedly attacked a woman on a Hermosa Beach walk street last month. According to Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jodi Link, Aran Anthony Delaney, a 26-year-old Hermosa Beach man, is charged…Read more Local teacher charged in sexual assault

Following a lengthy discussion, the Hermosa Beach City Council Tuesday night agreed to schedule a public meeting with the Hermosa Beach School Board at the end of the month. The meeting will enable the School Board to review its options for land acquisition with the city and determine whether the City Council may be able…Read more City to host public meeting with School District

Hermosa Beach Police this past weekend arrested a local man who's eluded officers and believed to be involved in the stabbing of a Hermosa Beach man inside his home in April. Detectives arrested 33-year-old Ryker Copeland of Manhattan Beach July 6. Police sought Copeland for questioning soon after the attempted burglary that led to the…Read more Stabbing suspect caught