Revenge: Turning Manhattan Beach into the Hamptons
When Production Designer Bruce Miller sets the stage for an episode of the ABC television show “Revenge,” he knows not to shoot any scenes with the Santa Monica Mountains in the background.
View ArticleOff their Rockers: Pier Plaza Pranksters
When executive producer Kathleen Burns picks a victim to prank on the NBC Betty White television show “Off their Rockers,” she hopes the casualty will react in an entertaining way.
View ArticleBob Meistrell: Scuba diving with the stars
“I do recall one pretty good lobster story where I ended up breathing through my ears,” Bob Meistrell said when asked about the Hollywood stars he taught to dive.
View ArticleOn location: Pirates of the Caribbean in filming in King Harbor
A gang of pirates descended on the Redondo Beach King Harbor Marina in Mid-August 2006 for the filming of “The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Leslie Page, the Property Manager...
View ArticleOn location: Modern Family filming at the South Bay Galleria
The ABC TV show “Modern Family” has filmed at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach multiple times.
View ArticleOn location: 1976 Carrie filming at the Hermosa Beach Community Center
The 1976 Brian De Palma film “Carrie” staring Sissy Spacek was partially filmed at the Hermosa Beach community center.
View ArticleOn location: Tosh.0 at Pier Plaza
In July 2011 Daniel Tosh, the host of Tosh.0 hosted a treadmill marathon in PierPlaza.
View ArticleHermosa’s in the lead for Wyland Foundation water saving competition
Hermosa Beach is again in the running for the third Wyland Foundation Mayor’s challenge for Water Conservation.
View ArticleHigh winds don’t stop Hermosans
Winds reached upwards of 28 mph at the beach with gusts of 50 mph near LAX on Monday, creating seven to nine foot waves and causing most beach-goers to abandon regular ocean-side activities.
View ArticleGreen Idea House surpasses energy saving expectations
Earth Month was kicked off on April 6 by the dedication of the “The Green Idea House,” a Hermosa Beach family’s affordable retrofit of their house into a net zero energy, zero carbon case study.
View ArticleHermosa Beach resident saves tree
On Thursday morning Laura Juneau tied herself to one of three trees by the Kiwanis Club.
View ArticleOn location: House Hunters in North Redondo
Chandler Ellman, 25, and Kurt Bondan, 26, are looking for a single-family, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the South Bay with hardwood floors, a garage with a work space and an open-floor plan...
View ArticleHigh-speed Hermosa Beach minivan pursuit ends in arrest, no injuries [UPDATE]
An accurate description of a car burglar and a quick call to the Hermosa Beach Police Department resulted in the successful apprehension of a car thief after an hour-long car chase through both Redondo...
View ArticleHollywood at the Beach: South Bay filming locations map
Located just 15 miles from Hollywood, the South Bay has been the prime location choice for hundreds of movies and TV shows over the years.
View ArticleHermosa Beach events; Art show, book sale, blood drive. fundraisers
Art Will Always Be Here The South Bay Art Department will host a final art show at their Manhattan Beach address before moving to Hermosa Beach on Friday from 6 – 9 p.m.
View ArticleHermosa Beach “Art Will Always Be Here” show Friday
The South Bay Art Department will host a final art show, “Art Will Always Be Here,” at their Manhattan Beach address before moving to Hermosa Beach on Friday from 6 – 9 p.m.
View ArticleOceangoing bubble’s voyage cut short
Philanthropic runner Reza Baluchi has run cross-country across the world’s harshest terrains.
View ArticleHermosa Beach Events; April 18 – 25
Electric Vehicle event Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi will be at Hermosa Beach City Hall at 1315 Valley Drive on Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
View ArticleHermosa Beach city streets recognized as safe, accessible
Hermosa Beach was named one of the top cities in the nation for its safe streets by the National Complete Streets Coalition, an organization that encourages the availability of streets to all users.
View ArticleHermosa Beach father-daughter sock hop
Fathers and daughters from Hermosa Beach piled in Valley gym wearing poodle skirts and leather jackets on Friday for the 2013 kindergarten to fifth grade ‘sock hop’ themed Hermosa Valley and View...
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