New Electric Skateboard Born In Hermosa
Blog, Hermosa Beach News | Dunham Stewart
ZBoard was designed in Hermosa Beach and founded in 2009. A new electic skateboard creation that generated a huge buzz during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month was designed in Hermosa Beach. , and according to the company’s website, the skateboard will be released to the public on March 1. Here is how it works: since the skateboard senses your weight, you lean forward to go and lean back to stop. The board has a top speed of 17 miles per hour. Locals who watch the YouTube promotional videos for the new skateboard will immediately recognize they were filmed here in town. Check out the video below.
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The South Park Design Committee invites residents to weigh in on the design of the playground, to replace part of the unused skate rink in the park. The design of the play area remains in the hands of the community. Committee members and residents have been meeting at the bleachers in the park around 9 a.m. every Saturday to discuss the playground plans and share ideas. The goal is to make the playground a community project. For example, the committee plans to launch a design contest to get children’s input on design plans from both Hermosa View and Valley Schools, as well as the 
The monthly shopping event hits downtown this week. Food and festivities are set to kick off Thursday at 5 p.m. for Hermosa Beach’s monthly First Thursdays event. As part of the occasion, downtown businesses and restaurants stay open late for shoppers, offering specials or treats until 9 p.m. The February theme for the event is “I Love Hermosa Beach,” according to the Chamber of Commerce. The chamber in a press release last week encouraged shoppers to “shop for Valentine’s Day gifts for that special someone or just enjoy a nice night out of dinner and shopping with the family.”
Hermosa Beach below the surface teems with wild wonders, a 9-pound lobster he recently found in the Hermosa reef remains among the wildest. The so-called Hermosa reef, a large area of scattered debris, sits near the coast and is believed to have been created in the 1970s. Some of the old trolley cars that used to run along the coast are out there, and they also dumped some freeway concrete pillars and slabs out there for an artificial reef, most people have no clue it’s there. See the full story: 
Here is a look back at the Pacific Electric Railway, a major railway system that once ran through the city. The “red car” line that ran through the Beach Cities was launched in 1910 to connect Los Angeles to the Beach Cities and was discontinued in 1940. The remenant of the old line was developed into what is now known as 
Farewell to 2011, here are some of the events that shaped the headlines this year in Hermosa Beach. How many of these stories so you remember? In many ways Hermosa Beach was in a holding pattern in 2011. But the year did not pass without event, including approval of the most restrictive smoking ban in the region, the flowering of tattoo parlors in a city that once banned them, and the loss of a beloved civic mainstay. Here’s a review of stories from the past year courtesy of the Easy Reader. Feel free to share your thoughts about the news of 2011. Read More: 
Crack open a bottle of Champagne and toast the new year. Here are some of the best events to toast 2012 in Hermosa Beach: 
Hermosa Beach’s Abby Wambach is The Associated Press’ Sportswoman of the Year after leading the U.S. to last summer’s Women’s World Cup title game. Wambach is the first individual soccer player — man or woman — to win one of the AP’s annual sports awards, which began in 1931. Her inspirational leadership and goal scoring helped the Americans to the cusp of the World Cup championship this past summer, capturing the hearts and minds of the American public along the way during the team’s dramatic run in Germany. Wambach’s clutch performance at this summer’s World Cup made her the clear choice as the female athlete of the year, as selected by members of the AP. The U.S. forward received 65 of the 214 votes cast, while teammate Hope Solo (38) was a distant second and former UConn basketball star Maya Moore (35) was third.
Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to the public schools in San Clemente. So, get out your lights and ladders (and your competitive spirit)! Whether your style is sophisticated or silly, we want you to dress up your house in the name of good cheer and our kids. Here’s how the contest works 
Beach culture met mountain culture at the second annual Snowfest turns downtown into Mount Hermosa as 60 tons of snow is dumped on Pier Avenue. Known in snowboarding lingo as an “urban rail jam,” the event created a snowboarding terrain park at sea level and brought competitive snowboarding to the snowless streets of Hermosa Beach.In front of hundreds of spectators lining the edges of the track, riders performed tricks for the judges as they vied for just 15 spots in the final round. Check out some awesome photos of the event. 
