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S O U T H B AY 

CAL ENDAR 

Friday, March 9 

Free fitness 

Designed by Beach Cities 

Health District to introduce 

people of all incomes and abilities 

to a variety of fitness offerings 

including yoga, Pilates, 

cycling, boot camp and more. 

Over 25 fitness studios in Hermosa, 

Manhattan and Redondo 

participate. Some 

require pre-registration, others 

available on a first come, first 

served basis. Through March 

11. bchd.org/freefitness. 

Lenten season 

The Knights of Columbus 

fish fry. $11 per person, under 

12, $5. 5 - 7:30 p.m. Knights of 

Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, 

Redondo Beach. 

Saturday, March 10 

Whale of a day 

Celebrate the migration of 

the Pacific Gray whale from 

the Arctic to Baja California. 

Educational exhibits, vendors, 

entertainment, food trucks, 

kids crafts, games, and puppets. 

Free! 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Point Vicente Interpretive Center. 

No onsite parking. Free 

parking and shuttle at the Rancho 

Palos Verdes City Hall, 

30940 Hawthorne Blvd. (310) 

544-5260, rpvca.gov or 

losserenos.org. 

Paws to read 

Children are invited to practice 

their beginning reading 

skills with B.A.R.K. (Beach Animals 

Reading with Kids) dogs. 

For early readers. Free. 10:30 

a.m. - noon. Hermosa Beach 

Library, 550 Pier Ave. For 

questions contact Kay Wantuch 

(310) 379-8475 or kwantuch@library.lacounty.gov. 

For the babies 

Baby Shower presented by 

Woman’s Club of Redondo 

Beach benefiting Foster Children 

Resource Project and 

D.C.F.S. Babies. Bring unwrapped 

items for newborn to 

12 months; no baby formula or 

food, please. Noon- 2 p.m. 400 

S. Broadway, Redondo Beach. 

(310) 713-4063. 

Affair of the heart 

The Richstone Family Center’s 

23rd annual gala to benefit 

child abuse treatment and 

prevention programs for local 

at-risk children and families. 

Wine tastings, dinner, silent 

and live auctions. Tickets are 

$250 per person and up. 6:30 

p.m. Audi Pacific, 20460 

Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance. 

RichstoneFamily.org/2018Gala. 

Sunday, March 11 

Daylight Savings 

Set your clocks ahead before 

you went to bed last night? 

We’ve sprung forward. 

Donate 

During Red Cross Month the 

American Red Cross encourages 

eligible donors to join in 

its life saving mission by giving 

blood. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. St. James 

Catholic Church, 415 Vincent 

Street, Redondo Beach. Make 

an appointment to become a 

hero to patients in need by visiting 

redcrossblood.org or calling 

(800) 733-2767. 

Let’s fly a kite 

The 44th Annual Festival of 

the Kite presented by Redondo 

Pier Association & Sunshine 

Kite Company. This all-ages 

free event is open to the public 

and prizes are awarded. 12 - 5 

p.m. Redondo Pier, 100 Fisherman’s 

Wharf, Redondo Beach. 

Register on eventbrite.com. 

For more information visit redondopier.com 

or 

facebook.com/redondopier. 

Natural Health Fair 

20+ different South Bay 

Natural Healthcare Doctors 

and Practitioners to explore 

healing methods like 

Acupuncture, Cryotherapy, 

Thermography, NLP, vitamins 

and more. Opportunity giveaways. 

Free. 1 - 4 p.m. Anderson 

Senior Center, 3007 Vail 

Ave., Redondo Beach. 

Healthylife.net. 

Monday, March 12 

LA Opera talks 

The Palos Verdes Library 

District, in partnership with 

LA Opera, presents a series of 

introductory lectures on opera. 

2 p.m. Peninsula Center Library, 

community room, 701 

Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills 

Estates. Free. (310) 377-9584. 

Cancer Side Effects 

Workshop 

Cancer Support Community 

Redondo Beach (CSCRB) hosts 

Paula Anastasia RN, gyn-oncology 

clinical nurse specialist 

at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. 

Anastasia will provide informative 

and engaging 

information on sexuality and 

intimacy after a cancer diagnosis. 

Advance registration required. 

6 - 7 p.m. 109 West 

Torrance Blvd., Redondo 

Beach. Call (310) 376-3550 or 

visit cancersupportredondobeach.org. 

Tuesday, March 13 

Party time 

Blue Zones’ monthly Social 

Hour. Bring family and friends 

to mingle and practice some of 

the project’s Power 9 Principles, 

including Down Shift and 

Right Tribe. Discounted appetizers! 

5 p.m. Zinc, 1221 N. 

Valley Drive, Manhattan 

Beach. bchd.org. 

Pajama-rama 

Kids ages 2 and up and their 

caregivers are encouraged to 

wear pajamas and bring special 

pillows or blankets for stories. 

6:30 p.m. Katy Geissert 

Civic Center Library, 3301 

Torrance Blvd., Torrance. Free 

and no registration is required. 

For more information call the 

Youth Services Department at 

(310) 618-5964. 

Library namaste 

Slow, easy flow with yoga 

teacher Anne Spinner. 7 - 8 

p.m. Free. For questions contact 

Melissa McCollum (310) 

545-8595. Manhattan Beach 

Library, 1320 Highland Ave. 

Wednesday, March 14 

Cup of RB joe 

Join neighbors and police officers 

for coffee and conversation. 

The mission of Coffee 

with a Cop is to break down 

barriers between police and 

the citizens they serve. Ask 

questions, voice concerns, and 

get to know the officers in 

your neighborhood. 8 - 10 a.m. 

Sacks on the Beach, 1611 S. 

Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. 

Medical Cannabis 

Cancer Support Community 

Redondo Beach (CSCRB) hosts 

Bonni Goldstein MD, Medical 

Director at Marijuana Medicine 

Evaluation Centers. The 

benefits of using medical marijuana 

to ease side effects of 

cancer treatment will be examined. 

Participants will learn 

correct information about the 

popular and scientific data on 

the use of medical marijuana 

and how to obtain a doctor’s 

recommendation for it. 6 - 8 

p.m. 109 West Torrance Blvd., 

Redondo Beach. Call (310) 

376-3550 or visit cancersupportredondobeach.org. 

Thursday, March 15 

Baby band practice 

Build your child’s pre-literacy, 

cognitive and motor skills 

through song and rhyme. For 

babies 0-18 months and their 

caregivers. Space is limited. 

10:30 - 11 a.m. Hermosa Beach 

Library, 550 Pier Ave. Contact 

Kay Wantuch (310) 379-8475, 

kwantuch@library.lacounty.go 

v. 

Saturday, March 17 

The 44th annual 

Festival of the Kite is 

Sunday, March 11, 

noon - 5 p.m. 

Redondo Pier, 100 

Fisherman’s 

Wharf. All-ages 

free event; prizes 

awarded. Register 

on eventbrite.com. 

310-372-0308 or 

redondopier.com. 

St. Patrick’s Day 5K 

Village Runner presents the 

annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K 

run/community walk and Leprechaun 

Dash for the gold. 

Race starts at 6:30 a.m. on 

Catalina Ave., near the Village 

Runner Redondo store. $40 

entry all ages. $30 entry for 

Little Leprechaun Dash for the 

Gold. (310) 375-2626 or villagerunner.com. 

St. Patrick’s Parade 

Over 100 local businesses, 

civic organizations and school 

marching bands take part in 

the seven block parade down 

Pier Avenue. 11 a.m. The parade 

begins near City Hall on 

Valley Drive, makes a left onto 

Pier Avenue and ends at the 

corner of Hermosa Avenue 

and 10th Street. 

Fitness 5K 

Two auxiliary support 

groups of Torrance Memorial 

host the annual Spring into Fitness 

5K Walk/Run. Proceeds 

support renovations of the Torrance 

Memorial Pediatric Unit 

and Neonatal Intensive Care 

Unit. $30. Registration 7:30 

a.m. Walk/run 8:30 a.m. Participate 

as individuals, teams, or 

virtually. Children under age 

13 must be accompanied by an 

adult. springintofitnesstmmc. 

org. South Coast Botanic Gardens, 

26300 Crenshaw Blvd., 

Palos Verdes. 

Bunny breakfast 

Meet the Easter Bunny and 

have breakfast at the Promenade 

on the Peninsula, Ruby’s 

Diner. Seatings every half 

hour, 8:30 - 10 a.m. Adults 

$15, Kids are free (under 12). 

Tickets available at Ruby’s 

Diner. 550 Deep Valley Dr., 

Rolling Hills Estates. (310) 541- 

0688 or promenadeonthepeninsula.com. 

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Put on your green and watch the 23rd annual St. Patrick’s 

Day Parade on Saturday, March 17 in Hermosa Beach. 11 

a.m. Pier Ave. between Valley Dr. and Hermosa Ave. 

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Mason Silva slides into a backside Smith grind, while Chris Russell launches into a frontside Smith stall at Manhattan Beach Skatepark. Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicC

y David Mendez 

ouch.com) 

Friends from youth, 

Mason Silva and Chris Russell 

shred together after carving 

separate paths to 

pro skateboarding careers 

Yang of 

Shredders 

The differences between skateboarders Chris Russell and Mason Silva, 

as they prepare to power across Manhattan Beach Skatepark and attempt 

a tandem trick (Russell airing off a quarter-pipe and stalling 

on a nearby fence, Silva simultaneously pulling off a grind under Russell) 

are stark. 

Russell, a Hermosa Beach native now living in San Diego, looks, well, 

haggard. His hair is shaggy under a Red Bull beanie, his face wearing a 

few days’ stubble, and his clothes give the distinct appearance of something 

he may have recently woken up in. 

Silva, a native of Manhattan Beach now living in Long Beach, is relatively 

clean cut – his dark hair closely cropped, his black hoodie and jeans looking 

fresh. 

But as the two push off and start to hit the trick, you see what binds 

them: talent and unshakable focus. 

The two young men, both 21 and recently-minted professionals for their 

respective sponsors (Element Skateboards for Silva, Creature Skateboards 

for Russell), grew up as good friends seeking skate spots and riding to parks 

as adolescents. As the two found their niches and developed their talents, 

they grew apart. But occasionally, their paths would cross – in 2015, Silva 

and Russell were named The Skateboard Mag’s Amateur of the Year and 

first runner-up, respectively. 

“They’re exact polar opposites, the yin and yang,” said Sonny McCollom, 

of Hermosa’s ET Surf, who helped secure support for both as they grew 

up. “Chris is your grime, hardcore guy, while Mason is your conservative, 

technical guy. And it’s cool that they came out of here and it shows you 

the diversity out there.” 

Silva’s philosophies pop out at you from his video clips, and he’s quick 

to admit them: Hit tricks fast, and hit them hard. 

“It’s pretty apparent to see in footage, even for people who don’t skateboard: 

it’s easy to tell if someone is going fast over anything,” Silva said. 

“It’s like playing music loud or soft.” 

That, he said, is something that’s been with him for as long as he could 

remember. Everything he did was fast, and there was no way he could 

turn that off. 

“But power, that came way after speed. I got that from surfing, watching 

some of my favorite surfers, like Dan Reynolds, put so much power in their 

turns when they go fast,” Silva said. 

Saltwater and shaped foam are in Silva’s blood. His brother Dayton went 

to work in the surf industry after competing as a pro. His father Mark is 

locally famed for surfing for more than 1,000 days straight. 

“It’s pretty surreal — it’s like if a child told you he wanted to be a fireman… 

you make sure he got all the right grades, did all the right things, 

and it wouldn’t be a surprise,” Mark Silva said. “But when a kid tells you 

at a young age he wants to be a pro skateboarder… all we provided him 

with was the opportunity.” 

That opportunity, Mark Silva said, was to allow Mason to pursue independent 

study in high school, granting him time to skate and film without 

being forced to stay on the Mira Costa campus. 

“I gravitated toward this,” Mason Silva said. “That’s how I got around to 

Chris, seeing him at other parks, and seeing that he had the drive to really 

be something. He was in the same boat as me.” 

As groms the two were close, riding together to skate parks around LA 

and Orange County. 

“It’s funny, he’s a transition guy, skating pools and ramps, and that got 

me skating at first,” Silva said. “But when Vans Skatepark built a street 

course, I started skating that and never looked back.” 

“It’s so funny, he used to skate transition back in the day, but he started 

seeing his niche in street skating,” Russell said. “It’s so rad he took that 

route and made it his own…he’s so, so f—king good in the streets.” 

Street skating – conquering stairs, handrails, ledges and other landmarks 

of urban environments – is Silva’s bread and butter. His video clips show 

him catching ridiculous air off banked asphalt and open-top culverts, catching 

his board soon after making it dance below him. 

“I think there are more options, more creativity for me,” Silva said. “I 

like the culture of it, going into the street, finding something unique and 

filming it, making an artwork from it.” 

Though he cites fellow Element Skateboards pro team member Brandon 

Westgate among his greatest influences, South Bay local and skateboard 


Mason Silva. 

Photo by Jake Darwen 

legend Rodney Mullen was among Silva’s first idols. Mullen is a technical 

wizard, known for spinning, flipping and twirling his board with uncanny 

precision. Watching Mason idly skating, you can see him taking those same 

influences, popping two, three, four tricks in a line on flat ground. 

But if Silva is technical, Russell is visceral. He has a raw power to his 

lines, tinged with recklessness. 

“The skill is there, and he just has the guts to do everything he wants to 

do; he can think of anything, and nothing in his mind is going to tell him 

‘no,’” Silva said. 

“I’ve always been like that, with anything. I can’t do it any other way, 

with anything I do in life,” Russell said. “It’s weird. I feel like I’m worse 

when I’m trying to be relaxed, than when I’m pushing it into the ground.” 

Russell described his style as embedded along the “hairline of chaos and 

complete control,” on the brink of destruction. 

“That’s what I liked to watch growing up, where you don’t do things that 

are necessarily perfect, but were unique and completely off the wall,” Russell 

said. “Where you can’t tell what’s rehearsed and practiced, or completely 

in the moment and genuine.” 

Russell came up in an older skating tradition, growing up among wellrespected 

older heads, like Mike Smith and Lester Kasai. 

“That’s where I was sculpted, and learned the boundaries of etiquette,” 

Russell said. “Those were the main inspirations growing up, older dudes 

who had deep roots in skating already.” 

Russell’s discipline is in transition, carving the curves and rolls of bowls 

and pools, grinding or stalling along the coping – the top edge, where flat 

ground meets the lip of the bowl – or catching air before diving back in. 

“There’s a texture to it, and the coping has so much to do with what transition 

skaters like,” Russell said. “The street is amazing, but I never got that 

same feeling of going fast.” 

The people who have observed Russell’s growth have struggled finding 

the words to describe his style – at least, words that are printable in a family 

publication – but they say he’s always had the fearlessness he displayed 

in parks and videos. 

“He’s not afraid to take it to the next level, and I don’t think he has the 

same fear that most people do,” McCollom said, recalling Russell as a kid 

who would never be seen without a torn-up metal band shirt and hair cascading 

down his back. “He’s the one guy you’d say who completely paves 

his own way, and has his own style. He’s not a follower by any means.” 

Russell’s career was nurtured by heavy family support as well. His parents 

would often take both him and Silva to parks across Southern California, 

and he was a regular on the contest scene even as a grom. 

“We started helping Chris out because I knew his mom, Jessica,” said 

Steve Harkenrider, of ET Surf, who helped connect Russell with NHS – 

the parent company to eventual sponsor Creature Skateboards – and would 

throw in free gear to help him. “He was a ripper who killed it in pool skating, 

really any type of transition skating.” 

But his family, Harkenrider said, was unlike typical helicoptering sports 

parent who acts as a de facto agent for their child. 

“We’ve seen throughout the years, parents always making the kids work, 

trying to live their dreams vicariously through them,” Harkenrider said. 

“[Chris’s parents] Jonas and Jessica were so mellow and thankful… he was 

mellow, his family was grateful, and that speaks a lot.” 

Russell’s apple didn’t fall far from his parents’ tree – as the shop helped 

them, he and his family stayed loyal. 

“Only ET,” Russell said when asked where he bought his gear growing 

up. “I started riding for them when I was like, 10. Our fam’s never gone 

anywhere else.” 

About a mile up Pacific Coast Highway, Spyder Surfboards treated Mason 

Silva with just as much love. Though they have a skate section in their 

PCH store, the only pro decks they carry in their online shop are Silva’s 

pro decks. Once upon a time, a young Mason Silva worked behind the 

counters at Spyder, who he says “pretty much raised [him].” 

“You’ve gotta represent him; he’s one of those guys who’s been so close 

to us and been a part of the family and made it,” said Luke Jarvis, son of 

Spyder founder Dennis Jarvis. 

As he talked, Jarvis grabbed two DVDs from behind the counter: Disorganized 

Fun, and Goosenectar, two locally-made skate videos featuring a 

young Silva. “It’s crazy, I was just showing my buddy these two… they sold 

out the old Hermosa Playhouse screening these.” 

As conversations turned toward the future, the young pros turned introspective. 

Silva, as from when he was a kid, hopes to stay deeply involved 

in skating. 

“I always want to be putting out video parts, photos, keeping everything 

alive for as long as I can. I want to do this forever,” Silva said. “I’m not 

going to be able to, because my body won’t let me, but I’m going to do 

everything I possibly can do.” 

Though Russell acknowledged he’d be in a very different place if he wasn’t 

skating (“My mom raised me on a really good palate,” he said. “I’d fully 

embrace food and go that direction.”), his plan is keep working to improve, 

which might even lead to skating in the Olympics. 

Skateboarding medal events are planned for the Tokyo 2020 Summer 

Olympics, and upcoming contest series will soon start taking scores for 

Olympic qualifying. But he’s not worrying about that. 

“I’m not going to put myself through all this stress into something I love 

so much,” Russell said, before pointing to his sponsors’ gear. “These dudes 

and these dudes would really want me to do it, and I’m going to try my 

hardest…but if it doesn’t happen, I’m not going to cry about it.” 

As for seeing his old friend on the same track to success, Russell is 

stoked. 

“It’s pretty rad to see how we did this, and back in the middle again; it’s 

funny, man, how it worked out like that,” Russell said. “It’s a trip. It worked 

out in the best way, for sure.” B 


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The Law Offices of Baker, Burton & Lundy, P.C. 

Expanding to Serve the Legal Needs of the South Bay 

aker, Burton & Lundy, the local law firm with a nationwide reputation 

and billions of dollars won for its clients, continues to expand 

both its practice and its physical presence in the heart of 

Hermosa Beach. 

The firm has won more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements. The 

attorneys have argued twice before the U.S. Supreme Court and have 

won an unanimous opinion in the California Supreme Court making 

new law that encourages resolution and helps reduce litigation. 

Never content to stand still, BB&L has been growing its probate and 

employment law divisions, while energetically maintaining its core 

practices that include business, real estate, estate planning and personal 

injury. 

People walking and driving down Pier Avenue will see changes taking 

place. To house the growing practice, the 42-year-old firm is making 

its third expansion along Hermosa’s iconic Pier Avenue, adding new 

offices and a “lifeguard tower-esque” roof deck to its storefront. The 

shape is symbolic to the firm – just as local lifeguards keep beach-goers 

safe, BB&L seeks to help safeguard the legal rights of their clients and 

stands by to help when injuries of all kind occur. 

Employment Law – Advising Employers and Employees 

BB&L offers employment law services to a variety of clients in Southern 

California from small start-up businesses to Fortune 500 companies. 

Understanding the rights of both sides, BB&L represents both employers 

and employees in discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination 

cases. They also are experts in analyzing wage and hour issues and 

employment and employee requirements under the current California 

laws, which are technical and difficult to comply with. 

Navigating Probate Litigation 

The area of probate litigation has been growing as the Baby Boomer 

generation ages. When conflicts arise concerning questionable documents 

or how money and estate assets are being managed and/or 

distributed, people find themselves needing an expert attorney. The 

BB&L probate litigation team helps clients navigate through the complex 

probate court system and reach equitable resolutions. 

Protecting Sexual Harassment Victims 

BB&L has been actively defending the rights of women long before 

the #MeToo movement started. The firm spearheaded prosecution of 

a doctor who, like Larry Nassar, was using his position and authority to 

sexually abuse multiple patients during examinations and who was 

convicted in criminal court of four felonies and lost his license. BB&L 

also just won several million dollars for an employee who was a victim 

of sexual harassment and discrimination. One of the most healing 

things for these victims is helping them have their day in court and confront 

the person who abused them. 

Helping Clients with Brain Injuries 

Unfortunately there are many ways people receive serious injuries to 

their brain – from vehicle accidents to playing football or even dangerous 

falls while walking. These brain injuries can drastically alter a 

person’s ability to work and take care of his or herself. It is critical for 

head injury victims to seek legal help when an injury occurs due to another’s 

negligence so patients can get the resources needed for their 

long-term care. BB&L has helped a wide range of clients injured from 

falls, horse-riding accidents, and car and motorcycle accidents win 

millions of dollars for their long-term medical needs. 

Long Term Commitment 

As the longest operating business on Pier Avenue, Baker, Burton & 

Lundy remains committed to being there for their clients and the South 

Bay community. Partner Brad Baker says, “Few professions provide the 

opportunity to help people as much as the legal profession. We take 

this mission very seriously. From the moment clients walk in our front 

door, they know their experience is going to be unique.” 

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develop with a shaper. When not shaping, Blackmore can be found hunting waves across 

Southern California. He’ll travel from San Clemente to Big Sur, but just as he vouches for 

connecting with a local shaper, there’s nothing like pumping surf close to home. 

“I’ll travel for surf, but obviously my heart lies with those Redondo tubes,” Blackmore 

said. 

6/15/2018 6/15/2018 

Ian Blackmore 

iᐧbe Surfboards 

i.be.wavetoys@gmail.com 

@ianblackmore 

>> Runner-up: Dan Cobley 

DANC Surfboards, 640 Cypress Ave. 

Hermosa Beach, (310) 469-2671 


Dive Store 

Dr. Liebl • Dr. Doane • Dr. Yao 

Dr. Jacks • Dr. Broussard • Dr. Burgos 

www.hah-vet.com 

Hermosa Animal Hospital 

560 PCH, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 

310-376-8819 

Bronze statues of Dive N’ Surf twins Bob and Bill Meistrell, inventors of the 

modern wetsuit, greet customers at the entrance to Dive N’ Surf. The statues 

were sculpted by former Hermosa Beach pro surfer Chris Barela. Photo by 

Kevin Cody 

Dive N’ Surf 

Last Summer, after a decade spent working his way up from sale assistant to assistant 

manager, with time put in as a scuba gear technician, Chris Kelly was named manager of 

Dive N’ Surf. He stepped in as an opportune time. The previous year, the Meistrell family 

spun off its Body Glove division, freeing Dive N’ Surf to carry wetsuit brands other than 

Body Glove. Equally significant was the 2014 expansion of the Dive N’ Surf store, which 

gave the shop space to stock a range of surf and dive wetsuit brands. They now include surf 

suit makers Quiksilver/Roxy, Ripcurl, Vissla and local custom wetsuit makers 7 ‘til 8. The 

dive suit selection has been expanded to include Henderson, Waterproof and Scubapro. 

The enlarged space has also allowed Dive N’ Surf to expand its surfboard selection. Local 

shapers such as Jacobs and Andy Prunauer (Proper surfboards) are offered alongside Sharp 

Eye boards that have become popular on the pro tour. 

The remodel included enlargement of the pool at the back of the store, where over 60,000 

divers have earned their scuba certification. 

What the store retained from the small 1958 store was its deep diving and surf heritage. 

A priceless collections of dive gear and surfboards are on display, including founder Bob 

and Bill Meistrell’s a balsa “slot” board, shaped by pioneer surfer Bob Simmons. 

“Dive N’ Surf has a lot of heritage starting with my dad Bob and his brother Bill, who 

invented the modern wetsuit, legendary surfboard shapers Dale Velzy and Hap Jacobs, who 

were early partners in the shop, and Dive N’ Surf co-founder and pioneer diver Bev 

Morgan,” said Robbie Meistrell. 

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>> Runner-up: Freedive N Spear 

950 Aviation Blvd. #B, Hermosa Beach 

(310) 374-7333 Freedivenspear.com 


Bike Shop 

At Body One Fitness Sidella offers an array of classes, from Hi-Volume, Cross Training 

to Plyometric Training. 

“We just celebrated our 8th anniversary and still have members from 2010-11,” owner 

Lou Sidella said. 

>> Personal trainer runner-up: Steve Maresca, (310) 529-9815. 

SteveMaresca@me.com 

>> Specialty Gym runner-up: South Bay Trainer, 3865 Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance. 

(310) 341-8559. Southbaytrainer.com 

Sports Retailer 

Dick’s Sporting Goods 

Dick’s Sporting Goods earned the praise of gun control advocates and the scorn of the 

National Rifle Association with its announcement that it will no longer sell firearms to 

anyone under 21, and will no longer sell assault-style rifles like the AR-15 used in the Florida 

high school massacre. Locally, the decision may be largely symbolic, because their El 

Segundo location is best known for its team, individual sports and weight lifting equipment. 

For runners, Dick’s offers an online calendar with new shoe release dates. 

770 S. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo. 310-726-9123. Dickssportinggoods.com 

Longtime owners of Hermosa cyclery include (left to right) are Larry Burke, 

Steve Collins, Mark McNeill and Ken Liebowitz. Photo courtesy of Hermosa 

Cyclery 

Hermosa Cyclery 

When Hermosa Bike founder “Shu” Shumaker died in 2002, he willed his shop to four 

kids who had formerly worked for him – Steve Collins, Larry Burke, Ken Liebowitz and 

Mark McNeill. 

The four continue to operate Hermosa Cyclery as a full-service bike shop that includes 

sales and rentals, but most importantly as an institution of Old Hermosa. 

“We’ve won the Best of the Beach award 10 straight years and we love what we do,” 

Collins said. “We’re happy to work with the community everyday.” 

Collins is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Bay Bicycle Coalition. 

“We encourage people to ride,” added Collins, who has worked at Hermosa Cyclery since 

he was 16 years old. “It’s a healthy lifestyle with lots of participants.” 

On Saturday, March 17 Hermosa Cyclery will be joining the annual St. Patrick’s Parade 

in Hermosa Beach. Riders are encouraged to sign up at the store. Prior to the ride, a Best 

Bike Contest will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m. with 10 categories of winners. 

20 13th St., Hermosa Beach. 

(310) 374-7816. 

hermosacyclery.com 

>> Runner-up: Helen Cycles 

1570 Rosecrans Ave. #C, Manhattan Beach. (310) 321-5290 Helenscycles.com 

Specialty Gym & 

Personal trainer 

Body One Fitness/Lou Sidella 

It wasn’t until he was almost 30 years old that Lou Sidella decided it was time to lose 

weight. He tipped the scales at 240 lbs. With 27.5% body fat. Sidella became certified as a 

trainer and spent the next nine months trying to lose weight. Though he lost 40 lbs, and 

dropped his body fat to 16.5 percent, he was still uncomfortable. He sought professional 

help and gained the courage to enter a 12 week before-and-after contest that changed his 

life. 

“Eight weeks into the contest, I had co-workers asking me to train them,” Sidella said. “I 

decided I’d give it a shot, and a few months later Body One Fitness was founded. Years 

later, I was still able to maintain my results from the contest – 182 lbs. and 8 percent body 

fat. 

“I’m definitely not the most knowledgeable guy,” Sidella said. “But I’ve learned how to 

come across to clients and give them that extra push. I work with the different needs of 

clientele,” 

16 Easy Reader / Beach magazine • March 8, 2018 

>> Runner-up: REI, 1800 Rosecrans Ave, Ste E, Manhattan Beach. (310) 727-0728. 

REI.com 

Health Club 

Bay Club 

One purpose of a health club is to prepare its members to enjoy the great outdoors. The 

Bay Club in Redondo Beach does that by providing an outdoor pool overlooking the King 

Harbor, a deck with rowing machines also overlooking the harbor and an outdoor cross 

training area. since the Northern California-based group took over the Redondo club, it has 

added regular social functions, creating a country club atmosphere. (Bay Club also recently 

acquired the Manhattan Beach Country Club). Bay Club Redondo offers classes on Mind 

& Body, Group Fitness, Strength Training, Aquatics and Cycling. The Redondo Beach 

location also offers a childcare play area, racquetball boxing and indoor-outdoor cardio 

track. 

Redondo Beach: 819 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach. (310) 376-9443; South Bay: 2250 

Park Place, El Segundo. (310) 643-6878; Rolling Hills: 51 Peninsula Center, Rolling 

Hills Estates. (310) 541-2582. Bayclubs.com 

Shop Shaper 

>> Runner-up: 24 Hour Fitness 

1601 Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 100. 

Hermosa Beach 

(310) 374-4524 

24hourfitness.com 

Pat Ryan, ET Surfboards 

To the person ordering his or her first surfboard, Pat Ryan has a question: How do you 

see yourself on a surfboard? What do you aspire to do? 

“If you approach someone on the sales floor, they might be surprised to hear that. Now, 

if someone is in the longboard section, they probably want a longboard. But do you want 

to noseride and cruise? Or do you want to do a lot of turns?” Ryan said. 

Ryan has five decades in the surfboard industry, stretching back to his days on the Greg 

Noll Surf Team, where he met ET Surfboards owner Eddie Talbot. In the late ‘60s, amid 

sweeping changes in surfboard manufacturing technology and rider preferences, the duo 

took the remnants of Greg Noll Surfboards and set up a fiberglass-and-resin operation out 

of their apartment. 

These raw beginnings eventually developed into ET’s current operation on Aviation Boule

After shaping more surfboards than any other active South Bay shaper, ET’s 

Pat Ryan is now shaping stand-ups. Photo by Kevin Coy 

vard in Hermosa Beach, which has been catering to — and employing — hot surfers of the 

South Bay for 46 years. During that time, Ryan became one of the most respected shapers 

in the region, developing signature boards for ET like his King Fish model. 

The advantage of ET, Ryan said, is that the people in the shop are almost always excellent 

surfers or skaters themselves. 

“Anyone who’s up there really knows what they’re talking about,” he said, referring to 

the shop’s second floor stock of surfboards. 

“You’re responsible for a broader range than ever before: first it was just longboards. 

Then there were shortboards. And now there’s everything in between,” Ryan said. 

And although technology has changed too, with some shapers relying on new materials 

and greater automation, much of Ryan’s craft would look familiar to his much-younger self. 

He referred to Tom Wegener, a former South Bay resident who moved to Australia and wrote 

a dissertation at the University of the Sunshine Coast that eventually became the book 

“Surfboard Artisans for the Love.” The book tracked a wide variety of approaches to surfboard 

design that have emerged since the 1960s, and noted that the best boards are still 

made essentially the same way. Ryan called it a “fluke,” but when he turns his focus to a 

board, the result is something closer to magic. 

Pat Ryan, ET Surf 

904 Aviation Blvd. 


(310) 379-7660 

>> Runner-up: Spyder Surfboards 

2461 Pacific Coast Hwy. 


(310) 374-8276 

Martial Arts 

Elite Training Center 

Elite Training Center was founded on the four principles of Respect, Honor, Discipline 

and Strength and teaches adult and youth mixed martial arts, These include LOTAR (close 

quarter battle techniques), Krav Maga (self defense), Muay Thai kickboxing and 

Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open hand and stick fighting). The Hermosa and Redondo 

locations are overseen by Chief Instructor Brian Rauchbach, who has over 24 years of martial 

arts experience. 

“What sets Elite apart is our relationships with students,” instructor Sean Derhammer 

said. “We have a profound impact not just on our students, but on our instructors as well. 

It’s a pay it forward concept.” 

“We have a clientele that ranges from soccer moms to federal agents to local law 

enforcement,” Derhammer said. “Our teachers feel like giving back is a genuine thing they 

want to do.” 

628 South Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach. (310) 543-1600; 

1601 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach. (310) 912-3088elitetrainingcenter.net 

>> Runner-up: Cobrinha Brazilian Jiu Jitsu South Bay, 3525 Pacific Coast Hwy, 

Torrance. (310) 891-6821. cobrinhabjjsouthbay.com 


Best of the Beach Kids 

Private School 

Beach Camp 

CampSurf 

CampSurf Director Chris Brown credits location 

for a large part of his 21-year-old surf 

and volleyball camp’s success. When Los Angeles 

County Lifeguard Jimmy Miller founded 

the camp in 1997, he obtained a permit to hold 

it at Rosecrans Avenue in Manhattan Beach. 

During the summer, when swells come from 

the south, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and 

Catalina Island block waves from reaching 

most of the South Bay. But waves still sneak in at the north end of Manhattan. 

A CampSurf student finds his stoke. 

Photo courtesy of CampSurf 

“Generally the summer surf is small, which is perfect for our campers. When it’s big, the surf breaks out 

far enough for beginners to ride the white water on the inside,” Brown said. 

A second benefit of the camp’s location is the pool of strong South Bay surfers and volleyball players Camp- 

Surf draws upon for its instructors. All CampSurf instructors are CPR and First-Aid Certified. Brown’s relationships 

with the area’s top beach athletes come from his years as a competitive surfer and volleyball player. 

Brown has been president of the CBVA (California Beach Volleyball Association) since 2005 and also sits on 

the Nominating and Governance Committee of USA Volleyball, the governing body for U.S. Olympic volleyball. 

CampSurf teaches over 1,000 kids to surf and play volleyball each summer and an equal number of adults 

through its year round private lessons and corporate team building program. 

CampSurf, Manhattan Beach 

Campsurf.com 

>> Runner-up: Beachsports, Beachsports.org 

Peninsula Heritage offers an idyllic academic environment. 

Peninsula Heritage School 

The key to Peninsula Heritage School’s success – and thus, its students’ 

success – is its environment, said Director of Advancement Joan Behrens. 

“This is a nurturing, happy environment, where students come to know 

who they are,” Behrens said. 

In operation since 1961, Peninsula Heritage’s educational programs 

see their kindergarten-through-eighth-grade students matriculate to top, 

local public and private schools, and then to the country’s top colleges 

and universities. 

“They discover and build their skills and talents,” Behrens said. “When 

they leave here, they’re not necessarily trying to prove who they are.” 

The three acre, ranch style school at the top of the Peninsula offers an 

idyllic learning environment. 

Peninsula Heritage School 

26944 Rolling Hills Rd., Rolling Hills 

(310) 541-4795 Peninsulaheritage.org 

>> Runner-up: Vistamar School 

737 Hawaii St., El Segundo. (310) 643-7377 Vistamarschool.org 

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For $29 a month (or $12 for a day), children can learn how food gets to their tables by 

playing farmer, grocery store worker and homemaker in Toddler Town. The imaginative 

AdventurePlex play area features a farm with a barn, farm animals, a tractor, bales of hay 

and vegetables, as well as a grocery store with stocked shelves and a checkout counter and 

a home with a kitchen. For older kids, AdventurePlex offers an outdoor rock climbing wall 

a rope course and basketball courts. AdventurePlex is 16,000 square feet of healthy educational 

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evenings. During play hours parents must play with their kids. But Fridays and Saturdays, 

from 5:30 to 9 p.m., AdventurePlex’s trained staff will watch over the kids while parents 

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For birthdays, AdventurePlex offers Fresh Brothers pizza, a custom designed Torrance 

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>> Runner-up: the COOP South Bay 

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Employees Heather D’Errico and Mary Lacey show off Bella Beach Kids 

wide assortment of stuffed animals. Photo by Ryan McDonald 

Bella Beach Kids 

Bella Beach Kids’ location on Manhattan Beach Boulevard sits right next to Bella Beach, 

a clothing store targeted at woman who have long since left the sandbox behind. But the 

two stores share more than a wall: one of the most popular offerings at the kids shop is a 

“Mommy and Me” or a “Daddy and Me” option: the chance to find matching garments for 

a child. 

It’s all part of a personalized touch that has made Bella Beach Kids a fixture in downtown 

Manhattan Beach, and more recently allowed them to open a second location at The Point 

in El Segundo. The store is deeply connected to the community, and is family-run. Owner 

Tony D’Errico is a former member of the Manhattan City Council, who would cheerfully 

step out of council chambers when the body deliberated on matters that might affect his 

business. His wife Kris serves as co-owner and buyer for the store, while daughter Heather 

helps keep things running smoothly. 

Asked to name their store favorites, employees pointed to the large selection of stuffed 

animals, and Kickee Pants, a line of ultra-soft pajamas made from bamboo.There is also a 

nightlight that is the shape and size of a pineapple: through some kid-friendly engineering, 

it somehow never gets hot to the touch. 

Bella Beach Kids 

225 Manhattan Beach Blvd. 

Manhattan Beach 

(310) 545-9990 

The Point, 820 S. Sepulveda Blvd. 

El Segundo 

(310) 529-3590 

>> Runner-up: Lollipop 

1813 S. Catalina Ave. 


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For other locations visit chase.com 

>> Runner-up: Wells Fargo 

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Civil Law 

Chase Hermosa Beach staff (left to right) Julian Mangine, Christopher Crowson, 

Tuyet Jerald, David Eguiguern, Cindy Ramos, Bert Quinones, Erica 

Vasquez, Donald Evans and Sokhary Ashe. Photo by Kevin Cody 

Chase Bank, Hermosa Beach 

Without question Chase Bank’s downtown Hermosa Beach branch, in the lobby of the 

old Bijou movie theater, is the coolest bank building in the area But it takes more than looking 

cool to be the beach cities favorite bank. 

“I think our customers appreciate our friendly customer service and innovative products., 

said Erica Rivera-Ruiz, general manager of Chase Bank in Hermosa Beach. “At our on site 

ATMs, for example, you can withdraw cash in unusual dominations, like $1, $5 and $100. 

We have wealth management professionals here to help customers who need advice on investment 

strategies. We have mortgage bankers available to assist in the home buying 

Baker Burton and Lundy attorneys in front of the Pier Avenue, Hermosa 

Beach office (left to right) Clint Wilson, Evan Koch, Christine Daniels, Brad 

Baker, Kent Burton, Albro Lundy, Steve Dawson and Teresa Klinkner. Photo 

courtesy of Baker Burton and Lundy 

Baker, Burton and Lundy 

The law firm of Baker, Burton and Lundy is known locally for representing residents be- 


fore planning commissions, mediating 

neighborhood disputes, and providing pro 

bono services to nonprofits. Its one story 

building on Pier Avenue in downtown Hermosa 

Beach is about as far from the Century 

City high rises favored by high 

powered attorneys as one can get, literally 

and figuratively, and still be in Los Angeles 

County. Office dress favors Reyn Spooner 

Hawaiian shirts over starched Oxford cloth 

and their email ends in SurfLaw.Com. 

The fact that the firm has won over $4 

billion in settlements, including $2 Billion 

against Sempra Energy, is nowhere in evidence, 

except for the fact that they recently 

bought the nextdoor dry cleaners and are 

remodeling the space to accommodate 

their growing staff. 

Baker, Burton & Lundy Law Offices 

(Kent Burton) 

515 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach 

(310) 376-9893 bakerburtonlundy.com 

>> Runner-up: 

Brandon Chabner Law Offices 

1601 Pacific Coast Hwy., 


(310) 662-4727 

222 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #200, 

El Segundo 

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Mioni Family Law 

Certified family law specialist Lovette T. Mioni has been named a Southern California 

Rising Star by the Super Lawyers rating service, an honor reserved for fewer than three percent 

of attorneys in the region. Mioni 

said she works hard to educate her 

clients, to “make them aware of their 

unique facts and circumstances, and 

their best-case and worst-case scenarios, 

so they can make the best decisions for 

them, rather than letting the court make 

it for them, or just going along with the 

other side.” Mioni also has “a very settlement 

minded practice” that aims to 

avoid the financial and emotional drain 

of a trial. “Not every case can be settled, 

and I’m very well equipped to go to 

trial, but only when it makes sense to 

go to trial,” she said. 

Family law attorney 

Lovette T. Mioni. 

Family Law 

Criminal Law 

Mioni Family Law-Lovette T. Mioni 

1815 Via El Prado, Suite 203 


(424) 259-1770 

mionifamilylaw.com 

>> Runner-up: Law Office of Karina P. Pozsar 

29000 S. Western Ave., Ste. 401 

Rancho Palos Verdes 

(310) 853-0657 

pozsarfamilylaw@gmail.com 

Nigel Villanueva 

Accomplished defense attorney Nigel Villanueva maintains an “open-door policy” of complete 

availability to each client. “I am happy to meet my clients during late hours, or on 

weekends,” he said. “I want my clients to be able to simply walk into my office any time. 

They will always find my door open.” Villanueva has more than 50 jury trials and arbitration 

hearings to his name, and he is a lawyer other lawyers have turned to when they faced legal 

trouble. In addition to representing clients in a wide range of violent crimes, drug crimes, 

sex crimes and driving offenses, Villanueva runs a small but successful personal injury 

practice. 

Law Office of Nigel Villanueva 

220 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., #106 


(310) 318-0018 

nigelvillanueva.com 

>> Runner-up: Jonas & Driscoll 

Law Firm L.L.P. 

1108 Sartori Ave. #320 

Torrance 

(213) 683-2033 

Jonasdriscoll.com 

Jerry Carew, 3 Leaf Realty 

Jerry Carew charts just about every aspect of his industry and has learned from his 

charts that, “in good years and bad, the cycle is the same. Home sales are slow in January 

and rise to a peak in May or June.” Judging from his charts, though the real estate market 

may be cyclical, it cycles up faster than just about any other investment, at least in the 

Beach Cities. 

Using data from MLS, Carew concludes, “Inventory is down this year, so this year you 

are going to have a hot seller’s market,” Carew said. “Good for sellers, tough for buyers.” 

3 Leaf Realty - Jerry Carew 

1716 Manhattan Beach Blvd. #A 


(310) 546-6300 

3 leafrealty.com 

Amy Cimetta, Re/MAX 

Broker Associate Amy Cimetta is a rising star in the local real estate universe. She’s been 

in the business a dozen years now, and as evidenced by winning her first Best of the Beach, 

the multitudes of clients she’s helped through the daunting maze of a sale have had such 

positive experiences that Cimetta has become a go-to agent in the real estate community. 

“Buying or selling a home is a huge financial and emotional endeavor,” Cimetta said. 

“I’m honored to work with people during one of the most important events of their lives. I 

can't imagine doing anything else; I love what I do." 

Cimetta has a background that has uniquely prepared her for this profession. She comes 

from a real estate family; her grandfather bought hotels and office buildings — her father 

grew up living in one of those hotels — and the family continued the tradition, buying and 

renovating homes to rent out throughout Cimetta’s childhood. 

“It was a culture my parents raised me in,” she said. “I learned from a very early age the 

value of real estate, the value of buying that fixer and turning it around. Also, we always 

lived in beautiful homes.” 

Her path into the profession was a bit circuitous. She attended prestigious liberal arts 

schools Brandeis and Tufts Universities and went on to obtain an MBA in marketing from 

Fordham. She had an early successful career in the entertainment industry, working in 

sales for firms such as Variety magazine and Faction Creative, before turning her focus on 

the real estate business. This, too, was part of her education as a broker, both in the creativity 

of her approach and her ability to relate to people in high-stakes circumstances. 

“I was dealing with some of the most challenging personalities you could deal with,” 

Cimetta said. “It gives me the sales piece of it, but also the storytelling piece of it — sales 

teaches you to always understand who your customer is, and how to take care of them. I do 

for my clients what I would want done for me. That’s the bar I hold myself up to: if it was 

me, how would I want this done? It’s about managing all the different parts of a transaction 

and quarterbacking the whole thing, so you are not just a salesperson — you are an advocate 

for your clients.” 

Her clients find themselves with a patient and friendly but fierce professional on their 

side. 

“Our recent home purchase was fairly complicated and required extreme attention to detail,” 

said client Mike Murphy. “Amy went far above and beyond to make sure everything 

went smoothly. We never felt like Amy was just trying to hurry us through a transaction. 

She treated us like we had been friends who had known each other for years.” 

Amy Cimetta, Re/Max 

400 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #100. 


(310) 542-9054. 

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Real Estate Selling Agent 

>> Runner-up: Strand Hill Properties 

1131 N. Morningside Dr. 


(310) 545-0707 

strandhill.com 

Real Estate Listing Agent 

>> Runner-up: Donald McVicar - 

The Domo Group/Re/MAX Estate Properties 



(310) 283-0366 

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133 Hermosa Ave. • 310-374-2323 

The Sea Sprite Motel on the Hermosa Strand remains an unchanged reminder 

of Hermosa’s simpler days. Photo by Kevin Cody 

Sea Sprite 

The Sea Sprite has been welcoming guests since the 1960s and is a charming anomaly. 

This modest beachfront property has been defiantly resistant to change, and though it’s a 

bit worn, the units are clean and welcoming. The families who have been enjoying vacations 

there for decades cherish the experience of ocean views and short strolls to restaurants of 

every description. There is no room service, and the rooms are light on amenities, but the 

people who have been returning for over fifty years like this place just as it is. 

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Runner-up: Best Western 

1850 S. Pacific Coast Hwy. Redondo Beach (310) 540-3700 

2740 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beach (310) 370-4353 

Bestwestern.com 

Hotel 

The Manhattan Beach Shade hotel’s enclosed patio is a favorite venue for 

social gatherings. Easy Reader file photo 

Shade Hotels 

The two Shade Hotels are the home team when it comes to upscale South Bay lodging. 

Both are architecturally bold and modern, but use colors of sea and sky and expanses of 

wood and fabric to create an atmosphere of serenity. Rooms have all the high tech conveniences, 

as well as spa tubs and the other amenities that are all about sheer luxurious pleasure. 

These hotels are where we pamper our guests, and occasionally ourselves when there are 

repairs going on at home or we just want to get away without leaving town. 

Shade 

1221 N. Valley Dr., Manhattan Beach 

(310) 546-4995 

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655 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach 

(310) 921-8940 

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Travel Agent 

>> Runner-up: The Portofino Hotel & Marina 

260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach 

(310) 379-8481 

Hotelportofino.com 

Automobile Club of America (AAA) 

The travel agency business has taken a beating from the internet, but plenty of people 

still prefer the personal service and advice an experienced professional can provide. After 

all, most of those websites deliberately make it difficult to compare their offerings with 

competitors, while a travel agent is an impartial pro whose job is to do just that. Most services 

are free, and any consulting fee you might spend is trivial when you take into account 

how many hours you’ll spend flipping between airline, tour company, or cruise line sites. 

The best travel bargain may be the one that starts long before the trip does. 

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700 S. Aviation Blvd., Manhattan Beach 

(310) 376-0521 

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>> Runner-up: Beach Travel 

215 #A Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach 

(310) 376-8956 

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Best of the Beach Health 

The 256 room Torrance Memorial Lundquist 

Lundquist Tower was made possible by contributions 

from the community. Photo courtesy of Torrance 

Memorial 

Hospital 

Torrance Memorial Medical Center 

Highly regarded Torrance Memorial Medical Center 

hospital, enhanced its image still more last month when it 

became affiliated with the internationally renowned Cedar 

Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The affiliation will 

enable the two medical centers, both of which have significant 

research programs, to share specialists. 

Torrance Memorial was founded in 1925 by South Bay 

residents who believed it important to have world class 

medical service closer than downtown Los Angeles. That 

same belief carries through to today. Contributions from 

Melony and Richard Lundquist and other supporters 

helped finance the $480 million, seven story, 256 room 

Lundquist Tower, unveiled in 2014. Car dealer Vasek Polak 

made possible The Vasek Polak Research Program, which 

studies cancer prevention. 

Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s Volunteer Auxiliary 

presented a check last month for $290,000 to the Torrance 

Memorial Foundation at its 2018 Auxiliary Board 

Installation Lunch. The donation will go toward the transformation 

of the Hunt Patient Tower, dedicated to 

mother/baby postpartum, neonatal and pediatric care. 

Torrance Memorial emergency room, alone, sees 60,000 

patients annually. 

Torrance Memorial Medical Center 

3330 Lomita Blvd. 

Torrance 

(310) 325-9110 

torrancememorial.org 

>> Runner-Up: Providence Little Company of Mary 

Medical Center 

4101 Torrance Blvd. , Torrance 

(310) 540-7676 california.providence.org 

Audiologist 

26 Easy Reader / Beach magazine • March 8, 2018 

Parker Hearing Institute 

Government approved hearing aids for individuals with 

mild to moderate hearing loss will be available “over the 

counter” sometime this year, as a result of Congressional 

legislation passed last summer. Currently hearing aids require 

a prescription from an audiologist. 

Some audiologists are concerned that non prescription 

hearing aids will damage their business much as reading 

glasses damaged optometrists when reading glasses were 

made available without prescription. 

Parker Hearing, which has fitted over 40,000 people 

with hearing aids since its founding by William Lee Parker 

in 1975, isn’t concerned. One reason is a recent study 

showed people fitted with hearing aids by audiologist were 

50 percent more satisfied that those who bought over the 

counter hearing aids. 

“Some people we fit with hearing aids never need to 

come back. But most do. We offer membership fees for repeat 

visits and cleanings,” said Brian Sisson, a spokesper- 

William Lee Parker with his kids and fellow audiologists 

Josh and Andrea. Photo courtesyof 

Parker Hearing 

son for Parker Hearing. 

Sisson believes making hearing aids more widely available 

will encourage people with hearing difficulties to seek 

professional help. 

“Modern hearing aids are more than amplifiers. They 

can be programed by your smartphone to focus on the person 

sitting across from you, or to your right. They can be 

programmed for noisy restaurants. People are self conscious 

and don’t like to be seen fiddling with their hearing aid. A 

smartphone is more discrete,” Sisson noted. 

“We’re seeing more and more children bringing in their 

aging parents. We offer family consultations because it can 

be stressful living with a person hard of hearing. 

“We advise the family members to look at the hard of 

hearing person they are talking to. All of us lip read, which 

is why an evening in a loud restaurant can be mentally exhausting,” 

Sisson said. 

Parker Hearing was founded in 1975 by William Lee 

Parker, whose parents were both deaf. As a result he 

learned sign language. His children Josh and Andrea have 

taken over his practice and also were raised reading sign 

language. Signing is particularly helpful for Andrea, a pediatric 

audiologist. 

Parker hearing represents all six hearing aid manufacturers 

so it has the widest available selection of hearing aids, 

Sisson said. 

Parker Hearing Institute 

4201 Torrance Blvd., #140 

Torrance 

(310) 540-4327 

parkerhearing.com 

>> Runner-Up: Sunni McBride, South Bay Hearing 

3734 Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance 

(310) 803-9496 

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NVision Eye Center 

Patients describe NVisison’s doctors as “textbook 

perfect” in their procedures, which are backed by a 

lifetime commitment to positive results. One customer 

described choosing NVision South Bay as “the best 

decision I’ve ever made.” Others used words like 

“love” and “ecstatic” to describe their vision results. 

NVision offers a Vision for Life program: if an enhancement 

is medically advisable, patients can receive 

the procedure with any participating surgeon 

nationwide, free of charge. 

NVISION Eye Center 

23550 Hawthorne Blvd., #220 

Torrance 

(562) 364-8462 

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>> Runner-Up: Manhattan Beach Vision Group 



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In-home Care 

24 Hour Home Care 

24 Hour home Care is a leader nationwide, with 

carefully screened home health aides, certified nursing 

assistants, licensed vocational nurses and professional 

caregivers. The popular caregiver service specializes 

in non-medical, in-home care, assisting with bathing, 

dressing, moving about, and transferring from chair to 

bed, or bed to bath. The caregivers are trained to take 

vital signs, manage medications, prepare meals, do 

laundry, and provide transportation and basic house 

cleaning. They are available for a few hours a day or 

around the clock. 24 Hour is certified with the American 

Board of Home Care and California Association 

for Health Services at Home. 

24 Hour Home Care 

3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 240 

Torrance 

(310) 375-5353 

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>> Runner-Up: Home Care Assistance 

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About 13 years ago, Dr. Howard Stein picked up a call from his son, John, a lawyer specializing 

in tax law. A father already, with two more children on the way, John Stein realized 

that he needed a change, and set out to follow in his own father’s footsteps. 

“We’ve been a family business since 1960,” Howard Stein said, “and this is a second-generation 

business – and now John’s 16 year old boy is thinking about doing it too.” 

Stein Optometric Center is Manhattan Village Mall’s last original tenant, and in keeping 

with the changes going on throughout the Village, Stein just underwent its own massive remodel. 

Space once dedicated to over 45,000 hard-copy patient records has become space 

for new testing equipment and office space. 

“The main thing I’ve learned is that the patient is always right,” Dr. Stein said. “If we 

have someone who needs to fix lenses they’ve had for three years, even if their warranty is 

only one or two years, we’ll make new lenses. We just want everyone to be happy.” 

>> Runner-Up: Optometrist 

Dr. Stahl, Beach Cities Optometrist 

1103 Highland Ave. 


(310) 376-8975 

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Stein Optometric Center 

3200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #E-4 


(310) 546-5568 

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>> Runner-Up: Eyewear 

Trendy Sunglasses & Optometry 



(310) 545-4090 

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Chiropractor 

Derek Levy, DC 

For a Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductee and coach of the South Bay Boardriders 

Club’s grom program, chiropractor Derek Levy takes a surprisingly traditional approach 

to his profession. 

“There are always ‘new 

and improved tools’ in 

orbit, but in my 35 years of 

practice the fundamentals 

have remained the same,” 

Levy said. 

“Chiropractors work 

with three basic parts of 

the body – bones, nerves 

and muscles,” he explained. 

“When a bone is out of 

place, it can pinch a nerve, 

causing pain. Then the 

muscles spasm as they 

work to hold the bones in 

place.” 

“All a chiropractor does 

is put the bone back in place, so the body can heal.” 

Levy compared a pinched nerve to a garden hose with a kink in it. 

Chiropractgor Derek Levy is a Hermosa Surfer 

Walk of Fame inductee. Photo by Kevin Cody 

“If the hose gets pinched, the flowers wilt. If nerves gets pinched, patients experience 

numbness and pain.” 

“When I fix something, I get the credit, but it’s mostly the body’s amazing healing powers 

that are responsible,” he said. 

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“People at the beach lead a healthy lifestyle. So when they come to see me it’s usually 

for minor aches and pains that are easy to take care of. I deal with neck and lower back 

pain all day long.” The most common causes he said, aren’t accidents, but stress. 

The one significant change he does acknowledge is the growing acceptance of chiropractic 

treatment by the broader medical profession, which has led to insurance coverage. 

“It’s one of those ‘careful what you wish for situations,” he said. 

The paper work gives him the kind of headaches he commonly treats. Though most insurance 

policies cover chiropractic treatments, the paperwork can be so burdensome that 

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>> Runner-Up: Dr. Charlie Harper, D.C. 

1800 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #202 


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Dentist 

Dr. Jon Miller 

Dr. Jon Miller has been 

in the dentist trade in Manhattan 

Beach for more than 

20 years, including owning 

his own practice for the 

last 14. During that time, 

he has managed to fine 

tune the balance of the 

doctor-patient relationship. 

“I try to be conservative. 

I tell the patient about all 

of the options,” Miller 

said. 

But he also knows when 

to be upfront with patients 

about a potential issue. 

Asked to describe Miller, office assistants Laurie Schaffer and Amanda Olea shout “Honest!” 

in unison, laughing at each other. 

“He has no problem looking people right in the face and telling them what needs to be 

done,” Schaffer said. 

Skills gained over the decades of practice have helped endear Miller to his long-time customers. 

Some of his older patients have been coming to him since they were young enough 

to finish a visit with a trip to the toy chest. 

“Come here, and you’ll have a dentist for life,” Olea said. 

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Medical Director of Skin365 in Torrance. He passed his board examination in general surgery 

in 1986, after attending the University of Southern California School of Medicine and 

completing his internship in general surgery at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Wethe 

became board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1990. He and his staff 

pride themselves on providing outstanding patient care in a professional and welcoming 

environment. 

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>> Runner-Up: Todd Gerlach 

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Best of the Beach Home Services 

Door & Window store 

Furniture store 

Ikea 

Our readers love Ikea for its clean design and affordability, and they love touring that spacious 

store, examining the wide array of bedrooms, living rooms and office spaces they can put together. 

Ikea sees a home as “a perfect reflection of the people who live inside.” To further help customers 

make their homes look and work the way they want, the store offers features such as an online 

drag-and-drop interior designer with precise measurements and 3D mock-ups of the customer’s 

virtual rooms. And of course, they will assemble their furniture for you, so you don’t end up 

with a leftover screw and an excess dowel thingee. 

IKEA 

20700 S. Avalon Blvd. 

Carson 

(888) 888-4532 

ikea.com 

>> Runner-up: Living Spaces 

1519 Hawthorne Blvd. 


(310) 266-7300 

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Tile store 

For over 90 years and now four generations strong, Cook’s Lumber 

knows doors and windows and its customers. Bob and Jim Cook. 

Cooks Doors and Windows 

Aimee Cook’s great grandfather Bert opened Cook’s lumber in 1923. Four years 

ago Aimee joined her father Jim and uncle Bob, who joined their father in the business 

in the late 1970s. Aimee picked an opportune time. The South Bay had recovered 

from the 2008 real estate collapse and new construction and remodels were on an 

upswing that continues today. In addition to economic cycles, the Cooks have witnessed 

cycles in architectural styles, from Spanish Colonial to Italian Mediterranean, 

to the recent Caribbean Plantation. Aimee described today’s most popular style as 

Coastal Modern, characterized by clean, minimalist lines. A popular window for this 

style is their Western Windows System, which offer large, aluminum framed, energy 

efficient windows, and sliding and folding doors. 

“We put in a lot to keep this a family-run business. We’re born and raised in the 

South Bay, we know the customers, and we know the location,” she said. 

Cook’s Doors and Windows 


Lawndale 

(310) 679-2212 

Cooksdoorsandwindows.com 

>> Runner-up: South Bay Door and Window 

732 N. Catalina Ave. 


(310) 372-3667 southbaydoorinc.com 

Classic Tile & Design 

Classic Tile has set a standard for excellence in the South Bay tile industry for more than 25 

years, and its showroom displays the best of artistic tile, ceramic tile, concrete tile, glass tile, 

metal tile, stone tile, and tile care products. Customers praise Classic Tile’s wide selection and 

outstanding service. Terri of Palos Verdes described her exhaustive search through tile stores large 

and small to make her tiles match, following a renovation to the guest bathroom. “No one came 

close. We decided to give Classic Tile a shot and thankfully, they came so close that no one will 

ever know that they are not the same tiles.” 

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Carpet store 

South Bay Carpets & Hardwood Floors 

South Bay Carpets, family owned for three generations, received the nod from our readers 

for personalized, professional service, from sales to installation. Owner Gerry Blanks, a lifelong 

area resident, said, “We may not be the biggest, but we’re definitely the best.” The 

store offers one-on-one showroom consultations and free in-home estimates for carpeting, 

vinyl, hardwood, laminate and tile work. Customers praise South Bay Carpets for fair prices, 

“top-notch” work and bend-over-backwards service. 

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>> Runner-up: Rock Mill Tile & Stone 

727 Pacific Coast Hwy. Hermosa Beach 

(310) 379-7646 

Rockmillstone.com 

>> Runner-up: Carpet Spectrum, Inc. 



(310) 376-4344 

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Plumbing 

Pacific Coast Plumbing Co. 

Owner David Vialpando, longtime Hermosa resident, said attention to detail and “good 

customer service, with follow-up and follow-through” are keys to his success. “Our techs 

are highly trained and very clean and conscientious. They always wear booties into your 

house, and will always lay tools on a work tarp or towel, not on your floor.” The company 

is state-licensed, fully insured, and maintains active memberships in the Better Business 

Bureau and International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. 

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(310) 318-8899 

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Swimming pool/Spa store 

Leslie’s Pool Supplies, Service & Repair 

Our readers found the service and selection unbeatable at Leslie’s, a national leader in 

swimming pool service, installation and repair. Leslie’s boasts an eye-popping selection of 

pool cleaners, chemicals, equipment, toys, parts and accessories for above-ground pools, 

in-ground pools and spas. Customers praise the wide variety of products available, and the 

knowledgeable and attentive staff. One Hermosa customer raved that Leslie’s was able to 

fix a previously nagging algae problem, and get her family back in their pool. 

Leslie’s Pool Supplies 

5054 W. 190th St. 

Torrance 

(310) 371-7272 

Lesliespool.com 

>> Runner-up: Mickey Chastain - 

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23329 Grant Ave. Torrance (310) 387-5003 

>> Runner-up: ABC Pool and Patio 


Torrance 

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Best of the Beach Transportation 

Motorcycle Dealer 

Dave and Zoie Carney (leaning out the window) with the crew at Hillside 

Auto 

Domestic Auto Repair 

Hillside Auto Repair 

“What sets us apart is our people,” said Dave Carney, who co-owns the shop with his 

wife Zoie. “We hire people who love doing what they’re doing, and allow them the freedom 

to go ahead and make magic. We live in the community, and we’ve been doing this for 33 

years. We have some amazing people working for us, and very little turnover. We take good 

care of our customers.” Customers say the Hillside mechanics are honest, thorough, and 

able to explain their work to the layperson. 

Foreign Auto Repair 

Hillside Auto Repair 


Torrance 

(310) 373-7676 

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>> Runner-up: Ocean Tires and Service 



(310) 372-7800 

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Toyo-Tech 

Owner Jody Romero, a successful businessman with small-town roots, said Toyo-Tech 

approaches each repair job as if the client was the mechanic’s mother. “Our clients are 

more like family than customers,” he said. His family owned, independent shop repairs 

Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura, Nissan and Infiniti. Customer Karen Rogers said, “I have 

trusted Jody completely to maintain my 2002 Lexis for the 14 years I have owned the car. 

In fact, when I traded in my Toyota Supra, I bought a Lexus so I could continue to have 

him service my vehicle.” 

Toyo-Tech 


Lawndale 

(310) 536-0993 

>> Runner-up: Lexology Auto Care 



(310) 379-0543 

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Del Amo MotorSports 

Del Amo motorsports started out as a modest 6,000 square foot showroom and mechanic 

station on Aviation Boulevard in Redondo Beach three decades ago. Today, it is the largest 

motorcycle dealership on the West Coast, with a 45,000 foot showroom in Redondo Beach, 

a showroom in Orange County, and a showroom in Long Beach. Del Amo carries a wide 

variety and the top brands of motorcycles, dirt bikes, scooters, UTVs, side by sides, ATVs 

and personal watercraft. And the increasingly popular three-wheel bikes like the Can-Am 

Spyder. There showrooms’ enormous inventories dazzle even the most experienced motorcyclists. 

Del Amo Motorsports 

2500 Marine Ave. 


(310) 220-2223 

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Used Car Dealer 

Tire store 

>> Runner-up: South Bay Customs 

115 Penn St. 

El Segundo 

(310) 982-1300 

Southbaycustoms.net 

Jama Auto House 

The frequency with which one sees license plate holders in the Beach Cities that read 

Jama Auto House is evidence of its popularity. Former Porsche racing driver Lars Jacobson 

has been matching his customers with cars that suit their driving and finances over three 

decades ago. He specializes in high end cars, but insists they are less expensive to own than 

new mid priced cars because his full service garage makes certain no car leaves his lot without 

being in factory condition. In addition, Club Jama members are entitled to service at 

$85 an hour, a fraction of the rate charged by new car dealers and qualified service garages. 

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(310) 318-1639 

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>> Runner-up: CarMax 


Torrance 

(310) 896-3810 

carmax.com 

American Tire Depot 

“Customer service combined with price” sets the shop apart, said manager Ro Verme, 

who has guided American Tire Depot to ‘Best of the Bay’ top honors four of the five years 

he’s been at the helm. “We have a lot of return customers. We do a lot of work for the Hermosa 

Beach Police Department,” he said. “We keep it local.” In addition to selling tires and 

wheels, American Tire Depot offers brake, oil and strut service, and battery installation. 

Customers buying tires receive free lifetime rotation, free brake inspection and free flat tire 

repair if needed. Customer testimonials praise the shop for quick, efficient service and “always 

fair prices.” 

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>> Runner-up: Globe Tire & Automotive 

(310) 798-7929 

500 N. Sepulveda Blvd. 

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New Car Dealer 

Manhattan Toyota general manager Ron Vartanian and owner Brad Sperber. 

Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com) 

Manhattan Beach Toyota 

Last November, the car belonging to the mother of Manhattan Beach Police Department’s 

soon-to-be chief, Derrick Abell, suffered a transmission meltdown. The chief, a doting son, 

picked up his mother and drove her to Manhattan Beach Toyota. To her great surprise, as 

they walked into the dealership, he handed her a set of keys to a new Camry and pointed 

to the staff. “I’ve got to get back to the station,” he said. “You guys take care of it.” The 

story in a nutshell gets at what sets Manhattan Beach Toyota apart — it’s a dealership 

deeply embedded in the community, with a staff truly dedicated to taking care of its customers. 

“We have great customer service,” says owner Brad Sperber. “Because we have the 

best employees, as well. We just truly care about the customer and treat each one as if they 

are family. We really take pride in it.” 

Sperber carries on the legacy of his father, Darrell, who passed away in 2015 but whose 

vision for how a car dealership should run is ongoing. MB Toyota is among the most active 

local businesses in its charitable endeavors, a priority established by the elder Sperber, who 

was honored by the MB Chamber of Commerce posthumously with the Bob Meistrell Local 

Legend award for his deep involvement in the community. 

Last year, Brad Sperber and his wife, Andrisa, also fulfilled another of his father’s dreams, 

unveiling a sparkling new $7.5 million remodel of the 5.5 acre dealership on Sepulveda. 

“I think one of the nice things about the 

whole South Bay area and especially Manhattan 

Beach is everyone looks out for each 

other,” Sperber said. “We eat local, we 

shop locally, and we take care of our own 

neighbors, really…. I love Manhattan 

Beach, and I take pride in the fact that I 

can hold my head up when I run into a customer 

outside a grocery store. I know they 

bought a car that can hold up, and I know 

they they have been taken care of and had 

a good experience with us.” 

Everyone who buys a car at the dealership 

is welcomed to bring it back once a 

week for a free car wash. It’s small details 

that speaks volumes about how Manhattan 

Beach Toyota does business. 

“The relationship just starts as soon as 

you buy a car,” Sperber said. “We look forward 

to customers coming back...It’s all 

about what you can do to help them out.” 

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Nursery 

Deep Roots founder Jon Bell. Photo by Mark Mc- 

Dermott 

Deep Roots Garden Center 

The sprawling, barn-like structure at the corner of 

Sepulveda and 2nd Street in Manhattan Beach has been a 

plant nursery for six decades but has gone through several 

iterations, most famously becoming a community institution 

as Bob’s Nursery under the ownership of Bob Brock 

from 1970 to 2000. It became a more high-end nursery 

after Brock sold. Then one of his former employees — Jon 

Bell, who began working at the nursery when he was 15 

— bought the business in 2009, at the age of 28, named it 

Deep Roots and returned it to its roots. Deep Roots has 

won every Best of the Beach since, an eight year streak. 

It’s an all-in-one garden center; in addition to several hundred 

species of plants (with an emphasis on plants native 

to this area), Deep Roots carries seeds, tools, organic fertilizers, 

pots of every size, chimes, garden boxes, bulbs, 

birdhouses, and offers landscaping and floral design services, 

as well as a full time florist, regular workshops, and 

educational outreach. With Bell at the helm, Deep Roots 

has returned to community institution status. 

“We try to cover all those bases,” Bell said. “Anything 

we sell, we can install. We get to know people and, over 

time, get a grasp of what they are looking for. We try not 

to limit ourselves to any one thing.” 

Deep Roots Garden Center & Florist 

207 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #201 


(310) 376-0567 

Deep-roots.net 

Grocery store 

Trader Joe’s 

The Beach Cities are one of the richest places in the world 

by the measurement of creative grocery stores per capita. 

We’ve already have an opulent Whole Foods Market, the culinary 

finery of Bristol Farms, the exquisite freshness of Grow, 

the organic homespun goodness of Sprouts, the international 

flavor of Jon’s Market, and a stalwart array of Vons and 

Ralph’s. And Gelson’s and a Lazy Acres are on their way to 

opening this year. But Trader Joe’s remains in a class of its 

own — perhaps never before has the experience of grocery 

shopping been made as fun as going into the Tiki-themed, 

cheerful, and wildly inventive environs of a TJ’s. Founder 

Joe Coulombe, who started Pronto Marts in the LA area in 

1958, developed the idea of the Trader Joe's South Seas motif 

while on vacation in the Caribbean. Coulombe’s insight was 

that Americans were traveling more and returning home with 

tastes they had trouble satisfying in supermarkets of the time. 

He launched the first Trader Joe’s in Pasadena in 1967 with 

an unusual business model that persists to this day — each 

TJ’s only keeps about 4,000 products in stock, compared to 

the 50,000 items in an average supermarket, but Trader Joe’s 

inventory is constantly changing. The company maintains a 

team of international travelers, who discover products that 

are modified to become part of the TJ’s brand (80 percent of 

products bear the Trader Joe’s imprint); the lowest selling 10 

Produce 

Sprouts Farmers Market 

Sprouts has deep roots in the produce 

business. The company’s origin story begins 

in 1943, when newlyweds Henry and Jessie 

Boney borrowed $600 from her parents to 

buy a truck and used it to start selling 

peaches at a fruit stand in La Mesa. They 

expanded with their first family story four 

years later in Chula Vista, and in the 

decades to come would create and operate 

an array of grocery stores – Boney’s, Bradshaw’s, 

Superama, Windmill Farms, 

Henry’s and finally Sprouts, one of the 

early entries into what is now called the 

“natural foods” sector of grocery stores. 

Hence, it’s unsurprising that Sprouts, which 

arrived in Redondo Beach six years ago, remains 

committed to sourcing the freshest 

produce; it’s in the company’s DNA. Each 

percent of products are constantly being replaced with new, 

creative, and usually international products. The result is 

every trip to a TJ’s is an adventure. “Trader Joe's is no ordinary 

grocery chain. It's an offbeat, fun discovery zone that 

elevates food shopping from a chore to a cultural experience,” 

wrote Fortune magazine. “It stocks its shelves with a winning 

combination of low-cost, yuppie-friendly staples (cage-free 

eggs and organic blue agave sweetener) and exotic, affordable 

luxuries -- Belgian butter waffle cookies or Thai lime-andchili 

cashews -- that you simply can't find anyplace else.” 

The Beach Cities are home to an unusually high number of 

T.J’s — there are four in the three cities — for a chain whose 

stores (there are 450 now) are so coveted that a Beatlemanialike 

riot broke out when one finally opened in New York City 

a decade ago. 

Trader Joe’s 

For locations visit traderjoes.com 

>> Runner-up: Ralphs 

Manhattan Village 



(310) 546-2472 

ralphs.com 

Sprouts features its fresh produce front and center at every store. 

Photo courtesy Sprouts 

of the 280 Sprouts stores displays its produce front and center in each location. 

“Customers love Sprouts for farm-fresh produce found at the center of the store,” said Kalia Pang, a spokesperson for 

Sprouts. “Our longstanding relationships with local growers and vendors, coupled with our ability to sell a high volume, 

allows us to offer fresh produce at great prices. Customers will find conventional and organic staple and seasonal produce, 

in addition to specialty items like cotton candy grapes, lychee and starfruit.” 

>> Runner-up: Peter’s Garden Center 

814 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. 


(310) 372-2288 

Peters-garden.center 

Sprouts Farmers Market 



(424) 903-7028 

sprouts.com 

>> Runner-up: Grow 



(310) 545-2904 

Growdelivers.com 


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Conversation flows pretty easily with Dan Clement at Deep Pocket Jean Company in 

Hermosa Beach. His repeat-heavy business means that, when someone is in the barber’s 

chair, he has a good idea not just what kind of haircut the customer wants, but what’s happening 

in that person’s life. 

“I’d say 80 percent of my customers, I don’t have to ask what kind of haircut they want. 

And we usually just pick up the conversation where we left off,” Clement said. 

It’s a fitting approach for a man who got into being a barber from the other side of the 

shears. Clement grew up in the South Bay, then moved to San Diego. While there, he became 

friends with many of the employees at his local barber shop. When the economy tanked 

during the Great Recession, they suggested he consider being a barber. So he went to the 

same barber school they did, and got a job. 

Two years later, he moved back to the South Bay and established himself at Deep Pocket. 

He has come to feel part of the community, in part because so many of his customers come 

from the neighborhood around the store. But even as he stays local, his client list is anything 

but uniform. 

“It really ranges. I’ve got little kids, people in college, family men, retirees: you’ve got to 

be able to relate to everyone,” he said. 

As the name suggests, there’s a twist to Deep Pocket: racks of high-end denim and other 

apparel sit just a few feet away from the barber’s chair. But the experience is a nod to the 

traditional past of barber shops: the clientele 

are mostly men, signs offer shaves as 

well as haircuts, and customers will often 

linger after their cut to hang out and watch 

a game on TV. There’s even a walk-in cigar 

humidor. And like the barbers of yore, 

Clement sees himself as providing more 

than just a clean-up. 

“If people look good, they feel good. 

And if they feel good, they’re better people,” 

he said. 

Dan Clement, Deep Pocket Jean Co. 

200 Pier Ave., No. 201 


(310) 379-5201 

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Men’s Clothing 

& Surf & Ski 

& Snowboard 

Spyder Surf’s Katie Belknap, Amber Talbot 

and Luke Jarvis outside their new, downtown 

Manhattan Beach location. 

Photo by Ryan McDonald 

Spyder 

Spyder owner Dennis Jarvis has been in the industry 

long enough to understand the intricacies of running a surf 

shop in the South Bay. Spend any time talking to him, and 

it becomes apparent that he has the customer experience 

thought out down to the last square foot. 

The result is a trio of stores that cater to different 

surfers, or perhaps the surfer on a different day. Spyder’s 

original location on Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa 

Beach carries the “hard goods”: surfboards, leashes, fins 

and anything else you might need to get wet, along with 

an assortment of boardshorts and wetsuits. The Pier Plaza 

location has a wide assortment of apparel for men and 

women, while the downtown Manhattan Beach location is 

where you can find higher-end surfwear like button-ups. 

Jarvis, a former pro surfer who has shaped boards for 

many of the sport’s top pros, is one of South Bay surfing’s 

biggest boosters. His pride in the place where he grew up 

and continues to call home is apparent in the way he constantly 

touts the South Bay as the heart and soul of surfboard 

manufacturing. And, at 35 years in business, Spyder 

Surfboards is undeniably part of that story. 

Spyder Surfboards 

1116 Manhattan Ave. 


(310) 318-2289 



(310) 374-2494 

65 Pier Ave. 


(310) 374-8276 

>> Runner-up: Clothing 

Macy’s 

Manhattan Village 


>> Runner-up: 

Surf, Ski & Snowboard 

ET Surf 

904 Aviation Boulevard 


(310) 379-7660 

Independent Fashion Retailer 

Wright’s 

Wright’s is celebrating 30 years in Downtown 

Manhattan Beach this year, but the 

name celebrates a tradition far older. When 

long-time Manhattan residents Nancy and 

Dana McFarland founded the store, they decided 

to name it in honor of Dana’s greatgrandfather, 

who founded Wright’s Trading 

Post in Albuquerque, New Mexico, almost 

a century before. 

Today, Navajo blankets and stiff denim 

have given way to a modern bohemian assortment 

of clothes more appropriate for a 

night out on the town than a trip in a covered 

wagon. But the artisanal spirit endures. 

“There’re things for everybody. It’s 

classy but fun, not really too traditional,” 

said store manager Thassia Voigt. 

Voigt credited the store’s eclecticism to Nancy. McFarland, she said, has a “great eye” and finds clothes that suit all body 

types. She also casts a wide net: Some of the store’s clothes come from domestic lines, but many come from France, Italy 

and elsewhere abroad. 

Gift Shop 

Gum Tree 

Gum Tree is the place to turn for gifts for 

the hard-to-please. It has a mix of home decorations, 

jewelry and cookbooks. Parents 

looking for something for a kid but hesitant 

to plunk down money for a video game can 

find youthful gifts that are designed to 

please and stimulate the mind, from puzzles 

to coloring books. The Hermosa Beach location 

sits inside an early 20th-century bungalow 

on Pier Avenue, and features a cafe 

with an Australian-inspired menu. (For 

thousands of years, Australian aborigines 

have used gum trees, known as Eucalyptus 

stateside, for their medicinal properties.) 

The Manhattan Beach location sits in the 

heart of downtown, and has a constantly rotating 

selection of gifts for parties and 

events. 

Gum Tree 

238 Pier Ave. 


(310) 376-8744 



(310) 3198-2990 

Manager Thaissa Voigt and employee Olivia Amster with a 

totem pole commemorating the family history of Wright’s in Manhattan 

Beach. Photo by Ryan McDonald 

Wright’s 



(310) 376-8533 

>> Runner-up: Curious… 

128 Pier Ave. 


(310) 372-8452 

>> Runner-up: Alandrea 



(310) 378-3868 

Gum Tree raises thousdands of dollars each holiday season for 

the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation with its Photo with 

Santa day. Photo by Kevin Cody 


Antique store 

Stars Antique Market 

There’s always a pot of coffee for customers near the entrance of Star’s Antiques in Hermosa 

Beach. Step inside, and you’ll 

start to see why: once you begin browsing, 

you might be here a while. 

A recent visit to the store revealed 

treasures and wonders: an apron featuring 

long-demolished hotel-casinos 

of Las Vegas like the Sands and the Silver 

Slipper; a copy of the single “Have 

a Marijuana” by forgotten New York 

hippie-rockers David Peel and the 

Lower East Side; marbles of every 

shade and variety stored in glass jars 

as though they were volatile compounds; 

a poster advertising Howlin’ 

Wolf at the Avalon Ballroom in San 

Francisco on Sept. 23-24, year unknown. 

The store takes on a mixture of direct 

and consignment sales. And despite 

the huge inventory of the Pier 

Fay Ben David and Dawn Amerian help 

customers find new treasures at Star’s Antiques. 

Photo by Ryan McDonald 

Avenue storefront — two floors and a rear area open to the outdoors — employees can often 

look at an item and know instantly to whom it belongs. What brings it all together is less a 

sense that one has found something secretly valuable than a feeling of being surrounded by 

things that have been loved. 

Stars Antique Market 

526 Pier Ave. 


(310) 318-2800 

>> Runner-up: Antique Corral 

145 Pacific Coast Hwy. Redondo Beach 

(310) 374-0007 



Skate Shop 

first women vert skaters and a member of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. 

Skate manager Kevin “Worm” Anderson has been working at ET since he was 15 years 

old. He helped the South Bay become part of the vibrant skate scene that developed in 

Southern California in the 1970s, which took after economic downturns and eminent domain 

by LAX created a large number of condemned homes with empty pools for skaters to 

explore. Today, the store continues to connect with homegrown talent like Chris Russell 

and Bryan Torrellas. 

ET Surf 



(310) 379-7660 

>> Runner-up: Spyder 


(310) 374-8276 

Camera Store 

Employees River Bainard, Anthony Renna and Trevor Anderson with some 

of ET’s signature decks. Photo by Ryan McDonald 

ET Surf 

ET Surf may have been founded on ocean sports, but step inside the Aviation Boulevard 

storefront, and the first thing you see is a wall of skateboard decks. Over its history, ET has 

become part of the concerte history of Hermosa Beach and the South Bay by equipping 

and sponsoring some of the South Bay’s best skaters, including Cindy Whitehead, one the 

Paul’s Photo 

“Running stores offer runs, nurseries offer planting classes. We offer classroom photo instruction 

and photo excursions,” said Mark Comon, co-owner with his dad Paul, who 

founded Paul’s Photo in 1961. Over the years, the father and son team have made their 

store the hub of the South Bay photograph community. A visit to the large, well stocked 

store is part provisioning, part socializing. 

Classes range from the general (bootcamp) to the specific (lighting), night photography). 

Photo excursions range from Madrona Marsh to Kilimanjaro and places in between, including 

Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Death Valley, Monterey and Alaska. 

Last year MSNBC aired a special about Paul’s popularity in an era of online shopping. 

“A good retailer creates and customer experience with every sale. A UPS driver can’t do 

that,” retail consultant Bill McCurry told MSNBC. 

To view MSNBC’s report on Paul’s Photo visit msnbc.com/your-business/watch/getting- 


Paul’s Photo owner Mark 

Comon practiced what he 

teaches in his night photography 

classes with this 

photo of the super blue 

red moon on January 31 

of this year. B-E-A-U-tiful! 

the-picture-saving-a-camera-store-607940675568 

Paul’s Photo 

23845 S. Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance 

(310) 375-7014 

paulsphoto.com 

>> Runner-up: Silvio’s Camera & Digital 

22409 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance 

(310) 791-7100 

silvios.com 

Neighborhood Shopping 

Riviera Village 

Riviera Village is a treasure to Beach 

Cities residents, and Nils Nehrenheim, the 

Redondo Beach City Council Member representing 

the area, gladly gushes about it. 

“It’s a very walkable area that has everything; 

you can go there in the morning for 

a dentist appointment, grab lunch after, go 

to the store, then stop off at the accountant 

for your taxes,” Nehrenheim said. “It has 

everything for everyone on a day-to-day 

basis.” 

New restaurants are regularly being introduced 

to the area, including the latest 

edition of The Rockefeller, a sidewalk dining 

program is growing, and the Sunday 

Farmer’s Market is coming into its own. 

“The Village is where you can go to get everything done,” Nehrenheim said. 

Riviera Village 

1799 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. 

rivieravillage.org 

Jewelry Store 

>> Runner-up: Metlox LLC 



(626) 535-0317 

Metloxmb.com 

Morgan’s Jewelry 

Melissa Varon Weinberg has felt the weight of the Morgan name, which carries back over 

70 years, and sees it in the customers she sees come into the local chain’s Torrance location 

every day. 

“We recently had a couple who were 91 and 92 years old, who began shopping with us 

when my grandparents started the company back in Del Amo; they had fond memories of 

dealing with them then, and they wanted to shop with someone they can trust,” Weinberg 

said. “When you find someone like that, you know what you’re getting.” 

Morgan’s name, she believes, comes from building relationships and selling the kind of 

quality that keeps parents, friends, children and grandchildren oohing and ahhing for years 

and years. 

“We want our customers to feel really proud with what they are purchasing,” Weinberg 

said. “To have every piece feel like an heirloom piece, that you can pass on to your family.” 

Morgan’s Jewelry 

222 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance 

(310)375-4471 

morgansjewelers.com 

>> Runner-up: Seymour Jewelry 


(310) 379-5401 

Seymourjewelers.com 


Nail Salon 

Angel’s Nail and Spa 

Cindy Nguyen credits her talented staff for the popularity of 

her downtown Hermosa Beach salon, which she and her husband 

Vi opened in 1995. Support for her claim can be seen in 

her manicurists’ nail painting artistry. Nguyen said nail designs 

tend to follow the seasons, with hearts for Valentines Day and 

tree ornaments during the holiday season. What’s popular now? 

Eyelash extensions. “We have a very good, very experienced 

eyelash beautician,” Nguyen said. 

Angel Nail and Spa prides itself on its nail artists. 

Angel’s Nails & Spa 

934 Hermosa Ave. #4, Hermosa Beach 

(310) 798-5086 

angelnailsinhermosabeach.com 

>> Runner-up: Coco Nail & Spa 

1256 Artesia Blvd., Hermosa Beach. 

(310) 379-7949 

1806 S Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach 

(310) 944-9917 

Orthodontist 

Medical Spa 

Skin Savvy 

Skin Savvy is located just yards from the beach on Pier Plaza in 

downtown Hermosa Beach. It offers a full range of skin treatment, 

brom Botox to laser hair and vein removal. Medical director Simona 

C. Arcan, D.M.D., M.D. is on staff at Long Beach Memorial and is 

president of the Harbor Dental Society. She received her medical degree 

from the University of Southern California i 1998. Dr. Arcan has 

extensive experience in minimally invasive esthetic procedures such 

as Botox injections, the use of dermal fillers and laser treatments for 

facial rejuvenation. 

Skin Savvy Medical Spa 

49 Pier Ave. 


(310) 374-4181 

Skinsavvycom 

>> Runner-up: Marcus Medical Spa 

1815 Via El Prado Redondo Beach 

(310) 316-1445 marcusmedicalspa.com 

Summer Orthodontics’ Manhattan Beach location 

was one of the first orthodontics offices to 

earn a LEED certification. Photo by Ryan Mc- 

Donald 

Dr. Summer Blake, 

Summer Orthodontics 

During her postgraduate dental studies at Temple University 

in Philadelphia, Dr. Summer Blake kept a smile on 

her face with memories of the balmy weather in Southern 

California from her previous stints at UCLA. Today, with 

an office in Metlox Plaza in downtown Manhattan Beach, 

Dr. Summer, as she is known, gives others reason to throw 

open their mouths in joy. 

Blake shapes her practice around the understanding that 

orthodontics are a “big decision” for patients, and tries to 

give them as much information as possible to reduce stress 

and help them make the right decision. She monitors the 

advances in the field to give patients the latest and greatest 

choices. She and her family live in the South Bay, and she 

is proud to put a smile on the faces of her friends and 

neighbors. 

Dr. Summer Blake, Summer Orthodontics 


Metlox Plaza, Suite D224 


(310) 545-0770 

>> Runner-up: Amy Gimlen, Gimlen Orthodontics 


Suite C 


(310) 545-6525 

Spa 

Trilogy Spa 

In the late 1990s, Chandra Shaw found herself in 

dire need of a change of pace. The stress of working 

in the corporate world had begun impacting her 

health, and then she faced a family crisis that put 

her over the edge. 

“I never thought I would ever be in the spa business,” 

she said. “But my brother had brain cancer. 

I was coming from the really aggressive, competitive 

corporate world, and I was a little bit lost and found 

the healing side of things almost to heal myself.” 

She opened Trilogy in 1999 with the thought that 

it would be a one year departure from her career. 

The first employee she hired, massage therapist Linda Acosta, actually interviewed Shaw during her hiring process. “What 

are you doing in the spa world?” she asked Shaw. 

Eighteen years later, she’s still in awe at what she is able to do for a living: people arrive often stressed and in pain, and 

leave a few hours later relaxed and renewed. Acosta, along with several other long term employees, share this mission with 

a passion equal to Shaw’s. 

“My very first boss out of college said the key to success is to surround yourself with people who are better than you,” 

Shaw said. “Most people are afraid of that, but it’s how you elevate what you do….We are still lucky to have that very first 

person I hired in 1999, and there are several who are still part of team since those early days. We wouldn’t have had the 

success we’ve had without them.” 

Trilogy started in Hermosa and opened up a second location in Manhattan Beach in 2006. The design of the second store, 

at Metlox Plaza, speaks to Shaw’s intention: one enters and heads upstairs in a narrowing alderwood hallway and then walks 

into what feels like an alternate, calming universe, where your every pain and blemish are dealt with. The spa also has a 

rooftop deck, used both as a place for clients to unwind and to host special events. The spa features a vichy rainbar, moana 

tub plunges and showers for two, and offers customized spa parties, solo retreats, romantic getaways and more for clients 

who want a more intimate setting in which to unwind. The spa has continuously broadened the range of services it offers, 

remaining at the cutting edge of the wellness industry, and is the only certified-home of Ashley Black’s Fasciablasting for the 

body, face and head. A new addition is body sculpting. 

Trilogy Spa 

451 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach 

(310) 760-0044 trilogyspa.com 

Trilogy Spa in Metlox Plaza. Easy Reader file photo 

>> Runner-up: Burke Williams 

2733 Pacific Coast Hwy,, Torrance 

(310) 803-5550 Burkewilliamsspa.com 


Best of the Beach Wellness 

Yoga Studio 

Soho employees Rachel and David greet customers 

before they step into the heat. Photo by 

Ryan McDonald 

Soho 

Yoga as a discipline counts its history in millenia, but it 

all leads back to the same place: India Though the practice 

has evolved greatly over the years, there is something to be 

said for practicing in a place that feels like the subcontinent. 

Soho Yoga in Hermosa Beach is a studio with two rooms. 

One of them is unheated, while the other is specially designed 

with infrared heat to deliver a temperature and humidity 

level that experienced teachers say mimics the feel 

of being in the land of Iyengar and Krishnamacharya. Combined 

with a roster of teachers with deep knowledge of 

anatomy and light-hearted attitudes, Soho has cared out a 

niche for itself in downtown Hermosa. 

Soho Yoga was founded by three big fans of yoga. General 

Manager Pete Niva became friends with professional basketball 

player Richard Jefferson while the two were in college in Arizona. Both became fans of instructor Natasha Snow Needles, 

and several years ago the trio decided to fill what they saw as a void in heated yoga offerings in the South Bay. Snow 

Needles now serves as the studio’s yoga director, and also leads its popular teacher training program. 

In just a few years, the studio has already put down deep roots. Paintings by local artists decorate the walls, and it got 

involved in charity efforts last fall to provide relief to hurricane victims. Soho also sponsored one of the top teams in last 

summer’s Charlie Saikley Six Man Volleyball Tournament. 

But perhaps the best way to see how connected Soho is to the South Bay is to stand on the corner of Pier and Hermosa 

avenues in the morning or late afternoon. “Rush hour” can start to take on a whole new meaning, as you see dozens of 

people hurrying down the block, yoga mats under their arms, bound for Soho’s doors. They’re chasing the bliss they find 

inside. 

Soho Yoga 

1242 Hermosa Ave. 


(310) 379-3200 

Pilates Studio 

Rockit Body Pilates 

Rockit Body Pilates, appropriately, took off quickly following 

its 2009 opening in Manhattan Beach, expanding 

within a year to a Redondo Beach location. Today, the studio 

opened by actress Judy Aronson has cemented itself as 

one of the Beach Cities’ favorite places to get fit. 

Rockit’s pilates classes are a hybrid workout of classic 

pilates, cardio exercises and weight-training, based on a 

program that hooked Aronson from day one. Rockit also offers 

barre classes, strap classes more like traditional pilates, 

a circuit class that’s “so fun it’s like recess,” Aronson said, 

and — at its Redondo location — indoor cycling, all of 

which promise “high-octane, shirt-drenching workouts” that 

they believe anyone who tries will fall in love with. 

Rockit Bodies Pilates 



(310) 844-7702 >> Runner-up: Coreology Fitness 

1834 N. Sepulveda Blvd 

2403 N Sepulveda Blvd. 

(310) 744-1004 


rockitbodypilates.com 

(310) 546-2880 

coreologyfitness.com 

>> Runner-up: Harmony Yoga 



(310) 379-6905. HarmonyYoga.com 

Nutrition Store 

Lindberg Nutrition 

Atkins, South Beach, Paleo: diet fads and crazes have 

gone in and out over the years. But Lindberg Nutrition has 

been around long before them, and will likely outlast 

them, too. The store opened operating in Torrance in 1949 

with one woman’s desire to preserve the wholesome nutrition 

of food on a farm. They opened the Manhattan 

Beach location 20 years ago, and the stores carry their own 

brand of protein powders and nutritional supplements. 

Lindberg Nutrition 

3804 Sepulveda Blvd. 

Torrance 

(310) 378-9490 

1121 Artesia Blvd. 


(310) 372-1028 

Lindbergnutrition.com 

>> Runner-up: Feed The Machine 

1016 Aviation Blvd., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 

(310) 975-3980 

feedthemachine.com 

Massage 

Massage Envy 

Residents of the Beach Cities are a well-massaged folk, with 

a boggling array of massage shops and spas. Thus, when readers 

designate one massage as the best, it’s worth taking serious 

note, and Massage Envy has been declared Best of the Beach 

two out of the last three years. The underlying philosophy at 

Massage Envy is that pampering yourself, by means of massages 

and skin care, is not a luxury but a necessity of good 

health. 

“A regular massage releases stress,” said Erica, one of Massage 

Envy’s local managers. “By releasing stress, it betters life 

in many areas like family, personal, and work.” 

The different massage techniques and plans offered are custom 

tailored for the individual. 

“We do what is best for the client and their overall health 

and wellness,” she said. 

Massage Envy, which based in Scottsdale, Arizona and has 

locations in all three Beach Cities, is the largest employer of 

massage therapists and estheticians in the country, with more 

than 35,000 wellness professionals who serve 1.65 million 

people annually, delivering 100 million massages and facials 

each year. 

Massage Envy 

1590 Rosecrans Ave. 


(310) 321-6717 

1301 Manhattan Ave., Suite C 


(310) 318-3689 

415 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 101 


(310) 379-1229 

massageenvy.com 

>> Runner-up: Healing Hands by Lani 

934 Hermosa Ave. Suite 15 


(310) 415-8685 

healinghandsbylani.com 

Lindberg Nutrition offers an extensive selection of 

nutritional supplements and vitamins, as well as 

teas and health bars. 


Veterinarian 

Dr. Steve Liebl, Hermosa Animal Hospital 

Dr. Steve Liebl of Hermosa Animal Hosptial is among the most popular veterianarians 

in the South Bay. A frequent winner of the Best of the Beach designation, past customers 

have lauded his easy way with pets. His base at Hermosa Animal Hospital provides a full 

menu of services for pet owners, including annual check-ups, surgical services, radiology, 

dentistry and a vaccination clinic. 

Dr. Steve Liebl 

Hermosa Animal Hospital 



(310) 376-8819 

>> Runner-up: Bay Animal Hospital 



(310) 545-6596 

Dermatologist 

Jamie MacDougall 

Dr. Jamie MacDougall is a repeat Best of the Beach winner as the best dermatologist in 

the South Bay. His patients also rate him highly on such sites as Yelp and 

Doctor.WebMD.com. They are consistent in the specifics of their praise: MacDougall is experienced, 

extremely knowledgeable, no-nonsense, and amiable. 

“Years ago my smart wife told me to make an appointment with Dr. Jamie,” wrote a patient 

named Peter who traveled from Carlsbad to MacDougall’s Manhattan Beach office because 

of the doctor’s reputation. “I had a thing on my nose I wasn't sure about and my 

mom has skin cancer history. Well, it was a blessing to find him because I had a basal cell 

cancer and he found it. Since then, I go twice a year and he takes out the ‘blowtorch’ to 

keep me in good skin health. He cares, he's smart plus we laugh. And talk about other stuff 

than just medicine. He is a modest, fantastic doctor...If you're looking for a dermatologist, 

give Dr. Jamie a call and you'll be in very good hands.” 

MacDougall, who is affiliated with Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, 

received his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC and has been in practice 

for 34 years. 

Jamie L. Macdougall, MD 



(310) 545-2900 

>> Runner-Up: Dr. James O’Connell 

23451 Madison St. #190 Torrance 

(310) 373-6952 

oconnelldermatology.com 

Women’s Hairdresser 

James Carmona, Salon del Mar 

James Carmona was the final piece in the Salon del Mar puzzle, according to Salon del 

Mar partner Stephanie Turner. 

“We all like each other, and that’s huge when you’re working in a close space and talking 

all day,” Turner said. “I like to joke and say he was the missing link we needed.” 

What makes Carmona integral to the salon is the same thing that makes him integral to 

his customers. He’s attentive, communicative, unpretentious, and funny,” Turner said. 

“He’s off the cuff, and he can get away with comments that most of us just could not,” 

Turner said. “His presence makes it lighter.” 

Women’s Hair Dresser 

James Carmona 

Salon Del Mar 

3216 Manhattan Ave. 


(310) 991-7728 

salondelmar.net 

>> Runner-up: Elise Mitchell 

Jessica rose salon 

133 Pier Ave. 


(310) 567-4234 

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Flower Shop 

Growing Wild 

The flowery little world within the Growing Wild shop on Highland 

Avenue in downtown Manhattan Beach has become nothing short of a 

dynasty in the annual Best of the Beach votes. This year marks the seventh 

straight that Growing Wild has been awarded BOB, and that’s likely 

because its owners, twins Lisa Hoven Gallien and Lee Hoven Bakos, have 

deep local roots in this community. The duo worked at a flower shop as 

Mira Costa High School students, when already they harbored a dream 

of running their own business, a dream that came true 27 years ago. 

“All of our employees have worked here a long time, and we’ve been 

here a long time, so we are able to really know our customers and what 

they like,” said Hoven Gallien. “We have a small town feel here, so we 

really get to know people, and how to take care of them.” 

The shop is also both wonderfully artisan and inventive — everything 

is handcrafted, with many designs that use sea shells and wood and other 

unconventional materials to create uniquely local settings for Growing 

Wild’s arrangements. The shop is also dynamic, both as a go-to service 

for events, delivery, and as place for innovative home decoration ideas. 

“They make beautiful arrangements and are always on the cutting edge 

of design,” said customer Suzanne Kretschmer in a Google review. 

“Whether you are looking for a gift, a centerpiece for a party, or a beautiful 

piece for your home, you will be able to find it here.” 

“Growing Wild is hands down the best quality florist I have ever come 

across, a total class act,” said customer Kim Martin. “Their arrangements 

and wreaths are the most original and beautiful...they are elegant pieces 

that stand the test of time. Still hanging is a shell wreath I was given as 

a house warming present 13 years ago that makes the room. The owners 

are incredibly generous to the community as well. I co-founded a nonprofit 

and Growing Wild has, without exception, answered the call for 

every single event we have ever thrown. They are true community partners, 

and for that we in this tiny beach town are grateful. ” 

Growing Wild 

1201 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach 

(310) 545-4432 growingwild.net 

Car Wash 

Rock n’ Roll Car Wash 

A statue of Elvis overlooks cars as they pass through the final 

stages of a wash cycle at Rock n’ Roll Car Wash in Hermosa Beach. 

It’s a nod to the store’s name, but also a hint that the place does 

things the old-fashioned way. 

The car washing system may be computerized, but there are 

still plenty of people running around the storefront at the convenient 

intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Aviation Boulevard. 

On a recent Saturday, customers were soaking up rays on the 

patio, and listening to groovy tunes from the store’s speakers, 

while Rock n’ Roll professionals finished off their cars. 

The musical theme carries over to options for customers, who 

The Growing Wild crew (clockwise 

from the upper left) Abigail Belezrah, 

Lisa Hoven Gallien, Lee Hoven Bakos, 

Zach Bozman, Scotti Wells, and 

Vanessa Ivestor. Photo by Mark Mc- 

Dermott 

>> Runner-up: Lily Pad Floral Design 


(310) 376-2539 Lilypadfloral.com 

Rock n’ Roll Car Wash Manager Josh and 

associate Jose proudly stand next to a 

freshly cleaned Corvette. Photo by Ryan 

McDonald 

can order everything from just “vocals” to the “whole band,” which represent increasing levels of care and work for a car. 

Along with washing, the shop also offers interior and exterior detailing services, with a package of services culminating 

in “the Stadium Gig” for those really wanting to show off their ride. 

Gold Store 

South Bay Gold 

One of the highest-paying gold and diamond buyers in the 

nation, South Bay Gold prides itself on living up to the Golden 

Rule, screening employees for honesty, integrity and commitment 

to customer service. SBG sets its prices each day, based 

on the London Bullion Metals Association. “We list our buy 

price and our sell price,” said General Manager Samuel 

Kaoud. “We tell our customer how much we’re making.” SBG 

specializes in buying and selling gold and diamonds, custom 

designed jewelry and engagement rings, retail jewelry, gold 

and silver bullion, rare coins, estate jewelry, luxury watches, 

and collectibles. Customer testimonials praise SBG’s quality 

of work, honesty and customer service. 

Pet Store 

South Bay Gold 

3804 Sepulveda Blvd., #C 

Torrance 

(310) 791-5431 

southbaygold.com 

>> Runner-up: Meridian Coin 


Torrance 

(310) 375-4000 

Meridiancoin.com 

Petco 

“We treat everyone like family,” said acting manager Tony 

Gomez. “Our employees are pet parents, and we like to share 

our experience of what works and what doesn’t work with 

our community. It’s not just about selling, it’s about building 

that relationship with the customer.” In addition to an admirable 

selection of pet foods and products, Petco will groom 

your pet, protect it with vaccines, and provide services such 

as full-service grooming by qualified stylists. Petco also offers 

training classes in which customers learn proficiency in potty 

training, loose-leash training and obedience training. 

Petco 



(310) 374-7969 

3901 Inglewood Ave. 


(310) 355-1360 

petco.com 

Rock n’ Roll Car Wash 



(310) 379-5757 

>> Runner-up: Red Carpet Car Wash 



(310) 546-1693 

>> Runner-up: Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies 



(310) 318-2653 

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Women’s Boutique 

Katwalk employees Cassandra Lopez and Marissa McCarthy help customers 

find treasures among the stores “boho chic” collection. Photo by 

Ryan McDonald 

Katwalk 

Katwalk owner Kat Master-Melville doesn’t have a favorite customer; she has a favorite 

family of customers. Every now and then, a gaggle of women will march into her store on 

Manhattan Beach Boulevard, all of them related: a grandmother, in her 80s; her daughter, 

in her 40s; and her granddaughters, in their 20s. 

The multi-generational fashion outing, Master-Melville says, is a reflection of Katwalk’s 

style, which she describes as “boho chic.” 

“It’s fresh, it’s beachy. It’s my style. But it’s how a lot of people dress these days. Some 

of its for young people. But I’m a mom, and it appeals to the moms too,” she said. 

Katwalk first opened in Hermosa Beach in 2001, then moved to Manhattan Beach a few 

years later. Master-Melville recently returned from Magic, the fashion industry’s annual 

tradeshow in Las Vegas, and she said some of the credit for her store’s longevity in a tough 

retail market goes to the cozy atmosphere of downtown Manhattan. 

“You have to be a little different. The bigger stores closing down everywhere. I love that 

there are so many stores around here. Well, I just love to shop, but the stores here are different, 

they’re not cookie-cutter. That’s the best way to stay in business. All the boutiques 

in Manhattan are unique and special. You come down to shop because you want to be here,” 

she said. 

Katwalk 



(310) 798-7399 

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