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South Bay locals reading through the new contemporary novel, My Year of Casual Acquaintances, will feel right at home.  Hermosa Beach, the Esplanade, Coast Highway and King Harbor are just some o...

Overcoming Breast Cancer: Rebecca Weintraub’s Inspiring Journey October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the progress made in preventing, detecting and treating the disease and t...

Looking for the fountain of youth? Look no further than the pool in your backyard or gym. So says Riviera resident Vince Newman, a physical therapist and certified aquatic therapist who has treated hu...

By Riviera Elementary Principal Christie Forshey Riviera teaches Character Counts Pillars and plans monthly service projects that align with the following traits.  CC utilizes six “Pillars of Cha...

Relay For Life Returns to South High School May 6 Like many of us, cancer has had a profound effect on my life.  When I was 19 years old, just four years after immigrating to the U.S. from Kiev w...

Great news for our community El Retiro library is open and welcoming back patrons! The plumbing issues that caused the library’s year-long closure have been resolved and additional upgrades were made....

A pair of shoes. A shirt. A warm blanket. Most of us take these everyday items for granted. But to the thousands of homeless living on Skid Row, a simple pair of shoes can mean the difference between ...

Riviera Elementary School is turning 70 years old! Did you or your child/ren attend Riviera Elementary School? Alumni, current and past staff members, and neighbors are invited to attend this special ...

The Mountains Are Calling Not many people celebrate their 70th birthday climbing Mount Everest. But not a lot of people are like Riviera residents Laurie Jonqueres and her husband, Michel.  Just over ...

Riviera Elementary School Recognized Two Students From Each Class for the Character Counts All Pillar Awards at a Ceremony on May 23rd Here is a picture of our 5th-grade recipients!  The students sele...

Hollywood Riviera Resident Ruth Stevens on Her Novel Stage Seven Alzheimer’s is a disease Hollywood Riviera resident and author Ruth Stevens knows all too well.  Her mother, once a vibrant and a...

Riviera Roundup:  Riviera Elementary Award Recipients I have a soft spot for Riviera Elementary  — my wife, Suzy Silver Nastaskin went there, as did our children, Isabelle, Aaron and J...

Do you live in a “Kissel-built” home? If you live in the part of the Hollywood Riviera with a 90505 zip code, it’s very possible you do. That’s because hundreds of homes in the Riviera were built by d...

Relay For Life Returns May 14 at South High Everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer. Maybe it’s your spouse, parent, sibling, friend, or worst of all, child. Maybe you’ve had cancer you...

Though past issues of this newsletter have focused on my fellow Riviera residents and our local businesses, with everything happening in the world right now I feel compelled to use this space to share...