South Bay Blogs

Fiesta Hermosa occurs twice a year and is happening right now over Memorial Day weekend at the Hermosa Beach pier! Coca Cola is giving away free Vault drinks and Carnation is giving free coffee samples. All other food is overpriced as usual We hopped into the nearby Subway sandwich shop to get a sub instead of spending $4 on a hotdog. Read the rest of this entry →

While we were at the Hermosa Fiesta down at the Hermosa Beach pier, we took this picture of Sharkeez, almost a month after the fire. Read the rest of this entry →

We drive past the Shell Gas Station in Manhattan Beach, at the corner of Sepulveda and Manhattan Beach Boulevard, at least a couple of times a week. Over the weekend, owner Steve Grossi put up this humorous sign when he ran out of gas to sell. Shell is selling the property. Grossi has operated the station for over a decade. Read the rest of this entry →

Southbay isn’t the only place where gas prices are getting people into trouble! In Germany, a woman who didn’t have enough money to pay for gas left her friend as a “deposit” so she could leave to get more money for gas. The woman never returned and the police was called. The police interrogated the friend before releasing the human “deposit.” Don’t be fooled by the picture from Reuters on German gas prices, you’re probably looking at about $5.50/gallon of regular unleaded gas. See more from CNN/Money.

According to a May 18, 2006 article in the Wall Street Journal, “Late Payments on Mortgages Rise: Studies Find Higher Loan Delinquencies”, as a result of the 2005 lending boom, home buyers with huge debt are now having a hard time keeping up with their monthly mortgage payments. Read the rest of this entry →