The old Mermaid — a fine Hermosa Beach dive bar and lounge — closed for several months last year after it was acquired by a new owner and put in the management hands of the folks from Killer Shrimp in ...

The Mermaid has been a staple of Hermosa Beach nightlife since 1950, but the sun has set on the boisterous beachside dive bar for the last time. Several attempts to save the spot over recent years ...

The Mermaid, an iconic “dive bar” at the end of Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, closed its doors just after Labor Day weekend with little fanfare. CEO Kevin Michaels of Killer Shrimp, which merged with ...

I don’t play when it comes to my bucket list. Learn to apply prosthetic makeup? Check. Perform at Disney World? Check. Run a marathon? Check. Those are a few favorites, but my most recent checkmark on ...