Thirty years ago — before coffee chains dotted South Bay streets — Rick Hankus took a chance and decided to open Java Man in a decades-old beach cottage in Hermosa Beach. Hankus and his staff at the ...

Rick Hankus, owner of Hermosa Beach’s Java Man coffee shop, who was known as a “humble hero,” “legend” and the “kindest person” who gave back to the South Bay community and beyond, died last month. He ...

Rick Hankus, owner of Hermosa Beach’s Java Man coffee shop, who was known as a “humble hero,” “legend” and the “kindest person” who gave back to the South Bay community and beyond, died last month. He ...