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Spotlight on Education – Oktoberfest Friends of the Library
Beer, pretzels, accordion
Read MoreCancer Support Community
The Cancer Support Community (CSCRB) celebrated survivorship during 17th annual Girls Night Out “Fun-Raiser” at The Comedy & Magic Club on the evenings of Oct. 1 through Oct. 3. The 600 guests who attended the just-for-ladies fundraiser raised $190,000. Proceeds will fund CSCRB’s many free support programs for cancer patients and their loved ones. Top…
Read MoreOn Manhattan Government – Election move a good move
by Mark Burton With November just around the corner, we are only a year away from our 2020 Presidential Election. I bet you can’t just wait! In 2020, for the first time in Manhattan Beach’s history, the city will hold City Council elections at the same time as the November Presidential election. This will change…
Read MoreSpotlight on music – “Diamonds Are Forever”
Asia America Symphony Association entertains winners
Read MoreSAGE advice
JOMO versus FOMO
Read MorePeninsula charity – National Portuguese Bend Horse Show
benefits Children’s Hospital
Read MoreHermosa Ave. shop has ‘more than just crystals’
Customers who walk into Earth Elements, an energy healing shop on Hermosa Avenue, are in for a surprise. For some, it’s the technicolor display of crystals that dominate the front room, shimmering underneath the stained-glass skylight. For others, it’s the fact that the store is there at all: people still walk in from time to…
Read MoreDear Dr. Allen:
Are our cultural beliefs leading us astray?
Read MoreIn ‘My Totally Intolerable Blocks,’ a lesson in diversity
Left at the gate of an orphanage at just a few days old, Emily Ford grew up a world away from her native China. Now she is challenging the culture that determined her fate and persists in China today. Up until four years ago, China’s one-child policy remained a strict rule, one rationalized by…
Read MoreJamaica’s Wailing Souls’ Hermosa Beach connection
by Will Riordan “The taxi would pick us up every day. We would pick up Flabba from Roots Radics, we’d go up to the hills of Kingston and go to Alborosie’s home studio,” Ken Seaton recalled of his recent trip to Jamaica. Seaton owns Hardline Entertainment in Hermosa Beach and manages the legendary reggae band…
Read MoreES charity – At PTN Playfest
Guests learn the way kids learn
Read MoreES space – Big investment for small packages
ABL Space Systems finds backing for its small satellite launch rockets
Read MoreLive Wire wins ‘incredible’ opportunity
Redondo Beach’s second Battle of the Bands took center stage at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center last Saturday, a night complete with hard rock and alternative tunes. The 1,453 seat venue gave young artists exposure to a sizeable crowd and the opportunity to perform at L.A. Live before a Los Angeles Kings hockey game.…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Natural World Market offers high-quality on Artesia
Rectifying North Redondo’s shortage of an all-natural grocery, Natural World Market & Cafe opened on July 27. Located at 2302 Artesia Blvd., the all-in-one market, cafe, and bakery offer items that make sustainable consumerism more convenient. “Something that we were lacking here in North Redondo was a walking-distance cafe, family-oriented store, and a grocery store…
Read MoreGillis Bodysurfing gives back at annual Surf Festival contest
Over 100 men and nearly 50 women from throughout California and Hawaii competed in the International Surf Festival body surfing contest Saturday morning at the Manhattan Beach pier. Jason Napolitan, of Manhattan Beach, placed first in the men’s 19-39 division, followed by Adam Warren of San Diego and Alex Merteska of Los Angeles. In the…
Read MoreRedondo students win support for Green New Deal
Last month, incoming Redondo Union High School seniors Eva Lovell, Grace McGonigle, and Vanessa Rebentisch proposed that the Redondo Beach City Council support the federal green new deal, a resolution that lays out a plan to address climate change. On July 2, the City Council approved the student-proposed resolution, supporting it with a 3-1…
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