District wide, MBUSD improves on state STAR testing.

The Manhattan Beach Unified School District is tweeting.

Cash key refunds; Lost and found pets; New art exhibit.

by Andrea Ruse
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District may receive up to $1.6 million after President Barack Obama earlier this month signed into legislation a bill promising $10 billion in federal stimulus funds toward education.
The measure is aimed at keeping more than More

Diann Keller went rollerblading on the city’s bike path last Saturday, the same as she has for the last six years.
Only it was the first time she got ticketed by the city for just rolling along.
As Keller cruised down the path past More

Hillside Pharmacy, the city’s oldest pharmacy, will close on Monday, after 55 years. Owner Ron Otto is selling his patient list to the new Walgreens on Sepulveda Boulevard near Marine Avenue in Manhattan Beach, where he and his staff will begin working.
His wife More

by Andrea Ruse
Police are searching for the person(s) responsible for shooting and shattering the windows of five Manhattan Beach businesses on Sepulveda Boulevard, over the course of two days last week.
“We can’t tell if they’re related, but because of their proximity, it More

Concert in the Park
Rock and soul band, The Tom Nolan Band, will perform from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Polliwog Park, located at 1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard. The show is part of the city’s Concerts in the Park series, which More

by Randy Angel

Like many boys turning 16 years old, Turner Conrad spent part of his birthday standing in line. But it wasn’t at the DMV earning a right of passage with his first driver’s license. That could wait. The teenager from Hermosa Beach More

by Randy Angel
The cloud that hovered over the beach volleyball community for a week ended up having a silver lining – at least for four players – who took advantage of the window of opportunity to have their names etched in history.
When More