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Spotlight: Saturday, February 22 Lanakila Classic, Seaside Lagoon Open Ocean races (long and short) with outrigger canoes 1- and 2 persons, stand-up and prone paddleboards, surf skis, and V1s. Kids mini-course in the Harbor. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Preregistration online is recommended. $40. Open to the public. Proceeds will be donated to LA Fire […]
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education is preparing to offer two new courses for the 2025-26 school year that would each meet the state of California’s legally mandated ethnic studies requirements. A yearlong course, titled “U.S. History: Diversity and Cultural Studies,” would expand on a pilot course offered this […]
by Mark McDermott Pacific Palisades was still in flames when the calls started coming. Within days, some of the town’s young residents began arriving on Manhattan Beach Unified School District campuses. As the fires finally died out, more kept arriving, especially to Mira Costa High School, where on one day alone last week 56 new […]
by Chelsea Sektnan Jack Baldelli and Ann Muscat’s mailbox stands out in their a quiet Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood. It is made partly from a liquid fuel cell once used in a spacecraft and crafted to resemble a diving bell. This artistic flair hints at the fascinating lives of the married couple whose shared passions […]
Redondo Union H.S. to add four classes Four new classes will be offered at RUHS next year. They are AP Microeconomics, Unified P.E. – in which mentor students work with developmentally disabled kids – “Project Lead the Way” Aerospace Engineering, and Advanced Digital (media) Production Two. The Redondo Unified School board approved the four classes […]
“Good Day LA” anchor Araksya Karapetyan learned all she really needed to know at her immigrant family’s Malaga Cove Ranch Market by Elka Worner The Malaga Cove Ranch Market is a touchstone for Araksya Karapetyan, linking her family’s proud immigrant story to her own rise to prominence as a respected fixture of local television news. […]
by Mark McDermott Students in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District are increasingly feeling a positive sense of belonging at their schools, according to a survey conducted in partnership with the Beach Cities Health District. The BCHD Tri District Survey is administered each spring and fall and includes MBUSD, Redondo Beach Unified, and the Hermosa […]
Too young Dear ER: Manhattan Beach school’s e-bike safety program is a great idea (“MBUSD launches e-bike safety program,” ER November 14, 2023). However fourth and fifth graders are too young to be riding e-bikes in traffic with automobiles, and trucks. These bikes are nothing more than electric motorcycles. We license youths to drive cars. […]