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It’s a pocket park
by Mark Kemple
30th Street Resident, Manhattan Beach
In Manhattan Beach’s tree section there is a little pocket park with a little greenbelt and playground for kids. It was built in 1964 by the neighbors who surround it. It’s a pocket park. There are no traffic arteries leading to it. And there is no parking structure. Why would there be?

This time in high-def
Fritz Coleman could have styled himself after Fritz the Cat, but instead modeled himself after the NBC weatherman. That’s why his show is called “On the Fritz,” and it’s in previews tonight through Thursday, which means that tickets are a few bucks cheaper: $35 now. Opens Friday and closes Jan. 31. He’s a funny guy! Hermosa Beach Playhouse, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. 310-372-4477. hermosabeachplayhouse.com.

Apple store customers in the Manhattan Village Mall have recently been targeted in a string of vehicle burglaries that stretches across three counties.
“We think customers are being surveilled while they buy computers, put them in their cars, and drive to the next retail store or their homes,” Manhattan Beach Police Detective Sgt. Brian Brown said. “When they come out, their cars are broken into and the computers are stolen.”…