EDUCATION: Manhattan Beach Ed Foundation Wine Auction hopes to restore programs for this fall
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation has a uniquely crucial goal for its 27th Annual Manhattan Wine Auction on June 12. The hope, as always, is to meet fundraising goals, but what is attached to those goals this year is whether or not students will return to classrooms that are as rich with […]
South Bay surfer John Balk gets a south swell send off
Photos by Ken Pagliaro (KenPagliaro.com) An early season south swell welcomed an estimated 100 South Bay surfers gathered in El Porto Saturday morning for a paddleout in memory of John Balk. The 2001 Mira Costa graduate was a standout in local surf lineups and surfed in Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii and […]
Karina Gerger named principal of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach
Karina Gerger has been named as the new principal at Mira Costa High School. She will replace Ben Dale, who in March announced he would be stepping down after 11 years as principal. Gerger emerged as the leading candidate following a panel interview by teachers, classified employees, administrators, and parents, as well as interviews with […]
Do You Need a Degree to Become a Social Media Influencer?
The term social media influencer looms large on the internet today. While many strive to become one and make a living at it, there is much more that goes into becoming a successful influencer versus a flash in the pan than meets the eye. Do you need a college degree to become one? It’s not […]
Technology Behind Bitcoin Casinos
Cryptocurrency has become a new investment in recent years. Its development has allowed for new payment options to rise and special ways in which players can spend their money. The main feature that people love about cryptocurrency is the extra layer of security. Converting your money into a separate form of currency can prove more […]
Parras School seventh grader wins national film award
by Rachel Reeves Hailey Johnston, 13, a seventh-grader at Parras Middle School has received an Award of Excellence from the National PTA for her one-minute, animated film, “I Matter Because I’m Me.” Johnston was one of more than 300,000 students who participated in this year’s Reflections Program, which invites submissions in six areas — […]
“The Art of the Crime” – Lessons to be learned [TELEVISION REVIEW]
Welcome to season three of “The Art of the Crime,” the French series created by Angèle Herry-Leclerc and Pierre-Yves Mora. Following the path of the previous two seasons, this engaging procedural gives us a new murder or murders in every two part episode along with an art history lesson. It is that art history […]