Posts by Mark McDermott
EDUCATION: Manhattan Beach Schools brings back more students, but still faces parent criticism
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has been gradually increasing the number of students returning to in-person classes, welcoming back its TK-2 students earlier this month and almost 100 high needs middle school and high school students this week. Next week, the district plans to bring back grades 3 to 5, four…
Read MoreNoel Palm, father of 5, grandfather of 10, great-grandfather of 10, and husband of 71 years, passes away
by Mark McDermott [Editors note: the first part of this story originally ran on the occasion of Noel and Sally Palm’s 70th wedding anniversary in August, 2019] Santa Ana, 1946. “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Big Sleep” are in the theaters, which are plentiful in this military town, still bustling in the aftermath of…
Read MoreDowntown Manhattan Avenue closed off for outdoor dining
by Mark McDermott The City of Manhattan Beach will close off two blocks of Manhattan Avenue in order to enable more outdoor dining downtown, beginning February 12 and lasting indefinitely. The move comes after LA County last week allowed outdoor dining to resume following two months of closures due to the countywide surge in COVID-19…
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