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More swell, more off shores, more sunny skies and most importantly, no more rain. For the first time in a long time I am truly terrified to surf in the rain or just after it rains. My last bout with an ocean related, bacteria based illness lasted over a week and kicked my ass. You can roll the dice if you want, but sooner or later you’ll get caught with your hand in the cookie jar. Shoot, I even ordered a few different nose clips online just to give it a try. The next step will be surfing in a hazmat suit.

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Running Registration is open for the 33rd annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K which will be held Sunday, Feb. 6

Beach passings: 2010 to 2001

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Hermosa Beach resident Sean Kelly, 44, and Palos Verdes residents Chuck Chambers, 58, and Russell Urban, 63, died in a plane crash on Nov. 21. The three were flying back from Baja Mexico after a week of surfing, when they ran out of gas while approaching John Wayne Airport in Orange County.

About Town: Hermosa Beach

Sand snowmen The city’s annual Sand Snowman Contest will be held 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 11 at the

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Tennis – Professional tennis players John Isner and Sam Querrey, who form the core of the US Davis Cup team,

Out on 101

Terry McDermott spent three and a half years in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia pursuing the story of the 9-11 hijackers: who they were and why they did it.

This was a ridiculously difficult task. He found himself in places like Karachi, Pakistan asking the hijackers’ friends and families questions almost nobody wanted to hear. [Read More]

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This week we are raving about Jonathan Franzen’s new novel Freedom. People are talking about this book for good reason. It’s a big, dense, rich story of a dysfunctional American family that is slowly unraveling.

Letters

Eatery conditions Dear ER: I wanted to take a moment to clarify an article regarding my restaurant, Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ

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Soccer Online registration for the Manhattan Beach Sand & Surf Soccer Winter League season is now open for boys and

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