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Native Plant Society Annual Garden Tour Saturday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Featuring guided tours of 3 native and drought tolerant gardens in Palos Verdes. Learn about California native plants from experts. $25 members $30 non-members for info and reservations call: (310) 629-0500 www.sccnps.org. At South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos…
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While Redondo Beach Police Officer Lauren McNeely settled in to tighten a tourniquet on fellow officer Ryan Harrison’s right arm, Harrison steeled his face. He had just warned the room full of students in RBPD’s first annual Stop the Bleed class that tourniquets, when applied properly, hurt – and hurt a lot. McNeely torqued down,…
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So many places to go. So many things to do
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When Henry Mitzner starting working for the City of Manhattan Beach, Richard Nixon was president, Apollo 17 had just returned from the moon, and City Hall was located in a bunch of trailers. It was March 12, 1973. The city was still rebuilding after the earthquake of ‘71 and the country was in the…
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It’s no surprise to see perennial powers Redondo and Mira Costa ranked among the top 10 teams in CIF-SS Division 1, but there is a new-comer this season who currently holds the second position in the poll. Long-time Division 2 member South Torrance has moved up one division this season and is ranked just below…
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Sandra Sanders opened Re/Max Palos Verdes in 1984
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It was a typical afternoon in the Barbee household when Martha Barbee was stopped by her youngest son, Vince. As she walked through the hallways of their home, Vince pulled up Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” pulled her aside and said, “Come on Mom, let’s dance!” “He would do all of these spontaneous, uplifting things,” Malorie,…
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Danno Carter is a curator of sorts. One of his areas of expertise are the bars of the South Bay. He knows them all, pretty much. He arrived here 10 years ago, by way of Hollywood. He’d driven straight to Hollywood after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2006. He was chasing…
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Swimming with the Fishes Sound Stage Live!’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” opens tonight (Thursday) in El Segundo We can help Eric and Ariel fall in love by pretending to be birds and frogs. Really! Just keep reading and you’ll find out how. But first… Jeff Cason is sitting towards the back of the…
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Thursday, March 15 Put it in gear Speaker and author Curtis Zimmerman discusses “Living Life at Performance Level” at 7 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College, Crenshaw and Redondo Beach boulevards, Torrance. Zimmerman is an entertainer and the author of six books. Tickets, $10 to $24. Call (800) 832-ARTS or go to centerforthearts.org.…
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Mira Costa has a good combination of proven veterans and young talent on its boys lacrosse team but will have to overtake a strong Palos Verdes team to claim the Bay League title. Palos Verdes is ranked No. 7 in the CIF Southern Section while Mira Costa holds the No. 10 spot and Redondo is…
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Mira Costa High School boys basketball coach Jeff Amaral, who achieved the rare distinction of coaching a team he once played for and led it to a consistent winning record until this year, has resigned after seven seasons on the job. The Mustang program is already facing the looming question of where it will…
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