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Reply (Shutterstock) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Looking for things to do in the Manhattan Beach area? Your Manhattan Beach Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on whats happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this weekend. If youre hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, its free to post an event in your community. To reach more people...

Reply He framed the shot: Catalina Island in the distance, rocks in the foreground, then the ocean, and the sunset. And then the magic happened. (Brenton Hamilton) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Sometimes its the little unexpected pleasures that can turn a good day into a great day! Such was the case for Brenton Hamilton who got a terrific shot in Palos Verdes when he was on his way to pick up his 9-month-old son who was being taken care of by his grandparents. Shot with a Sony A7iii with Sony 24-105m...

UpdatedWed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:03 am PT Reply February is Black History Month. (Shutterstock) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — February is Black History Month and Manhattan Beach Patch is looking for ways to recognize our Manhattan Beach Black history. Apple unveiled an online celebration yesterday, commissioning "more than 30 Black photographers to capture and share their hometowns with the world through their unique lens, all shot on iPhone 12 Pro. Its poetry in motion, each photogs lens capturing somet...

UpdatedTue, Jan 19, 2021 at 1:50 pm PT Replies(6) This is the development presently under consideration for a Master Use Permit sans CEQA. MB Poets, a group of nearby residents, oppose the project as it currently stands and wants the city to require an Environmental Impact Report. (City of Manhattan Beach) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — A group of Manhattan Beach residents who live near a proposed hotel/retail/office development on Sepulveda Boulevard where the El Torito restaurant once stood simply w...

UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 10:35 am PT Reply Manhattan Beach Mayor Suzanne Hadley decided to green light holiday construction for Skechers in Manhattan Beach on two upcoming holidays. Previously, she was a "No" vote. (Shutterstock) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Breaking from her previous consistent votes to be the lone dissenter to not allow Skechers to work on its Sepulveda Boulevard construction project on city holidays, Manhattan Beach Mayor Suzanne Hadley did not pull the item from the consent c...

UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 11:24 pm PT Reply Folks carve out spaces to enjoy food to-go from restaurants with friends, family and household members in Civic Center Plaza in Manhattan Beach on Friday, Jan. 15. Temperatures got as high as 84 degrees in Manhattan Beach. (Liz Spear | Manhattan Beach Patch) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — With sublime weather and a three day holiday weekend for the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Monday, Jan. 18, Manhattan Beach is set to be the place to ...

Reply The Manhattan Beach Pier draws residents, community members, visitors and tourists alike year-round. (Liz Spear | Manhattan Beach Patch) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company, has released its ranking of the safest — and most dangerous — small cities and towns in the U.S. The study found that in 2020, many Americans fled large cities in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, searching for a sense of security in small-town America. While many smaller cities...

UpdatedThu, Jan 14, 2021 at 6:33 am PT Replies(2) Dr. Mike Tarnay of Manhattan Beach shows the form indicating he had received his second dose of a vaccine for COVID-19. (Mike Tarnay) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — He sees the personal impacts of the coronavirus every time he works. As an attending physician in the Emergency Department at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, Dr. Mike Tarnay of Manhattan Beach has treated the COVID-19 patients who arrive at the hospital in need...

UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:44 am PT Reply The City Council of Manhattan Beach has authorized the city to offer a loan program for businesses in need to help maintain the small town charm and character independent, locally-owned businesses bring to the city. (Liz Spear | Manhattan Beach Patch) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The Manhattan Beach City Council voted 5-0 last night to offer an emergency business loan program to ailing businesses physically in the city due to the impacts of COVID-19. Cit...