Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The walking group aims to connect people through a healthy activity while revitalizing communities.
Beach Cities residents are invited to attend the Walking Moai Sign-Up event and raffle Sunday at St. Cross By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in Hermosa Beach. Part of the Blue Zone Project’s Vitality City initiative, the event is part of a community-wide well-being initiative that aims to create happier, healthier and more productive citizens in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, according to organizers. To date, the Walking Moai program has had more than 1,450 participants, according to organizers. The term "Moai” means “meeting for a common purpose” and comes from Japanese Okinawan culture, where at 5 years of age, children are put into groups with four or five other children. These groups, called moai, become lifelong friends, …
A 44-state investigation into the Manhattan Beach based global footwear company takes issue with claims made about the shoemaker's Shape-ups, Tone-ups, Skechers Resistance Runner, and Shape-ups Toners.
Shoemaker Skechers USA agreed to pay $40 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over health claims it made regarding toning footwear, the agency announced today. The consumer lawsuit claimed "toning" footwear known as Shape-ups, Tone-ups, Skechers Resistance Runner, and Shape-ups Toners toning shoes were falsely advertised to improve posture, promote weight loss, strengthen the back, improve blood circulation, promote sleep, reduce stress, reduce physical stress on knees, legs and ankle joints, and burn calories. The settlement was reached in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission and 44 states and the District of Columbia. If approved by the court, the proposed settlement will result in cash refunds for each pair of …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The scammers claim that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills.
Southern California Gas Co. warned its customers Monday about a scam in which the culprits tell victims they can get credits on their utility bills if they provide information such as a Social Security number. According to the gas company, scammers have visited customers in person, used social media sites and even sent text messages to victims claiming that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills. Officials of Southern California Gas Co. said workers for the utility always carry proper identification when visiting customers, and they do not randomly call or text customers asking for Social Security numbers or other personal information. Customers should verify a person's employment before …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Here are some statistics about Mother's Day. Do you know what the top names for male and female babies in 2010 were? Read on!
The day when millions of Moms across the country are celebrated with flowers and homemade cards is Sunday, May 13. Here are some facts about baby names, florists, and Mother's Day history, all from the U.S. Census Bureau: The Mother's Day commemoration, now nearly 100 years old, was sparked by Anna Jarvis, who organized the first observances of the day in 1908. In 1914, Congress finally designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. There were nearly 85 million mothers in the U.S. in 2009, and about 5 million were stay-at-home moms. The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively, in 2010 were Jacob and Isabella. There were slightly more than 17,000 florist establishments nationwide in 2009, which employed the 75,855 …
On Friday, May 11, Frito-Lay is partnering with Ralphs stores to promote its new products as part of ‘Free Flavor Friday’ and is giving away free chips.
On Friday, May 11, from 3 to 8 p.m., Frito-Lay is partnering with Ralphs stores across the country for Free Flavor Friday. As part of the event, Frito-Lay plans to give away more than 2 million sample bags of its new products, including Doritos Jacked tortilla chips in Enchilada Supreme and Smoky Chipotle BBQ. The stores will also be giving away samples of the newest Ruffles potato chip flavors, including BBQ Rib and Bacon and Cheddar Potato Skins flavors. In Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, the Frito-Lay giveaway will take place at the following Ralph Stores: Click here to find other participating Ralph Stores. Be sure to like Manhattan Beach Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Manhattan Beach Patch happened upon a La Mirada couple who were recently in Manhattan Beach to shoot their engagement photos.
These days, it's fairly easy to find online postings of engagement shoots and weddings photos taken in Manhattan Beach. With its surf, sand and sea and lots of picturesque spots, photographers and their subjects tend to migrate to MB. Manhattan Beach Patch happened upon an engagement photo shoot in MB for Michael Orozco, 25, and Valerie Martinez, 24, of La Mirada. The couple was being photographed by MB resident Sir Joel Harrison, as he likes to be called.
From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today, savor the cool and sweet Cookies & Cream Ice Blended and the decadent Mocha Mudslide Ice Blended for only $1 at your local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Take a moment to beat the heat today and enjoy a deliciously cold treat at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, the neighborhood coffee and tea shop will be offering two tasty Ice Blended flavors for just $1 each. The Cookies & Cream Ice Blended combines creamy vanilla with coffee and chocolate cookie pieces, while chocolate-lovers can indulge in the Mocha Mudslide Ice Blended – consisting of chocolate, cream and coffee, along with a chocolate drizzle. Click here for a list of other Coffee Bean locations nearest to you.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
El Porto, Sand Section and Tree Section residents report outage.
Updated at 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9: Manhattan Beach Police say Southern California Edison has told them power won't be completely restored to affected areas until the a.m. SCE Power Outage Center on website lists 12: a.m. Thursday, May 10 as expected completion time as of 11:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. "We have identified the problem and are working to restore your service." reads a post. About 3,159 customers are affected. A pole at 35th Street and Blanche Avenue in the Tree Section caught fire Wednesday around 9:13 p.m., resulting in a power outage in the area, according to police scanner reports and tweets by some in the area. Power appeared to be gone from El Porto and on Rosecrans Avenue from Highland Avenue to Sepulveda …
George Butts, a Manhattan Beach resident and president of MB Community Emergency Response Team Association, has been engaging listeners on Blog Talk Radio Fridays at 7 a.m. with tips for and information about being prepared for a disaster.
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Wednesday, May 9
Manhattan Beach resident George Butts has once again put his emergency preparedness skills to work, using his knowledge and connections to co-host and produce a series of online radio shows on disaster preparedness. The "Preparing for Disaster in the South Bay" series of online radio shows on Blog Talk Radio aired Fridays at 7 a.m. The first program aired on Friday, April 6; the last on Friday, May 4. The series is available online. Butts, who is president of the Manhattan Beach Community Emergency Response Team Association, joined Joe Terry and CERT graduate Jackie Balestra to discuss disaster preparedness with experts. He also appeared on the show to talk about MBCERTA on Friday, March 6. Here are the shows: "Preparing for Disaster in …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The center of our digital lives soon will no longer be the personal computer, but the personal cloud.
After rumors for several years that it would be getting into the cloud-computing business, tech giant Google finally launched its Google Drive last week, prompting all kinds of cloud storage and application providers to come out with announcements of their own, not wanting to be lost in the fog. Microsoft even managed to make an announcement a day ahead of Google about "improvements" to its SkyDrive service that actually amounted to a cut in the amount of storage space offered free to new users, from 25 GB down to 7 GB—still more than Google's 5 GB, but a cut nonetheless. To be fair, there were improvements in SkyDrive's functionality and interoperability, and the cut likely was meant mainly to bring Microsoft's service more in line with …
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12:52 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
I am in the sand section between Rosecrans and Marine. My neighbors across the street are on a different transformer than I am. My lights went out for a very short time (just enough to mess up everything digital in the house), but were on within minutes. The lights across the street were still not on by the time I went to bed. more ›