The team plays in the CIF Southern Section Division I semi-finals at home Tuesday night against Esperanza, who beat them in April, the last time they played each other. If they win, they'll advance to the finals on Saturday.
Do you think the Mira Costa High boys volleyball team is on its way to winning a CIF Southern Section Division I championship? Tell us by voting. Will you be at the game Tuesday night?
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Forty-one girls have been selected to lead songs and cheers at community events and school activities for the 2012-2013 school year. And, they've already begun to cheer others on.
If you get out and about in Manhattan Beach, you're pretty much guaranteed to see the Mira Costa High School Pep Squad leading cheers and songs at school, community and competitive activities. Yes, "Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah" in the hands of MCHS students is about the best it can get. And now, members for the 2012-13 school year have been announced and include: The new squad is already busy: They will begin their community outreach at the Grand View Gator Run on June 2, host a summer cheer camp July 16-20 at MCHS and continue providing sideline leadership and spirit throughout the school year at every football, basketball and volleyball game. For more information about the Mira Costa Pep Squad or to register for the summer cheer camp, go to…
Check out the third annual Dig 4 Jimmy Surf N’ Turf Surfing and Volleyball Invitational on the sand south of the Manhattan Bech Pier beginning at 8 am. and continuing until 6 p.m. Music, food, fun, and competition in surfing and volleyball!
Kevin Barry is always at work on something. Never mind that he's the president of the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business & Professional Association, Barry keeps busy with his board memberships for several nonprofits, two of which, the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation and the Dig 4 Kids Education Foundation have partnered for a killer event of surfing and volleyball, combined. So, if you're keen on having fun and watching some local competitors surf and play volleyball, head to the Manhattan Beach Pier on Sunday, May 6, where the Jimmy Surf N' Turf gets underway at 8 a.m. You could catch the likes of previous 2011 champions, including overall winners Aaron Wachtfogel, the 2010 Manhattan Open Pro-Volleyball Tournament winner; Kelly Zaun, the…
'Biggest Loser' cookbook chef/author Devin Alexander shares two special, tasty recipes for Cinco de Mayo.
Homemade Chorizo This sausage can be used in many different ways. You can shape it into links or patties, or crumble it. Trust me, you’ll enjoy it—and your body will enjoy it much more than eating the traditional version, which is often made from some of the fattiest (not to mention least appealing) parts of the pig and can contain upwards of 28 grams of fat! Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon old-fashioned oats 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons all-natural egg substitute 1/4 cup chili powder 2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pound extra-lean ground pork Combine the oats, vinegar and egg substitute in a medium bowl. Allow to stand for 3 minutes, or until the oats begin to soften. Add the …
Let's honor local moms in Manhattan Beach. There are prizes, and one SoCal mom will win a $1,000 Visa Gift Card.
With Mother's Day less than two weeks away, Manhattan Beach Patch is looking for MB's favorite mom. Just submit your best photo(s) of mom and someone she loves with a few sentences in the caption box that tell us why she's so special. If you know of a special mom, why not turn this into a fun project of finding some great photos of mom and helping her children upload them to our site and come up with a few sentences about their mom and the special things she does? The mom who receives the most votes on MB Patch will receive $50 toward a spa, floral, restaurant or shopping treat. Patch will also assemble some local winners from Patch sites to be part of a second round of voting, and that winner will receive a $1,000 Visa gift card. So, send…
Now that City Council has canceled the centennial beach ball that was scheduled for Sept. 22, what are your thoughts on the situation and what transpired at Monday night's special council meeting?
Correction: In a 4-1 vote on June 8, 2011, City Council approved a list of proposed events the centennial committee would stage, including the beach ball on the sand. Councilman David Lesser cast the dissenting vote. Manhattan Beach Patch apologizes for not including this fact in this article when first published and has corrected any perceived misrepresentation of it [as of 8:49 a.m., May 3] after verification by watching the June 7, 2011 City Council meeting and consulting the posted minutes of that meeting. Correction: The beach ball estimate was not $294,000 as previously reported in this article; it was $254,000, with in-kind donations of $30,500. The article has been corrected [as of 8:22 a.m., May 2] to reflect this. City Council's …
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10:14 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
Janet, you must have been one of the chosen few who would have been in the "V.I.P." tent because if you thought everyone would get to drink on the beach you were just misinformed. The event isn't cancelled, it is being reworked to include everyone. What part of "community" don't you understand? more ›
Your votes put the intersection of Pacific and Marine avenues atop the heap of 14 nominations. Read on to see how other intersections fared.
The "dreaded intersection," as it's called in our house, took the No. 1 spot in the Manhattan Beach Patch Readers' Choice poll for worst intersection with 30 percent of the vote. Surprisingly, the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue came in second with 21 percent of the vote. Sepulveda Boulevard and Marine Avenue placed third with 15 percent of the vote.
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A resident puts forth his case as to where the blame should fall and why when it comes to what is turning into a debacle, and not a city celebration: the city's centennial.
Editor's Note: A special [as in one not on the council's regular calendar] City Council meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. tonight in council chambers at 1400 Highland Avenue. Mayor Nick Tell called for the meeting on behalf of the centennial committee to get council's input on future centennial events listed on the committee's calendar and to secure any necessary funding from city coffers. Dear Editor: Steven R. Covey, author of “7 Habits of Highly-Effective People,” recognized trustworthiness as the core value of principle-centered leaders requiring both character and competence. Manhattan Beach Centennial Co-Chairmen Mayor [Nick] Tell and Council member [Richard] Montgomery have displayed neither character nor competence in their failed…
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Whether AES Redondo Beach is permanently retired depends on united opposition in the South Bay, Redondo Beach City Councilman Bill Brand argues.
Editor's note: This opinion piece was also submitted to the Beach Reporter and Easy Reader newspapers. In all the discussions about whether we want a new power plant on our coast, it’s important to remember that other communities have fought the exact same battle the South Bay is facing now—and won! They are remaking their waterfronts without a polluting behemoth dominating their skyline and degrading the air they breathe. Why can’t we accomplish the same thing? AES themselves have calculated and reported to us that particulate pollution will double with a new plant, and of course, those are very conservative estimates. More accurate estimates show it quadrupling, from five tons to 20 tons per year—which is about what their Huntington …
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1:43 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
If only this local issue was of as critical national importance as how to interpret the U.S. Constitution, and the anonymous contributions here rose to the level of political science exhibited by, say, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison or John Jay ... then, and only then, would the above analogy *perhaps* be applicable. Meanwhile, such an obviously off-target suggestion only further validates the… more ›
Terri Tigh
5:15 am on Saturday, May 5, 2012
My vote goes to Joanne Schnuckel! When my daughter, Tiffany, moved 3,000 miles away from home to attend USC, Joanne spent a day helping her register for her classes. During Tiffany's years at USC, Joanne gave her a home away from home. After my daughter graduated from college and became an officer in the Marine Corps stationed at Camp Pendleton, Joanne continued the support and throughout her … more ›