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View MoreDemolition is complete and site prep is underway at 2301 N. Sepulveda Blvd. for a 40-unit, seven-story apartment building — the first project to break ground under Manhattan Beach's Residential Overlay District. Eleven of the units will be reserved for low- and moderate-income households.

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View MoreIndependent stores in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach are stocked for the holiday season, with verified gifts starting under $10 and holiday events running through early December.

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View MoreSkechers has listed its nearly 30,000-square-foot headquarters building at 228 Manhattan Beach Blvd. for sale through a CBRE competitive bidding process, with the Class A property to be delivered vacant.

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View MoreRaytheon, a major El Segundo employer and subsidiary of RTX, won a five-year U.S. Navy contract worth up to $24.4 billion for Standard Missile-6 interceptors, though full funding still awaits congressional action.

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View MoreMattel named board member Roger Lynch as chairman and CEO, replacing Ynon Kreiz, who departs after eight years to become co-CEO of the anticipated combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company.

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View MoreSpaceX opened its launch window Monday morning for Starship Flight 14, the Hawthorne-headquartered company's first orbital attempt and first revenue mission carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites.

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View MoreRTX's Raytheon won a contract worth up to $20.7 billion to produce AMRAAM missiles, the largest such deal on record, though full funding awaits Congressional action.

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View MoreDanny Boehle's five-night Fonz's pop-up at Fête by Slay in downtown Manhattan Beach starts Wednesday, Sept. 23, reuniting the original crew, classic dishes and AVP volleyball memories.

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View MoreEl Segundo-based Mattel Studios announced a live-action Polly Pocket film starring Lily Collins, with Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios co-developing the project.

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View MoreSpaceX delayed Starship Flight 14 from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28, pushing back the Hawthorne-engineered rocket's first orbital flight and first revenue-generating mission carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites.

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View MoreEl Segundo-based Mattel announced a multi-year global licensing deal with BBC Studios to bring Bluey characters to Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, Polly Pocket and UNO, with first products arriving fall 2026 and a Bluey feature film set for August 2027.

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View MoreToll Brothers will begin selling 43 luxury townhomes on Pacific Coast Highway near Vincent Street in Redondo Beach on Saturday, Sept. 19, with prices starting at $2 million.
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