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View MoreSouth Bay lands $1.6 million state grant for regional biodiversity plan
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments received $1.6 million in Proposition 68 funding to develop a regional biodiversity plan covering Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, and Hawthorne, plus three pilot native-plant restoration projects in Carson, Inglewood, and Lomita running through 2029.
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View MoreManhattan Beach Art Center opens annual exhibition Friday with 100-plus local artists
The Manhattan Beach Art Center's 2026 Annual Community Exhibition opens Friday, July 24, featuring more than 100 local artists, as the city's Cultural Arts Commission begins planning under an expanded public art mandate.
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View MoreManhattan Beach farmers market turns 20 with six original vendors still in place
The Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers Market celebrates its 20th anniversary Tuesday, July 21, at Civic Center Plaza, with six day-one vendors and a guitarist who has played every week since 2006 still anchoring the weekly gathering.
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View MoreRoundhouse Aquarium adds Friday mornings, extends weekend hours through mid-September
The Roundhouse Aquarium Teaching Center on the Manhattan Beach Pier is offering extended summer hours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through September 13, with free admission and expanded access for families.
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View More63rd Manhattan Beach Grand Prix draws 1,000 riders for state titles, $17,500 purse
The 63rd Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix drew about 1,000 cyclists to the 1.3-mile downtown course on Sunday, July 12, 2026, with racers competing for $17,500 in prize money and California/Nevada state criterium championship titles on what organizers call the oldest single-day criterium course in the U.S.
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View MoreRiviera Village boutique hosts pop-ups and local bands on its Avenue I patio
Village Vibes 90277, a Redondo Beach boutique co-owned by Lisa Vitale, Denise Halliwell, and Cathy Cesarz, has become a neighborhood gathering spot through pop-up events, live music, and fundraisers on its shared "Good Vibes Only" patio at 203 Avenue I.
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View MoreNew nonprofit Phantasma Arts to stage 'Next to Normal' in Torrance
Phantasma Arts, a new South Bay nonprofit theater company founded by Jacob Nye and Maya Kallay, will stage the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Next to Normal" July 17–25 at the West Performing Arts Center in Torrance.
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View MoreGreek Festival, pier concerts and Ironman photos headline South Bay's July 9–15 calendar
The South Bay Greek Festival opens Friday, July 10, at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Redondo Beach, headlining a week of free pier concerts, Polliwog Park music and the Hermosa Beach Museum's Ironman photo contest deadline.
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View MoreHermosa Beach parking fines jump to $75 for expired meters starting August 1
Hermosa Beach drivers face significantly higher parking fines starting Friday, August 1, with expired meter tickets jumping to $75, street sweeping fines rising to $55, and late fees doubling as the city works to close a $3.7 million structural budget deficit.
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View MoreDowntown Manhattan Beach businesses hide Waldo for month-long scavenger hunt
Twenty-five downtown Manhattan Beach businesses are participating in a free scavenger hunt running from July 5 through July 30, with a grand celebration and prize drawing at {pages} a bookstore.
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View MoreHermosa Beach Museum collecting Ironman photos ahead of July 17 after-party
The Hermosa Beach Museum is collecting community photos from the 2026 Ironman for a contest with a free after-party on Friday, July 17, while the South Bay's July calendar fills up with the Greek Festival, free concerts at Polliwog Park, and pier music in Redondo Beach.
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View MoreHermosa Beach Museum tells 10 women's stories through the clothes they wore
The Hermosa Beach Museum's "Threads of Time" exhibit, open through October 23 at 710 Pier Ave., tells the stories of 10 local women through historic garments spanning the 1880s to the 1990s.
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