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🌱 Patch AM: How a Hermosa Beach swimmer conquered the jellyfish-filled English Channel

Happening soon: Back to School Worship & Blessing on the Hermosa Beach Patch calendar

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What's up Hermosa Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Hermosa Beach swimmer conquered the jellyfish-filled English Channel

Also on today's calendar: Back to School Worship & Blessing and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hermosa Beach swimmer completes English Channel crossing (dailybreeze.com) — Hermosa Beach endurance swimmer and coach Carly Miller has just completed a grueling 20.4-mile English Channel crossing, finishing in 11 hours and 41 minutes as she chases the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Her journey from late-in-life swimmer to cancer-prevention advocate and record-setting marathon swimmer highlights both personal resilience and a notable achievement for the Hermosa Beach community.
   

📸 Around Hermosa Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hermosa Beach

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • 10 Comics Show →
    The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
    8:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Vista: Back to School Night (Minimum Day)
    Hermosa Beach City Elementary Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
    5:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • MBUSD Regular Board Meeting
    Manhattan Beach Unified 325 S Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
    5:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • View: Back to School Night (Minimum Day)
    Hermosa Beach City Elementary Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
    5:00 pm
  • Back to School Night
    Lincoln Elementary Redondo Beach, CA 90278
    5:30 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Fiesta Hermosa →
    Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Beach
    12:00 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • Prescott Nile's The Knack with Gene Loves Jezebel →
    Deep End Live, 100 Fishermans Wharf Unit I, Redondo Beach
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • 10 Comics Show at 8PM →
    The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
    8:00 pm
    • Thursday September 17
  • CHAD DANIELS →
    The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
    8:00 pm

📣 Hermosa Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Coffee with the Principal (Zela Davis)
    Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
    8:00 am
  • Meet Your School SRO (School Resource Officer)
    Beryl Heights Elementary Cafeteria
    8:30 am
  • CAASPP parent informational meeting @ Zela Davis (West Cafeteria)
    Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
    9:00 am
  • ELPAC parent informational meeting @ Zela Davis (West Cafeteria)
    Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Has anyone take joined the botanical garden to see butterfly's?
    I think this membership would be awesome for me. Any other advice to enjoy this membership (Nextdoor Central Hermosa Beach Sand)
  • Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, South Bay Galleria - Flex in Redondo Beach. Apply here.
  • Noble House The Portofino Hotel & Marina posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant in Redondo Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hermosa Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redondo Beach

  • Southern California Is Hiding A Free Oceanfront Music Festival Worth Knowing About (takingthekids.com)
  • Northrop Grumman : Advances Microchip Tech with Diamond Cooling Innovation (marketscreener.com)
  • Collins, Courtwright, Minestrella & Roller Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List (goduke.com)

Manhattan Beach

  • Chef Ben Robinson Joins Manhattan Beach Food & Wine — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)
  • New Manhattan Beach Home Sparks Setback Fight (patch.com)

Santa Monica

  • Newsom Negotiating Coastal Carveout Tied To Donor's Santa Monica Project: Report (patch.com)

Ok Hermosa Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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