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

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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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Back to School Worship & Blessing →
  375 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach
  10:00 am

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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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