🌱 Patch AM: How will the new MB Wave Rider schedule affect your weekends?

Hello Manhattan Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will the new MB Wave Rider schedule affect your weekends?
• Why Manhattan Beach-founded Skechers still designs and leads from the South Bay.

Also on today's calendar: *VIRTUAL* FAFSA Webinar Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 75, low: 69.
• Wednesday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MB Wave Rider Service Extended at Reduced Service Level (thembnews.com) — Manhattan Beach's City Council has approved seven more months of the MB Wave Rider on-demand electric shuttle, but with fewer hours and vehicles starting December 1. Weekend service will shrink to 30 hours total, though the $5 fare and citywide coverage, including rides to the Metro K Line Douglas Station, will remain for residents who rely on it.
   

• MADE HERE: Southern California Manufacturing Is Booming Again — Here's Why (latimes.com subscription) — Southern California manufacturers are increasingly keeping production close to home, and Manhattan Beach-based Skechers is held up as a prime example. The company's local headquarters and flagship store, along with other LA-area brands, show how regional talent, logistics, and community ties can outweigh cheaper overseas options while supporting jobs and economic activity across the South Bay.
   

📸 Around Manhattan Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manhattan Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• *VIRTUAL* FAFSA Webinar Event →
  4:00 pm
Friday September 25
• The Luckiest Woman Alive! (World Premiere) — RimoVision Group →
  2nd Story Theatre, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• King Harbor Oktoberfest →
  207 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• King Harbor Oktoberfest →
  207 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Palos Verdes Trail 5K →
  Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Alpha Launch Night – SOUTH BAY →
  Unità, 516 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Manhattan Beach
• Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market →
  Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market, 326 13th St, Manhattan Beach
  11:00 am
• Finance Subcommittee Meeting →
  Manhattan Beach CA
  1:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Rabies Clinic →
  Manhattan Beach CA
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Manhattan Beach 10k →
  Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach
  7:30 am
Sunday October 4
• September Golden Days (Artist's Talk) →
  Diversions Fine Arts, 1069 N Aviation Blvd, Manhattan Beach
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Shapeshifters (Opening Reception) →
  Diversions Fine Arts, 1069 N Aviation Blvd, Manhattan Beach
  4:00 pm

📣 Manhattan Beach Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Manhattan Beach PatchAM possible:

• Dynasty Fitness Gym Equipment — (213) 584-0858
• Gammill Law Accident & Injury Lawyers — 3107504149
• Skin Works Medical Spa - El Segundo — (424) 321-4517
• Precision Athletics Fencing Club — (310) 756-8635
• Spathenee Wellness Center Manhattan Beach — (424) 237-5199

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• California Pizza Kitchen (Retail) posted a job opening for Pasta Cook in Manhattan Beach. Apply here.
• Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Manhattan Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hermosa Beach

• Stewart Hagestad chases another Crump Cup title (usatoday.com)
• Hustling for love: Inside the minds of the men and women who romance their way into the hearts of the ultra-rich (timesnewsnetworks.com)

El Segundo

• Principal Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads - Varda Space Industries - El Segundo, CA, US (dice.com)
• Space Avionics Systems Engineer II - Varda Space Industries - El Segundo, CA, US (dice.com)
• Los Angeles Aerospace Manufacturing: Supply Chain Opportunities (latimes.com)

Ok Manhattan 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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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