Redondo Beach Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Thank you, Redondo Beach Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

Eight years ago, Redondo Beach Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Redondo Beach Patch recorded 31,390 visitors. Our visitors hail from Redondo Beach, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Redondo Beach Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are some of the most-read articles on Redondo Beach Patch in August.

• Vehicle Fire Breaks Out On Redondo Beach Avenue
• Watch Redondo Police K9 Take Down Vicious Jack-In-The-Box Toy
• Redondo Beach Makes Top 10 Best Suburbs List In LA County
• Redondo Beach Moves To Curb Underage Drinking
• Toxic Algae Blooms Are Getting Worse Off Redondo Beach: Study

Got a news tip? I'm Emily Holland, your local editor. I like to spend my spare time camping, weight lifting, reading, spending time in nature and hanging out with my rescue dog JoJo. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at emily.holland@patch.com.

Our readers also love Redondo Beach Patch's calendar of events — more than 34,500 visits were made to our calendar so far this year. Coming up soon on the calendar are the Taste Of Napa Valley With Guest Speaker Chris Coon, the 2018 Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival, and the King Harbor Brewing Oktoberfest. Sounds like a lot of fun in Redondo Beach this month!

If you would like to post on Redondo Beach Patch, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 315 new email subscribers have joined Redondo Beach Patch, boosting our email list to more than 2,220 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And more than 3,300 Redondo Beach lovers like our Facebook page, too. If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 4,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Redondo Beach Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Redondo Beach Patch is part of a broad network, with dozens of Patches in California and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Redondo Beach Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photo courtesy of Angel La Canfora