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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Manhattan Beach Charger is funding kids’ big service ideas
Spotted on the Manhattan Beach calendar: 10 Comics Show at 8PM
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Manhattan Beach Charger is funding kids’ big service ideas
Also on today's calendar: Giant Menorah Lighting - El Segundo City Hall and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Manhattan Beachfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Areas of fog, then sun, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Charger's Dicker kicks off service initiative at Hermosa Valley (easyreadernews.com) — Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker, now a Manhattan Beach resident, has launched his Wholeheartedly Club foundation with a “Kickoff and Pitch” event at Hermosa Valley School, funding 13 student-led service projects. He’s increasingly involved with South Bay nonprofits, encouraging local kids to design community-improving ideas that will roll out across Hermosa Beach and nearby cities. 
📸 Around Manhattan Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manhattan Beach
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★ Featured events ★
- 10 Comics Show at 8PM
The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Giant Menorah Lighting - El Segundo City Hall
City of El Segundo , 350 Main St , El Segundo
5:30 pm - Giant Menorah Lighting - Metlox Plaza, Manhattan Beach
Metlox , 451 Manhattan Beach Blvd , Manhattan Beach
5:30 pm - English Conversation With Ronnie
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am - Live Comedy Show in the Garden (Rockefeller Redondo)
Rockefeller - Redondo Beach , 1707 S Catalina Ave , Redondo Beach
7:30 pm - 🎅🏽 Santa Strolling — Downtown Manhattan Beach
Downtown Manhattan Beach , 1142 Highland Ave , Manhattan Beach
12:00 pm - Giant Menorah Lighting - Manhattan Village Shopping Center
Manhattan Village , 3200 N Sepulveda Blvd , Manhattan Beach
5:30 pm - Giant Menorah Lighting - Miramar Park, Torrance
Miramar Park , 201 Paseo De La Playa , Redondo Beach
5:30 pm - Christmas Feast - 12/24 & 12/25
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach , 1221 N Valley Dr , Manhattan Beach
2:00 pm - Community Ice Skating
LA Kings Hockey Club , 555 N Nash St , El Segundo
4:30 pm - New Year's Eve Dinner
The Strand House , 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd , Manhattan Beach
5:00 pm - Moonlit Memories New Year's Eve Celebration
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach , 1221 N Valley Dr , Manhattan Beach
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Running Out of Time? A Last-Minute Christmas Gift South Bay Locals Swear By —Heidi Downey Read on Patch
- Please don’t bring your dog to Fireworks.
We all felt really bad for “Ripley the Dog”. (Nextdoor Heart of Manhattan)
- Skechers posted a job opening for Product Merchandising Manager - Women's in Manhattan Beach. Apply here.
- The Gap posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Manhattan Gateway in Manhattan Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hermosa Beach
- DUI Checkpoint Planned In Hermosa Beach This Week (patch.com)
- Judge asks whether city and county of LA are doing enough on homelessness (dailybreeze.com)
- Republicans ask federal court to overturn CA maps (laist.com)
El Segundo
- Dense fog advisory for Los Angeles County Beaches and Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles (dailybreeze.com)
- UPA Animation Classics Return With All-Star Panel Event (cartoonbrew.com)
- Odafe Oweh has unlocked the Chargers' pass rush: ‘I'm coming into my prime' (nytimes.com)
Santa Monica
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