03 March 2021

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17 February 2021

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Local club recognized for charitable efforts

Local club recognized for charitable efforts


By Joan Palango LW contributor The Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) bestowed upon the Seal Beach Yacht Club (SlBYC) its 2020 Club the Year and Pandemic Powerhouse awards. SCYA is a regional recreational- boating organization comprising more than 90 clubs from Santa Barbara to San Diego and inland to Nevada and Arizona. The purpose of the Club of the Year (COY) program is

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10 February 2021

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day while cozy at home

Celebrate Valentine’s Day while cozy at home


For some, Valentine’s Day means a night out on the town with their loved ones. But, as with other holidays lately, it’s safer to stay home this year. That doesn’t mean it can’t be special. Below are some ways to still celebrate love without leaving your cozy home. (And if you’re proudly single, consider making this holiday your own, one in which you celebrate how wonderful you are by treating

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How much is ‘Art’ worth?

How much is ‘Art’ worth?


INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE Yasmina Reza’s Tony Awardwinning, 1994 play “Art” asks its audience how much it would pay for a white-on-white painted canvas as a finished work of art. But it also asks its characters how much their friendship is worth. And Long Beach’s International City Theatre (ICT) begins its 36th season with this question: How much would you pay to watch a virtual

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03 February 2021

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Bernie Sanders goes viral at LW and worldwide

Bernie Sanders goes viral at LW and worldwide


Merriam Webster defines the word “meme” as “an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media.” Longtime Facebook users will recognize the split image of a distraught woman pointing at a poised cat, or the father and son from the TV series “American Chopper,” Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr.,

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Rare teal toad spotted in Mutual 10

Rare teal toad spotted in Mutual 10


OUT AND ABOUT Intrepid adventurer Jim Schneiderman of Mutual 3 recently reported another sighting of a rare critter in Leisure World. “I was out for a cool and blustery walk. . . . Some latehanging holiday lights drew me like magic to a patio in Mutual 10,” he recalls. “As I was glowing in the greens, reds and blues, I heard the unmistakable sound of an old-time coffee percolator.
27 January 2021

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Festival showcases creativity without limits

Festival showcases creativity without limits


AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC By Patty Marsters pattym@lwsb.com The Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the creativity of people who are differently abled with its 18th annual Festival of Human Abilities. The free, Jan. 30 event will be virtual, with closed captioning for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The festival concludes with the presentation of the Glenn McIntyre Heritage Award