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Every year, hundreds of wine enthusiasts descend on Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, when the chic boutique hosts California’s top winemakers for its “Ultimate Wine Festival.”  It is the ninth year for Shade Hotel‘s Ultimate Wine Festival, to be held Sunday afternoon, April 6. This event features premier wineries and winemakers in an intimate and enjoyable setting for our wine tasting guests and winery participants alike. .For this year, the organizers have lined up more than 50 wineries for the festivities, including Opus One, Ceja Vineyards, Flowers, PlumpJack, Silver Oak, Grgich Hills, Trefethen and Trinchero. If any of those number among your all-time favorite wineries you need to be there. Enjoy a night of wine tasting with winemakers, owners, and winery associates. Nibble on Shade’s delicious hors d’ oeuvres Regular admission is $125. A Reserve Magnum Tasting between 2 and 3 p.m. will be $200 per person. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Manhattan Beach Middle School.

2014 will put another milestone on the twenty years of continued tradition and mark the fourth year that the parade is presented by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce. The Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade began with a group of friends meeting at the old Fat Face Fenner’s Faloon on Hermosa Avenue in Hermosa Beach. Organized by Co-Chairs Jean Cullen and J Travers Devine, the first Annual Parade was presented in 1995 and was an instant success. Since then what began as a group of Irish-Americans celebrating their heritage has morphed into a great ‘hometown’ local event drawing thousands to the streets of Hermosa Beach each year in a great celebration of community while retaining important elements of Irish heritage and culture.

The parade starts at 11:00 AM on March 15th, Saturday morning, presented by The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce. Watch as all kinds of entertainment, all sporting the color green, traverse the parade route that starts at the staging area near the tennis courts on Valley Drive (near 11th street), makes a left onto Pier Avenue, turns left on Hermosa Avenue and ends at Hermosa Avenue and 10th street. In what has become a popular tradition in Hermosa Beach, the parade draws an estimated 30,000 people each year who come to enjoy the event as well as the great dining, shopping and beautiful beach weather that Hermosa Beach offers. Decorated floats, marching bands, dancing, pipes and drums. After cheering on your favorite paraders the Restaurants on Pier Plaza have a stage at the Pier Head where you can enjoy listening to Gaelic music with several Irish bands and step dancers.. You are encouraged to walk, hike, bike or carpool to the event. See you there!

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The Spring Pier to Pier Run/Walk from Hermosa Beach Pier to Manhattan Beach Pier is back!

It takes place Saturday, March 8th and start time is 7:00am at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Come join all the enthusiastic participants as they run/walk from the Hermosa Beach pier to the Manhattan Beach pier and Back. Technically it is 2 miles in the sand each way but it feels like a 5k run.

Run as fast as you can on the sand, 1st & 2nd place winners (male & female) will receive a gift certificate to Village Runner. Other prizes like T-shirts, goodie bags and raffle prizes will also be awarded. Beat the fastest times ever recorded in the Pier to Pier Run/Walk and win $100 cash. The Spring Pier to Pier Run/Walk Participants can register on their own as an individual or as a group. Sign up as a family, team, club, church, or any others groups and save on the registration fee!

Stick around for the Event Party, being held at Cantina Real on the Hermosa Beach Promenade. With loads of fun and lots of give away raffle prizes, you don’t want to miss out! The announcement of the first and second place winners. and other prizes will be given out.

The event organizer is GI Joe (aka Joe Charles) and he’s already “Waitn’ on YOU” to get involved with this year’s Pier to Pier. To volunteer and help out with the set-up and break-down of the event, E-mail GI Joe at JC@MBbootcamp.com. Any help is appreciated, whether it’s working on the computer with social media, taking pictures on the beach or just giving out t-shirts

Find out how to sign-up for this year’s Spring Pier to Pier Run/Walk by visiting the official South Bay registration page.

Manhattan Beach real estate market update. A look back at 2013 a year in review new construction, sales and inventory in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and North Redondo Beach. Market insight is the essential ingredient in all of the services we offer. We answer the question “How is the market?” By monitoring Manhattan Beach real estate market trends, and statistics we make projections to help you make critical decisions. This report demonstrates the comparison of new construction, rate of sales compared to current real estate inventory, which is known as the Market Action Index. The current market would still be defined as a sellers market. We present a deep dive into the current real estate market analysis for Manhattan beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach neighborhoods. This video update is for the 90266 zip code. Learn about the real estate market trends for median list price, asking price per square foot, average days on market. Get the market knowledge you need to make the best real estate decision. Find Manhattan Beach real estate market statistics including home values, listing prices, number of homes for sale and many other measurements. Please make sure to subscribe to our real estate market reports for Manhattan Beach homes for sale in 90266. Presented by Dunham Stewart

dineLA’s bi-annual Restaurant Week is just around the corner, and it’s that time of year when the best eateries in the Los Angeles areas prepare amazing multiple course pre-fixe menus for foodies, locals and visitors to enjoy at special prices. Started in 2008, dineLA is an event held twice a year where more than 300 of Los Angeles’ most famous and most upscale restaurants of all styles and specialties participate in this 12-day fest.  This is the perfect excuse to try new and delicious restaurants around Los Angeles. If you like eating out or want to check out some new places without completely blowing your budget, or maybe want to go on a restaurant crawl with your friends, this is a pretty good way to do it. The prix fixe menus run as low as $15 for lunch and $35 for dinner (not including drinks, tax or tip).This year for Winter 2014 Restaurant Week (January 20-31, 2014,) the top chefs in LA are offering unique culinary experiences that highlight exactly what each restaurant is best known for. Without saying, this is a fantastic way to try out new places, explore different dishes and most of all, support the LA dining community. For more information, or to view all of the participating restaurants here in the South Bay please visit: http://goo.gl/PF07uT

{Video} Hermosa Beach Sand Section home for sale in 90254. New Construction Ocean View Cape Cod Beach House in PRIME North Hermosa Sand Section Location only steps to the Strand. Wolf and Sub Zero Appliances adorn the Entertainers Dream Kitchen. 3 level home features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 3 Stop Elevator, Coffered Beam Ceilings, and Roof Top Deck with Unobstructed White Water Views. Rinse off the sand in the outdoor beach shower and open up the Bi-folding doors to welcome in the cool ocean breeze and sounds of the crashing waves. Wide plank hardwood flooring and coastal inspired detailing create the ideal beach home retreat.

The King Harbor Yacht Club presents the 22 Annual Holiday Boat Parade on Saturday, December 14. A longtime favorite of locals and visitors to the area, this hugely popular South Bay event gets under way at 5 p.m. in the main channel of King Harbor. Before the event you can enjoy a free concert on Redondo Beach Pier. The festivities start at 3:00 pm and go until 5:00 PM. Greet Santa as he arrives at the end of the pier with his surfboad! Live holiday music featuring High Tide, a surf rock band performing The Ventures Christmas album.  Stroll along the pier with The Boyz and Beez Holiday Carolers. As always, the Body Glove yacht Disappearance will lead off the parade. This year’s theme is Dive into the Season and boats participating in the parade will be judged by vessel type in several different categories. Awards will be given for Best Costumes, Best Lighting, Best Animation, Best Execution of Theme, Best in Fleet and the Overall Winner. If you plan to observe from shore, you can do so from any number of vantage points in King Harbor, from the Redondo Beach Pier and several restaurants with harbor views. The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club, a parade sponsor, wants to remind everyone that the Portofino Lobby Lounge will be fully staffed and offering the full menu along with appetizers, cocktails, complimentary hot chocolate and the best view of the parade from the lobby. If you are unable to attend the Parade, you can watch a live video feed via Google Hangout at http://www.thesouthbayshow.com/king-harbor-holiday-boat-parade/

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