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Taste of H.B. will support Children's Library
The 13th annual Taste of Huntington Beach is expected to bring together 50 eateries and 30 wineries and breweries and feature a silent auction and live entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Huntington Beach Children's Library. This year the culinary...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Around Town: Wedding bells are gonna ring
Exciting news for Mayor Pro Tem Matthew Harper. He announced that on Valentine's Day he asked Elizabeth Byrne to marry him. Best news is, she said yes. The couple attended Huntington Beach High School together, but Harper said they didn't start dating...
Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Congress, Health and Safety at School, Healthy Diet
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In the Pipeline: Kids quiz the author
For me, the best part about being an author is the chance to go to schools and not so much talk to kids (though I love doing that), but hear their questions. As good or better than any interviewer that will sit down to talk with you, kids seem to cut...
Tags: Book, Arts and Culture, Poetry, Authors
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Exploring the other Maverick
Linda Alexander favors an underdog. The 56-year-old Maryland author's intent is to give a fair shake to those who haven't been a staple of the public eye. Hence, the late Jack Kelly, who died in 1992, served her well as the protagonist of her latest...
Tags: Robert Taylor, Arts and Culture, James Garner, Jack Kelly, Lymphoma
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In the Pipeline: Fountain Valley's own 'War Horse'
The horses arrived in Costa Mesa this week. As you may have heard, the Tony award-winning "War Horse," one of the most lauded stage productions in decades, is opening at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. And playing a key role in the World War I story...
Tags: Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Marketing
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Nonprofit group told to relocate
The Huntington Beach City Council gave the Beach Cities Interfaith Services organization a 60-day notice Tuesday night to leave its facility in the Main Street Library and relocate to a property off Gothard Street. The motion passed with a 5-1 vote,...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Authors Fest transforms to four-day event
The Huntington Beach Library will be holding its 25th Authors Festival, but this year's event will include the newly-created Surf City Kids Book Fest to keep the community's youth interested in reading. Authors Festival co-chairs Sue Welfringer and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Authors
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Library: Help save the aquarium
The Huntington Beach Public Library needs help saving its aquarium. The Lend a Fin campaign was started to save a 100-gallon aquarium that costs about $1,250 a month to maintain. The library is auctioning off a hand-made fish quilt. Bids start at $100,...Tags: Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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Homeless man arrested for alleged sex with minor
A Huntington Beach homeless man was arrested on suspicion of having unlawful sex with a minor around 7 a.m. Friday. Huntington Beach Police Department patrol officers found Christopher Lee Miller, 28, sleeping under a comforter with a 15-year-old girl...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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In the Pipeline: 'A lovely venue in a lovely town'
The Golden Bear closed down in January 1986, though to hang around people who frequented the place, you might swear the dark, cozy, intimate musical venue once located near PCH and Main is still there. People speak of it in such loving and present terms,...
Tags: Music Theater, Tom Waits, Arts and Culture, Dizzy Gillespie, Music
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Mailbag: Doing the math on LeBard
Along with school boards urging approval of new funds through Proposition 38, you'd think they would be frugal with the funds they already have — but not the Huntington Beach City School District board. For the last 18 months, they have expended...Tags: Arts and Culture, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Entertainment
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Mailbag: Measure Z not worth the losses
By now, many people have seen the orange posters around town that say "No on Z." But what exactly is Measure Z? Measure Z proposes the elimination of a property tax that helps to fund the pensions of public employees. Unfortunately for the city and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Google Inc., Heart Attack, PBS (tv network)
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