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A conflagration of high-end automobiles invaded the Monterey Peninsula last week.
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View as a gridON THE HIGHWAY: Long Beach Car Wins
Grunion Gazette
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Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year, 216 classic cars from 17 countries and 31 states represented the evolution of the automotive dream. Attending this event - the most famous car show in the world - is on the bucket list for many.
ON THE HIGHWAY: A Trip To Monterey
Grunion Gazette
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Editor's Note: Each year, our On the Water columnist, Jo Murray, goes On the Highway for car week in the Monterey Peninsula. She was in Pebble Beach at the World's most famous Car Show, the 69th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, along with a visit to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
From King of the Beach to personal struggles, racing icon Al Unser Jr. strives to rise anew
Press-Telegram
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The storied racing family, once ruled Long Beach's street race. The legendary driver also faced pitfalls. Then he found love and faith.
Newgarden Wins Indy Series; Long Beach Ahead
Grunion Gazette
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The 2019 IndyCar season ended Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Josef Newgarden finished eighth in Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, giving him enough points to take top honors in the NTT IndyCar Series and win the championship. Rookie pole sitter Colton Herta won the race, with Will Power and Scott Dixon taking second and third respectively.
1,020-foot Royal Caribbean cruise ship returns to Port of LA after 11 years
Daily Breeze
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After a more than decade-long hiatus, a Royal Caribbean International ship sailed into the Port of Los Angeles last week. The 1,020-foot Navigator of the Seas arrived for its first passenger sailing out of Los Angeles on a weekend cruise to Ensenada. It left Friday evening, Nov. 19.
Video: See Long Beach Locations for Scenes in the Movie "La La Land"
Press-Telegram
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Did you know the Oscar winning movie La La Land was filmed in Long Beach? As with many Hollywood productions, Long Beach plays a big part in the film. Join Grunion Gazette columnist Jo Murray as she visits the La La Land Long Beach filming locations and interviews locals who witnessed all the action.
Long Beach's floating trees go up as caretaker retires
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - on the water around Long Beach. The annual placement of the Trees on the Bay started last week as the Long Beach Marine Maintenance team towed the floating light platforms to their holiday locations.
Long Beach Romeos toss horseshoes for luck, friendship
Orange County Register
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ROMEOS, wherefore art thou ROMEOS. The answer is not tragic - it's affectionate. And if you ask Bob Aronson, the ROMEOS - Really Old Men Enjoying Odd Sports - exists as a sort of male alternative to the Red Hat Society. "Women have the Red Hat Society as an excuse to get together," Aronson said.
Majestic Princess cruises from Port of LA for first time
Los Angeles Daily News
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The 1,083-foot Majestic Princess cruise ship quietly sailed into the the Port of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, Oct. 6, ready for her first West Coast trip. The 19-deck ship - 224 feet in height - will now call Los Angeles home when not out on the sea.
Long Beach volunteers turn out as effort to save baby terns continues
Press-Telegram
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Volunteers continued over the weekend to recover elegant tern chicks that tumbled off a floating nesting site in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month. More than a hundred chicks are now being treated after falling out of the nest in the days following the Fourth of July weekend.
ON THE WATER: America's Cup Challenge Out Of Long Beach
Grunion Gazette
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Long Beach will be singing Stars & Stripes Forever at the 2021 America's Cup. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has officially accepted Long Beach Yacht Club's (LBYC) challenge in partnership with Team USA 21 to create Stars & Stripes USA. The group is the fifth challenger of the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada.
ON THE WATER: Christmas Rowers, Aquatic Winners
Grunion Gazette
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For more than five decades, the Long Beach Rowing Association has sponsored the Christmas Regatta on the first Sunday in December. Now in its 52nd year, the USRowing-sanctioned event follows a sprint race format. The Christmas Regatta consists of 850-meter sprint races from a floating standing start.
ON THE WATER: Electric Scooters - Or Duffies - Around Alamitos Bay
Grunion Gazette
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The new scooter rentals have me fascinated. They take "shared" to a new level. Each week it seems a couple of scooters are sharing the sidewalk and front lawn at my house. It is such a cool concept - ride the scooter where you need to go and leave it there.
ON THE WATER: Turkey Day, Catalina Canoe
Grunion Gazette
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Happy Thanksgiving. We have so much to be grateful for and I'm thankful for the volunteer leaders in our community who donate countless hours for the betterment of water activities. One of those leaders is Commodore David Schack of Alamitos Bay YC, where members were busy volunteering on and off the water all weekend.
ON THE WATER: Battle On The (Alamitos) Bay
Grunion Gazette
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The first annual "USC vs. UCLA Battle on the Bay" coveted Victory Bell trophy went to the Trojan team in the knock-out series, where the first team to score three points took the title. UCLA won the first race, with USC dominating the next three.
Everette R. Hoard, Commodore of the Queen Mary, passes away at age 64
Press-Telegram
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As the commodore of the stalwart tourist attraction moored off Long Beach's shoreline, the Alabama native served as the retired British ocean liner's jovial and authoritative ambassador to the public for four decades.