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Results 1 - 20 of 151 in Avalon, CA

  1. Char Butler Nominated For 2 Top Awards

    Wednesday Oct 8 | PR-inside.com

    Los Angeles, CA --- Char Butler walked away with two top award nominations for the 2008 New Music Awards to be held on November 22 at the The Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California.

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles Metro, Arts, Theater

  2. Thadeus Project Earns Top Award Nomination

    Wednesday Oct 8 | PR-inside.com

    ... for the prestigious AC/Hot AC Group of the Year Award at the New Music Awards Show to be held on November 22 at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. The nomination came on the heels of the release of their new single, "Realtime," which made ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles Metro, Best of 2007, Arts, Theater

  3. Papadakis thriving in San PedroRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 5 | Press-Telegram

    ... Mike Antonovich, Zev Yaroslavsky, Don Knabe, Richard Riordan, Yvonne Burke), famous singers (George Harrison, Frankie Avalon, Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield), a notorious NFL Hall of Fame player (O.J. Simpson), a revered NFL Hall of Fame player (Dan ... 8 comments

    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  4. KW, Guardian Life Partner on $84M San Jose Apartment Purchase

    Thursday Oct 2 | Hollywood Reporter

    ... Management Group and New York City-based Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America have shelled out $84 million for Avalon at Blossom Hill, a 324-unit apartment property in San Jose, Calif., about 50 miles south of San Francisco in the Silicon Valley ...

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    Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, San Jose, CA, San Jose Metro, Beverly Hills, CA, San Francisco Metro

  5. Who does Baca back?

    Thursday Oct 2 | Press-Telegram

    ... deputies do not serve Long Beach, but are contracted to patrol several communities in the 54th District, including Avalon, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates. Signal Hill, which is in the 54th, has its own police. However, ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Long Beach, CA, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Rolling Hills, CA

  6. High temps to bake Southland

    Wednesday Oct 1 | LA Daily News

    ... on Saturday stands at only 20 percent. The NWS forecast highs of 74 today, 72 Thursday and 66 Saturday in Avalon; 79 today, 73 Thursday and 64 Saturday in Newport Beach; 84 today, 74 Thursday and 65 Saturday at LAX; 88 today, 79 Thursday and 64 ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Santa Monica, CA, Weather, Newport Beach, CA, Mount-Wilson, CA

  7. Education, budget are key for LowenthalRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Press-Telegram

    ... 54th Assembly District - which includes most of Long Beach, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Pedro, Signal Hill and Avalon - are almost 44 percent Democratic and 33 percent Republican, according to the California Secretary of State's office. The ... 8 comments

    Related Topix: San Pedro, CA, Signal Hill, CA, US News, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, Los Angeles Metro

  8. St. Catherine of Alexandria, the island parish

    Thursday Sep 25 | The Tidings

    ... says, while taking a mainland visitor on an open-air ride in his Yamaha golf cart around the quaint harbor town of Avalon. "We have three Masses in English and one in Spanish every weekend, and morning Mass during the week. It's just simply hard to ...

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    Related Topix: Anaheim, CA

  9. Calendar: Events from September to October 2008Read the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | Los Angeles Times

    ... www.eventsvisalia.org CATALINA ISLAND Catalina Island Blues Festival When, where: Friday to next Sunday, throughout Avalon. Highlights: Jonny Lang and Buddy Guy play the Casino Ballroom, local restaurants and nightclubs present blues musicians and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc., Events

  10. Carson project gets new nameRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 17 | Daily Breeze

    Accused of trademark infringement by a real estate company, developers of the Avalon at South Bay in Carson have decided to change the project's name. 4 comments

    Related Topix: Carson, CA, Real Estate, Lnr Ppty, Huntington Beach, CA, Woodland Hills, CA, Boulevard, CA

  11. Refinery Mistake Leads to Contaminated Fuel Incident at Two Harbors

    Monday Sep 15 | Earth Times

    AVALON, Calif. - Two Harbors, located at the Isthmus of Catalina Island, has just learned that unleaded fuel with excessive levels of ethanol was sold to its customers during the period from August 30 - 8:00am ...

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  12. 2008 Catalina Island Blues FestivalRead the original story

    Aug 30, 2008 | PR.com

    Avalon, CA, August 30, 2008 -- -- On Friday September 26th, Legendary Blues - Rock Artist Roger Connelly along with his band The Blues Merchants will be performing on Catalina Island just off the coast of Long ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Long Beach, CA, Blues, Blues, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy

  13. Brief items from around the South Bay

    Aug 28, 2008 | The Daily Breeze

    ... of Los Angeles County have a sales tax rate of 8.25 percent, according to the California Board of Equalization. In Avalon and Inglewood, the sales tax rate is 8.75 percent. The proposal, Measure R, would require two-thirds of voters' support in ...

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    Related Topix: Marymount College, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Inglewood, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

  14. Leaders back governor's tax-hike plan

    Aug 28, 2008 | Press-Telegram

    ... of Los Angeles County have a sales tax rate of 8.25 percent, according to the California Board of Equalization. In Avalon and Inglewood, the sales tax rate is 8.75 percent. Local politicians backing the tax hike fear that the Legislature will raid ... 9 comments

    Related Topix: US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Inglewood, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

  15. Musical returns live theater to Avalon

    Aug 22, 2008 | Home - San Bernardino County Sun

    ... live theatrical productions following a $450,000 electrical renovation, including professional stage lighting, at the Avalon Theatre. The 1,100-seat art deco theater is located in the historic Catalina Casino overlooking the harbor. "I'm extremely ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Arts, Theater

  16. Catalina theater company has Redlands roots

    Aug 15, 2008 | Redlands Daily Facts

    ... Judy Johansen of Redlands. The series consists of live musical theater productions to be presented in the historic Avalon Theatre in the Catalina Casino on Catalina Island. While the shows will take place in Catalina, cast and crew will be assembled ...

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    Related Topix: Musical Theater, Arts, Theater, Redlands, CA, Riverside Metro

  17. Volunteer Center's `thank you' is a magical gesture

    Aug 12, 2008 | Daily Breeze

    ... Ed Beall and his wife, Susie, an interior designer. From this spot atop Portuguese Bend, you can see the casino in Avalon on a clear day. As guests left their cars with valet parking attendants, they entered the Bali-like grounds filled with ...

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    Related Topix: Long Beach, CA, Torrance, CA, Redondo Beach, CA, San Pedro, CA

  18. Where to go to bump 'n' grindRead the original story

    Aug 12, 2008 | Washington Examiner

    ... image of the Bush twins, cigarettes in hand, pumping their fists to Kid Rock tunes at the packed New York nightclub Avalon. No reception, dinner or panel discussion (please) at either convention could match the moment. That's a high bar for the 2008 ...

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  19. Bust of surfing legend George Freeth stolen from Red..

    Aug 11, 2008 | Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts

    ... LegendarySurfers.com George Freeth, a brief profile: Before there was Duke Kahanamoku, The Beach Boys, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, there was the original "surfer dude" George Freeth . He was born in Honolulu November 8, 1883. He was part ...

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    Related Topix: Redondo Beach, CA, Hermosa Beach, CA, Huntington Beach, CA

  20. Regulating runoff

    Aug 7, 2008 | Whittier Daily News

    ... they should look but not touch. Beautiful Santa Catalina Island produced the ugliest results. Beaches in the city of Avalon got four of the 10 worst rankings. The absolute worst in the region, Avalon beach north of the pier, had high bacterial ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Pasadena, CA