• Getaway to Torrance: A Relaxing, Non-Touristy & Dog-Friendly Escape,Maria Haase

    Getaway to Torrance: A Relaxing, Non-Touristy & Dog-Friendly Escape

    “You are going where?” “Torrance, near LA.” “But why?” That was pretty much the standard reaction when I told friends and family about my upcoming weekend getaway to Torrance. To be honest, I thought so as well at first. Who goes to LA on purpose, right?I was looking for a little getaway for my husb

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  • Classic 1969 Tract Housing Done Right, $2M,Philip Ferrato

    Classic 1969 Tract Housing Done Right, $2M

    Set in a 6.5-acre gated community overlooking the Virginia Country Club golf course, this c.1969 Modernist ranch exemplifies the booming economy and optimistic suburban style of mid-century Long Beach, where, adjacent to Los Angeles, the intertwined defense and aerospace industries, along with oil a

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  • Catalina Offshore Products: Where Women Rule the Fish Market,Elaine Masters

    Catalina Offshore Products: Where Women Rule the Fish Market

    Now 51% Women-Owned, Catalina Offshore Products Continues to FlourishThe sleepy lobster probably didn’t notice as a woman’s hand lifted him from his tank, but this was a first at Catalina Offshore Products. Early one wintry, Saturday morning, the new managing owner, Brittany Strangman, carried the d

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