Southbay Magazine November 2013 Issue | Life in the Beach Cities and Palos Verdes

Southbay magazine nov 2013This month’s edition of Southbay magazine features a cover story of the Torrance-business based Gracie family. In the 1970s, Rorion Gracie first introduced his self-defense jiu-jitsu to willing students in the South Bay. Two decades later, he co-founded the Ultimate Fighting Championship to showcase his craft, pitting his brother against some of the world’s toughest competitors.

Read a travelogue about Oahu’s Polynesian Cultural Center. For 50 years, this thriving non-profit has lived its mission to preserve the cultural heritage of Polynesia—all within a dynamic setting in which each of the Polynesian islands is recreated in a “village” where visitors can discover its arts, customs and stories.

What keeps Hermosa…Hermosa? Learn about the debate among residents over the prospect of oil drilling in the city. Some feel it would be a windfall; others an environment risk.Get a behind-the-scenes look at the coolest private dinner party in the Southbay and at a highly refined home in Manhattan Beach.

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