Get Ready for the Lobster Festival

Happy Friday! Here are five things Redondo Beach residents should know today: 

1. It's lobster time! Today is the first day of the 18th Annual Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, presented by the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, at Seaside Lagoon in South Redondo Beach. The festival will run through Sunday.
2. The Dodgers clinched their title as National League West champions yesterday. How far do you think they'll go in the playoffs?
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4. In case you missed it, Thursday's top headline was 'Good Samaritan' Firefighter Dies.
5. Today's photo of the day was taken during the 2011 Redondo Beach Lobster Festival by Patch editor Nicole Mooradian. Want to submit your own photo? Email it to redondobeach@patch.com; tweet it to @RedondoBchPatch; post it on the Redondo Beach Patch Facebook page; or tag it #rbpatch on Instagram. Patch reserves the right to publish any submitted photos at its discretion.