Year in Review: Top 10

This year has been an eventful one in Belmont Shore and Long Beach to say the least. From Wednesday through Saturday, Belmont Shore Patch will review the year that was by counting down the Top 10 Stories of the 2011 read on Belmont Shore Patch.

Wednesday:

Thursday: Stories 7-5

Friday: Stories 4-2

Saturday: No. 1 Story of the Year

Story No. 7 -

Carol Robidoux outlines the history of DST in this piece, all the way back to the days of Benjamin Franklin. Robidoux then travels back in time through Germany and Britain, attempting to put a finger on this odd yet worldwide phenomenon.

Story No. 6 -

Remember when you used to ask yourself, “How could Santa Claus go all over the world in just one night?” Yes, there are people that can answer that question for Santa enthusiasts, and they are members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Go figure?

Story No. 5 -

After a nuclear plant disaster happened in Japan in early 2011, there was a chatter in the Southland that . Even though authorities said their was no cause for alarm, alarm is just what rang out across California.

Check back tomorrow when we will reveal stories Story No. 4, Story No. 3, and Story No. 2 in our year-ending countdown.