Limited Polliwog Park reopening draws a limited crowd in Manhattan Beach
Polliwog Park reopened Saturday. But the children’s play equipment was fenced off. The dog run, botanic garden and Historical Museum cottage were closed. And the “Red Circle,” which sculptor C.J. Rench said is meant to “connect” people, was wrapped in yellow caution tape.
Toasting at the end of the line: Neighbors gather to remember ‘party on two legs’
Two Saturdays ago, as the sun set and strains of a guitar faded away, a woman called out to her neighbors. “Let’s raise a glass to Bob Kelley,” she said, toasting to the memory of the neighborhood’s favorite man from Wildomar. Kelley’s daughter Linda Ruby smiled. In a socially-distanced twist on their customary block parties, […]
BCHD To Keep AdventurePlex and Center for Health & Fitness Closed Through May
Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) Chief Executive Tom Bakaly announced today that the health district’s two public-facing facilities, the Center for Health & Fitness in Redondo Beach and AdventurePlex in Manhattan Beach, will remain closed until at least May 31 in a continued effort to slow the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The […]
Remember the beaches? They’re still open in Orange County
By Jefferson Graham What a difference a county can make. All the beaches in Los Angeles County, from Long Beach and San Pedro through Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo, Santa Monica and Malibu are currently closed, due to the COVID crisis. But not so in Orange County. A visit to nearby Huntington Beach (a.k.a. Surf City, […]