Many parks and recreation centers are going back to their roots by coming up with creative ideas to bring the community together again. Fun Flicks Outdoor Media has been at the center of this by offering significant discounts to parks and recreation centers when they choose them for their outdoorRead More →
DEAR ABBY: My husband is in his 40s and permanently disabled from injuries sustained in a recent car accident. He is in pain, takes pain medication 24 hours a day, and sleeps most of the day. His pain and stillness make intimacy impossible. He doesn’t object when I go outRead More →
A staff member from Pittsburgh, Pa., Took it upon themselves to collect data on the city’s public trails during the pandemic to improve access to local infrastructure and public planning. Experts are constantly exploring what equity-focused urban planning looks like. For example, a recent California project launched a website toRead More →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIeocTo05ns Oakland News Now – Mark Kelly says US should extend season length for park service operations and camping – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the upper left corner of the video. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video blog content.Read More →
In 10 years, thousands of San Francisco parking lots have been transformed into tiny pedestrian parks. Wellington City Council has also proposed to set up “parklets” across the capital. Today, as part of the Dominion Post’s Reimagining Wellington series, Brittany Keogh examines how the parklet trend took off in SanRead More →
Davis businesses and events have a huge impact in attracting tourism to Yolo County, which is essential for the hundreds of business owners who depend on the extra income provided by out of town customers. “When the pandemic started and we saw everything shut down, we were definitely hit,†saidRead More →
CARSON – Los Angeles County officials have been working together since October 6 to investigate and address the pungent odor affecting communities in the Dominguez Canal area in the city of Carson. A multi-agency response, including the county’s public works, public health, fire and emergency management departments, as well asRead More →
Earlier this summer, MLB’s “Field of Dreams” game was a huge hit. So it’s no surprise that the NBA is considering replicating the idea. However, this has been done many times before. Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks on September 24, 1972 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, a baseball park in SanRead More →
LOS ANGELES – Three gang members have been arrested on federal charges alleging armed robbery in the crowded outdoor dining room of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which a customer was held at gunpoint , another was hit by a bullet and a $ 500,000 watch was taken, authorities saidRead More →
LOS ANGELES – Three gang members have been arrested on federal charges alleging armed robbery in the crowded outdoor dining room of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which a customer was held at gunpoint , another was hit by a bullet and a $ 500,000 watch was taken, authorities saidRead More →
LOS ANGELES – Three gang members have been arrested on federal charges alleging armed robbery in the crowded outdoor dining room of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which a customer was held at gunpoint , another was hit by a bullet and a $ 500,000 watch was taken, authorities saidRead More →
Metropolitan-Business News Wednesday 3 March 2021 Page 1 Court of Appeal: The green light at the outdoor restaurant was incorrect Currey’s opinion related to the 1905 United States High Court ruling upholding the city’s requirement that adults be vaccinated in light of the smallpox epidemic; LA judge did not adequatelyRead More →
California public health officials and Governor Gavin Newsom lifted all regional stay-at-home orders statewide today, marking the immediate return of on-site alfresco dining in Southern California – although there have been more than a few questions as to whether LA County will ease its own restrictions to follow suit. AtRead More →
An Old Pasadena restaurant posted this photo on social media of a man eating in his outdoor dining area just steps from the restaurant’s front door. (By Facebook) Although state health ordinances forced the shutdown of all outdoor food services across California early last month, Pasadena’s policy allows restaurateurs toRead More →
Brooke Williamson owned four restaurants in Los Angeles before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. She tells NPR’s Noel King about the loss of three of those restaurants in the past few months. NOEL KING, HOST: California is going through its worst COVID wave since the start of the pandemic.Read More →
The city of Manhattan Beach in South Bay has decided to offer a “creative” solution to the current ban on on-site dining in Southern California restaurants. Although the city does not have its own public health department to make localized decisions regarding on-site meals (which, in any event, would beRead More →
NHL teams are innovating to increase their income in the midst of a new season still affected by the pandemic and one such idea includes hosting several outdoor games, according to reports. The Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings are exploring the possibility of hosting outdoorRead More →
The Boston Bruins are considering Fenway Park as an option for home games next NHL season, the team told USA TODAY Sports via email Thursday. “We are in constant contact with the NHL as well as Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Boston City officials, and are exploring all possible venue optionsRead More →
Until this week, alfresco dining was allowed in Avalon and appeared to be popular. Photo by Andrew Ficke Impact on the local economy not yet known Dining at the open-air restaurant in LA County (which includes Catalina Island) is currently on hold. The county issued new restaurant rules that wentRead More →
Spring is here, so now is the perfect time for an entertaining dinner in the open air, such as picnics. Grab a blanket, a ball or a frisbee and your favorite foods. And if you need more motivation, it’s your duty: Sunday is National Picnic Day. Here are some suggestionsRead More →