Park confirmed for Redondo Beach land near AES power plant
by Garth Meyer After two years of design and planning, a two-and-a-half-acre park of native plants is coming to the land under the powerlines just up from the AES plant, on the hill where city officials held a ceremony to mark the shutdown of the power plant on New Year’s Eve, 2023. “I was ecstatic […]
The Polliwogs: Before the Polliwog Park dedication, there was another Polliwog Park. After the dedication, it became “The Swamp”
by Steve Fulton We walk with my mom to the Manhattan Heights Library. But we don’t stop there. We cross Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Peck Avenue, and walk down towards Polliwog Pond. “They are dedicating a new park today” my mom tells us. Polliwog Pond is becoming Polliwog Park. This is confusing to us because […]
Betye Saar’s clocks are still ticking at 93
I’m in Love With the Sad One in the Corner “Betye Saar: Call and Response” on view at LACMA It’s evident that in the L.A. arts community Betye Saar is a living legend. Now 93 years old, Saar’s work is in the permanent collections of over 80 museums. She’s currently being honored through April 5 […]