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Kicking beach concessions up a notch By Heather McRea | This week in Coast Lines: The concessions offered at popular Huntington Beach sands are getting an overhaul from the quality of the food to the quality of the atmosphere. Plus, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have had no rest as trade rebounds and cargo floods in, and the Ocean Institute in Dana Point has opened with some new offerings for the general public. Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast. | | Concessions in Huntington Beach come with a show Brunch with mimosas and Baja chicken tacos for lunch; live bands in the afternoon and line dancing at sunset. That is the vision for what a beach concession stand could offer visitors who are coming from around the world to Southern California and it is what will be offered as the State Parks stands in Huntington Beach are overhauled this year. “It’s what I always envisioned Southern California beaches to look like,” State Parks Superintendent Kevin Pearsall said. “I always thought I’d be eating nice food while looking at the ocean.” Read the story. | Waves of cargo keep coming The local ports are breaking record after record for the amount of cargo being handled and Southern California is on pace to have the best fiscal year in the history of the Western Hemisphere. The backup of ships destined for the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports can be seen on the horizon far to the south in Orange County. Getting caught up with the onslaught as trade rebounds is hard work for the ports, but a good problem to have really. But how much longer will it go on? Read the story. | | Ocean Institute welcomes back visitors The sharks and rays in a $1 million new tank at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point finally got to make their big debut to the public. Shuttered like so many cool learning spots during the pandemic, the institute reopened over the weekend as restrictions start to ease with the recent ebb of the coronavirus. The institute's dark financial days are also hopefully receding, especially with changes made to make it more welcoming to the general public after decades of focusing mostly on visiting school field trips. Read the story. | What else? The Surfer's Hall of Fame will induct one of Huntington Beach's own who helped revive surfing clubs up and down the coast. Read the story. What water officials are asking from the builders of the proposed Poseidon Water desalination plant might just wash out the project, the developer said. Read the story. People are experiencing climate change, experts said in urging tougher responses from leaders both locally and globally. Read the story. | | In the ocean It’s that time of year: By the thousands, grunion are swimming up onto local beaches to spawn in the sand. There are some tips and rules to know for seeing them run – a cherished childhood memory for many. Read the story. |
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