The total cost of the restoration project is an estimated $55 million, a far cry from what those at the conservancy said was originally estimated as a $5-million project.
The Crystal Cove Conservancy (Conservancy) has secured the final tranche of funding for its North Beach Cottage Restoration Project, allowing the first group of eight newly restored North Beach cottage rental units to be open for public stays by Thanksgiving.
Pam Griffin is busy as I enter her office in downtown El Dorado on a rainy spring morning. Griffin, CEO of the Murphy Arts District, is about to announce that Willie Nelson will play the 8,000-seat MAD Amphitheater on June 22. She knows ticket sales will be brisk.