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MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Southern California city of Manhattan Beach is ending the pandemic-driven program that allowed restaurants to erect outdoor dining decks on streets. The city will enforce a Jan.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Southern California city of Manhattan Beach is...

The Southern California city of Manhattan Beach is ending the pandemic-driven program that allowed restaurants to erect outdoor dining decks on streets. The...

By Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach outdoor dining deck experiment is coming to a close. Sort of. The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to…

Husband and wife team Ray Hayashi and Cynthia Hetlinger bring fine dining chops to Ryla in the South Bay beach city

By Kevin Cody Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Stroman was feted Wednesday evening at Culture Brewing for guiding the chamber over the past three…

Christy Vega, the owner of Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks, says business has been booming. She worries that bringing back an indoor mask mandate will encourage the unvaccinated to continue to hold out. "Taking away the rights and privileges of vaccinated people due to concerns for unvaccinated takes away that incentive," she said. "Just play ball. We’re all one planet. Do the right thing. Wear the mask." Business has been thriving since the state’s reopening at restaurants such as Simmzy’s in ...

Christy Vega, the owner of Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks, says business has been booming. She worries that bringing back an indoor mask mandate will encourage the unvaccinated to continue to hold out. "Taking away the rights and privileges of vaccinated people due to concerns for unvaccinated takes away that incentive," she said. "Just play ball. We’re all one planet. Do the right thing. Wear the mask." Business has been thriving since the state’s reopening at restaurants such as Simmzy’s in ...

Manhattan Beach City Council considers charging for outdoor dining decks SHARE by Mark McDermott  The Manhattan Beach City Council spent much of the last 14 months grappling with how to handle the pandemic locally. Now, as the pandemic wanes but its impacts linger, the Council is faced with a new set of challenges.  On Tuesday night, at its first meeting conducted in-person since March of last year, the Council considered charging local restaurants $4 per square foot for public right of way...

More major retailers to allow vaccinated customers to remove masks News 12 Staff Updated on:May 20, 2021, 10:21am EDT More Hudson Valley retailers are following the latest CDC guidance and allowing vaccinated customers to remove their masks.              On Wednesday, Walgreens officials made the announcement that they would follow the CDC guidance when it comes to face masks unless state or local mandates said otherwise. Unvaccinated people must still cover up. As a result, many m...