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Even as temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions largely were responsible for an overall drop in visitors to National Park Service sites in 2020, Colorado National Monument was among the numerous exceptions that saw visitor numbers jump.
The Mesa County attraction, which stayed open unlike some Park Service sites that closed during COVID-19âs initial spread last spring, tallied 435,625 recreational visitors last year, up from 397,032 in 2019, a nearly 10% increase.
That contrasts with a 28% decrease nationally in visitors last year to parks, monuments and other sites managed by the Park Service, with total visitor numbers falling to 237 million.
According to the agency, as many as 66 of the 423 parks, monuments and other sites in the National Park System were fully closed for two months or more last year. While Colorado National Monument took measures that at times included closing its campground, picnic areas and visitor center, it also temporarily waived e
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco will begin reopening more parts of its economy starting Wednesday, including indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms, an upbeat Mayor London Breed announced as California gave seven counties the go-ahead thanks to declining rates of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
“This is the beginning of a great time in San Francisco, you save money not buying those plane tickets to go other places. You can enjoy your city, right here right now,” Breed said under blue skies from Pier 39, an area popular with tourists in picturesque Fisherman’s Wharf.
The announcement came nearly a year after the San Francisco Bay Area imposed the nation’s first lockdown, shuttering thousands of businesses and forcing residents indoors.
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Cynthia Ling Lee in “Blood Run” as part of the Deborah Slater Dance Theater Studio 210 Residency Performance. Photo: Diana Chen, Deborah Slater Dance Theater
The month of March is typically dedicated to honoring mighty women and shining a light on the impactful ways they have brought change and contributed to the improvement of equal rights through the ages.
Women’s History Month is celebrated across the U.S. and around the world and corresponds with International Women’s Day (March 8). Bay Area organizations plan to recognize the celebration with a variety of virtual performances, activities and lectures aimed at highlighting women’s and girls’ power all month long.
San Francisco leaders cheer reopening as COVID-19 cases fall apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.