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La Jolla Community Center plans June 15 reopening
The La Jolla Community Center will reopen its doors Tuesday, June 15, after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LJCC will follow a hybrid model, continuing its current online offerings and adding in-person events. All classes and events will take place in the center’s open-air courtyard or the larger Great Room.
For the record:
4:50 PM, May. 25, 2021This article’s headline and photo have been corrected to reflect that the La Jolla Community Center plans to reopen June 15.
Visitors will be required to maintain social distancing and wear a mask inside the center.
Stabilization planning begins for Red Roost and Red Rest cottages in wake of October fire
Red Rest cottage burned down in October. The adjacent Red Roost was damaged.
(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
April 9, 2021 3:19 PM PT
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Much like the decay of the path to La Jolla’s historic Red Roost and Red Rest cottages has been slow, such is the case with their planned restoration after a fire last year. Crews and San Diego city representatives were onsite recently on Coast Boulevard to determine how to stabilize and preserve the structures the first step in what is expected to be a lengthy process.
Birch Aquarium to reopen with outdoor exhibits Feb. 27
After almost three months of closure, Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla announced it will open to the public outdoors-only beginning Saturday, Feb. 27. A members-only day is scheduled for Feb. 26.
The aquarium’s outdoor spaces have been enhanced with new animals and activities and will be open to guests with discounted ticket prices. Birch has been closed since early December because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Activities include Preuss Tide Pool Plaza experiences, Kelp Cam viewing on a big screen, an outdoor version of the Oddities exhibit, touch tidepools, shark teeth and specimens and nurseries for baby animals found in local waters.