MARINA DEL REY — Residents of the Marina Manor Public Housing Development, friends and family members joined together in honor of Sophia Shapiro’s 105th birthday Nov. 14. The “Age Is Just a Number” celebration focused on Shapiro, who was born Oct. 4, 1913, in Astrakhan, Russia. She is the daughter of a merchant of the Read More…
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Marina flood control facility offers wildlife viewing
MARINA DEL REY — After six years of planning and a year of construction, Los Angeles County officials cut the ribbon July 7 on a renovated flood-control basin that had become a foul-smelling eyesore but has been rebuilt into a park-like area with wildlife-viewing platforms. Originally constructed in 1959 on the outskirts of Marina del Read More…
Supervisors give approval to Marina del Rey project
LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has unanimously denied an appeal seeking to halt redevelopment of Pier 44 in Marina del Rey. Boat brokers, a boat repair shop, kayak rental shop, yacht club and part of the marina’s bike path sit on the eight-acre, U-shaped site on Admiralty Way between Mindanao and Bali Read More…