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Update May 4, 2012: The Los Angeles Country Arboretum and Botanic Garden will present "GROW! A Garden Festival this weekend, May 4-6. The festivities began Friday evening with big band music from the Big Band Theory, and tequila cocktails by Nobleza Tequila and wine flights offered by Phantom Rivers Winery, accompanied by appetizers from Claud & Company Catering and the Peacock Café. There will also be a Beer for Books booth, where all … [Read more...]
More than three weeks after closing due to tremendous wind storm damage to 700 trees on Dec. 1, including a loss of 235 trees, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden re-opened a week ahead of schedule on Monday, Dec. 26. More than 150 workers from multiple public agencies worked with the entire Arboretum staff on the massive cleanup, as well as numerous volunteers. The Arboretum has received tremendous community support and … [Read more...]
Perhaps the area most devastated by the Dec. 1 wind storm and certainly the one that will take the longest to recover was the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Arboretum CEO Richard Schulhof and Superintendent Timothy Phillips said the Arboretum is closed indefinitely, probably at least three weeks. About half the trees and plants in the 127-acre garden were impacted, many permanently lost. Roads and walking trails must be … [Read more...]
Bonita Skate Park, located on Second Avenue and Huntington Drive in Arcadia, will revise hours of operation for the fall school year starting Tuesday, August 30, 2011. The new hours are: Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. For school holidays and winter and spring breaks, the hours will be 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.. Bonita Skate Park is 10,700 square feet of fun for skateboarders and in-line skaters … [Read more...]
The bad news is the pool at Arcadia Park will not re-open this summer, or even next summer. The good news is that an entirely new pool and bathhouse will be built at the Los Angeles County Park, with a ribbon cutting expected in time for a grand opening in the summer of 2012. The Arcadia Park pool has been closed for nearly a month after an excess of chlorine made its way into the pool at Arcadia Park on July 19, causing the pool to be … [Read more...]
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