Former Downtown gym owner pivots to film; will debut first work at Art Theatre Dec. 9
After losing her business during the pandemic, Giovanna Ferraro was on the verge of becoming homeless before turning to film.
After losing her business during the pandemic, Giovanna Ferraro was on the verge of becoming homeless before turning to film.
The “Cali-Vibes 2022” festival is scheduled to run Feb. 4-6 at Marina Green Park located just east of Shoreline Village.
Owners Jack Leahy and Jonathan Strader had hoped to open earlier this year, saying in April that they were targeting June 1 as their grand opening, but Wednesday’s opening gives the business partners a much more symmetrical business anniversary.
The store was opened by 25-year-old Martaveous Holliday and 24-year-old Savannah Dingman in June with the couple hoping to cater to the growing market of luxury sneaker collectors who would normally have to travel to Los Angeles to shop a similar store.
There are five pools open to the public in Long Beach, with varying fees and hours.
Lola’s owners are among the first to take advantage of a city program to turn pandemic-inspired temporary parklets into permanent outdoor-dining fixtures.
The concession stands at Mother’s Beach, Bayshore Beach and Junipero Beach all had contracts approved by the council Tuesday night with Louisiana Charlie’s, Grill ‘em All and Saltwater Deck winning the contracts at those respective locations.
The original mural, approved but the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission in February, showed a large female figure with a butterfly on her finger, but some residents were concerned with the amount of female’s cleavage shown in the rendering.
Two murals, a lavender-dominant floral display, and a green-dominant piece showing a woman with a flower and butterfly have been proposed to be painted on the Lift dispensary located at the corner of Fourth Street and Temple Avenue.
Selecting flavors is a family affair: “My daughter likes dragonfruit and she also likes lavender so we have a lavender-rose doughnut and the color is dragonfruit.”