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3 weeks ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
In collaboration with California State Parks, Doheny State Beach Foundation’s annual Surf & Art Festival is bringing new, interactive elements to its free community event, offering visitors a chance to enjoy the beach, celebrate surf culture and learn more about local wildlife.
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1 month ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
This Memorial Day, U.S. Army Veteran Shawn Patterson will celebrate the installation of a statue honoring Army Ranger SPC Ricardo Cerros Jr. after Patterson hiked 450 miles raising funds for the memorial. In September 2023, Patterson embarked on the trek from Dana Point to Salinas, California, the hometowns of two friends he lost while serving in Afghanistan in 2011, as a part of a Legacies Alive Challenge, “Trek to Tribute.”“I lost two of my friends, Sgt.
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1 month ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
As revitalization efforts on the landside portion of the $600 million Dana Point Harbor progress and the Dana Point Harbor Partners look to start Phase 3 of construction, the Harbor Partners have announced four harbor tenants who have found a new home in The Wharf.
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1 month ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
As Bellingham Marine celebrates the completion of roughly 50% of the phases to update Dana Point Harbor boat slips, an announced increase to boaters’ slip rates expected to start on June 1 has now been delayed 30 days. The Marina at Dana Point notified boaters of the imminent slip-rate increase on April 14, announcing a 9% increase across the board for all slip lengths.
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2 months ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
The Victoria Boulevard Apartments is on the brink of final approval after receiving key planning documents, as the developers behind the project aim to begin construction in early 2026. The proposed 306-unit luxury apartment complex at the site of the Capistrano Unified School District’s bus yard now awaits final certification of planning documents from the California Coastal Commission.
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2 months ago | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
According to a Construction Alert from OC Public Works, a Capistrano County Beach Shoreline Project that began on March 11 is expected to continue into May. A portion of the Capistrano Beach parking lot will be closed to the public as OC Parks and OC Public Works remove sandbags and construct a riprap revetment to slow down coastal erosion threatening the beach, walkway and parking lot. Work crews are working to remove all 240 feet of sandbags and replace them with rock.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
El Caminante Bar & Bungalows is the latest structure to join Dana Point’s Historic Resources Register, a move that recognizes the former motorway inn, constructed in 1946, as a locally significant historical structure. The Dana Point Planning Commission voted unanimously, with Commissioner Deana Christakes absent, to grant the hotel historic designation during its meeting on Monday, March 24..
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
By this summer, the Ocean Institute aims to replace the Surf Science Yard with a new exhibit, “Estuary Exploration: Where Water Meets Land.”The new exhibit will offer visitors a chance to learn about a lesser known but crucial part of the ecosystem, Ocean Institute Senior Public Programs Manager Sara Larrea explained. “We want people to learn more about their native ecosystem,” Larrea said.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
The 54th annual Festival of Whales will begin on Friday, March 7, without its signature parade to kick off festivities this year. Instead, the city will host a three-day carnival at Lantern Bay Park, featuring a Ferris wheel overlooking the Dana Point Harbor, rides, games, a beer garden and more. Donna Kalez, Festival of Whales Chair and daughter of the festival founder Don Hansen, noted that this isn’t the first time the parade has taken a hiatus since its beginning.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
picketfencemedia.com | Breeana Greenberg
The Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group is soliciting input from the community on a potential monument at Heritage Park that aims to honor Marines and their families.
