Before it was developed into the city it is today, much of Manhattan Beach was made up of sand dunes. Now, one dune spared from apparently being shipped off to Hawaii's Waikiki Beach is left as a park in a residential neighborhood. Last year a group of neighbors complained that the park was hurting the neighborhood and the city council promptly closed it to study the issue and come up with solutions. Nearly a year later, the park opens this Sunday. more ›

So much for people enjoying the outdoors, getting some exercise and using a successful community space. Manhattan Beach's Sand Dune Park will open in June--albeit with restrictions--after an eight-month closure prompted by neighborhood concerns. more ›

Two designs for Manhattan Beach's now-shuttered Sand Dune Park will be unveiled tomorrow night prior to a special city council meeting in hopes to find a compromise between users and neighbors, according to the city's calendar via the Daily Breeze. The designs come from a UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Program led by a neighbor of the park. more ›

Photographer and Manhattan Beach resident Jake Rome this morning let us know that officials decided to keep the popular park closed as city staff figure out how to solve neighborhood problems. In a comment, he writes: Just an FYI, the council decided to keep the park closed until they've developed and implemented a mitigation that discourages sufficient number of people from using the dune. more ›

In early August, Manhattan Beach officials closed the popular Sand Dune Park for maintenance after a busy Summer with a high rate of visitors. About a month later, it was ready to be reopened, but didn't. more ›