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A rendering depicts the Avalong Bridge Project and Gateway. It's one of three projects meant to help harbor residents access L.A.'s waterfront.The project’s construction underlines how the harbor’s massive industrialization in the 20th century limits residents’ full access to new public spaces.
Residents say the 2-year-old Wilmington Waterfront Promenade remains inaccessible to many residents because of heavy truck traffic and railroad tracks. The bridge will help.The bridge project is the third public access undertaking by the Port of L.A. after designating some operating budget income for development that helps residents access the waterfront.Contractors are expected to get the green light Monday from the Port of L.A. to start transforming 12 acres of densely industrial land next to the Wilmington waterfront into a green space called the“Right now, it's not safe to walk from downtown Wilmington all the way to the waterfront,” said Salvador Lara, who’s lived in Wilmington for 35 years and works for a nonprofit that does clean-ups in the neighborhood. Until 2024, most Wilmington residents had little reason to walk to the waterfront. That year, officials unveiled the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade, a 9-acre open space with picnic areas, grass and a public dock.Lucia Moreno-Linares, a Wilmington resident and former L.A. Harbor Commissioner, points to last year’s Shakespeare-by-the-sea event as a good example of the challenge. “Most people used their car to get there, especially because it was in the evening,” she said. Yet for many residents, it would not have been a long walk, if there was a way to get through the industrial area safely."“When the bridge is finished, I think we'll have a better turnout for that event,” she said.The 380-foot bridge will give pedestrians and bicyclists a way to safely cross over working rail lines and avoid port traffic to get to the promenade. The concrete bridge will feature a cable-stayed arch structure.A rendering of the Avalong Bridge Project and Gateway. It's meant to help people avoid train tracks and truck traffic to walk to a watefront park.whose roots go back to the mid-19th century. But the harbor grew massively in the 20th century, with railroad tracks and heavy container truck traffic popping up between those residents and the water. Now that the waterfront promenade includes places for people to walk, ride their bikes and grass on which to lay a picnic blanket, the industrial area acts as a barrier.— Gene Seroka, Port of L.A. Executive Director The Avalon Bridge Project gives pedestrians a way to safely skip over those hurdles. It's designed to improve the quality of life of residents, who for generations have sacrificed a lot for being on the doorstep of the massive Port of L.A. “What makes this project special is that it's all about more than just building infrastructure,” said Port of L.A. executive director Gene Seroka at a recent briefing. “It's about giving Wilmington residents direct access to their own waterfront and creating spaces where the community can gather and connect.”Honoring Dolores Huerta through art, two silent movie screenings, Regarding Her cooking class, Broadway sing-a-long night and more of the best things to do this week.’s in-house pianist? Say no more. Sign up to sing with pianist Michael Orland or just sing along with other Broadway fanatics.This group exhibit honoring Dolores Huerta, the trailblazer, survivor and farmworkers’ rights activist, could not be better timed. South Central native Lauren Halsey had a vision to create a sculpture park in her home neighborhood for years, and it’s finally a reality. Sister Dream, the artist’s “architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles” is a new monument, attraction, gathering spot and homage to innovation to be enjoyed by all.I went to get my hair cut last week, and when I pulled into the driveway of the salon, I saw the biggest lizard I've ever seen in Southern California — and this was in West Adams, nowhere near a hiking trail! Turns out I’m not alone. As Jacob Margolis reported last week,. And while I was sufficiently freaked out by my sighting in our urban jungle, the real risk of the early warm weather is to them, not us.’s music calendar. On Monday, K-pop girl group Hearts2Hearts will be at the Grammy Museum as part of the museum’s Global Spin Live program, while Lady Blackbird, aka the “Grace Jones of jazz,” is at the Blue Note. On Tuesday, there’s a very special show at the El Rey with the Dirty Three, featuring Warren Ellis of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, while country-pop troubadour Lindsay Ell is at the Troubadour. On Wednesday, L.A. garage band ALEXSUCKS plays the El Rey, misleadingly named folk singer Skullcrusher plays the Lodge Room and there will be a rebirth of slick with alternative hip-hop legend Digable Planets at the Blue Note . Also on Thursday, metal band Bad Omens plays the Forum, and veteran indie band Voxtrot is at cool new Chinatown venue Pacific Electric. — projected from 16mm Kodascope prints, with live accompaniment by Jon Mirsalis. The two films are both part of a celebration of the DeMille Pictures Corporation ; the first is a comedy starring Rod LaRocque and Mildred Harris; the second is not about Joe DiMaggio, but is an adventure about the U.S. and Great Britain’s seafaring rivalry.s in-house pianist? Say no more. I’m prepping my best rendition of “Defying Gravity” as we speak. Sign up to sing with pianist Michael Orland, or just sing along with other Broadway fanatics.This group exhibit honoring Dolores Huerta, a trailblazer, survivor and farmworkers’ rights activist, could not be better timed. While the news about César Chávez'sis harrowing, this show is a chance to honor Huerta and her work for the greater good of farmworkers and California writ large — and view the farmworkers’ movement through the eyes of artists of all stripes.Lauren Halsey, who's from South Central, had a vision to create a sculpture park in her home neighborhood for years, and it’s finally a reality. Sister Dreamer, the artist’s “architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles,” is a new monument, attraction, gathering spot and homage to innovation to be enjoyed by all.series about a Filipina woman’s relationship with her mother, her culture, her queerness and her love life recently opened at the Geffen Playhouse to rave reviews. The one-woman showand is written and performed by Sara Porkalob. It’s peppered with ghosts, Filipino gangsters and a '90s R&B soundtrack.Graffiti as a movement and as an art takes center stage at Secret Walls' first Wet Paint show in Los Angeles. It features graffiti artists including CAN2, MERLOT, JOSE MERTZ, JOSHUA VIDES, YES2 and many more.The writings and illustrations of Ralph Steadman is the focus of an evening on stage at the Actors’ Gang in Culver City. It will feature readings by Josh Brolin, Michael C. Mahon and Pat Healey; singing by Kim Chase; and an introduction by Steadman’s youngest daughter, Sadie Williams. Can’t make the stage show? Head to Torrance Art Museum through May 9 for an exhibit that features more than 140 drawings and other works of Steadman’s, including illustrations for Thompson’saround the L.A. area that the museum has created, which challenges users to a scavenger hunt for Steadman’s SoCal inspirations, and includes events like the Actors’ Gang show throughout the exhibition’s lifecycle.Rose Previte, the founder of new West Adams hotspot Maydan Market, joins women’s culinary organization Regarding Her for a cooking class and networking evening at the hip space. Several other big-name L.A. female chefs will join Previte for the event, which invites foodies to participate in an array of intimate cooking classes. You can make Guerrerense tamales with Heidie Irra fromJim Michaelian talks with Jim Liaw and Mayor Rex Richardson before a press conference as work begins on the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach racetrack in Long Beach on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.Grand Prix Association of Long Beach president and CEO Jim Michaelian died on Saturday, just four weeks before the street race was scheduled to roar again along the city’s shoreline, association officials said.Michaelian wore increasingly larger hats during the past 51 years of the annual race, serving first as the Grand Prix Association’s controller, chief operating officer and then being named president and CEO in December 2001. This year's race was to be the last race he would oversee before passing the reins to incoming CEO Jim Liaw.Grand Prix Association of Long Beach president and CEO Jim Michaelian died on Saturday, just four weeks before the street race was scheduled to roar again along the city’s shoreline, association officials said. It was to be the last race he would oversee beforeMichaelian wore increasingly larger hats during the past 51 years of the annual race, serving first as the Grand Prix Association’s controller, chief operating officer and then being named president and CEO in December 2001. “Jim didn’t just lead the Grand Prix — he lived it,” Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement. ”His passion, warmth and dedication turned an event into a tradition, and a tradition into a source of pride for generations of Long Beach residents. Under his leadership, the Grand Prix became a global event and a defining part of Long Beach’s identity.” Michaelian graduated from UCLA with a BS in Physics and an MBA. He was a competitive sports car racer for more than 25 years and competed in endurance events at tracks including Le Mans, Daytona, Nürburgring, Dubai and Sebring.Penske Corporation chairman Roger Penske reflected on Michaelian’s contributions. “Jim was a leader of a small, passionate group who believed in the concept of bringing elite open-wheel competition to Long Beach in the 1970s, worked tirelessly to make it happen despite steep odds and then helped nurture the Grand Prix of Long Beach into becoming America’s premier street race,” Penske said. “His vision and energy surrounding this great event remained boundless for 50 years, as no task was too small for Jim, even while he served in numerous leadership roles.”“A loving and devoted husband, nothing meant more to Jim than his family,” the Grand Prix Association said in a statement. “He especially treasured the time he spent with his two boys, creating memories that will be carried forever.”If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.Major League Baseball season kicks off this Wednesday, with the New York Yankees going up against the San Francisco Giants.For our reigning world champs Dodgers, their home opener is on Thursday, when they play the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chavez Ravine.This year, the Dodgers are looking to make history for the franchise with their pursuit of a back-to-back-to-back win. So, how are their chances? We take these questions to LAist's resident sports expert, Matt Dangelantonio.The Major League Baseball season kicks off this Wednesday, with the New York Yankees going up against the San Francisco Giants. For our reigning world champs Dodgers, their home opener is on Thursday, when they play the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chavez Ravine. This year, the Dodgers are looking to make history for the franchise with their pursuit of a back-to-back-to-back win. So, how are their chances? We take these questions to LAist's resident sports expert, Matt Dangelantonio.In a word? Great. Almost the entire 2025 World Series team is returning, with a couple of major additions in the outfield and bullpen. The Dodgers are Vegas' favorites to win it all at +230, far ahead of the next team up — the New York Yankees at +1000. The Dodgers remain the team to beat in the National League West, and really in all of baseball. They are a blueprint for what can go right when you have a lot of money to spend and invest right.Biggest assets are the names you already know: Ohtani, Freeman, Betts, Muncy, Teoscar, Yoshi ... the list goes on. There are also two new names folks will want to watch. One is slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker, to whom the Dodgers gave a four-year deal worth a whopping $240 million. He's a four-time All-Star who can hit 30 home runs, and is a strong defensive outfielder with a Gold Glove under his belt. One thing the Dodgers lacked last year was a de facto closer, though rookie Roki Sasaki took on that role during the postseason. Now, the Dodgers have a true closer in Edwin Diaz, a former New York Met with a proven track record of locking things down in the ninth inning — if he can stay healthy. The bullpen will also benefit from the return of past mainstays like Brusdar Graterol, Tanner Scott and Alex Vesia, who missed the World Series after the death of his newborn daughter.Age and health, pretty much the same as usual. Offensive woes caught up to some of the team's elder statesmen — like Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Max Muncy — in the World Series, though Muncy did redeem himself with the clutch 7th-inning homer in Game 7 of the World Series to make it 3-2 and set the table for Miggy Ro's 9th-inning, game-tying homer. But those guys aren't getting any younger. Health was also an issue for the pitching staff in particular last year. Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow both missed big chunks of time with injuries.In the NL West, it's the Padres as usual. They have a solid combination of veteran experience and youth in their lineup, a strong pitching rotation and arguably one of the best bullpens in baseball. The Mets and Phillies are likely to be the biggest potential threats to the Dodgers' reign, though both clubs have bad track records of winning when it matters. And then league-wide, the Yankees, Mariners and Blue Jays should all be very good and are each good bets to be on the opposite side should the Dodgers make it back to the World Series.Nothing is certain in baseball, but what I'll say is ... it's their World Series to lose. I think in the eyes of owner Mark Walter and GM Andrew Friedman, anything short of a World Series win would be considered a failure, given how much money they've spent on their roster. They have absolutely no excuse not to make it back to the World Series this year if they stay healthy. They are in a unique position before the year even starts to be on cruise control through the regular season and really play their best baseball in October.It's spring break season in the U.S. — and travelers are facing long airport lines as security screeners work without pay while the Department of Homeland security is shut down.It's spring break season in the U.S. — and travelers are facing long airport lines as security screeners work without pay while the Department of Homeland security is shut down.threatened to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to staff airport security lanes if Democrats don't"immediately" agree to fund DHS. A bipartisan group of senators has been negotiating with the White House over immigration enforcement and ending the "I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country," Trump posted on Truth Social. In a follow-upare considered essential workers, so about 50,000 have been working without pay due to the shutdown that started Feb. 14. Last week, they missed their first fullsays more than 300 TSA officers have quit. More than half of TSA staff in Houston called out sick and nearly a third called out in Atlanta and New Orleans last week, DHS said.Some 2.8 million people were projected to travel on U.S. airlines each day in March and April, adding up to a record 171 million passengers, according to the industry groupTransportation officials are warning the situation could get worse if the shutdown isn't resolved. A second missed paycheck would put even more strain on TSA workers, "If a deal isn't cut, you're going to see what's happening today look like child's play," Duffy said."Is it still safe as you go through the airport? Yes, but it takes a lot longer because we have less agents working." He added that some smaller airports may be forced to temporarily close if more staff calls out.of"travel disruption" caused by"longer than usual queues at some U.S. airports," and recommended passengers check with their travel provider, airport, or airline for guidance."I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," MuskUnited Airlines said it would cut some flights over the next six months after jet fuel prices doubled in recent weeks. Capacity cuts are likely to send airfares even higher, even as ticket prices are already rising, said Clint Henderson, a spokesperson for the travel website The Points Guy."The appetite for travel is insatiable," he said."People seem willing to endure a lot of stuff to travel. And I don't see any signs of that decreasing."Travel experts say it's not just long wait times that travelers should prepare for — it's the uncertainty.1. Know before you go Many airport websites list estimated security wait times. That should be the first place you check to get a sense of how long lines might be, Henderson says. , not the TSA — and they are not experiencing staffing shortages or long waits. Some are smaller regional airports, but the list also includes some larger hubs, including San Francisco International Airport and Kansas City International Airport.If you're someone who shows up at the airport when your flight starts boarding, think twice, says travel writer Chris Dong. "I'm the type of traveler who usually arrives pretty last minute," Dong said,"but I think that that advice would not be sound for the current situation." Even if wait times are listed as short, things can change on a dime. Dong recently flew out of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and found the TSA PreCheck line unexpectedly closed. "So then everyone that was funneled through the regular line, it was an extra like 20, 30 minutes," he said."I was sweating it out because I usually arrive super last-minute. And those levels of uncertainty are just higher now with the shutdown."Henderson typically recommends signing up for TSA PreCheck or the Global Entry program to move through airport security more quickly — and to opt in to biometric screening. That has to be done in advance, and travelers also have to choose biometric screening in their airline apps. "Make sure if that's an option that you're opted in for that, because that will save you so much agita," he said., which allows people to enroll at the airport. Henderson notes it's pricey — annual membership costs $209 — but that some credit card companies will refund that fee. "For me to skip a three-hour line is probably worth the membership fee, especially if you know your credit card will pay you back for it," he said. That said, expedited screening lanes are not always faster than regular screening, both Henderson and Dong warned. Always check what all the lanes look like when you arrive at the airport.If you miss a connection or your flight is canceled, be proactive about rebooking."Have all the tools available to you in the toolbox in case things go wrong," Henderson advises. That includes installing your airline's app on your smartphone and writing down their customer service number, so you aren't scrambling to find it. "And then, you know, obviously have a plan B," Henderson said."Know what other airlines fly the route that you want to take in case, you know, you missed your Delta flight and American is offering a flight you can take later that day." He says while airlines don't generally like to rebook passengers on competitors' flights, it's worth asking. He also recommends having the information at hand to give to customer service agents, including flight number, airline and departure time.
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