Business

Dog wearing red sunglasses on a sunny beach with the ocean in the background, smiling at the camera.

SAND-SATIONAL!

DOG PPL eyes expansion, trucks in 200k pounds of sand for epic ‘Beach Day’

It will be the mother of all beach days.

Exterior view of Marmalade Cafe storefront with a green sign that reads 'MARMALADE CAFE' and 'Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Catering'. The glass doors and metal railing are visible.

IRISH GOODBYE

Marmalade Cafe closes in Santa Monica after 36 years

The chain recently closed two other locations.

Red Hot Dog on a Stick stand with a large white sign and 'Fresh Lemonade' menu, set in a sunny urban lot with parked cars nearby.

'DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH'

Corn dogs are forever: Hot Dog on a Stick sold for $8 million, expansion planned

Malls rise and fall, but a corn dog on the sand is forever.

GAP storefront on a sunny street corner with traffic lights, palm trees, and Wilshire Blvd signage in view.

END OF AN ERA

Santa Monica Gap store, first in So Cal, sets closing date

The site will be redeveloped into a mixed-use complex with 260 apartments.

People line up outside a storefront with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria sign and a red umbrella on a city street.

'A LOTTA DOUGH'

$50 pies: ‘Ninja Turtles’ pizzeria draws outrage but big crowds on Promenade

The Ninja Turtles are coming for your wallet! Crowds of hungry tourists and soccer...