Wind & Sea Closes After 54 Years | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews After 54 years of serving seafood and mai tais right on Dana Point’s harbor, Wind & Sea is closing its doors forever on September 15th — a bittersweet end for a beloved OC staple that started in 1972 when its founder ditched law school for the restaurant biz. The building will soon be demolished as part of a $600 million harbor revitalization project bringing new hotels, shops, and eateries — but at a steep cost: 198 employees lose their jobs, and other longtime spots like Proud Mary’s and Turk’s are also shutting down. Amid rising costs, wildfires, and community heartbreak (over 1,200 Instagram comments flooded in), some businesses like Coco Bloom Coffee and Frisby Cellars are relocating, while harbor partners are exploring temporary spots and future opportunities — all while the wharf closes for construction November 1st. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ba00a676c7a992bf