'Mall parks' on the rise in Los Angeles: Kids play while parents shop
Families gather at The Point in El Segundo, a mall-turned-park across from Manhattan Village. Opened in 2002, it centers around 45,000 sq ft of open lawn where kids play soccer, babies crawl, and families picnic with food from nearby restaurants like Mendocino Farms and Cava.
The Point is Turning 10, Here Are 10 Things We Love About The Point
The Point is hitting double digits this summer, and there’s never been a better time to join the party. Since opening its palm-lined plaza in July 2015, this open-air destination has blossomed into a beloved backdrop for date nights, stroller meet-ups, birthday celebrations, and post-work gatherings. Locals call it the living room of the South Bay, and for good reason: it’s relaxed and social, and there’s always something to do.
Delicious Addition
It’s a creation of the brilliantly eclectic Blackhouse Hospitality Group, which has made our culinary lives so much more interesting thanks to a madcap assortment of restaurants – So simple, and so staggeringly good. (A basic rule of great food is simplicity makes for very complex flavor combinations. Be not fooled by understatement. Wonders lie within!)
Van Leeuwen debuts Vegan Hemp Cookie & Avocado Ice Cream at The Point
Ice cream brand Van Leeuwen recently added a new California-inspired vegan flavor to its Los Angeles locations. In celebration of the opening of its fifth greater LA area shop—now open at The Point mall in El Segundo—the brand developed the Hemp Cookie & Avocado vegan flavor which is made with oat milk avocado ice cream, a touch of lime, and packed with chunks of housemade hemp seed chocolate chip cookies.
Kelly Slater’s Outerknown Brand Opening First Store
Outerknown, the Los Angeles-based sustainable clothing brand started in 2015 by pro surfer Kelly Slater and backed by Kering, is stepping into retail, opening its first store at The Point in El Segundo, Calif., by the end of November.