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At the Movies: Feel-Good Movies in Times of Crisis BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES
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List of Grocery Stores BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES
Per last month’s directives from the state and county, urging Californians to stay home and limit trips to essential services such as grocery stores, gas stations and pharmacies, several local restaurants have begun utilizing take-out and delivery services to get food to the community. Furthering its mission of supporting local businesses and working to make sure residents can still have access to food, the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce and Dana Point Times have compiled lists of the city’s restaurants offering take-out and deliveries. For the list of restaurants, head to danapointtimes.com, click on the Coronavirus tab, and there you can find a link to the take-out and delivery options. Below is the list of grocery stores and their respective hours for the general
public, senior shoppers, expectant mothers and those with compromised immune systems that the City of Dana Point has put together.
Sunday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. *Seniors 60+ and those with physical disabilities • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday • 8-9 a.m.
GROCERY STORES
24 Monarch Bay Plaza, Dana Point 8 a.m.-8 p.m. *Seniors 65+ Hours • 7-8 a.m.
Local market and grocery store times may be changing to ensure that employees have time to restock shelves, sanitize, and clean facilities. We will keep updating this list as we receive more information. If you bring your own shopping bags, staff will ask you to bag your own items; staff will only bag your items in new disposable bags (free or 10 cents each). Valid ID may be required for senior shopping hours.
Albertsons 33601 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point Monday through Friday • 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday • 7 a.m.-9 p.m. *Seniors and those with disabilities, those who are pregnant or those with compromised immune systems • 7-9 a.m.
Gelson’s
Ralphs 32555 Golden Lantern, Dana Point • 24871 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. *Seniors 60+ and those considered high risk • 6-7:30 a.m.
Smart & Final 34091 Doheny Park Road, Capistrano Beach 6 a.m.-10 p.m. *Seniors 65+, those with disabilities and expectant mothers • Tuesday and Thursday • 6-8 a.m.
Stater Bros. Market 616 Camino De Los Mares, San Clemente 9 a.m.-9 p.m. *Senior Hours • 7:45-9 a.m.
Costco
Trader Joe’s
33961 Doheny Park Road, San Juan Capistrano Monday-Friday • 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday • 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
32351 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel • 638 Camino De Los Mares, San Clemente 9 a.m.-7 p.m. *Letting only 30 people in at a time. *Seniors expedited line • 8-9 a.m.
ecause of the global COVID-19 pandemic, one of the many ramifications we are experiencing is the film industry basically going on hiatus until at least June. Not only are major releases being postponed, so are all studio productions. This is truly an unprecedented event in pop culture and human history. Some studios such as Universal have embraced the option of streaming in the meantime, though many of the films being offered online were already released theatrically in recent months. As a regular reviewer, this means I will be going a long time without any new movies to discuss. To make up for the lack of content, I’m preparing a series of opinion pieces, retrospectives and lists until the end of spring. For home viewing recently, Steven Soderbergh’s sci-fi thriller Contagion (2011) has blown up on streaming sites in the past month because of its eerie relevance to current events. As good as this movie is, I’m struggling to see the appeal of wanting to actually watch something like this in the middle of a real-life health crisis. So instead, I’m going to be recommending and covering some more light-hearted and feel-good movies— starting with some basics, including my own personal favorite films that always cheer me up when I’m down. My favorite movie of all time is the classic romantic comedy Annie Hall (1977), which unfortunately has been tainted by the personal life of its writer-director-star, Woody Allen. But for me, I can still “separate the art from the artist,” though that might not be the case for every viewer. My top 10 also includes classics such as Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (1991), The Wizard of Oz (1939), ET: the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and A Hard Day’s Night (1964). The next season is going to be interesting, to say the very least, but maybe we can distract ourselves from the chaos with some upbeat films. DP
An Online Resource for Restaurants Offering Take-Out/Delivery in South OC The Picket Fence Media team has pulled together a comprehensive list of area restaurants that are open for take-out during this unprecedented “stay at home” order. We’ve broken the list into our three community areas: San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano + Rancho Mission Viejo. Visit danapointtimes.com and find our Local Eats tab to view the full list.
Dana Point Times April 3-9, 2020
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