By ETonline Staff 2:43 PM PDT, May 10, 2021
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Memorial Day is just a few weeks away weather is warming up for sunny days lounging at the pool and sunbathing at the beach. Summer is going to look a little bit different for everyone this year as we continue to wear face masks, social distance and follow safety precautions to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, but that doesn t mean we can t enjoy the sunshine.
MORE When “Forever Marilyn” was last in Palm Springs, the statue had a primo downtown location at the intersection of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way. Since departing in 2014, the once open lot that was unofficially dubbed “the Marilyn park” has been turned into the Kimpton Rowan Hotel. Photo by Fred Miller (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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‘Peaceful protest’ held over ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue placement on Museum Way
Opposition to the ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue continues in Palm Springs. A peaceful protest was held Friday morning to express “community dissent to the statue on Museum Way.”
Protesters gathered at the Marilyn statue base on Museum Way near Belardo Road, just across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
The protest was organized by a few different groups joining forces, including the Committee to Relocate Marilyn, the change.org/metoomarilyngroup, and the Women’s Issues Committee of the Courageous Resistance of the Desert.
Some locals argue the city is violating codes and planning zoning laws in closing Museum Way. They also argue it interferes with a 2016 downtown Palm Springs plan the community fought for.
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