Cherished ‘Sandcastle Man’ Bill Pavlacka bids farewell to Hotel del Coronado

“The Sandcastle Man” Parts Ways with Hotel del Coronado After Nearly 20 Years For almost two decades, families and couples flocked to an iconic stretch of Southern California beaches to take pictures next to sprawling sandcastles. These structures, crafted by Bill Pavlacka, fondly known as “The Sandcastle Man,” became a beloved part of the landscape […]
Luxury hotel prohibits sandcastle sculpture after 20 years due to ‘right-wing political messages’

A well-known sandcastle artist has found himself banned from a luxury beachfront hotel due to the “political messages” present in his artwork. Bill Pavlacka, who has been creating sand sculptures for nearly two decades, stated that he was asked to leave the historic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego County after he incorporated a quote […]