For nearly two decades, families posed for photos beside his towering sandcastles, couples got engaged in front of them, and holiday visitors returned year after year to see what he would build next.

A beloved sandcastle sculptor has been banned from working outside a luxury beachfront hotel due to “political messages” in his artwork. Bill Pavlacka claimed he was told to leave his spot outside the ...

CORONADO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — Bill Pavlacka has been told he can no longer return to the Hotel del Coronado in Southern California. Pavlacka, known as the Sandcastle Man in Coronado, has spent nearly ...

They’re a spectacle on Coronado, catching the attention of tourists and locals alike. It’s the sandcastles that are displayed just across the Hotel del Coronado. They’re hard to miss for anyone ...

CORONADO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Bill Pavlacka, known as The Sandcastle Man in Coronado, has been told he can no longer return to the Hotel del Coronado. After nearly 20 years of being able to build ...

The Sandcastle Man, whose intricately designed sand sculptures — from “Star Wars” to Emerald City to snowmen — have long graced the Hotel del Coronado beachfront, has been banned by the resort from ...

The Sandcastle Man, whose intricately designed sand sculptures — from “Star Wars” to Emerald City to snowmen — have long graced the Hotel del Coronado beachfront, has been banned by the resort from ...

CORONADO, Calif. — The Hotel del Coronado has terminated its partnership with Bill Pavlacka, the celebrated sandcastle artist known as "The Sandcastle Man," after citing violations of hotel policies.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — You may want to hurry and put an offer in on the massive La Jolla home known as ‘The Sandcastle’ before it gets snagged off the market. The 10-bedroom home at 1900 Spindrift ...