Balboa Island icon Sugar ’n Spice celebrates 75 years of frozen bananas

Connolly, who lived there until six months ago, ran the shop for 20 years until age 77. The Alovises then moved from Santa Monica to Newport Beach and pivoted from careers in the entertainment industry to dipping frozen treats. “It’s interesting ... how many people come by that tell you that this was their first job. We’ve met 100 people ...