ENTERTAINMENT
May 4, 2008 | Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
Harrison FORD arrived at the private hangar he uses to fly in and out of Santa Monica Municipal Airport with the expression of someone waiting in line at the DMV. It's not that he is rude or mad, there's just other places he'd rather be -- the sky is crystal blue, and for a guy who owns a few planes and a helicopter, the prospect of another earth-bound interview just isn't that scintillating. ? Munching on a bran muffin, the sinewy 65-year-old movie star admits as much: "I don't know if 'patience' is the word, but the press and promotion, it does take a different kind of energy and a different kind of commitment than making the film itself, but I'm ready for it."
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 27, 2007 | James Ricci, Times Staff Writer
While Santa Monica seeks to banish fast corporate jets from its much-contested airport, Hawthorne has rolled out a new asphalt carpet for them and other private planes. Hawthorne Municipal Airport, a.k.a. Jack Northrop Field, has just completed a $5.5-million resurfacing of its runway, part of a $25-million renovation intended to entice new air traffic and add momentum to the revitalization of the east side of the 90,000-population municipality.
ENTERTAINMENT
July 16, 2001
Theater "Dooley" (First Stage, Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, [323] 850-6271). Staged reading of Harry Cronin's play about a war hero facing disgrace and ruin. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock White Stripes (Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, [310] 276-6168). Ingredients for success: one guitar, one drum set, add a mixture of scuzzy garage rock and blues, with a dash of mid-'60s influences. Bake under heavy stage lights.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
May 8, 1995 | STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A home-built, single-engine plane apparently lost power as it approached Santa Monica Municipal Airport on Sunday, smashing into a family garage and critically injuring the 62-year-old pilot. The aircraft, called a "pusher plane" because of its rear propeller, barely missed a house when it crashed in the 13000 block of Warren Avenue in Mar Vista.
NEWS
June 6, 1993 | NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Did you catch "The Ken and Judy Show" Tuesday night? That's Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo and Councilman Ken Genser, who performed a marathon duet at the City Council meeting. The two were clearly singing harmony as they unveiled an obviously prearranged compromise they had struck over the citywide commercial development standards. It went like this: Abdo called on Genser each time a new subject arose. He offered an amendment. She said, "That's friendly." And so on for hours.
NEWS
April 25, 1991
The city of Santa Monica will ask the Federal Aviation Administration for more than $1 million to pay for improvements at Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Airport Director Jeffrey P. Mathieu termed the proposed renovation routine and said it is designed to prevent accidents and runway deterioration. The City Council voted unanimously this week to direct city staff to formally apply for the funds. The FAA has already tentatively approved an informal city request for the $1 million.