CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
March 18, 2001 | STANLEY ALLISON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When wrecking crews demolished the Aliso Pier in the wake of several damaging El Nino storms, residents in South Laguna took comfort in the promises from county officials that they would eventually rebuild the landmark fishing pier. But two years later, efforts to construct a new pier have stalled, with many beach denizens as well as county leaders concluding that the beach is actually better without one.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
March 18, 2001 | STANLEY ALLISON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When wrecking crews demolished the Aliso Pier in the wake of several damaging El Nino storms, residents in south Laguna took comfort in the promises from county officials that they would eventually rebuild the landmark fishing pier. But two years later, efforts to construct a new pier have stalled, with many beach denizens as well as county leaders concluding that the beach is actually better without one.
ENTERTAINMENT
January 30, 1999
"Titanic" is a delightful show in my opinion, not the white elephant described in Don Shirley's review ("The Water Is Dotted With Icebergs," Jan. 12). If we are looking for real characters, we find them in the musical, not in the contrived and ridiculous figures in the movie. No stage production can compete with the over-the-top special effects of the movie, but they are not needed here. My advice: Go see the musical, it's well worth the price. MAXINE TREVETHEN Rancho Palos Verdes I saw "Titanic" in New York last year.
ENTERTAINMENT
May 6, 1997 | DON SHIRLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A musical set in the Broadway neighborhood, "The Life," won 12 of Broadway's Tony nominations on Monday--more than any other show. "Steel Pier," another new musical, was in second place with 11 nominations. Besides this pair, the best musical nominees are "Titanic" and "Juan Darien." Among the works nominated for best play is David Hare's "Skylight," a British import. The Mark Taper Forum will stage the West Coast premiere of "Skylight" next fall to open its 1997-98 season.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 20, 1997 | Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Those foolhardy souls who create Broadway musicals are fond of quoting writer Larry Gelbart: "If Hitler's still alive, I hope he's out of town with a musical." The only thing more hellish than that, they agree, is being in town with a musical in trouble. Three new musicals will open this week, and not one of them had an out-of-town tryout. What's more, "Titanic," "The Life" and "Steel Pier" all are book-musicals based on original concepts and created by veteran talents.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 13, 1986 | ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writer
Plank by plank, piling by piling, there's a pier taking shape on the seashore here. Work began in earnest last week on Oceanside's pier, a 1,942-foot structure that will replace a wave-racked predecessor that had fallen victim to the ocean. But this, mind you, won't be just another set of pretty pilings. It'll be a pier with few peers.