April 14, 2010

Letters: April 15, 2010

Get those workers some java
Dear ER:
First of all, I am totally behind the entire Pier Avenue Renovation Project. As owner of Java Man I look forward to all the wonderful improvements on Upper Pier.
I am severely disappointed with the snail-like progress on the construction. Parking, already a premium, has been taken away for days at a time, while little is done.

Dune to reopen for exercise, 20 at a time

The City Council at a special meeting on Tuesday directed staff to move forward with plans to reopen the sand dune at Sand Dune Park to limited use by adult exercisers during regulated hours and to unlimited use by children.

Theater: Mira Costa’s off to see the wizard

From the smallest munchkin to the wickedest witch, every character plays a starring role in the Mira Costa drama department’s soulful, funky production of The Wiz.

Tomorrows Bad Seeds take on today

Their forthcoming and second full length album Sacred For Sale explains it all. “What is sacred should never be for

High-end headaches


While insiders hail a recovery of the overall housing market, questions linger about whether the high-end homes covering the beach cities can take part in the rebound. On the up side, median home prices are rising in the beach cities, a major indicator of a strengthening market, while interest rates for new loans are low, encouraging people to buy. On the down side, large loans for new homes remain hard to get, and owners of high-end homes face steep payment increases for their “jumbo” loans, which could force many of them into foreclosure.

Surf club set to mentor waterkids


Noted watermen and waterwomen are leading an effort to revive the surf club, a 1960s-era tradition that mentored young people in the ways of the water.

Council members decry Pier delays

City Council members drilled construction contractors Tuesday night over delays on an ambitious project to remake upper Pier Avenue, the

Hope Chapel students pilot robot to win

Hope Chapel students continued their dominance of competitions robotic, as they steered a low-slung, four-wheeled creation named 32 to victory

About Town

Eatery hours State officials have sided with the owners of Il Boccaccio on the Pier Plaza, allowing the restaurant to