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Nearby, a nearly 6,000 square feet, two-bedroom Water Villa with outdoor entertaining deck and 56-foot-long infinity pool is perched above the glistening lagoon at the end of its own pier.
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Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
A couple days after a portion of the pier featured in The Lost Boys collapsed into the ocean, a scene reminiscent of Chinatown played out along the coast a few hundred miles south.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Limited coordination between international and local authorities delayed repairs, rendering the pier unusable.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
A couple days after a portion of the pier featured in The Lost Boys collapsed into the ocean, a scene reminiscent of Chinatown played out along the coast a few hundred miles south.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Limited coordination between international and local authorities delayed repairs, rendering the pier unusable.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The empty plot that just hit the market at 9 Indian Creek Island Road is next door to these latter two properties and includes 200 feet of frontage on Biscayne Bay, plus plenty of room to build a deep-water dock to accommodate a yacht up to 180 feet.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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The harbor is shaped like an hourglass, funneling powerful waves towards docks.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.John Oseid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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The 110-year-old, 2,745-foot wharf is said to be the longest fully wooden wharf in the Western Hemisphere.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have stood as pillars of empowerment and excellence for Black students in America.Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
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Working-class men without college degrees now constitute a pillar of the Republican base, which remains primarily white but increasingly includes Latino men, a majority of whom voted for Trump in 2024.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
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The welcome also included a cannon salute and music by Sweden’s Royal Guards, lined up on the quay at the foot of the Swedish royal palace.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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That means the government could not censor this column without violating my First Amendment rights and Bloomberg’s.Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Andrew Marchand’s column on ESPN’s game plan after Disney acquired Fubo.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.River Akira Davis, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Handke shares that the bat stanchions in the queue are reimagined as light fixtures, and the fireplace on the far wall of the lounge has architectural nods to every Haunted Mansion-style attraction at Disney theme parks around the world.Megan duBois, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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