Quotes about pier (16 Quotes)


    We're really hoping this alternative reflects a great balance between the need for public access and protection of the lake, but still serves lakefront homeowners who have been waiting to be eligible for a pier.

    I love this boardwalk, even if it is one of the 'board-less' varieties. Actually, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk refers to both the seaside amusement park and the concrete path that runs through it. Here, find everything from a classic wooden roller coaster, a 1911 carousel, arcade and video games and an extra-wide beach with volleyball nets to free concerts, great surfing and windsurfing and a half-mile-long pier lined with seafood restaurants. Coastal nirvana.

    Many of our patrons have made The Pier their meeting place for generations, ... It is not uncommon to see children and grandchildren of early customers now coming as regulars. The live music, food, view of Lake Austin and relaxing environment seem to call them back.

    We have a lot of company, and (a pier) would provide much easier access for guests of all ages, because not everyone can maneuver out an inflatable dinghy when the water is less than calm,

    We really have seven starters. It just depends on the match-ups, and I thought both Ryan and Philip did a nice job. Really, I thought Adam Pier did a nice job also.





    Penney made a very concerted effort to improve the home business and overcome its stodgy image. It's definitely gained market share in that area while Pier 1's been losing market share.

    That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the Army Corps of Engineers are working right now to dredge out an area around Pier 6 so we can bring in barges and help facilitate the removal of the debris. But it's going to take months.

    It wouldn't surprise me if Pier 1's ongoing situation leads to some management shuffle unless things improve, ... Pier 1 has called itself a growth company, not a value company. For that it needs to grow its top line and profits.

    And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early.

    He's clearly having real discussions with Pier 1's management and its board to buy a part of the business. Is this part of a courting strategy on his part that will be the start of something bigger That remains to be seen, but I doubt this is all he wanted. It doesn't make sense to invest 100 million in a stake to buy a 15 million business.


    out of touch with the priorities of the business community. Interestingly, as the election grows closer, the mayor is scurrying to begin projects which have long been neglected. The South Terminal pier reconstruction is one project that he should begin immediately.




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