Pavilions Is Coming

Crews Put on Finishing Touches

BY BILL KOENEKER

The sign for the new Pavilions market is now in place. The roof-top beacon lights up the night sky, alerting Malibu residents that the community’s newest full-service-plus supermarket will soon be opening at Point Dume Village, the commercial center formerly known as Point Dume Plaza.As with so many Malibu construction projects, delays were inevitable. Some were due to Mother Nature, such as weather impacts; others due to the complexities of the permitting process. Yet more to the decision to give the center a fresh new look.Those who take a peek inside can see the new shelves, counters and checkstands. They can note where bakery goods will be sold, the location of the floral shop and the location of the fourth Malibu Starbucks—this one with a fireplace and artwork on the walls.Signs also advise that Pavilions of Malibu is now hiring and a list of the available positions is posted on a website.The listing of jobs includes cooks, bakers and cake decorators, which should mean a sizable baked goods and foods section.Service deli clerks are sought to slice meats and cheeses, and make sandwiches and package salads. The call has also gone out for meat and seafood clerks, floral clerks and the usual retinue of cashiers, baggers, stockers, bookkeepers and clerks needed to operate a market.All that is needed now is an opening date. The management company and the owner deferred to Von’s spokespersons, who were not immediately available for comment.When the announcement was first made about Pavilions coming to Malibu, company spokespersons said the store would be a state-of-the-art, showcase store much like one recently opened in Santa Barbara. Until the store’s opening date is announced, Malibuites will just have to keep looking in the windows and thinking “soon.”