Woman sleeping under truck killed, July 29 A 52-year-old woman who fell asleep under a semi-truck died after the driver, who didn't realize she was there, moved the vehicle and ran her over Sunday, July 29, police said. An employee of the Trader Joe's on Garnet Avenue came upon the woman in an...
Have you ever heard of "The Hottentot Venus"? In 1810, a buxom and dramatically big-bottomed young woman named Saartjie Baartman was talked into leaving her native South Africa to go to England, where she was told she'd be hailed as "the burnt toast of the town." She ended up spending the rest...
ONGOING EVENTS Pacific Beach Farmers Market 2-7 p.m., Tuesdays along Bayard Street off Garnet Avenue. Original Farmers Market 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays at the Promenade at Pacific Beach, 4110 Mission Blvd. Celebrating 30 years! Let’s Make Art For ages 4-9, 2:30-3:30 p.m., second, fourth Fridays,...
The Pacific Beach Neighborhood Watch will host its first-ever Crime and Safety event prior to the 4 p.m. Siers Brothers concert, Sunday, Aug. 5 at Kate Sessions Park, 5115 Soledad Road. The public is invited to see demonstrations from specialized police units such as K9 and SWAT, as well as pose...