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Blondes on Beer: Modern Times - A standout in the craft-beer era
On this particular Saturday, there were nine India Pale Ales (IPAs) on tap. When asked what differentiates the Point Loma tasting room from their other four locations, our beertender explained that people travel from all over to visit “The Mothership.” He went on to say the beer selection is heavi
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Blondes on Beer: Mike Hess Brewing - A new take on an old tradition in Ocean Beach/San Diego
BLONDES ON BEER: Slightly off the beaten path of busy OB — about half a mile from the beach — sits the Mike Hess Brewing Ocean Beach tasting room. With a motto of "Great beer, no exceptions, no excuses," the brewery offers types you may know, with tastes you may not. The Claritas Kolsch for example,...
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San Diego City Council votes against scooter ban on boardwalks in La Jolla Shores, Pacific Beach and Mission Beach
An attempt to ban electronic scooters from the boardwalks in La Jolla Shores, Pacific Beach and Mission Beach failed at the San Diego City Council meeting May 22. However, the proposal will go before the Council’s public safety committee for further review and will come back before the City Council...
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Bikes, Boards and Brews: Festival taps 'Endless Summer on Tourmaline'
Pacific Beach -faithful showed up en masse April 21 to Crown Point Park on Mission Bay to enjoy all the fun in the sun that the seventh annual Bikes, Boards and Brews festival promised. While music from steel drums and ukuleles echoed through the park, restaurant and beer stands served samples...
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Rocky's Crown Pub: Simply good beers and burgers in Pacific Beach/San Diego
IN GOOD TASTE: It's one of the simplest menus you'll ever see. So simple, there's no need to print it. It's just written out on a chalkboard on the wall: Burgers, one-third pound and one-half pound. Cheeseburgers, one-third pound and one-half pound. Comes with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and...
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Calendar of Events: What's Happening in PB (Pacific Beach/San Diego area) for May 2018
Calendar of Events: What's Happening in PB (Pacific Beach/San Diego area) for May 2018: 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....
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Q&A: Meet PB's YMCA Manager Mike Roberts in Pacific Beach/San Diego
Editor's Note: PB Monthly's Q&A series shines a spotlight on notable locals we all wish we knew more about! If you know someone you'd like us to profile, send the lead via e-mail to editor@lajollalight.com or call us at (858) 875-5950. Q&A: Meet PB's YMCA Manager Mike Roberts in Pacific Beach/San...
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INVASION OF THE STREET CYCLES: Dockless rental companies get platform at PB Town Council meeting
Touting the advantages to commuters and the environment, representatives of four dockless bike/scooter rental companies got an earful of complaints and concerns at the March PB Town Council meeting. With the opportunity to finally confront the app-driven businesses in the flesh, about 100 people...
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Windswept wave-rider says March is good month for kite surfing in PB
La Jolla resident Helen Spear is a kiter, and we don’t mean the kind on a string. Officially, what she does is called “kite surfing,” and it’s a sport she learned 15 years ago in Maui on — you guessed it — Kite Beach, the stomping ground for kite-surfing pros. But Spear started slowly. First, she...
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Photos: 2017 Pacific Beach Holiday Parade attracts record crowd
PB SCENE: With the theme "A Time to Give," Discover Pacific Beach hosted the 38th annual PB Holiday Parade, which started at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 down Garnet Avenue from Haines to Bayard. The 90-minute spectacular had something for the young, young-at-heart, and even the four-legged residents...
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Airport Authority launches study to mitigate plane noise: ‘The Plan 150’ draws FAA attention
As planes flying to and from San Diego Airport were being rerouted to accommodate high winds on Dec. 7, the San Diego Regional Airport Authority met in the Administration Building adjacent the airport, and voted to implement another set of changes: A plan it believes will mitigate some of the airplane...
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To Keep or Not to Keep? That Is the Question! Expert has downsizing tips for seniors on the move
It’s one of the newest and fastest-growing industries in the country — businesses that assist aging seniors with downsizing and relocating. Greg Gunderson is the owner/president of one such company, Gentle Transitions. To explain how his staff helps seniors declutter and move into a smaller place,...
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IN GOOD TASTE! Firehouse American Eatery & Lounge: A Local Legend
Step into the Firehouse American Eatery & Lounge and you instantly feel the comfy patio vibe with lush greenery and open-air access to the busy sidewalk outside and the ocean just beyond. A landmark in Pacific Beach for more than 10 years, the restaurant is situated near Pacific Beach Fire Station...
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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: Hello 2018! Goodbye Power Lines!
These days, navigating the streets in Pacific Beach means dealing with road blocks, backhoe loaders, bulldozers and construction workers onsite for our portion of the City of San Diego Utilities Undergrounding Program. (Which, by the way, was initiated in 1967 to provide residents with “clearer...
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PB? Jan-Feb Calendar 2018
ONGOING EVENTS Pacific Beach Farmers Market 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays, along Bayard Street off Garnet Avenue. Organic Farmers Market 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays at the Promenade at Pacific Beach, 4110 Mission Blvd. Kids Art Class 2:30-3:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays, for ages 4-9, Pacific Beach Recreation...
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What's Happening in PB? Calendar of Events October-November 2017
October Community Calendar Ongoing Events Pacific Beach Farmers Market: 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays, along Bayard Street off Garnet Avenue. Organic Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays at the Promenade at Pacific Beach, 4110 Mission Blvd. Kids Art Class: For ages 4-9, 12:30-1:30 p.m. days TBD, Pacific...
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Team Survivor Sea Dragon: Bouts with cancer fuel paddlers’ passion for victory
One by one, they pull up to the Youth Aquatic Center on Fiesta Island in the heart of Mission Bay Park in the dreary overcast of an early Sunday morning. But this crowd is anything but dreary. These are the dynamic women of the Team Survivor Sea Dragons, convening on a stretch of sandy beach to...
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Short-Term Vacation Rentals; PB Town Council hears City Hall views before the Oct. 23 vote
On Monday, Oct. 23, the San Diego City Council will hear proposals to regulate the conversion of single-family homes in residential zones into short-term vacation rentals (STVR) for visitors that alter the character of neighborhoods and drive up home prices. As the 92109 Zip code is home to 42...
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One PB Woman’s Mission: Turning ‘7’ memories into memoirs for posterity
You could call it her mission, or you could call it her passion. Whatever you call it, Pacific Beach resident Patricia Benesh is determined to change the face of aging through her company, 7 Memories. Benesh has written three books on the subject and started the company to get more senior citizens...
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Back-to-School Q&A with PB's Six Public School Principals
Principal Aida Hernandez Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy Contact: 2445 Fogg St. (858) 800-5700. ahernandez1@sandi.net Grades: TK-Grade 5; since 2007, offers a Mandarin Chinese immersion program Enrollment: 492 Mascot: The Panda Bear Are there any big changes ahead? We are opening a preschool...
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BITS AND PIECES: 'Neighbors Preserving Kate Sessions Heritage’ shocked into action by reservoir property sale
Residents of the Soledad Terrace neighborhood around Los Altos Road have been scrambling to find answers about the City’s impending sale of the 4.76-acre site of the Pacific Beach Reservoir property with little success to date. The neighborhood is the site of the former home of famed horticulturist...
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A List of PB Community Resources
Civic Associations Pacific Beach Town Council, 1706 Garnet Ave., (858) 483-6666, pbtowncouncil.org Pacific Beach Business District, 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303, pacificbeach.org District 2 San Diego City Council Rep: Lorie Zapf, City Administration Building, 202 “C” St., 10th Floor, San...
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What's Happening in PB? Community Calendar September 2017
36th annual PAESAN Picnic: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, Crown Point Shores Pavilion, 3700 Corona Oriente Road. Each year the Pacific Beach Town Council holds a Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night (P.A.E.S.A.N.) honoring SDPD Northern Division, Station 21 of San Diego Fire &...
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Pacific Beach Woman’s Club: Over a century of camaraderie and charity
The development of Pacific Beach — from sand dunes, marshy bays, strawberry fields and lemon groves to today’s vibrant “PB” — cannot be separated from one of its oldest organizations, the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club. For more than a century, the club has been an integral and dynamic part of the...
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Reaping What They've Sown: St. Andrew's breaks ground for PB Community Garden — ‘Bed boxes’ now on sale
If Pacific Beach is a fertile community with deep roots conducive to healthy growth that allow residents to blossom and bear fruit, then the new community garden at St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will be a perfect fit. Organized and operated by the local non-profit Beautiful PB, the community...
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Guardians of the Alleyways: Homeless find jobs in PB working to keep things clean
In the twilight hours of morning, the Pacific Beach Street Guardians (PBSG) roll trash cans across the PB boardwalk picking up litter from the previous night’s beach town activities. The Street Guardians are homeless people, contracted by Discover Pacific Beach to clean up community grounds. As...
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Permitters approve zoning proposal, new residence project in La Jolla
At the July 18 meeting of the Development Permit Review committee (DPR) permitters approved an endorsement of the proposal by several La Jolla residents to add a new path for development in La Jolla, killing the “50 percent” exemption that some builders use to bypass the costly and time-consuming...
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BITS AND PIECES: Hydrangea Cove beach décor shop relocates
Hydrangea Cove, selling gift and beach cottage items, has moved to 845 Garnet Ave. Previously in business for six years on Turquoise Street, owner Susan Christopher said she took the opportunity to move her shop to an established retail area, just a-block-and-a-half from the ocean, with customer...
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Pacific Beach Community Resources
Police Station San Diego Northern Division 4275 Eastgate Mall UTC(858) 552-1700 Complaint Line: (619) 515-2777 Emergency Line: 9-1-1 Post office US Post Office, 4640 Cass St., (858) 272-1948, usps.com Fire station San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Station 21, 750 Grand Ave., (619) 533-4300. ...
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Gently on The Bay! The women of the ZLAC Club get a grip on fitness, friendship
Members of the club. The term is practically an idiom, referring to people who share interests, values and experiences. At ZLAC Rowing Club on Mission Bay, the expression is apt and probably as old as the club itself. Started in 1892, the club caters to those who relish the sport of rowing. But...
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Here's a bit about the five Pacific Beach Landmarks we love
Pacific Beach has much in common with beach towns up and down the California coast – sun and sand, fun and a laid-back lifestyle. But a few local landmarks and attractions are unique to this community of approximately 47,000. 1) Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages – In how many places can you sleep...
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Locals say Pacific Beach is perfect choice for weekend staycations
What is your ideal 48-hour staycation? Is it to relax and do as little as possible? Stroll, take in the sights, leisurely meals and some shops? Throw yourself into biking, surfing or paddle boarding? Bar hop and dance the night away? However you define vacation, you'll find it in Pacific Beach...
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IN GOOD TASTE: Baja Med-inspired cuisine is served with style at Pueblo in Pacific Beach
When it came to his vision for just the right restaurant in Pacific Beach, Mark Oliver asked himself a couple of rhetorical questions. “People want to eat healthy,” he recalled thinking at the time, “and what is the image that San Diego has? Mexican and seafood. And what can you do that combines...
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The First 20 Years: A brief history of Pacific Beach (1887-1907)
The history of a place as colorful as Pacific Beach need not be encyclopedic, not when the quirks are more fun than the red-letter dates. It’s true enough that P.B. was founded in 1887, having been developed by R.A., J.R. and W.W. Thomas, D.C. Reed. O.S. Hubbell, D.P. Hale, Thomas Metcalf, Charles...