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San Diego's Moxie Theatre takes new look at 19th century African 'Venus'
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...
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Nativa Interiors becomes a player in La Jolla interior design business
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Nativa Interiors, with its two floors of unique, high-quality furnishings, has been a fixture in the Village of La Jolla since 2013. Customers are drawn in by the handmade splendors on the showroom floor showcasing hundreds of exclusive items for sale. But lately, customers...
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Kitchen Shrink: Tacos gone wild!
KITCHEN SHRINK: Ahh, the scrumptious taco — a popular, portable Mexican street fare that can be crunched on the fly for a spicy, protein-packed nibble — has trickled north of the border and transformed into a mainstream, gourmet meal. So when did the taco come out of its shell? Food folklorist...
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Crime and Public-Safety News for Pacific Beach/San Diego: Woman sleeping under truck killed; DUI checkpoint nets 5 arrests; monthly list of incidents reported to police
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...
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Brazilian Bowls opens with 'affordable organic' in Pacific Beach/San Diego
IN GOOD TASTE: Once upon a time, there was a Brazilian couple who had their hearts set on opening an organic Brazilian restaurant somewhere in the United States. But they weren't sure where to go. So they hopped on a plane and traveled across the country for a year looking at prospects. New York?...
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Women discuss life without children in new documentary: 'Not Kidding' gives voice to dealing with societal pressures
Bettina Hanna of Pacific Beach and Trish Pavlecich of Encinitas co-directed a new documentary called "Not Kidding," which reveals the personal stories of women who do not have children. For some women in the film, it was a conscious choice. For others, it was not. The 26-minute film, which took...
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Photos - The Scene in San Diego: Beach House at Belmont Park opens its summer concert series
The Beach House at Belmont Park opened its Beach Concert Series, Sunday, July 22 with a performance by Coral Bells. Located directly on the Mission Beach boardwalk, Beach House is a 30,000-square-foot outdoor venue placed to soak up the San Diego sun with your toes in the sand and a drink in your...
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Pacific Beach/San Diego News: Youth Surf Challenge, Post-July 4th trash, single-use plastics ban, trash pick-up schedule, community bike racks
Time to sign-up for Youth Surf Challenge Registration opens Aug. 17 for the fourth annual Ken Whalen Surf Challenge, a free event for beginning surfers, ages 5-16, including those with physical challenges who need adaptive surf equipment. Boards and instructors will be provided, along with food,...
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Pacific BeachWoman's Club BBQ & Bingo is a blast!
The Pacific Beach Woman's Club hosted a BBQ & Bingo Party, July 27 at the Clubhouse, 1721 Hornblend St. A donation of $10 (plus a sidedish and bottled beverage to share) got you six Bingo cards, free hot dogs, hamburgers and condiments. Proceeds were used for the San Diego Anglers Foundation Fishing...
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Pacific Beach Planning Group talks community improvements; PB 'Traffic' Counts 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11
The Pacific Beach Planning Group's July 25 meeting addressed several issues, including short-term vacation rentals (STVRs), electric scooter safety, and the role and structure of the Eco District. California Assembly member Todd Gloria attended the meeting and spoke to the group. STVRs Planning...
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Mission Beach Women's Club: Members focus on fun, philanthropy and friendship in San Diego region
Next meeting of the Mission Beach Women's Club: 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 • Located in an unpretentious bayfront beach cottage, the Mission Beach Women's Club appears much smaller and more laid back than it really is. Early photos show club members playing on the beach or relaxing on the patio....
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Kitchen Shrink: It's a wrap! Food storage tips
KITCHEN SHRINK: I've always been super judicious about storage of assorted foods, whether raw, live or cooked, following optimum temperature recommendations, and environmental conditions. But as summer blisters in full force, when ingredients and prepared dishes can spoil as fast as you can say...
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Bali Hai restaurant at 64: Hosting magical moments for many in San Diego
Who serves the best-known cocktail in town? The Bali Hai, hands down. The family-owned Shelter Island restaurant calls its concoction the World Famous Bali Hai Mai Tai and the bar menu touts it as "Quite Possibly the Strongest Drink You'll Ever Consume." A lot of locals and tourists have consumed...
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Kaiserhof Restaurant & Biergarten: Wunderbar! Popular San Diego eatery continues to serve traditional German cuisine
IN GOOD TASTE: Maybe you've never dined at a German restaurant before, but without realizing it you've been eating German dishes all your life. "If you go back to the roots of it (German cuisine), it's everywhere," said Peter Bolter, chef and sole owner of Kaiserhof Restaurant & Biergarten in Ocean...
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Draft report advances $3 billion for San Diego Airport renovation: Environmental analysis released for expanding Terminal 1 in 2020
A plan costing up to $3 billion to replace Lindbergh Field's more than 50-year-old Terminal 1, as well as redevelop other parts of the airport, advanced last week with the release of a lengthy environmental analysis documenting potential impacts. The completion of the initial draft environmental...
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Blondes on Beers: Eppig Brewing brings experience to experiments in Point Loma/San Diego
BLONDES ON BEERS: At Eppig Brewing's Waterfront Biergarten in Point Loma, beers poured are either really traditional, or really not. Specializing in German-style lagers and some "reinterpreted" styles, the tasting room on Dickens Street has a glorious view that begs for patrons to sit down and...
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San Diego City Council stands firm on tough, short-term vacation rentals regulations despite threat of legal action
Tough new regulations that will sharply curtail short-term vacation rentals in San Diego will move forward, the City Council decided Wednesday, Aug. 1 despite legal protests lodged this week by the home sharing industry. Two weeks after approving the new rules, which will limit short-term stays...
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Kitchen Shrink: The Joyful Side of Cooking
KITCHEN SHRINK: The other day I overheard on a public radio program the surprising results of a recent study — alas, that only 10 percent of the American public enjoy cooking, while the remaining 90 percent are either ho-hum about it, or would just like to run the other way. Hard to believe with...
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San Diego water bill audit finds thousands of errors, meter readers can bypass accuracy checks
A major, months-long audit of the city’s utilities department, sparked by a public outcry over high water bills, concluded that 2,750 water bills sent to San Diego residents last year were incorrect and had to be readjusted while discovering that 10 meter readers accounted for 71 percent of the...
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Police to join crime/safety event Sunday, Aug. 5 at Kate Sessions Park, family activities set prior to 4 p.m. rock and reggae concert
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...
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The Heat is On: State power agency issues Flex Alerts for San Diego and Southern California
The operator of the state's electric grid urged Californians to cut power consumption Tuesday and Wednesday, July 24-25 to help the region deal with a record-breaking heat wave. The hot spell is the second of the month for San Diego. But this was the first time this year that the California Independent...
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The State of Our Oceans: Environmentalist outlines climate woes at UC San Diego lecture
"Visualize a beautiful planet," advised Eve Simmons — environmental activist, keynote speaker, green blogger and consultant to both the California legislature and San Diego Fish & Wildlife. "And save our Earth 'cause it's the only planet in the universe with chocolate candy!" she added with a smile....
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PRIMARY RESIDENCES ONLY! San Diego City Council members Barbara Bry and Lorie Zapf win on short-term vacation-rental limits
On Monday, July 16, the San Diego City Council gave a resounding thumbs-up to the short-term vacation rental (STVR) ordinance proposed by Council members Barbara Bry (District 1) and Lorie Zapf (District 2), after delivering an equally resounding raspberry to Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s more business-friendly...
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Kitchen Shrink: Summer's hot popsicle craze
KITCHEN SHRINK: The other day I heard a nostalgic melody streaming through my window as an ice cream truck tooled along the streets of my neighborhood. My mouth suddenly watered for an old-fashioned malty, a 50/50 bar, or a rainbow Popsicle. Nothing beats the heat like a fruity, refreshing ice...
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FLOATSAM AND JETSAM: San Diego boater fights losing battle against ocean garbage
Lee Pearce, owner of Learn to Sail San Diego, is fishing for garbage, not dinner. His school is one of six in San Diego that have answered the American Sailing Association’s call to clean up the ocean as part of its Operation Plastic Pollution Purge summer initiative.
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Frontline Cancer: Some cancers may be suitable targets of iPSC-derived NK cells
FRONTLINE CANCER: In recent years, CAR-T cell-based immunotherapies have grabbed headlines, taking off like, well, a race car. Broadly speaking, these treatments are based on the idea that the body's own immune system is best-suited to fighting cancer — something it does every day to great effect...
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Kitchen Shrink: It's a Dilly! All-Purpose Pickle Primer
KITCHEN SHRINK: Pickles of all manners are so beloved throughout the lands, they've been celebrated every May since 1948 during International Pickle Week, as diverse cultures pay tribute to their own version of the probiotic powerhouse. As summer swells into full bloom, it's time to pick a peck...
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PB Scene: Surf Club hosts 20th Summer Longboard Classic in Pacific Beach/San Diego
When longboards meet competition in the surf off Tourmaline Beach, it's PB's way of saying hello to summer. For the past 20 years, The PB Surf Club's Summer Longboard Classic has featured and entertained the faithful at the first surf park in America. This year's competition on Saturday, June 9,...
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Pacific Beach Q&A: Meet Matthew Winter, president of beautifulPB
Pacific Beach Q&A: Meet Matthew Winter, president of beautifulPB Where did you grow up? Durango, Colorado. What do you do for a living? I'm an architect. Are you married? Got kids? I'm married to April Winter and have a 7-year-old daughter, Scarlett, who attends Pacific Beach Elementary School....
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San Diego Police have new weapons in the fight against tagging with Graffiti Tracker, Spray & Pay Reward Program
Graffiti can be found on ancient Roman and Greek ruins, which means the issue has been around for a long time and so it's unlikely to ever be eradicated completely. However, Caesar didn't have technology like Graffiti Tracker and a law enforcement unit dedicated to tackling graffiti — or tagging...
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Pacific Beach Crime Report: Monthly police statistics; City launches video campaign to make San Diego streets safer
City launches video campaign to make streets safer To encourage safer driving, biking and walking habits, the City of San Diego and Cox Communications created three public service announcements (PSA) that will air on CityTV and on Cox cable through Sept. 30. Each video supports the City's Vision...
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Playing It Safe: San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit on the beat with residents; shares his views on community concerns
San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit says his No. 1 priority is restaffing the department and putting more support staff and more efficient programs in place. New San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit arrived at Wesley Palms Retirement Community in Pacific Beach on June 4, 2018 to meet beach...
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Dining at Pernicano's: A family affair for three generations in Pacific Beach/San Diego
IN GOOD TASTE: Pernicano's Family Restaurant has been in Pacific Beach at 711 Turquoise St. — well, before Pacific Beach was even Pacific Beach as we know it. When the restaurant opened in 1947, there were only seven other restaurants on the entire thoroughfare. Pacific Beach literally grew up...
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2018 San Diego County Fair a sweet success: Fun facts and figures from this year's event
This year’s San Diego County Fair, presented by Albertsons|Vons, greeted 1,561,236 guests to a magical candyland of summertime fun over its 26-day run with the theme “How Sweet It Is.”
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National spread of drug-resistant Shigella bacteria prompts San Diego warning
With last summer’s hepatitis A outbreak under control, the county public health department turned its attention last week to another bacterial threat that spreads through the community in much the same way.
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Pacific Beach market watch: Varied views in debate over moving food fair. Has PB Farmers Market outgrown Bayard Street?
On Tuesday afternoons, the Pacific Beach Farmers Market offers a healthy and fun alternative to regular grocery shopping. In eight years, it has grown from a handful of vendors to 52, including farms, artisan grocers, handcrafted goods and prepared food. It has become a popular gathering spot for...
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'Wonderspaces' is wonderful: Immersive art experience comes to San Diego
Wonderspaces, a grand display of interactive art installations that first popped up in a circus-sized tent in Mission Valley last summer and attracted over 60,000 visitors during its two-month stay, is back again. This year's exhibition, called "With Creative License,'' is at the B Street Pier...
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Pedego amping up! Now offering electric scooters, electric skateboards and more in expanded retail space in coastal San Diego County
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Move over, Bird. There's a new electric scooter in town. Pedego, the electric bike dealership that opened in November of last year at 5702 La Jolla Blvd., is expanding its retail space, its product line, and venturing into territory that sets up this Bird Rock shop as the flagship...
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Lots of weird science at Birch Aquarium exhibit, 'Oddities: Hidden Heroes of the Scripps Collections,' in La Jolla/San Diego County
A comic book-inspired exhibit that highlights the astonishing adaptations (aka super powers) of ocean species opens Friday, June 29 at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego "Oddities: Hidden Heroes of the Scripps Collections" was created in partnership with the team...
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Panel of scientists talk sexual harassment, offer a variety of ways to handle abuse
To address the proliferation of gender discrimination and sexual harassment within the scientific community, and its multi-faceted nature, Biotech Vendor Services (BVS) hosted a panel event, “Women Breaking the Barriers of Science,” June 28 at the La Jolla Marriott. Largely serious, with moments...
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Beaching-est Songs Ever! Our Top 10 beach-tune picks for your summer playlist
Do you agree with this list of the Top 10 beach songs of all time?
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A very, very funny thing is on the way to North Coast Repertory Theatre
One of the funniest things you'll ever see on stage is coming to North Coast Repertory Theater (NCRT) in Solana Beach, starting July 11. With a book by "No No Nanette" writer Bert Shevelove and super-funnyman Larry Gelbart (creator of "M*A*S*H") and music and lyrics by Steven Sondheim, how could...
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Kitchen Shrink: Ideas for a no-grilling, Fourth of July feast to celebrate Independence Day
KITCHEN SHRINK: A few years ago we were invited to a friend's home for a July 4th shindig and when they ushered us to their lavish backyard, we were surprised to see that the barbecue was completely enveloped in a grill cover with pizza boxes piled high on top. The pies were appropriately decorated...
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Blondes on Beer: Kilowatt lights up Ocean Beach brewing scene
BLONDES ON BEER: Welcome to our inaugural Blondes on Beers column! As co-beer enthusiasts, we — Ashley Mackin-Solomon and Crystal Hoyt — will use this report to explore the breweries and tasting rooms in Ocean Beach and Point Loma. Though we are by no means "experts," we love beer and are here...
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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....