Recent Articles
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Editor's Notebook: Thank you to the 2018 Pacific Beach Town Council board of directors!
Editor's Notebook: Each January, members of the PB Town Council and invited dignitaries gather at the Mission Bay Yacht Club to install officers for the new year. The 2019 Installation Dinner is set for Sunday, Jan. 20, at which time the following folks will begin (or renew) their terms as trustees:...
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Connecting hearts and hands at the holidays in Ocean Beach, Point Loma and the San Diego region
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: As you begin to prepare for the upcoming holidays, your friends and neighbors in the community are scrambling to get ready as well — preparations are underway to make the annual Ocean Beach Food & Toy Drive the best ever! Elementary school students are decorating the collection...
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Food Drive is another way to help a neighbor in San Diego
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." — Desmond Tutu The annual Heart to Hands food drive (Nov. 8 through Dec. 18, 2018) supports the San Diego Food Bank, Feeding San Diego and UC San Diego's Triton Food...
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Plaque touting old Roseville Hotel dedicated at Bellamar
Most Point Lomans know their backstory well: "Here Louis Rose founded Roseville in 1869." There's an old map and an old plaque that proves it (see photos). The map reveals that 149 years ago, Rose spent $82 for 325 acres on the peninsula and set about creating a port town. The plaque was fixed...
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Feast your way through Ocean Beach's Farmers Market with flavors from around the world!
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: You can go around the world by flavor at the OB Farmers Market. And many people do! On my last visit, I sampled Euromorrocan, Turkish, Mexican, African, Italian, Indian and East Asian delights — topped off by a good ol' American grilled cheese sandwich, courtesy of Kate & Zach...
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Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off draws 70,000
More than 70,000 visitors attended the 39th annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival that ran from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2018, down and around Newport Avenue. Funds from the event were used to pay for the OB Pier Fireworks show on the Fourth of July. Despite a...
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All Fire Up! Mayor, community dedicate new Point Loma Fire Station 22 for San Diego region
Following a year-long construction schedule, the $5.74 million Point Loma Fire Station No. 22 at 1055 Catalina Blvd., officially opened Tuesday, July 24 with Mayor Kevin Faulconer , District 2 City Council member Lorie Zapf and interim Fire-Rescue Chief Kevin Ester on hand to join the community...
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Point Loma Summer Concert series runs Friday nights, July 20 to Aug. 17 for free, live music in San Diego
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: "Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer's here and the time is right For dancing in the streets! They're dancing in Chicago ... Down in New Orleans ... In New York City ..." Hey! Don't forget Point Loma ... and Ocean Beach, too! The original version...