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Slater’s 50/50 took top prize with the People’s Choice Award dur9ing the 10th annual San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival in November. Courtesy photo
Slater’s 50/50s: top honors in ‘People’s Choice Award’ at wine, food festival
Point Loma’s own Slater’s 50/50 took home the People’s Choice Award for best restaurant at the 10th annual San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival.  Thousands of guests took part in the week-long fest...
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SDUSD shelves master plan for Point Loma High until next year
The fifth and final meeting to develop a site master plan for the future of Point Loma High School has been postponed until early next year, according to school district officials. The change was a...
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Ocean Beach resident Andy Renwick of Lotus Street recently won the first-place prize for the best European Italian car at the Coronado Speed Week Festival. Renwick refurbished the car by himself in his garage at home. Courtesy photo
When you have the knack for classics, show that baby off!!
Ocean Beach resident Andy Renwick of Lotus Street recently won the first-place prize for the best European Italian car at the Coronado Speed Week Festival. Renwick refurbished the car by himself in...
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OB kidnapping, rape trial set for March An Ocean Beach man charged with sexually assaulting two women will stand trial beginning March 3, a judge scheduled on Nov. 8. Richard Christopher Butts, 26,...
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Members of UCSD’s Alpha Phi Omega community service organization work to bring happy holidays to families in need through Operation Santa. Courtesy photo
Operation Santa calls on holiday heroes
Operation Santa, started by the Rho Pi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at UCSD, is an annual relief project aimed at giving back to the San Diego community by helping out as many families in need during...
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Homecoming Queen Madeline Garcia and King Lukas Stauderman prepare to parade past the crowd.
Homecoming hoopla, doggone good time
Point Loma High School celebrated the 87th Homecoming in its 88-year history Nov. 8 with a joyous gathering attended by a large contingent of alumni. In the featured football game, Madison’s Warhaw...
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Stolen PLHS generators put band in dark, help sought in recovering items
The Point Loma High School Band and Colorguard Rehearse-a-thon was in full swing — and it was getting dark. It was time to bring out the generators in order to light the field — but that was not to...
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The Centennial Celebration at Cabrillo National Monument has been rescheduled for the weekend of Dec. 7-8, with the commemorative 100th anni-versary ceremony set to take place Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p...
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San Diego Community Newspaper Group writers Mike McCarthy, left, and Scott Hopkins savor the moment during the San Diego Press Club’s 40th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony on Oct. 29. Courtesy photo
Multiple SDCNG writers reap journalism honors
Three of the San Diego Community Newspaper Group’s corps of reporters earned top honors during the San Diego Press Club’s 40th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards on Oct. 29 at the Market Creek ...
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A comedy fundraiser show to benefit the Point Loma Assembly is set to draw plenty of belly laughs during a performance on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Point Loma Assembly Hall, located at 3035 Talbot St.  
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Trial begins for suspected killer of homeless man A Pacific Beach man went on trial this week for the 2012 murder of Darrin Joseph, a Point Loma man whose body was found in the 4900 block of North ...
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Dana athletic field joint-use agreement becoming a thorny issue
A pledged donation from a former Major League baseball player and Point Loma High School alum to take better care of a joint-use ball field at Dana Middle School has ironically sparked controversy....
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OBTC mayoral candidate forum shows schisms, similarities of hopefuls
Two very different candidates for the upcoming special mayoral election on Nov. 19 shared the same view of what ails city government during an Oct. 23 candidate forum hosted by the Ocean Beach Town...
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Woman testifies over sex assault near Rosecrans
A 30-year-old La Jolla woman has identified a man whom she said raped her behind a closed restaurant on Pacific Highway near Rosecrans Street. He has been ordered to stand trial on four charges. Th...
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Midway planners get smattering of legislative briefings on leasing confusion, water-rate hike
The North Bay Community Planning Group (NBCPG) was briefed on the sports arena lease situation and heard reports from local government representatives on pending legislation and other matters durin...
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Airport Authority wins two Orchid Awards for Green Build public art and interior architecture
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority won two orchids during the 2013 Orchids & Onions Awards Ceremony on Oct. 4 for the public art and interior architecture of The Green Build — the rece...
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