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Sail Ho Golf Club swings into a new name, rebranding
Sail Ho Golf Club at NTC Liberty Station has morphed into The Loma Club. But more than the name is being changed. “Nothing about the golf course itself has changed,” said Katie Flaherty, the club’s...
Jul 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Placing first with 38 votes was this sunset shot of a lone surfer framed by Ab Cave at Sunset Cliffs. by Scott Mac Laggan. For his winning effort, Mac Laggan will receive a $100 gift certificate to Donovan’s Steak & Chop House.
And the winners of this year’s Beacon photo contest are ...
The results of the Beacon’s 2014 Amateur Photo Contest are in — and readers have made their choices! During balloting at the June 28 Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off Festival, more than b...
Jul 03, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Raise your jerseys at Raglans for World Cup 2014
It’s soccer time, and Raglan Public House will begin broadcasting the World Cup 2014 games on all five of its wide-screen TVs! After the USA defeat of Ghana on June 16, Raglan will broadcast the U....
Jun 20, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Veterinary technician Jan Gorham takes her job seriously with Tech Pet Care, where she tends to animals in a more attentive way that the usual pet-sitters. Courtesy photo
Ocean Beach’s Tech Pet Care goes dog-sitters one better
Just ask the customer whose dog needed an injection and was looking for some sound professional advice: as long as what she’s doing is within state guidelines, Jan Gorham can wield a needle as prof...
May 22, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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A before and after look at the interior of a Point Loma kitchen redesign by J Hill Interior Designs, based at Liberty Station. Courtesy photo
J Hill Interior Designs: creating spaces to reflect your lifestyle
Jessica Tompane is the founder and principal designer of home-décor J Hill Interior Designs (JHID), located at Liberty Station. Her design assistant, Amy McKnight, assists with multiple facets of t...
May 22, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jack can hardly wait to dig into a Puppy Love Muffin creation — specialty dog food developed and sold locally by an Ocean Beach entrepreneur. Courtesy photo
PAWS-ITIVELY DELICIOUS: Taking puppy love to a new level: healthy doggy muffins
Kathie Missett has taken puppy love to a whole new dimension, creating an Internet business promoting natural nutrition for pooches. Missett started her business, Puppy Love Muffins & Specialty Dog...
May 22, 2014 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The “Ocean Beach-opoly” board game was a huge success for the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, merchants and customers. Courtesy photo
‘Ocean Beach-opoly’ board game scores big with merchants, customers
It may not be a monopoly, but Ocean Beach has cornered the market with “Ocean Beach-opoly,” its beach version of the time-honored board game. Ocean Beach “passed go” and has collected $24,000 throu...
Apr 23, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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PHIL'S BBQ
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COASTAL SAGE GARDENING TO HOST REOPENING GALA Coastal Sage Gardening is preparing to host a grand reopening bash on Sunday, April 13 to entertain and bring together neighbors for a day of fun and g...
Apr 09, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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In a generous display of community partnership, Jeff Levitt (center), an owner of Shades Oceanfront Bistro in Ocean Beach, recently made a personal visit to drop off some delicious finger sandwiches, salad and other gastronomic goodies to the gang at the San Diego Community Newspaper Group. Accepting Levitt’s food gift are, from left, advertising representative Valerie Parrish, SDCNG publisher Julie Main, managing editor Kevin McKay and newsgroup office manager Kim Donaldson.
Shades of good stuff in OB
In a generous display of community partnership, Jeff Levitt (center) of Shades Oceanfront Bistro in Ocean Beach recently made a personal visit to drop off some delicious finger sandwiches, salad an...
Mar 26, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Colleen Dietzel, co-founder of The Green Store in Ocean Beach, will speak during the Feb. 20 open meeting of the OB Historical Society about the store’s 25 years of history and activism in both the community and worldwide. Photo by Mike McCarthy I The Beacon
Program to detail history, activism of The Green Store locally and worldwide
The Ocean Beach Historical Society will host a program detailing the history and activism of The Green Store in San Diego and in OB as the store celebrates its 25th anniversary. The free program ta...
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Inspired by international adventures, Point Loma Nazarene University student Sarah Rummelhoff has launched her own clothing line, called RumsBeach. Courtesy photo by Mackenzie Rouse
RumsBeach: a local with internationally inspired design
There’s a new designer in the neighborhood. Sarah Rummelhoff, creator of RumsBeach, launched her design-inspiring business Oct. 4. Rummelhoff was a teen model when she envisioned her own clothing l...
Jan 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Private Gym to host weight-loss study
Natalie Gibbins, certified personal trainer and owner of The Private Gym in Ocean Beach, is seeking 10 individuals to participate in an upcoming weight-loss study. The goal of the study is to verif...
Jan 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brian Green, left, assists other skaters during a recent event at Liberty Station who were convinced to take a lesson. Courtesy photo by V.L. Hesterman
Ready for a new skate experience? Local inventor redefines roller-skate industry
Skaters of all ages joined in a free demonstration of a brand-new kind of roller-skating experience called Cardiff Skates at the basketball court at the corner of Cushing and Farragut streets in Li...
Dec 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Captains Mike and Jackie McNabb take turns at the wheel of BayDreamin’ I, an all-electric Duffy, which they recharge overnight. Photo by Nicole Sours Larson I The Beacon
Enjoy a different perspective on San Diego Bay with BayDreamin’ Cruises
With the holidays fast approaching, are you puzzling over what new activity to suggest for guests’ entertainment? Perhaps you relish playing tourist in your own hometown or challenging yourself to ...
Dec 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fig Tree Café co-owner Johan Engman opened the first of the restaurant’s three location in Pacific Beach in 2008. Photo by Dave Schwab I The Beacon
Fig Tree Café’s fresh cuisine spreads delicious fare to Liberty Station
Fig Tree Café has taken root in Liberty Station, and its eclectic mix of architecture and California cuisine is flourishing in Point Loma. “We call it rustic industrial,” said restaurant co-owner J...
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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