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"RIP George Floyd" is written in the sand, while community participate in Paddle Out at La Jolla Shores.

Paddle-out at La Jolla Shores s Black Lives Matter

Surfers, kayakers, paddleboarders and others gathered in peaceful protest for an evening paddle-out June 5 at La Jolla Shores to the Black Lives Matter movement.Organizer Leanne Tibiatowski of Groundswell...
XXXX Family Farm of San Luis Obispo County sets out its collection of produce for Pacific Beach's Garnet Avenue farmers market, which returned May 19 after being closed because of coronavirus restrictions.

PB Tuesday Farmers’ Market reopens with changes

The Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers’ Market has returned to Bayard and Hornblend streets after being shut down since March 24 due to the coronavirus pandemic.The May 19 reopening brought a...
Erin Kelly smiles with Chunks

In Ocean Beach, every day’s a dog day

It’s been said that 45 percent of people in Ocean Beach are dog owners. Leigh Sterten, co-owner of Dog Beach Dog Wash, jokes that it feels like 95 percent.“It’s definitely...
The Gaydet family holds a sign and waves to Loma Portal Elementary School teachers driving by.

Loma Portal Elementary spreads cheer to students

A lively caravan of Loma Portal Elementary School teachers took a 30-minute cruise through the neighborhood around its 3342 Browning St. campus the afternoon of Friday, March 27, in an...
Lee Dulgeroff (chief facilities planning and construction officer), Ila Komasa (Point Loma High School ASB president and a senior), principal Hans Becker and Michael McQuary (a San Diego Unified Board of Education trustee) commemorate a construction milestone for the new, three-story 800 Building; as the final beam — painted gold in of PLHS colors (maroon and gold) — is lowered into place.

Point Loma High holds Golden Beam ceremony

In celebration of the new, three-story 800 Building under construction (and additional revamped facilities at Point Loma High School on Chatsworth Boulevard), a ceremony was held the morning of Monday,...
The annual Summer Celebration fundraiser benefits the services and programs offered at the Peninsula Shepherd Center. This year’s event will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 26 at the All Souls’ Episcopal Church.

Peninsula seniors find friends and fun at Shepherd Center

Nestled within the All Souls’ Episcopal Church complex at 1475 Catalina Blvd. is one of the area’s most appreciated services: The Peninsula Shepherd Center (PSC).Here, seniors may hail transportation services...
Jeff Raney enjoys kitesurfing at sundown in the waters off Pacific Beach.

Kitesurfing with Jeff Raney

On most days, you can catch Carlsbad-turned-Pacific-Beach local Jeff Raney teaching art classes at Pinot’s Palette in Liberty Station, but on days when wind speeds reach 15 mph or more,...
of the Teen Volunteers In Action, Point Loma chapter gather for a portrait.

Teen Volunteers in Action opens Point Loma chapter

A new chapter of the nonprofit group Teen Volunteers in Action (TVIA) has Point Loma boys in grades 7-12 logging hours to make a difference in their communities.Tracy Case, president...
Madison Augustine of Sea Salt & Skin Waxing Salon

Women-owned businesses fill Point Loma Village

There’s no official Facebook group for “Business Women of the Village,” nor a monthly brunch to talk shop over Eggs Benedict — they’re far too busy juggling work and personal...
Peninsula Shepherd Center board Janice Teixeira (left) and Jerry Sanders (right) take a seat with Carol Sanders (middle) to enjoy their drinks.<br/>

Wine tasting gala raises funds for Shepherd Center

Presented by Jensen’s Foods, a wine-tasting event hosted by the Point Loma Assembly, Dec. 12, raised funds for Peninsula Shepherd Center, which serves as a home base for senior citizen...
Felspar Street and Mission Boulevard, near the Boardwalk

City working toward transit improvements in Pacific Beach

The City of San Diego Planning Department has been steadily crafting a plan to make pedestrian, bicyclist and transit-friendly improvements to Mission Boulevard and specific cross-streets, since initiating the project...
The eighth-grade AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) class at Correia Middle School walks a trail through the Famosa Slough.

Correia students care for Famosa Slough

Eighth-grade AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students from Correia Middle School took time out of class Sept. 19 to explore the natural beauty of Point Loma’s Famosa Slough, during a...
Climate-conscious students head to a rally at Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve, Sept. 20.

Global Climate Strike

On Friday, Sept. 20, the largest climate demonstration ever conducted by students in San Diego occurred when more than 20 area high schools and colleges ed the Global Climate Strike....
Amy Truong pours a cup of Milk Oolong tea.<br>

These sweet shops will suit you to a tea!

Do you know the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea?The are used interchangeably, but according to Internet research (teatimemagazine.com, the.republicoftea.com, hightea.com) they’re about as different as a light...
The Grand Mosque in Xi'an. The actual mosque is farther back in the complex.

Barnard students go to China

Seeing a vast army of Terracotta soldiers, taking a bike ride around the city wall of Xi’an in the rain, feeding “cake” to panda bears — all this fun was...
Miles Himmel, Mike DeEmedio, Michael Grimes and Jon Carr pose with the Himmel Foundation Good Neighbor Award, July 13.

Point Loma-Ocean Beach Briefs

Arts & Culture Commission invests in nonprofitsThe City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture will award 159 nonprofit organizations a total of $11.4 million for fiscal year 2020....
Jenni Prisk introduces herself and expresses her vision for the future of the Women’s Museum of California.

New director, new events at Women’s Museum

The Women’s Museum of California at Liberty Station wishes women across the country a happy (almost!) 100-year-anniversary on the ing of the 19th Amendment giving them the right to vote...
Bo Willsey, Andrew Waltz, Tracy Dezenzo, Jane Gawronski, Richard Merriman, Numan Stotz and Jenna Tatum

OBPB discusses traffic and ADA improvements

During the Ocean Beach Planning Board (OBPB) meeting on Aug. 7 at the OB Rec Center, discussion centered on the City’s recommendation for board approval to make American Disabilities Act...
Mission Bay High School seniors Zander Caufield (salutatorian) and Tetsuro Escudero (valedictorian) will address the Class of 2019 during the graduation ceremony 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at the Buccaneers’ stadium.

Mission Bay’s noted seniors offer tips for freshmen

PB Monthly caught up with Mission Bay High School’s Class of 2019 Valedictorian, Tetsuro Escudero, and Salutatorian, Zander Caufield, to see what these top-of-the-classers had to say about their ninth-...
Mission Bay High School seniors Zander Caufield (salutatorian) and Tetsuro Escudero (valedictorian) will address the Class of 2019 during the graduation ceremony 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at the Buccaneers’ stadium.

Mission Bay’s noted seniors offer tips for freshmen

PB Monthly caught up with Mission Bay High School’s Class of 2019 Valedictorian, Tetsuro Escudero, and Salutatorian, Zander Caufield, to see what these top-of-the-classers had to say about their ninth-...
<p>PB Town Council president Brian White opens the meeting.</p>

Pressing issues centerstage at Pacific Beach Town Council

The City's draft ordinance regarding vehicle habitation, state legislation regulating law enforcement procedures, electric scooters, height limits in coastal zones, short-term rentals and other hot-button issues were discussed at the...