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The Penetrators, 1980

Kearny Mesa | Picture Story
Published July 5, 2007

The Penetrators at Western Audio recording studios in Kearny Mesa, May 15, 1980. "Need good personality art," reads the photo assignment sheet. Standing in the back of the room are Gary Heffern, Chris Sullivan, and Jim ...

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Flood, Kearny Mesa

Kearny Mesa | Sheep and Goats
Published May 24, 2007

Denomination: associated with the Baptist General Conference Address: services held at Kearny High School, 7651 Wellington Way, Kearny Mesa, 858-268-2330 Founded locally: 2005 (as independent entity) Senior pastor: Matt Hammett Congregation size: 1600 Staff size: 9 ...

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Kearny Mesa: Next Boom?

City Lights | Kearny Mesa
Published May 10, 2007

San Diego wants to build up, not out. Single-family detached homes will become historical artifacts. High-rises will mushroom out of the ground. But will it work? The infrastructure to support the population growth doesn't exist. Highways ...

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Fuzzy Little Hats

Crasher | Kearny Mesa
Published Nov. 2, 2006

When I was a kid, I saw a Shriner wearing a fez in Kearny Mesa. It reminded me of Tom Bosley's character, "Mr. C.," on Happy Days, who would sometimes wear those fuzzy hats. (And "fez" ...

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The Rock Church, Kearny Mesa

Kearny Mesa | Sheep and Goats
Published Oct. 12, 2006

Denomination: nondenominational Address: 3554 Ruffin Road, Kearny Mesa, 619-226-7625 Founded locally: February 2000 Senior pastor: Miles McPherson Congregation size: around 7500 Staff size: 112 Sunday school enrollment: 750 through fifth grade; 150 more through twelfth grade ...

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Best of 2003: Best Place To Volunteer

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Volunteer San Diego 4699 Murphy Canyon Road, Kearny Mesa www.volunteersandiego.org 858-636-4131 In January 2002, San Diego Cares and the Volunteer Center of San Diego County merged to become Volunteer San Diego. Their entire purpose is to ...

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Best of 2003: Best Place To Meet Cool Asian Youth

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

TeaZone 4688 Convoy Street, Kearny Mesa 858-279-6888 They come from Taipei, from Seoul, from Asia's trendiest capitals. They carry walnut-size cell phones that twitter like sparrows. They drive sassy low-slung subcompacts with dazzling rims and tinted ...

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Best of 2003: Best Exotic Nightspot

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

San Diego Min Sok Chon 4620 Convoy Street, Kearny Mesa 858-560-8168 True aficionados of exotic nightlife head to San Diego Min Sok Chon, a self-described "Korean folk village" that is a cavernous bar/restaurant with thatch-roofed booths ...

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Best of 2003: Best Used Running Shoes

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Road Runner Sports 5553 Copley Drive, Kearny Mesa 858-974-4455 All the used shoes on the shelves, and there are hundreds of pairs, are returns from catalog sales. The fit wasn't right or the arch didn't suit ...

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Best of 2003: Best Satellite Dish Dealer

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

AmeriSat 7370 Opportunity Road, Suite P, Kearny Mesa www.digitaldishnet.com 858-505-1122 HDTV or TiVO? You want programs in Russian, Portuguese, or Arabic? Ask here and you'll get a knowledgeable answer. Although AmeriSat has specialized in commercial installations ...

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Best of 2003: Best Chinese Breakfast Porridge

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Sam Woo Bar-B-Q Restaurant In the 99 Ranch Supermarket 7330 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard #A103, Kearny Mesa 858-505-9888 The Chinese say jok, Chinese porridge, is the healthy, gentle way to start the day. Jok is made with ...

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Best of 2003: Best Bean-Based Pastries

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Crown Bakery 4690 Convoy Street, Suite 104, Kearny Mesa 858-499-0067 Every morning, Korean-owned Crown Bakery produces the city's freshest and tastiest green, red, and white bean paste buns at its Convoy Street storefront. Bean paste buns? ...

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Best of 2001: Best Garden For Sick Children

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Carley's Magical Garden/Oncology Gardens, Children's Hospital 3020 Children's Way, Kearny Mesa 858-576-1700 www.chsd.org Carley died of leukemia when she was three. Her parents wanted to do something in her memory. They came up with a garden ...

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Best of 2001: Best TV Repair

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Contec Video And Audio 4425 Convoy Street, Suite 212, Kearny Mesa 858-277-2641 With the low price of VCRs and the imminent dominance of DVD, not many places repair VCRs anymore, but Contec still does. They also ...

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Best of 2001: Best Place To Get Your Nails Done

Kearny Mesa | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Lynn's Nails of Kearny Mesa 4411 Mercury Street, Suite 109 (Mercury and Balboa), Kearny Mesa 858-495-0816 Lynn's Nails doesn't appear to be anything more than another nail salon sporting a fruit shrine worshipping Buddha. But this ...

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