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  • We went to Mission Beach to try and get some photos of surfers and the rollercoaster, but it was pretty foggy today at the beach. ...

    gentletouch11440: We went to Mission Beach to try and get some photos of surfers and the rollercoaster, but it was pretty foggy today at the beach. ...

  • Colorful umbrellas

    misshottie45: Colorful umbrellas

  • Showing off his dance moves at sunset

    iheartphotograph: Showing off his dance moves at sunset

  • Dolphin Discover at Sea World! Only a few days left to see it!

    Richsii: Dolphin Discover at Sea World! Only a few days left to see it!

  • Skaters

    misshottie45: Skaters

  • Filled with neon fish, this aquarium at Sea World looks like an electric light show.

    Mango: Filled with neon fish, this aquarium at Sea World looks like an electric light show.

  • This stingray, residing at Sea World, looks like a stealth bomber cruising through the water.

    Mango: This stingray, residing at Sea World, looks like a stealth bomber cruising through the water.

  • Beach Patrol San Diego style.

    toxqui: Beach Patrol San Diego style.

  • A day at the park.

    misshottie45: A day at the park.

  • Boats waiting for the water

    misshottie45: Boats waiting for the water

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Phone Rescued

Phone Rescued

Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Oct. 30, 2009

On Friday, October 23, I was at the Paradise Point Hotel in the dining area that overlooks the water. A small crowd had gathered on the balcony, so I went outside to satisfy my curiosity. Apparently, ...

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Caught Inside

Caught Inside

Blurt Music News | Mission Beach
Published Oct. 14, 2009

Canes is finished. After 13 years, Eric Leitstein, owner of the beachfront venue that hosted artists such as Prince, Linkin Park, Maroon Five, and Snoop Dogg, has been informed that his lease will not be renewed. ...

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I’m King of This Alley

I’m King of This Alley

Clairemont | Cover Story | Mission Beach | North Park
Published Sept. 16, 2009

Xavier Nuez photographs alleys. His candy-colored images of urban decay have been exhibited internationally, including here at the San Diego Art Institute, and featured on NPR. Ruin is his gig. “History,” Nuez says. “Rust, bent metal, ...

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Prowler Caught

Prowler Caught

Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Sept. 12, 2009

San Diego police responded to a "hot-prowl" burglary call at the 700 block of Seagirt Court in Mission Beach at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 10. According to the reporting party, an intruder entered the ...

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Dog Bar Afternoon

Dog Bar Afternoon

Mission Beach | Tin Fork
Published Aug. 26, 2009

Do I follow the crowd? Hell, yes. This one, anyway. It’s Sunday afternoon, down at Quivira yacht basin. I’ve been wandering past boats with names such as Sonny Daze, Bad Habit, Sea Ya, and Bad Buoys. ...

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Canes Unscathed

Canes Unscathed

Blurt Music News | Mission Beach
Published Aug. 12, 2009

The latest on Canes: it’s open for business, and the $2 million damage estimate from a July 17 fire was “way too high.” But the most significant news from owner Eric Leitstein is that he may ...

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This Is Not a Good Time

This Is Not a Good Time

Blurt Music News | Mission Beach
Published July 22, 2009

High Tide singer-guitarist Ed Barrena thinks his reggae band may be the last band to play at Canes. High Tide was loading out its gear after playing for some 600 fans last Friday when a fire ...

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Horizon Coast Chapel

Horizon Coast Chapel

Mission Beach | Sheep and Goats
Published July 15, 2009

The front of Horizon Coast Chapel’s worship booklet doesn’t read “Horizon Coast Chapel”; it reads “Church in Mission Beach.” Yes, yes, this allows them to highlight the word “Mission” in red — fitting for a church ...

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Pitifully Doomed

Pitifully Doomed

Bay Park | La Jolla | Midway District | Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers | Ocean Beach | Pacific Beach
Published July 12, 2009

San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders recently announced that the City has launched a new website at which people can make donations to support the fire-pit program. Despite a $259,500 donation, fire-pit funding has only been secured ...

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Ok, this is Tuesday, but where is everybody?

Ok, this is Tuesday, but where is everybody?

Bay Park | Cover Story | Mission Beach
Published July 1, 2009

Let’s say you’re a redhead. Duck, that is. Or a scaup. Or a falcon looking for rabbits. Or a coot, ruddy duck, bufflehead, or — more likely over Mission Bay these days — a seagull or ...

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Puttin' on the Hits

Puttin' on the Hits

Blurt Music News | Mission Beach
Published June 24, 2009

Canes Bar & Grill in Mission Beach has been an obstacle in Randy Wood’s attempt to revive his success of the 1980s. At least, that is, according to Wood, who in his heyday created a televised ...

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Tainted Catch

Tainted Catch

La Jolla | Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published June 1, 2009

Divers take note — if you’re in Mission Bay, La Jolla, or anywhere else along the California coast, don’t move a mussel. Or, to be more specific, don’t harvest and eat a mussel. A quarantine on ...

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Last in Line

Last in Line

Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published May 16, 2009

At a community meeting at the Mission Beach Women's Club on May 12, Councilman Kevin Faulconer and Mayor Jerry Sanders announced that curbside recycling for Mission Beach would start on July 1, 2010. Mission Beach is ...

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Let’s Toast to Banning Booze

Let’s Toast to Banning Booze

Banker's Hill | Downtown | Little Italy | Midway District | Mission Beach | Mission Hills | Neighborhood News | Ocean Beach | Old Town | Pacific Beach | Point Loma
Published April 29, 2009

During District 2 councilmember Kevin Faulconer’s state of the district speech on April 27, he listed his accomplishments during the past three years. One of his proudest accomplishments so far has been banning alcohol from San ...

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Smashed in P.B.

Smashed in P.B.

Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers | Pacific Beach
Published March 28, 2009

In the nighttime hours of March 26 and/or March 27, multiple cars were broken into throughout Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. Two cars (a Honda and a Chevy) parked on Chalcedony Street had their driver's side ...

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