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Mission Beach Events
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City in Space and Counter Launch
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
8:00 p.m., Canes
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Tribal Theory
Thursday, May 15, 2008
8:00 p.m., Canes
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B Foundation, Iration, Frontyard
Friday, May 16, 2008
9:00 p.m., Canes
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Modern Day Moonshine
Friday, May 16, 2008
8:00 p.m., Thrusters Lounge
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Tainted Love
Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00 p.m., Canes
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2008 Coming Out Party/Summer Music Fest
Saturday, May 17, 2008
12:00 p.m., Bonita Cove
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Reggae Sundays
Sunday, May 18, 2008
9:00 p.m., Canes
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Roxy Blue, the Howls, Tim Shaw
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:00 p.m., Canes
Famous Former Neighbors
Mission Beach Stories
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South Mission Beach Jetty
Mission Beach
| Surf Diego
Published Nov. 29, 2007
Name: Chris Hartin Lives: Pacific Beach Surfing: South Mission Beach Jetty "I grew up in that house there," says Chris Hartin, pointing to a row of homes overlooking the South Mission Jetty. "The house with the ...
The Virgin of Mission Beach
Feature Stories
| Mission Beach
Published Sept. 27, 2007
I get these crazy dreams about her, the kind where I know I'm dreaming, so I can do whatever the hell I want. Sometimes I think she knows it too; the way she looks into my ...
Their Own Little World: Mission Beach
Feature Stories
| Mission Beach
Published July 12, 2007
In Mission Beach, every foot of space counts. Five surf shops, four bars, a handful of restaurants, a resort hotel, a Turkish-style coffee lounge, and an amusement park all fit within its bounds, packed in and ...
Roger Daltrey In A Mission Beach Hotel Room, 1970
Mission Beach
| Picture Story
Published June 14, 2007
The Who's Roger Daltrey in a Mission Beach hotel room, June 13, 1970. The band's Sports Arena show was their fifth on this U.S. tour; in about a month's time, they'd done 24 and were back ...
Beer, Blondes, and More Beer
Crasher
| Mission Beach
Published Aug. 10, 2006
A friend called to tell me about a party she was crashing in Mission Valley. Country singer Kenny Chesney was there. (I recognized the name from his two-month marriage to Renée Zellweger.) One of Chesney's roadies ...
Thousands of Jars of Mayonnaise
Crasher
| Mission Beach
Published May 18, 2006
I was invited to a Cinco de Mayo party at the Wave House in Mission Beach. The producer of a radio show on Free FM 103.7 called and told me that I would be able to ...
Mission Bay Park's many miles of sidewalk serve all sectors of the self-propelled community.
Mission Beach
| Roam-O-Rama
Published Aug. 11, 2005
For cyclists, skaters, walkers, and runners, the vast Mission Bay Park features something quite hard to find in our topographically wrinkled county: dead-flat terrain. Now that fine new or refurbished concrete sidewalks snake around South Shores, ...
For the Birds
Crasher
| Mission Beach
Published Feb. 10, 2005
A lot of writers at the Reader don't go into the office much. With computers, we can all work from home and send in our work. It's a shame. None of that office camaraderie. Oh, for ...
At Home in San Diego
Carlsbad
| Carmel Valley
| City Heights
| Cover Story
| Del Mar
| Escondido
| Hillcrest
| Julian
| Kensington-Talmadge
| Lemon Grove
| Linda Vista
| Mission Beach
| North Park
| Ramona
| San Ysidro
| Scripps Ranch
| Serra Mesa
| South Park
| University City
| University Heights
| Valley Center
Published Dec. 30, 2004
LA COSTA When I think of La Costa, I remember the wildlife -- the skunk that lived under our house, for instance, a beautiful creature whose size would double when it puffed up its fur after ...
Best of 2003: Best Beach Transportation Options
Mission Beach
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Cruiser King 735 Seagirt Court, Mission Beach www.kruiserking.com 858-488-6341 Beach cruisers, mountain bikes, inline skates, and surfboards can be rented by the hour, day, or week at this shop. Prices range from $5 to $8 for ...
Best of 2003: Best Hometown Family Resort
Mission Beach
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Hilton San Diego Resort 1775 East Mission Bay Drive, Mission Bay 619-276-4010 San Diego residents with kids and extra bucks can make the Hilton their hometown resort. Membership in the tennis club costs a one-time fee ...
Best of 2003: Best Beach Access In A Wheelchair
Mission Beach
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Accessible San Diego 3145 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach www.accessandiego.org 858-279-0704 "What if my buddies want to go on the beach? They're not gonna want to drag my ass down there," says Vern. He takes a ...
Best of 2003: Best Bikinis
Mission Beach
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Pilar's Beach Wear 3745 Mission Boulevard, Mission Beach 858-488-3056 Long lines in front of the dressing rooms are common, as are boyfriends and other spectators who watch those trying on suits by Body Glove ($28 to ...
Best of 2003: Best Yacht Club For Ordinary People
Mission Beach
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Mission Bay Yacht Club 1215 El Carmel Place, Mission Bay www.mbyc.org 858-488-0501 You don't have to own a boat to belong to this club, which is considered the least pretentious (and least expensive) yacht club in ...
Hike, bike, or skate a car-traffic-free five miles around Sail Bay in Mission Beach.
Mission Beach
| Roam-O-Rama
Published Aug. 15, 2002
A decade's worth of improvements totaling millions of dollars have smoothed the way for pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters traveling along the curving shoreline of west Mission Bay and its upper extremity, Sail Bay. Generously wide sidewalks ...