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Can't Nobody Lick Us

Point Loma | Tin Fork | tom's bbq
Published Dec. 6, 2007

Paddy Wilson, please meet your family at the front entrance." The loudspeaker crackles loud and then soft, depending on the wind. Wow. Kobey's Swap Meet. Looks like a state fair. "Food?" Vince says. He punches my ...

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Congrats

Point Loma Nazarene | Sporting Box
Published Nov. 15, 2007

Small-college sports don't get enough press, fans, or money. This is probably a good thing; relative poverty is a powerful tool for keeping sports as a lesser part of what a university education was meant to ...

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Calvary Chapel, Point Loma

Point Loma | Sheep and Goats
Published Sept. 6, 2007

Denomination: nondenominational, affiliated with Calvary Chapel Address: 4425 Valeta Street (in the Point Loma Seventh-Day Adventist Church), Point Loma, 619-226-1740 Founded locally: 1992 Senior pastor: Dave Heitman Congregation size: about 135 Staff size: 5 Sunday school ...

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UCSD's anytime art-walk highlights campus sculptures large and small.

Point Loma | Roam-O-Rama
Published Aug. 16, 2007

UCSD's Stuart Collection of outdoor sculpture seeks to enrich the cultural and intellectual life of the campus and the surrounding community. The current 16 works in the collection are sprinkled throughout several hundred acres of the ...

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The Artist Formerly Known as President

Crasher | Point Loma
Published July 26, 2007

I interviewed a Point Loma resident who had crashed 20 Super Bowls. What surprised me more than his success at crashing the games was that he once crashed an event for President Clinton. He got close ...

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The Fountain, Mysterious Skin, One from the Heart

Point Loma Nazarene | Seen on DVD
Published July 5, 2007

Jacquelyn Daniell English major, Biola University If you are looking for something artistic this summer, The Fountain will not disappoint. Darren Aronofsky's latest film is the story of a man's quest to save the life of ...

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Circus Freaks Welcome

Blurt | Point Loma Nazarene
Published May 3, 2007

Circus Freaks Welcome Amanda Schendel, 25, says she and her college buddy Heather Adams, 23, throw "sweaty, dark, raging parties that last far beyond 2 a.m." at their underground party palace in Banker's Hill. "We have ...

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Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head

Crasher | Point Loma
Published Nov. 16, 2006

The second Halloween party I went to was lame. I stayed for an hour. I was afraid that if I left sooner, people would call me and say, "Dude, you won't believe what happened right after ...

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I’ll Miss You

Crasher | Point Loma
Published July 27, 2006

Several musicians I know have had their CD release parties this past month. Steph Johnson and Greg Laswell played at different venues on Kettner. Cathryn Beeks hosted a picnic. But CD release parties aren't parties; they're ...

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Casual Passion

Calendar Highlight | Point Loma
Published March 2, 2006

'I try to go online as much as possible. I'll log on [to internetchessclub.com ] for a few minutes just to check in -- lots of times it has live games from tournaments being played in ...

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Sheep and Goats

Point Loma | Point Loma Nazarene | Sheep and Goats
Published March 2, 2006

"Every year, I give up two things for Lent," said Dan from the lectern. "Brussels sprouts and skateboarding." A low laugh rose from the congregation -- the man looked to be a couple of decades past ...

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Sensitive Riders

City Lights | Point Loma Nazarene
Published Feb. 23, 2006

He started to notice the problem while driving at night. "Quite rapidly my eyes deteriorated," says Art Seamans, professor emeritus of literature at Point Loma Nazarene University, "and I drove when I shouldn't have. Finally, I ...

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I’m With Beast

Crasher | Point Loma
Published Feb. 9, 2006

An invitation to a party at a Point Loma apartment instructed me to wear an obnoxious shirt, preferably one that would offend. I put on a T-shirt that had "I see dumb people" printed on it ...

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The Bride, The Groom, The Hostess

Crasher | Shelter Island
Published Jan. 26, 2006

I have been getting requests to crash weddings. The calls have been frequent since the release of Wedding Crashers on DVD. One guy left a message that his boss was getting married at the Hotel Del ...

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All Souls, Point Loma

Point Loma | Sheep and Goats
Published Oct. 20, 2005

Denomination: Episcopal Address: 1475 Catalina Boulevard, Point Loma, 619-223-6394 Founded locally: August 10, 1948 Senior pastor: Michael B. Russell Congregation size: 425 Staff size: 6 Sunday school enrollment: 25 Annual budget: $500,000 Weekly giving: $9615 Singles ...

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