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Blog entries concerning the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego.

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Question of religious faith sparks fund-raising for barbecue to feed Ocean Beach homeless

Money that was raised from what organizers described as a “social experiment” was used to throw a free barbecue Saturday ...

Mr. TJ does a reading, part two

When Antonio TJ Johnson reads the part of Paul Robeson next Monday night, it will be his last performance before ...

Mr. TJ does a reading, part one

The timing's both perfect and sad. On Monday, May 6, Vagabond Theatre Project will do a staged reading of Ed ...

Beach Style: Artists and Greenpeace Canvassers

Tyrone Crawford spends most days with a clipboard attempting to educate people about the environment as a Greenpeace canvasser. I ...

V Elements festival integrates alternative power and wellness at Liberty Station

The nation's largest solar sound and stage setup comes to Point Loma

Alternative comedy was popularized in the ‘80s. Alternative music broke through in the ‘90s. Alternative media found a new outlet ...

Little Fish Comic Book Studio debuts American BOOOM!

Ocean Beach comic studio releases borderland superhero story at Villainous Lair Comics - Normal Heights

Little Fish Comic Book Studio is celebrating the release of their debut publication - a San Diego/Tijuana-based comic called American ...

Street Style: Ocean Beach Skaters

Ocean Beach isn't just for the hippies. They also have a large population of skaters. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/09/41476/ I ran into these ...

Street Style, Ocean Beach: hippies everywhere

I have always been charmed by Ocean Beach. On Newport Avenue you can browse stores that offer a wide variety ...

Shattered prejudices against OB Noodle House

This is me admitting to being wrong about a restaurant based solely on not wanting to believe the hype. I stand corrected.

Sometimes, I like to think that I know better than everybody else. Sometimes, I do. Sometimes, as with the OB ...

Beggars choose to start a busy year with 2-CD O.B. acid melt

Local Lotushouse label building their high mountain temple with a deluge of discs

"This 2-CD set was recorded over four three day sessions in Ocean Beach, in the Upper Chamber of the High ...

New airport maps could influence land use, disclosure requirements in Point Loma/Ocean Beach

The San Diego County Airport Authority is nearing completion on a two year long project to update its Airport Land ...

Wackness at the Joint

Ocean Beach sushi bar is best when things get weird.

A Newport Street hotspot, the Joint is a weird place. It appears appropriately seedy and OBecian from the outside, promising ...

Ocean Beach mini-donuts

The OB Farmers' Market contains wonderful, portable, miniaturized treats.

I was minding my own business, waltzing through the Ocean Beach Farmers’ Market (Wednesdays from 4-7 on Newport Street) in ...

Digital vs. Print panel at Little Fish Comic Book Studio

Ocean Beach comic book studio explores a ever-changing medium

Little Fish Comic Book Studio (4837 Voltaire Street - Ocean Beach) will be hosting a panel titled "Digital Comics vs. ...

Webcomic discussion panel in Ocean Beach

Burgeoning comic book studio Little Fish hosts webcomic panel

Little Fish Comic Book Studio (4837 Voltaire Street - Ocean Beach) will be hosting a webcomic discussion panel on Monday, ...

No musubi?

Ocean Beach Hawaiian bar doesn't deliver on the island food, but the vibe's still cool.

I was feeling mighty mainland the other night, freezing in the cold and darkness, so I thought to myself, hey, ...

New bike lane on Nimitz in Ocean Beach

A buffered bicycle lane was added over the weekend thanks to BikeSD efforts

Part of Nimitz Boulevard was refurbished with new buffered bike lanes between Oliphant and Evergreen Streets over the weekend. According ...

Free online comic book class

Little Fish Comic Book Studio show how to expand an idea into a full comic

Little Fish Comic Book Studio (4837 Voltaire Street - Ocean Beach) will be broadcasting a free demo class titled "Writing ...

America, the Easily Offended

This country is beside itself, wringing its hands and worrying about whom it’s going to offend next. Victoria’s Secret recently ...

OB's Inaugural Restaurant Week

Oh, that darling little seaside lair of Ocean Beach. The casual beach neighborhood retreat that can generate the mood of ...

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