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Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
Pacific Beach
Blog entries concerning the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego.
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Entries
Booze Merchants Association Gives Big to Fletcher Mayoral Campaign
The La Mesa-based Neighborhood Market Association, a group representing liquor stores and other retail alcohol outlets in San Diego and other cities in the county - and that has been fined by the city's ethics ...
The OSD Chronicles - Part 4
NOV 2 - My routine is to spend time at the Occupy site at Freedom plaza early in the morning when there are fewest people about. At night when the General Assembly and committee meetings ...
Oscar's Mexican Seafood
The opening of another fish taco shop in the Bird Rock/Pacific Beach area isn’t newsworthy; there’s one on almost every corner. So when I saw a line out the door at a tiny little storefront ...
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Roast Magazine, a Portland-based trade journal that focuses on the technical side of the specialty coffee business, recently named Bird Rock Coffee Roasters their 2012 Micro Roaster of the Year. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/27/23587/ It’s a cool, laid ...
A TALE OF TWO LEGENDS
A legendary annual tradition that literally connects two prominent cities in Baja and southern California takes place again on April 27, 2012; and this year, it celebrates its 65th anniversary. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/23/23333/ Since the original concept ...
Tne OSD Chronicles - Part 3
**OCT 16/OCT 27 - These were the days that were the nicest and maybe the worst. Some of the best, altruistic citizens of San Diego were here, along with just enough crack pots to keep ...
The OSD Chronicles - Part 2
OCT 14 - This was the day of the first SDPD assault on the Occupy Camp. The one done in daylight under third party scrutiny (observers wearing bright green caps). Unlike the second two assaults, ...
Marillo/Lefebvre Quintet April 20. Mundell Lowe Quartet April 21.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/18/23146/ One of the greatest things one learns from developing a taste for jazz is an inherent respect for your elders and the magnificent body of work that has been forged long before you came ...
The OSD Chronicles (Diary of an Occupier)
OCT 8 - Got off the blue line trolley downtown and headed for City Hall. Once inside the plaza area I saw a sign that directed me to a park on 1st and G. As ...
Cafe 976 - Anomaly in Peebs
Although I live in Pacific Beach I admit I don't really hang out there much. I usually end up spending time in South Park or North Park to see bands or check out events and ...
Fred's Mexican Cafe - Risky
To call a Mexican restaurant Fred's Mexican Cafe in San Diego is a gutsy move, simply because locals have no shortage of authentic Mexican cuisine options to choose from. That's not to say only Mexicans ...
Ignominious
I told my yoga instructor that I had been visiting various 24 Hour Fitness clubs and checking out their yoga. What was his take on that? “Ignominious”. Definition: involving a total loss of dignity and ...
Who Tipped Over the Cats?
Another Pacific Beach day was coming to an end on the scenic sidewalk that hugged the bay. People were walking their dogs. On my right was a five-story condo built in the 1970’s, worth less ...
Zanzibar Cafe
I stopped in for lunch at the original Zanzibar Cafe in Pacific Beach. There are two more locations now, one Downtown and the other at the UCSD Loft, but the PB shop has the benefit ...
Rum Jungle Cafe
The bright purple and yellow print on the Rum Jungle's sign was enticing, as was the name itself. "Rum Jungle." It sounds like a legendary Tiki bar, or a secret club hidden in a casino ...
Big Upgrades in the Works for Karl Strauss
Soon, fans of Karl Strauss Brewing Company will be able to get their brews straight from the source. San Diego’s eldest craft brewery is revamping its production brewery in Pacific Beach to be visitor-friendly. They’re ...
Invisible Children Founder Attempts to Make Invisible Children with Invisible Woman
Charity Co-Founder Jason Russell Detained by Police in Pacific Beach Officer: "Let's just call it masturbating in public, okay? The guy needs help."
"Invisible Children" CEO Arrested
Jason Russell, the 33 year-old co-founder of Invisible Children, makers of the viral video condemning warlord Joseph Kony, was arrested yesterday on charges of public drunkenness in Pacific Beach. Russell was allegedly partially undressed and ...
Fish Fetish - PB Fish Shop
Since recently becoming a pescatarian (after being a vegetarian for 13 years), the Pacific Beach Fish Shop has quickly become one of my favorite restaurants. It's the fish sandwiches, I cannot believe how good they ...
Takin’ It to New Orleans: Mission Bay High School’s Preservationists
“I said this was Fat Tuesday, not lazy Tuesday.” JP (short for Jean Paul) Balmat, the music director at Mission Bay High School laughs, but he is listening. His star pupils, the Preservationists, a NOLA-style ...
