Would it be okay if an O.B. resident kept a couple chickens in their backyard? Rachel Hiner of the Urban Food Network posed that question last week at the monthly meeting of the Ocean Beach …
July 12, 2011
Ocean Beach News & Stories
Backyard Chicken Movement Scratches Around Ocean Beach
Small Sewage Spill in Ocean Beach
Right when the weather and water get warm enough to enjoy refreshing ocean swims off Bermuda Beach (at the foot of Bermuda Avenue in Ocean Beach), “contaminated water” signs go up — both at the …
July 10, 2011
Ocean Beach Marshmallow Fight Involved 600+ Pounds of Ammo
By ten in the morning on July 5, an estimated 600 pounds of marshmallows had been picked up from the sands of Ocean Beach. The annual marshmallow fight (which follows the Fourth of July fireworks) …
July 5, 2011
Newport Avenue Antiques Store Robbed at Gunpoint
An armed robbery took place at the Ocean Beach Antiques Mall at approximately 12:45 p.m. on June 16. Two Hispanic men reportedly entered the antiques store located at 4926 Newport Avenue and pretended to be …
June 16, 2011
Interview with a Utility Box Painter
I came upon an artist on June 5 who was painting a utility box in Ocean Beach. Alicia Garcia, a 33-year-old student of art history, said it usually takes three to four days to complete …
June 7, 2011
Bad Blood
“I couldn’t do it anymore.” After eight years, owner Jason Nascimento closed the doors to Portugalia, his Portuguese restaurant on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach. The last Live Wednesday was held there on May 18, …
May 25, 2011
Reputed Drug Dealer Threatens Woman in Laundry Room
On May 16 at around noon, a woman was waiting for the rinse cycle in a laundry room at the Mariner's Cove apartment complex in Ocean Beach when she witnessed what she told me "looked …
May 19, 2011
Mother's on Bacon
“We’re gonna have live music, but we’re gonna change the atmosphere,” says Colin Wickersheim. “Not so much the heavy metal anymore.” In December, Wickersheim’s wife Shelby, owner of Canvas Hair Studio on Garnet Avenue in …
May 18, 2011
Peace Pies & Bike Shop on Fire
6:29 p.m., May 11 — A fire is currently consuming the Peace Pies building and Terra Rhythm Bike shop in Ocean Beach. I saw smoke billowing out the back of Terra, and I called 911. …
May 11, 2011
Bloodmobile Gets Stuck in Ocean Beach
On the afternoon of Friday, April 29, the San Diego Blood Bank's Bloodmobile got stuck in the deep dip where Montalvo Street meets West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean Beach. The Bloodmobile had just completed …
April 30, 2011
Car Thief Leaves His Wallet Behind
When a Navy man woke up early on Thursday, April 21, at the Mariner's Cove Apartments, he noticed his car was not where he had left it the previous evening. When he went out to …
April 23, 2011
Accidents Lead to Traffic Snarls in Ocean Beach/Point Loma
At around 10 a.m. on April 15, two accidents occurred around the same time near Interstate 8 in the Ocean Beach/Point Loma area. San Diego police closed off the 4600 block of Nimitz Boulevard (which …
April 16, 2011
Ocean Beach Planning Board Recommends That the City Use Suggestions of Medical Marijuana Task Force
The Ocean Beach Planning Board held a special meeting on March 16 to take commentary on a proposed ordinance pertaining to medical marijuana dispensaries within San Diego’s city limits. The meeting drew a crowd of …
March 17, 2011
That's a Lot of Dead
On February 7, the Electric Waste Band celebrated their 19th anniversary at Winstons in Ocean Beach, where they have played every Monday night since February 3, 1992. “We figure that’s roughly 950 shows, 1900 sets, …
February 16, 2011
Storefront Windows Defaced with Scratches
During an overnight vandalism spree in late January, the storefront windows of more than 30 Ocean Beach businesses were defaced. Over 90 sheets of glass were deeply scratched; the replacement cost was estimated in the …
February 12, 2011
Ocean Beach VFW to Move Down the Street?
All that is left of the old Veterans of Foreign War post #1392 Canteen in Ocean Beach is a slew of memories and a room painted blue and red with white stars on the trim. …
February 2, 2011
Bust at the Cove
Undercover DEA agents slipped into the Mariner's Cove apartments on West Point Loma Boulevard on Tuesday, January 25, and arrested an alleged drug dealer. An unmarked silver van with seven DEA agents wearing bulletproof vests …
January 26, 2011
Hodad’s Too to Open Next Month...Really?
Hodad's, the Ocean Beach burger joint that is famous for its long lines of people waiting to dine among the surf memorabilia and license plates, is having trouble translating that O.B. vibe downtown. The slow …
January 8, 2011
Ocean Beach Torrey Pine Tree Spared
A January 5 Ocean Beach Planning Board meeting left a gathering of about 15 community members relieved and one couple disappointed, as the City agreed to changed its plan to cut down a Torrey Pine …
January 6, 2011
Dream Street Is Finished
“Korn got signed out of that club,” recalls Tim Hall about the days he booked bands at Dream Street. “We had them play there, like, 13 times. A bidding war over who got to sign …
January 5, 2011