San Diego · Oct 30, 2009
Phone Rescued
On Friday, October 23, I was at the Paradise Point Hotel in the dining area that overlooks the water. A small crowd had gathered on the balcony, so I went outside to satisfy my curiosity. Apparently, a guest had dropped her BlackBerry into the water. A kayaker was passing by, …
San Diego · Oct 30, 2009
Poor Pauly
On Friday, October 23, Pauly Johnston came back to his campsite to find all his possessions gone. According to an area resident who lives in the apartments overlooking the area where Pauly sleeps, SDG&E hired a contractor to clear brush in the area. In doing his job, the worker apparently …
San Diego · Oct 29, 2009
Jetty Fix or Foul-Up?
For the past week and a half, work on the Mission Bay channel entrance has been under way. Visitors and locals have watched a 350-ton crane capacity derrick barge with two support tugs labor at placing loads of jetty rock along the southern jetty. So far, most of the work …
San Diego · Oct 28, 2009
Cove Cleanup
The Mariner's Cove Apartments, a complex located on West Point Loma Boulevard in the Point Loma/Ocean Beach area, lost its newest onsite property manager recently. A new management company took over and has done some serious housecleaning. In an effort to tidy up the property, residents were instructed to remove …
San Diego · Oct 28, 2009
Gypsies, Snacks, and “Steve”
I collect vintage radios, phonographs, and jukeboxes, so I go to O.B.’s antique stores a few times a year. A few weeks ago, in the early afternoon, I went down to Newport Avenue for an anniversary event at Vignettes. I had been in the antique shop only a few times …
San Diego · Oct 24, 2009
Dog City
The Centre City Development Corporation board unanimously approved a site for an interim leash-free dog park in downtown San Diego during their Wednesday, October 21, meeting. Since June 2, a number of downtown sites were considered for the location, and several downtown-based organizations and community groups were consulted. Finally, CCDC …