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The NAACP San Diego president disagrees: “No one in their right mind can say the treatment of that woman was justified.”
The San Diego Unified School District and Mayor Kevin Faulconer are asking Gov.
Academic grades will be based on how well a student knows a subject, not on factors related to behavior.
Pacers Showgirls International, outside of which Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was stabbed Oct. 11, is accused of violating local public health orders.
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A dozen Point Loma Nazarene University students tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus this week and 50 others were identified as “close contacts,” or people who were within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes, school officials said Oct. 14.
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Measure C is about who gets to vote for school board members; Measure D gives a way to remove them.
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The former adjunct professor at Point Loma Nazarene University is recognized as a ‘bridge builder’ at the Women’s Museum of California in Liberty Station.
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Padres outfielder Tommy Pham is in good condition following surgery for a stab wound in his lower back suffered in an altercation the night of Oct. 11 outside a Midway District strip club, the team and Pham said the next day.
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A man suffered a slash wound to his back during a fight in a Midway District parking lot, police said.
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Blossm, a mobile application founded by Brian Feretic and Nick Mitchell, creates a community for the plant-obsessed.
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More than 300 people have completed the course, which was created with small businesses in mind.
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Hailey Pryor of Point Loma earned a Girl Scout Gold Award for creating a sister city exchange program to Spain.
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Jill Hall’s latest book, “The Green Lace Corset,” will be released in October.
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A dozen San Diego authors contributed to a book of short stories about transformation, published recently by Konstellation Press.
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There have been a lot of changes during the run of A.L. Jacobs and Sons Jewelers. From the development of downtown San Diego to the rise in customers’ online shopping habits, the store has withstood it all, selling jewelry to San Diegans, most recently at 1055 Rosecrans St. in Point Loma.
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The Liberty Station restaurant space will launch Community Pop-up Sundays on Aug. 30.
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Here are some “Best Bets” for online activities to undertake on your smart phone, computer or tablet during your stay-at-home, quarantine quandary.
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The 41st Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival scheduled for June 27 has been canceled because of concerns about the coronavirus and won’t be held until 2021, organizers announced May 8.
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A quick guide to online entertainment and virtual experiences during the stay-at-home mandates
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Without Walls veterans will debut sheltering-in-place theater productions beginning in May. If any theater series was ideally suited for the current quarantine, it’s La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls (WOW).
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A look back at the Theosophical Society, Katherine Tingley, Lomaland and its Greek Theater, which remains today.
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The 41st Ocean Beach Street Fair has been given the year off (for good behavior) this summer, so we all have a year to wait for the resumption of that well-loved tradition.
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Editor’s Letter: With this issue, Point Loma-OB Monthly starts its third year of publication.
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Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now on lock-down. These fun events that highlight fertility and rebirth, freedom, the national pastime, pranks and humor, and literary and planetary pursuits will all have to be rejiggered this year.
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While most coronaviruses cause common cold, three have become more dangerous, crossing species to people: the first was SARS CoV in 2003 and the latest to “make the jump” — SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes “Coronavirus Disease 2019” or COVID-19. According to former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, there was a large, late-season spike in U.S. “flu-like” illness, raising the unsettling possibility that the novel corona virus may have been here earlier than initially thought.
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When travel writer and San Diego native David Swanson sat down to write the second edition of “100 Things to Do in San Diego Before You Die,” a flood of places came to mind.
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library will present “Raphael,” a five-week lecture series by art historian Victoria Martino, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. Lectures begin 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 31, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Martino, is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University and the University of California. She will provide an in-depth look at the life, work and legacy of the great Renaissance master whose far-reaching influence on art and aesthetics still makes itself felt.
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On the evening of Feb. 8, 2020, almost 1,000 art-lovers and techies turned out for the opening of “Illumination,” at San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) in Balboa Park. Subtitled “21st Century Interactions with Art, Science and Technology,” the show paired 16 local artists with scientists from seven different La Jolla-based research institutions to see what kind of artworks could result from their interactions in the fields of Global Health, Climate Change and Sustainability, and Touch-Screen Technology. The artists and scientists seemed to appreciate the opportunity to connect with each other, and an additional 10 artists were invited to create their own works on similar themes.
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A Bird Rock business is revolutionizing the wine bar business, creating craft wines and pouring innovation into every glass. Lowell and Anne Jooste, the married owners of LJ Crafted Wines on La Jolla Boulevard in the heart of Bird Rock, explained how they’re helping to improve the community, one beverage at a time.
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Make La Quinta Art Celebration the priority destination for a fun desert road trip. Experience the awesome array of artwork showcased at the stunning La Quinta Civic Center — a short drive from Palm Springs — where 225 world-class artists from 35 states and abroad will exhibit their spectacular creations spanning 12 media categories in styles ranging from classical to whimsical, March 5-8, 2020.
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Hoping to bring the vibrancy and spirit of South America to Ocean Beach during these dark times, Novo Brazil Brewing Co. has taken the space formerly home to Culture Brewing Co. at 4845 Newport Ave., with a fall opening planned.
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Staying in touch with friends after high school isn’t always easy, but for one of Point Loma and Ocean Beach’s most tight-knit group of friends, they remain as united today as they were 25 years ago, bonded by memories, a passion for skateboarding, artistic and musical interests and the camaraderie developed through life’s ups and downs.
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One of two developers proposing massive entertainment districts on San Diego’s 48-acre sports arena site has added the possibility of a new arena.
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Thurs Loo John is accused in the Sept. 15 slaying of 58-year-old James Chase.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after another man who was found injured and unconscious in a Midway District parking lot died at a hospital last week, the San Diego Police Department said Sept. 28.
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San Diego homicide detectives are investigating after a 31-year-old man found injured and unconscious in a Midway District parking lot died at a hospital the night of Sept. 24, the Police Department said.
