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The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association has canceled this year’s Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off that had been scheduled for Saturday, June 26, as well as the Fourth of July fireworks display, marking the second year in a row that the two events were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even before the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic brought a new level of state restrictions to San Diego County, Ocean Beach came up with a way to have its traditional holiday parade — with a 2020 twist.
With the pandemic keeping many of us home for coronavirus-restricted holidays, here are some of the special events in the Ocean Beach-Point Loma area, several of which have made adaptations to continue providing ways to celebrate the season. • Holiday Reverse Parade For the first time, the floats in the community’s traditional holiday parade will be stationary while spectators drive past.
Making time to reconnect with loved ones is a wish topping many lists this holiday season, so set aside the chaos this year and commit to doing more — more of what you truly enjoy, that is.
The annual ArtWalk @ Liberty Station returned under cloudy, rainy skies Nov. 7-8, though that didn’t stop art lovers from taking advantage of the chance to buy works from more than 150 local, regional and international professional artists in a variety of media, including jewelry, sculpture, oil painting, photography and glass, metal and wood works.
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The NTC Foundation announced that tenants of the Arts District at Liberty Station were awarded a total of $25,000 for six new projects designed to advance the work of the tenants, engage the community and promote the Arts District as an arts and culture destination.
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ArtWalk @ Liberty Station, an annual two-day outdoor fine-art event, will return this weekend, Nov. 7-8, featuring a chance to buy artwork from more than 150 local, regional and international professional artists in a variety of media, including jewelry, sculpture, oil painting, photography and glass, metal and wood works.
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The Liberty Station restaurant space will launch Community Pop-up Sundays on Aug. 30.
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No criminal charges will be pursued against a U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed an Ocean Beach woman during the January insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the Department of Justice announced April 14.
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A man who stabbed a San Diego police dog during an altercation with officers in the Midway District pleaded guilty April 13 to charges of animal cruelty and resisting arrest.
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A fugitive suspected of shooting at private investigators and police twice within the past month is dead following an overnight standoff with police in downtown San Diego.
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It happened on Voltaire Street.
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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. • The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial will stream its annual Memorial Day event at 9 a.m.
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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 continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
