Category Archives: Beach Culture

Surfdogs

  One of the best opportunities for taking in some of San Diego’s quirkiest beach life will occur tomorrow (Saturday, June 20) in Imperial Beach. If the 4th annual surf dog competition (sponsored by Loews Coronado resort) is anything like the one I attended 2 … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Shovel

Strolling down Bayside Walk in Mission Beach the other morning, we appreciated Patt Miller’s unique Valentine to the community: a cheery row of pink, red, and white plastic sand shovels dangling from the metal awning of her cottage just south of … Continue reading

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The Low-Down

Here’s another wintry San Diego pleasure: it’s the time to enjoy extreme low tides. The local shoreline of course experiences low tides (usually two) every day. But the lows only get remarkably low when the moon lines up with the … Continue reading

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Endless Surf

A rare opportunity to revisit one of the seminal influences in global surf culture will take place this coming Saturday, November 8, at 8 p.m. when filmmaker Bruce Brown presents a live narration of his 1966 classic, The Endless Summer. … Continue reading

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Under the Sea

Anyone who enjoys the beach should love The Map, the depiction of La Jolla Underwater Park and Ecological Reserve unveiled September 12 at La Jolla Shores. Created on a once-unlovely 2300-square-foot corner of Kellogg Park between the park’s south comfort station … Continue reading

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