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Category Archives: Free and fun
The local sharkscape
There’s talk that never before have so many leopard sharks congregated off the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. That would be strange if true. This species (Triakis semifasciata) is known for showing up en masse when the water is warmest … Continue reading
Taylor-Made Tour
San Diego may be having the coolest, grayest summer in memory, but that hasn’t slowed my influx of houseguests. I’ve only gotten one pair of these visitors to take the Taylor Guitar factory tour, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s a … Continue reading
Happy Heathens
Proof that the coolest costumes in town were not only being worn at Comic Con last weekend can be found on the OB Rag blog, where Shane Finneran has posted about the 9th annual gathering of Ocean Beach’s Miscellaneous Heathens. … Continue reading
Posted in Free and fun, Ocean Beach, San Diego Sights, Special Events
Tagged Ocean Beach Happy Heathens
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Parade Paradigm
Ask me what’s the best Independence Day Parade in San Diego County, and I’ll say without hesitation: the one in Coronado. I’ll also admit to being prejudiced, as the Coronado parade is the only one I’ve experienced in recent years. … Continue reading
The Best Free Tourist Attraction in San Diego?
I had heard of the Mormon Battalion. I’m sure that at least once over the years I’ve read about it, only to forget everything I read a day later. But that’s now changed forever. On Monday I finally visited the new … Continue reading
Posted in Free and fun, Looking Back in Time, Old Town, San Diego Sights
Tagged Mormon Batallion historic site, Old Town
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The Farmers in the Heights
What a tumultuous time poor Normal Heights has had getting its own farmer’s market. Folks there and in adjoining Talmadge have been talking about launching one for more than 4 years, and they identified a promising site on 40th Street just south … Continue reading
Posted in Free and fun, Normal Heights, San Diego Tastes, Shopping
Tagged Adams Avenue, Normal Heights Farmer's Market
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Down by the River
I could hardly believe my eyes. There it was: the San Diego River, looking big enough to swim in. And close enough to Presidio Park so that the back of the Serra Museum was visible in the distance. How had I … Continue reading
Soaring Spot
Nice to see the good news in yesterday’s Union-Tribune: that some attention is finally being paid to sprucing up the Torrey Pines Gliderport. I think the site should rank among our more interesting tourist attractions, but the existing facilities are pretty … Continue reading
Aloha, Encinitas!
A single ukulele can sound puny. But 40 or so ukuleles crammed into a suburban pizza restaurant and played simultaneously create a BIG sound. It’s still a gentle sound because it’s unquestionably Hawaiian, evoking images of the Hawaiian flowers and fish and breezes that are the … Continue reading
Posted in Encinitas, Free and fun, San Diego Sounds
Tagged kanikapila, Moonlight Beach Strummers, ukulele
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First American Margarita?
Could the first American version of the margarita truly have been served on the current site of La Jolla United Methodist Church? That’s the story recounted on the wall of the newly inaugurated Bird Rock History Museum (located within the Bird Rock … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Rock, Free and fun, Looking Back in Time, San Diego Tastes
Tagged Invention of the margarita
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