Category Archives: Free and fun

Happy Heathens

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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Parade Paradigm

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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The Best Free Tourist Attraction in San Diego?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  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 →

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The Farmers in the Heights

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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Down by the River

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  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 →

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Soaring Spot

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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Aloha, Encinitas!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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First American Margarita?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

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 →

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Brazilians on Parade

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Having missed last year’s first ever Brazilian Day San Diego street festival and parade, I was happy to make it to the second annual event yesterday. When we arrived a little after 3:30, several blocks of Garnet Avenue had been closed … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Way to Figure Out How Far You Are from Everything on Earth

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Up to now, the best way I knew to compare how far San Diego was from other points on earth was to play around with a string and my globe. But I just discovered a much cooler tool: the Google Maps Distance … Continue reading →

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