Category Archives: On the Waterfront

Highs and Lows

Posted on December 13, 2011 by jdewyze

I’ve written before about the unique pleasures of San Diego’s winter low tides, but last Friday I discovered another facet to them : biking on the wide, hard-packed sand.  My friend Howard Zatkin has organized an informal low-tide beach ride for … Continue reading →

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Pier One

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jdewyze

The cafe that’s out on the Ocean Beach Pier is one of those places I love intensely every time I’m there, but most of the time I forget about. When I do decide to go, I worry that it will have closed, but … Continue reading →

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Ship Ahoy!

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jeannette De Wyze

I paid a visit to San Salvador Village Sunday morning. This one was not located in Central America but rather at the west end of Spanish Landing Park on San Diego Bay. The San Salvador was the vessel that carried Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and … Continue reading →

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The Forests Below

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Jeannette De Wyze

If I had to come up with a short list of the coolest plants in and around San Diego, the giant kelp that grows just offshore would have to be on it. One of the fastest growing organisms on Earth, … Continue reading →

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The latest crop

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I had a chance to stroll by the newest crop (the seventh) of Urban Trees installed by the Port District on the half-mile-long stretch of Harbor Drive (between Hawthorn St. and the cruise terminal). This group of 30 was chosen from … Continue reading →

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Survivor

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

A little piece of San Diego art history is escaping the wrecking ball, as I write. If you’ve ever driven south from downtown on Harbor Drive toward the Coronado Bridge, chances are good you’ve probably seen it. The Kelco Historical … Continue reading →

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Tango al Fresco

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

San Diego has a lot to offer for anyone interested in tango.  You can take lessons from more than half a dozen experienced instructors. Dancers from farther afield regularly show up for special workshops. You can dance at milongas (organized tango … Continue reading →

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Fish and Birds

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

The Port of San Diego is reporting two comforting bits of news about San Diego Bay. First, the San Diego Oceans Foundation at the end of May released another 30,000 young white sea bass into the netted pens provided by … Continue reading →

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Horses and Helicopters

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

There’s a truism that San Diego has more horses per capita than any other county in the US. I don’t know if that’s true today — if it ever was — but certain parts of the county still have a strong equestrian … Continue reading →

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Dead Man’s Point

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

One of the most grisly historic sites in downtown San Diego is also one of the least known. Even worse, the inconspicuous plaque that marks the location of Punta de los Muertos (Dead Man’s Point) is almost certainly wrong. That’s too bad; the true … Continue reading →

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