Category: Ocean Beach

The squabbles of OB parrots

 Frank Gormlie  May 29, 2009  2 Comments on The squabbles of OB parrots

Local OB photographer Jeff Stone is at it again. There was so much interest in his first parrot picture, that…

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Surfin’ at the shore in OB

 Source  May 28, 2009  1 Comment on Surfin’ at the shore in OB

More photos from photographer Jeff Stone. This time Jeff’s at the shore. “Barrel Boy” is Cody, Jeff’s youngest son – that’s the first shot. Nick, in the last shot, is Jeff’s nephew.

We invite anyone who wants to showcase their photos of Ocean Beach in our blog to simply send them to us via email. We need groups of six photos in order to fill up our gallery.

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Images from around our OB town

 Source  May 27, 2009  0 Comments on Images from around our OB town

One of our favorite OB photographers, Jeff Stone, has sent us the following images from our community.  We need you…

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Filmmaker hijacks Starbucks’ Twitter PR campaign

 Source  May 22, 2009  0 Comments on Filmmaker hijacks Starbucks’ Twitter PR campaign

On Monday, the New York Times published a story detailing a multi-million dollar ad campaign launched by Starbucks in which the company put up advertising posters in six major cities and attempted to “harness the power of online social networking sites by challenging people to hunt for the posters on Tuesday and be the first to post a photo of one using Twitter.”

Unfortunately for Starbucks,…

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The heart of Ocean Beach – Will hamburger prestige complicate the simple life?

 Source  May 21, 2009  4 Comments on The heart of Ocean Beach – Will hamburger prestige complicate the simple life?

By D.A. Kolodenko

In the same way people are always saying the world is going to end, we also like to identify the deaths of specific places-for instance, “San Francisco died when the yuppies pushed out the artists” or “South Park died when people started calling it South Park” or “The Chicken Pie Shop died when it moved to El Cajon Boulevard.”

But you never hear “Ocean Beach died when….”

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Winning Photos From OB Historical Society Contest

 Frank Gormlie  May 19, 2009  13 Comments on Winning Photos From OB Historical Society Contest

OCEAN BEACH, CA.  At long last, we have all the winning photos from the OB Historical Society’s contest and exhibit…

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Trader Low’s: Chain supermarkets’ negative effect on local communities and what we can do to change it

 Lane Tobias  May 19, 2009  17 Comments on Trader Low’s: Chain supermarkets’ negative effect on local communities and what we can do to change it

by Lane Tobias

In a recent series of posts and articles, the OB Rag online community has been discussing different aspects of the food industry, particularly over the pricing strategies and employee turnover at our local co-op as compared to chain supermarkets, in particular Trader Joe’s. …

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Rory Fanning ends his journey for Pat Tillman in Ocean Beach

 Frank Gormlie  May 18, 2009  3 Comments on Rory Fanning ends his journey for Pat Tillman in Ocean Beach

On Saturday, May 16th, Rory Fanning came to the end of his journey – Ocean Beach. He had just finished his 8 month, 2700 mile walk across the USA in memory of his friend Pat Tillman.

Pat Tillman, you may remember, was a famous pro-football star, who was killed by “friendly fire” while serving in Afghanistan. But …

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Not Just a Leech in the Water: A Look at an Ocean Beach Hopeful

 Source  May 17, 2009  10 Comments on Not Just a Leech in the Water: A Look at an Ocean Beach Hopeful

By Buddy Tymczyszyn

Taking an early morning walk along the beach, it is hard to miss the luring scent of toasted bagels and fresh brewed coffee calling like sirens from Newbreak Coffee & Café. Walk on in, look to your left, and you will see one of our living icons here in OB; a man named Randy Mason. He’s in there everyday, bright and early at six o’clock to study his books, write his papers, and enjoy his coffee with some friendly conversation.

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No under exposure for OB Historical Society’s photo contest

 Frank Gormlie  May 16, 2009  8 Comments on No under exposure for OB Historical Society’s photo contest

There was a great turn-out Friday night for the OB Historical Society’s Photo Exposed contest and exhibit. Held in the Masonic Temple on Sunset Cliffs Blvd, the event swelled to 150 people as the crowd mingled among the wonderful color and black and white photos, catered meatballs, pizza, donated and catered desserts.

Here are the six winners and their photos: …

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Faulconer Memo to City: Replace Sunset Cliffs Benches

 Frank Gormlie  May 15, 2009  4 Comments on Faulconer Memo to City: Replace Sunset Cliffs Benches

SUNSET CLIFFS, CA. In a memo to CEO Jay Goldstone just released, Councilmember Kevin Faulconer requests that the City replace…

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What’s happenin’ to the Sunset Cliffs’ benches?

 Frank Gormlie  May 14, 2009  1 Comment on What’s happenin’ to the Sunset Cliffs’ benches?

Benches that citizens have put up along the cliffs at Sunset Cliffs are disappearing. It has been reported by MSNBC that several benches attached to the guardrail along the scenic boulevard have been possibly removed by the City of San Diego for liability reasons.

Reportedly, Councilmember Kevin Faulconer’s office has been flooded with requests for information on the missing benches. SEE MEMO ABOVE

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