• Mission Bay music ensembles hold fundraising concerts for Japan trip

    Mission Bay music ensembles hold fundraising concerts for Japan trip,SDNEWS staff

    By ANNIKA WESTERMission Bay High School’s premier jazz ensemble The Preservationists have been holding concerts throughout San Diego to raise funds for their anticipated trip to Japan in April. With help from the Sea Monks, a band composed of Mission Bay students and alumni, who held a concert at Ti

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  • SD TapRoom celebrates 16 years in PB with Pliny the Younger

    SD TapRoom celebrates 16 years in PB with Pliny the Younger,Dave Schwab

    SD TapRoom marked its 16th anniversary in Pacific Beach the weekend of Feb. 24-26. Twin brothers and co-owners Kevin and Kyle Conover celebrated their craft-brew bar and restaurant in style, tapping a keg of Pliny the Younger, a seasonal, award-winning Triple IPA from the Russian River Brewing Co. i

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  • Pacific Beach Middle garden grows again with students’ help

    Pacific Beach Middle garden grows again with students’ help,SDNEWS staff

    Ruth Stout (1884-1980), the American gardener and author, once wrote, “I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.”That’s what happened on Friday, Feb. 17. More than 55 students met at Pacific Beach Middle School to provide an early greeting to spring. The sixt

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  • What’s San Diego’s whole plan for potholes?

    What’s San Diego’s whole plan for potholes?,Dave Schwab

    Since January, the City, spurred by ongoing heavy winter rains – and more storms this week – has conducted an “all hands on deck” approach to addressing problematic potholes under the direction of Mayor Todd Gloria.In a matter of weeks, work crews have repaired more than 14,000 potholes citywide, dr

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  • Plunge debuts new floating obstacle course in Belmont Park

    Plunge debuts new floating obstacle course in Belmont Park,Dave Schwab

    What could be more fun than a floating obstacle course for kids of all ages? A new and improved obstacle course at Plunge San Diego in Belmont Park.Operators of the historic Plunge pool opened its latest aquatic attraction to the public on March 1. The new course, designed exclusively for Plunge in

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  • Pacific Beach schools make push for electric bike safety

    Pacific Beach schools make push for electric bike safety,SDNEWS staff

    Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools (FOPBSS) provided an electric bike education and safety seminar for students and parents at Mission Bay High School on Jan. 31. The program, which was also open to the community at large, was made possible by a grant from the San Diego Association of Govern

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  • Conrad Prebys Foundation to focus on community-based partnerships

    Conrad Prebys Foundation to focus on community-based partnerships,SDNEWS STAFF

    Conrad Prebys was committed to giving back to the community he called home for over half a century. The $1 billion foundation he created ensures that this spirit of philanthropy will live on for many decades to come.In 2022, the board of The Conrad Prebys Foundation hired its CEO Grant Oliphant, a p

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