Point Loma’s former Fiddler’s Green to make way for Boatyard restaurant
A group of San Diego boating, fishing and restaurant industry veterans plans to breathe new life into the space formerly occupied by Fiddler’s Green, a nautically themed Point Loma restaurant that closed last year after 29 years.
The new project, named The Boatyard, is led by Sail San Diego owners Cal and Jan Muir, marketing executive Whitney Eckis and entrepreneur Spencer Moran. Their goal is to open The Boatyard in mid-2025.
The Boatyard’s menu will feature seafood, steaks, an extensive wine and cocktail selection and a speakeasy bar.
The existing restaurant at the northeast corner of Shelter Island Drive and Shafter Street will be demolished to make way for a more contemporary building designed by Paul Basile.
Taste of OB coming Oct. 22
The Taste of OB restaurant walk returns from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at more than 30 Ocean Beach restaurants, breweries and wine bars.
The event, presented by the Ocean Beach Community Foundation in partnership with the OB MainStreet Association, will provide tasting cards that can picked up at the foundation tent in front of OB Surf Lodge, 5083 Santa Monica Ave., or Lucy’s Tavern, 4906 Voltaire St., before visitors start their culinary journey.
Tickets are $45 and are available at bit.ly/3YcFM9t.
Hallo-Wine Fall Festival to benefit Home Start
Home Start, a nonprofit child abuse prevention and treatment agency, will present its 17th annual Hallo-Wine Fall Festival from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, on the lawn of a private ocean-view estate in Point Loma.
The festival is held every October in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and raises funds for Home Start’s programs to assist children and families.
Dozens of local vendors will offer an array of food samples, wines, handcrafted beers and spirits, accompanied by live entertainment, a silent auction and other activities.
Tickets start at $95. For more information, including the address, and to , visit hallowine.org.
Halloween festival comes to Liberty Station Oct. 27
Liberty Station’s annual Halloween at the Station celebration is set to bring family fun to Ingram Plaza from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, with DJ entertainment, a Hollywood car show, inflatable obstacle courses, crafts, an all-ages costume contest and trick-or-treating throughout the commercial and cultural center.
Guests also can donate nonperishable food items at the festival for the Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive to help provide meals to military families and veterans through the Feeding Heroes initiative.
ission to Halloween at the Station is free. The address is 2751 Dewey Road, Point Loma. For more information, visit libertystation.com/events/halloween-at-the-station.
Spill the Beans arriving in Ocean Beach
Spill the Beans Coffee & Bagel, which has three other San Diego locations, plans to open soon at 4827 Newport Ave. in Ocean Beach.
The walk-up/drive-through spot will serve coffee drinks, fresh-baked bagels, spreads, breakfast sandwiches, oatmeal, protein bowls and more. It also will have outdoor seating for 50 people.
Find out more at spillthebeanssd.com.
Proceeds from taco sales help fight breast cancer
City Tacos in Ocean Beach is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by offering the Pretty in Pink Taco as its Taco of the Month, and founder Gerry Torres is donating 10 percent of the taco’s total sales during the month to the Keep A Breast Foundation.
City Tacos is at 4896 Voltaire St. For more information, visit citytacossd.com.
Watercolor Society’s International Exhibition features 101 artists
The San Diego Watercolor Society’s 44th annual International Exhibition showcases 101 artists representing 29 countries through October in the Watercolor Society’s gallery in the Arts District at Liberty Station in Point Loma.
Dean Mitchell was awarded $5,000 for his painting “Tampa Bay Draw Bridge,” which was chosen as Best in Show. Jean Pederson was awarded the Stan Siegel Second Place Award for her painting “The Space Between,” and Robert Lee Mejer received the Dyer Family Third Place Creativity Award for his painting “Take #19.”
Proceeds from painting sales help fund the gallery and aid the Watercolor Society’s community outreach program, which provides art supplies and instruction to elementary school students, senior citizens and former foster youths in San Diego County.
The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in Building 202 at 2825 Dewey Road. ission is free. For more information, visit sdws.org.
11 new Point Loma High Hall of Fame
The Point Loma High School Hall of Fame recently inducted 11 new .
They are:
• Margaret Avery, class of 1961: Film, stage and TV actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ing Actress for her role as Shug in the 1985 movie “The Color Purple.”
• Ned Chambers, class of 1969: Star athlete in football and track who also was Associated Student Body president. He opened a family medical practice in Point Loma and was team doctor for the Point Loma High football team for 35 years.
• Lois Craig, a school staff member from 1968 to 1999: A teacher, coach, department chair, athletic director and supervisor for extracurricular activities and author of the athletic handbook for San Diego schools.
• John Freeman, class of 1969: Sports editor for the school’s Pointer Press who went on to marketing and communications roles with national firms, UC San Diego Extension and the New York Yankees and was publications director for the National Basketball Association. He also spent 15 years as a columnist and sportswriter with The San Diego Union-Tribune.
• Richard Hicks, class of 1955: Received the Harvard Book Prize and was a captain in the Army JAG Corps. He headed the business litigation department for his law firm and was executive director of Habitat for Humanity-Los Angeles. He has written seven novels and a memoir.
• Ben Hueso, class of 1987: Served on the San Diego City Council and was a California Assembly member from 2010 to 2013 and a state senator from 2013 to 2022.
• Dene Oliver, class of 1969: Started an imprinted-logo T-shirt firm and founded OliverMcMillan with friend Jim McMillan, implementing redevelopment projects, including in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.
• Kelly Rickon Mitchell, class of 1977: Two-time member of the U.S. Olympic women’s rowing team and the 1979 and 1983 world championship USC men’s teams. She has been an athletic mentor at Ready, Set, Gold, a nonprofit community health program, and is director of development for San Diego Crew Classic and director of philanthropy for Point Loma Nazarene University.
• Leslie Perlis, class of 1968: The pioneer in the studio glass movement was an artist and a community activist. She founded the Art Glass Association of Southern California, and her stained and fused glass pieces can be seen in Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, Sunset View Elementary School, Dana Middle School, Brigantine restaurant and more.
• Mark Reynolds, class of 1973: An All-American at San Diego State University on the sailing team, a gold medalist at the 1979 Pan American games and a North American champion three times. He won Olympics medals in 1988 and 1992 and a gold in 2000. He also is a sailing coach and owns a sail-making and design company.
• James “Mouse” Robb, class of 1951: The standout track and field athlete at Point Loma High later served in the Air Force during the Korean War, was a San Diego lifeguard and brought women’s longboard surfing championships to Ocean Beach. He also started the Sunset Cliffs Surfing Association and was inducted into the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame.
Kumon Math and Reading Center opens at Liberty Station
The Kumon Math and Reading Center has moved into Building 202 in the Arts District at Liberty Station in Point Loma.
The program uses consistent practice and tutoring options for students to develop strong study habits and life skills, according to Kumon.
The location is at 2825 Dewey Road. To learn more, visit kumon.com.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune contributed to this report.
