Pucks & Pints charity hockey game and festival set for March 29
A group of San Diego breweries will hold the seventh annual Pucks & Pints charity hockey game and festival on Saturday, March 29, at Pechanga Arena and the nearby Bay City Brewing in the Midway District.
The day will include a hockey game featuring staff of San Diego craft breweries at 12:30 p.m., the beer and barbecue festival from 2 to 5 p.m., and the San Diego Gulls’ American Hockey League game against the Calgary Wranglers at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $65 and include entry to all three events. All proceeds will benefit five local nonprofit organizations: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego, Emilio Nares Foundation, Resque Ranch, San Diego Brewers Guild and San Diego Chill, which brings ice skating and hockey opportunities to children with developmental disabilities.
Last year’s Pucks & Pints sold out and raised more than $35,000, organizers said.
The 21-and-older festival at Bay City Brewing at 3760 Hancock St. includes all-you-can-eat selections from Phil’s BBQ and unlimited samples from several local craft breweries.
For tickets and more information, visit tickets.sdbeer.com/e/pucks-pints-2025.
Spring celebration in Ocean Beach to highlight history
The Ocean Beach Historical Society will host a celebration of spring featuring food and historical photos and artifacts from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, on the Wisteria Cottage patio at 4761 Niagara Ave.
The cost is a suggested $10 donation. Learn more at obhistory.org or email @obhistory.org.
Point Loma Farmers Market moves to new location
The Point Loma Farmers Market announced it has a new location at Liberty Station that it will open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22.
The market formerly was held Sundays in the Point Loma High School parking lot. It now will be in the Sea Hive parking lot at 2750 Dewey Road, Point Loma.
The market, which started in June 2023, helps raise funds for founder Brady Farmer’s Devoted to Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that works to help youths and families in need.
For more information, visit pointlomafarmersmarket.com.
Chef Jun opens sushi spot on Rosecrans Street
Chef Jun, a sushi restaurant that opened in 2019 in San Diego’s Bay Ho neighborhood, has expanded with a new Point Loma-area location at 3309 Rosecrans St.
Chef Jun’s specialty is its wooden sushi/sashimi tower plate and omakase options at three price points.
The new Chef Jun is open from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. To find out more, visit instagram.com/chefjun.sushi. — The San Diego Union-Tribune
OB Woman’s Club Hat Contest returning for fifth year
The fifth annual Ocean Beach Woman’s Club Hat Contest is on its way back to town at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Dirty Birds restaurant, 1929 Cable St.
Locals can don their colorful and creative lids and win awards in the categories of Woman’s Club 101st Anniversary Celebration, Most OBcean, Most Outrageous and Ode to Mae, a nod to the club’s garden tradition.
The inspiration for the contest originally came from a book by Kathy Blavatt called “Ocean Beach: Where Land and Water Meet.” It contains a photo of Mae Clarke wearing a tall, elaborately decorated floral hat around 1960.
The April 3 event will include a Parade of Hats at 7:30 p.m. and announcement of winners at 8. ission is free.
For more information, email [email protected].
Correia Middle School students win prizes for documentaries
Three students at Point Loma’s Correia Middle School won honors in C-SPAN’s 2025 StudentCam competition.
Harper Haden and Helena de la Houssaye took a second-place prize of $1,500 for the documentary “One Pill Can Kill,” about the effects of fentanyl crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The film will be shown on C-SPAN throughout the day Wednesday, April 9.
Daniel Steinhauer was awarded an honorable-mention prize of $250 for the documentary “Preservation of Our National Parks.”
C-SPAN asked middle and high school students to address the theme “Your Message to the President: What Issue is Most Important to You or Your Community?”
C-SPAN received more than 1,700 entries for the 21st annual competition, and nearly 3,500 students participated from around the country.
The 150 winning videos can be viewed at studentcam.org.
Dana and Dewey are named Purple Star Schools
Two Point Loma-area schools have been announced as 2025 California Purple Star Schools by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond for their military-friendliness.
Dana Middle and Dewey Elementary schools were among 83 schools statewide designated March 13 for Purple Star status. That brings the total number of schools recognized to 179 since the program’s inception in 2023.
The Purple Star program recognizes schools for their commitment to serving the needs of students from military families.
“These schools are crucial to ing our military-connected students, ensuring that they maintain their academic, college and career aspirations while their parents serve our country,” Thurmond said.
