Federal appeals court rules San Diego’s controversial yoga ban unconstitutional
Court says city officials failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent...
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Point Loma commercial center losing tenants following purchase by homebuilder
Some blame rent increases by the new owner of the Cañon Street Marine Center. A...
America’s No. 1 ice cream maker, An’s Gelato, sticks to its funky formula for newest shop in O.B.
An's Electronics Repair will soft launch on Thursday with flavors like Walkman, Motherboard, No Signal...
Point Loma commercial center purchased by homebuilder, though no homes are planned
The Cañon Street Marina Center retail and office complex was sold for $8.2 million to...
Concepts for new Liberty Station aquatic center being ‘reassessed’ after fire at proposed site
Designs from architects enlisted by the city of San Diego and by an advocacy group...
San Diego’s newest Chick-fil-A is opening close to its first location, with one touching twist
Liberty Station's latest restaurant addition is Chick-fil-A. It opens March 6 and will specialize in...
Old, shuttered Point Loma hotel sells for $17.4M
The Consulate Hotel on Nimitz Boulevard will be turned into market-rate and student housing
Pechanga Arena enters a Golden age with its new GM
Ryan Golden, who started the job in January at the iconic Midway District venue, had...
San Diego needs more money to enforce vacation rentals so it’s raising licensing fees
Hosts who rent out their entire homes for at least 90 days out of the...
White Rice restaurateur Phillip Esteban readies his latest culinary project: Wildflour
The all-day restaurant and bar will open later this month in Barracks 19 at Liberty...
San Diego spot named the No. 1 most romantic restaurant in America
Three local eateries made Yelp's top 100 list of the nation's best date night restaurants...
Cygnet Theatre unveils debut season in soon-to-open ‘Joan’ theater at Liberty Station
The company's 21st season, kicking off with Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies,' will launch in September in...
Point Loma-OB Happenings: Art exhibition, restaurants
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In the fight over Liberty Station’s future, San Diego seeks appraisals — not to sell it, but to avoid selling
It's part of a complex effort to avoid selling Liberty Station to the national property...
Manchester/Edgemoor project for 70-acre NAVWAR property takes shape
The development team selected to remake Midway District military campus is proposing replacement Navy facilities,...
Voters overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36. What will the anti-crime measure mean for San Diego?
Retailers say they feel empowered to report theft, and prosecutors expect to bring more cases
Business Spotlight: San Diego Ballet celebrates 35 years of dancing
The Point Loma-based company continues its 2024-25 season with 'The Nutcracker' in December
Business Spotlight: Midway’s Smog Oasis es the tiki test
Hawaiian decor helps make smog inspections more fun, owner says
Lawsuit aims to block San Diego’s proposed homeless shelter by the airport
A real estate group said the plan for the H Barracks lot could imperil a...
On the Menu: When in Elvira, do as the Romans do
Authentic Ocean Beach osteria-pizzeria from the Cesarina team combines classic cuisine with family recipes
Midway Rising gets another year to finalize deal for San Diego’s sports arena site
The city has extended the deadline to finalize a development deal with Midway Rising for...
Retro-themed Ponyboy restaurant is giving nostalgic diners all the feels
Newly opened restaurant-bar at the Pearl Hotel in Point Loma offers fresh takes on popular...
Point Loma-OB Happenings: Ponyboy; Liberty Station market and new tenants
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‘The Real World: San Diego’ house in Point Loma slated for demolition
The as-seen-on-TV building overlooking America's Cup Harbor is expected to be razed as part of...
Vons supermarket at Liberty Station is on sale list if Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through
The Vons supermarket at 2495 Truxtun Road in Point Loma’s Liberty Station is on a...
Measure aiming to replace SDG&E in San Diego doesn’t qualify for fall ballot
Power San Diego, an initiative seeking to oust San Diego Gas & Electric by creating...
San Diego labor unions call on city to mandate $25 minimum wage for hotel and other service workers
Labor unions representing thousands of hotel, janitorial and convention workers are calling on the San...
Big Blue Swim School opens; City Tacos celebrates 10 years
Big Blue Swim School — one of the fastest-growing franchises in the $3 billion learn-to-swim...
San Diego fishermen fined for poaching fish sold at markets, including in Point Loma
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have fined a network of San Diego fishermen...
San Diego tourism leaders want local as they plan for the next 10 years of visitors
San Diego's tourism leaders are crafting a road map for how best to attract visitors...
Should voters decide if SDG&E should be replaced by a municipal utility? Both sides exchange verbal jabs
The debate over whether the city of San Diego should create a municipal utility that...
Outlook for utility bills in the new year appears positive, SDG&E says
Heading into the new year, San Diego Gas & Electric officials say the outlook for...
OB Playhouse reaches its final act
After a little over a decade of productions, OB Playhouse will soon close following a...
‘Ace in Humphreys’ deck of cards’: Concert venue’s secret weapon, Mitzi Stone, is retiring after 36 seasons
Mitzi Stone estimates she has attended at least 700 performances at Humphreys Concerts by the...
Point Loma going Big Blue with new swim school
Though hanging out in the water brings relaxation to many, it’s a different matter for...
Warren-Walker prepares to bring its Middle School to Point Loma-OB to its two other campuses
Warren-Walker School is a private school offering early-childhood through eighth-grade education among three San Diego...
The Lot movie theaters in Point Loma and elsewhere reopen following abrupt closure a week ago
The Lot movie theaters, which a week ago abruptly closed all four of their California...
Coastal Commission OKs ‘Spaces as Places’ parking replacement requirement for beach areas
The California Coastal Commission has approved the city of San Diego’s “Spaces as Places” regulations...
Navy studies proposals for 70-acre NAVWAR property in Midway District
The Navy has moved into the final leg of a real estate competition to replace...
Midway District martial-arts team shows its chops with two world titles
The demonstration performance team from Freestyle Martial Arts in the Midway District won two world...
Point Loma-OB Monthly is sold to Alden Global Capital as part of purchase of San Diego Union-Tribune
Los Angeles billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has sold The San Diego Union-Tribune and the U-T...
10 Questions with … Brady Farmer, founder of new Point Loma Farmers Market
Ten Questions is a series in the Point Loma-OB Monthly that shines a spotlight on...
Point Loma’s Skala Architecture aims for designs that are exciting but not ‘forced’
Sue Skala has owned and operated Skala Architecture in Point Loma for more than 30...
San Diego es requirement for restaurants near coast to replace parking taken by outdoor dining
In a blow to many coastal restaurants, the San Diego City Council consented May 22...
City Tacos to open 10,000-square-foot ‘OB Playground’ concept in Ocean Beach in July
City Tacos plans to open a 10,000-square-foot concept called "OB Playground" in Ocean Beach in...
Lions Tigers & Bears is fierce about protecting exotic animals
Lions Tigers & Bears is a nonprofit organization in Alpine dedicated to providing sanctuary to...
Childhood in Ocean Beach helped brew craft beer marketer’s career
Downing a crisp, cold, craft beer made locally while enjoying the coast and weather in...
Point Loma-based Coleman Moving Systems packs decades of experience
Business Spotlight:Point Loma-based Coleman Moving Systems Inc. started 44 years ago and continues to be...
Sports arena redevelopment team is fined $5,000 for not disclosing indirect lobbying activities on time
The development team selected to lease and redo the city of San Diego's 48-acre sports...
Catalina Realty has long legacy of real estate services on Point Loma Peninsula
Business Spotlight:Catalina Realty offers real estate brokerage and property management services throughout the Point Loma...
People in Your Neighborhood: Scott Yeng of OB’s Holding Co. advances his family’s restaurateur success story
Scott Yeng’s path to restaurant success has been full of twists and turns, but the...
Lease for Driscoll’s Wharf in Point Loma won’t be renewed, raising questions about what comes next
Point Loma's Driscoll’s Wharf is losing its lease when it expires April 30, creating a...
Business Spotlight: Lars Remodeling & Design strives to be ‘a partner in creating beautiful spaces’
Lars Remodeling & Design has been serving the San Diego area for more than 31...
Ocean Beach Street Fair mural will help spread Think Blue’s message of clean stormwater and beaches
Large murals are an integral part of Ocean Beach, as they help beautify the community...
Business Spotlight: The Document People’s lower-cost service allows ‘access to justice for everybody’
Filing legal paperwork can be daunting and expensive. A divorce or establishing a trust or...
OB Farmers Market celebrates 30th birthday as a birthplace of many new businesses
With more than 130 vendors, the Ocean Beach Farmers Market is more than just an...
From contortionists to mermaids, devotees of circus arts discover confidence and strength at Liberty Station
Rema Raman is a 50-year-old medical researcher with an office job, but she's flexible enough...
A judge sidelined San Diego’s attempt to revitalize the Midway District. Here’s what happens now
San Diego will challenge a court order that invalidated a voter-approved ballot measure that sought...
San Diego street vendor ordinance delayed again
Controversial efforts to crack down on street vendors in San Diego suffered another setback when...
San Diego narrows field to five contenders in battle for sports arena site
San Diego is moving forward with five of the seven teams that submitted bids to...
OB’s Pacific Shores bar toasts 80 years as a regular in the community
The average life span of most independent bars is three to five years. But Pacific...
Ocean Beach legend ‘Shoeshine Willie’ closes his shop
An Ocean Beach landmark has closed forever.Willie's Shoe Shine, a tiny shed in the parking...
More food, more shops coming to expanding Liberty Public Market
With a wide variety of upscale, global food offerings, trendy retail shops and a family-friendly...
Like dining on the street? San Diego decides to make pandemic experiment permanent for restaurants
A more than year-long experiment in outdoor dining meant to help financially battered San Diego...
San Diego’s blind crafters and knitters get showcase on new e-commerce website
Marianne Mesa has been blind since birth, but that's rarely been an obstacle for the...
Undeterred by setbacks, Brookfield has a new plan for sports arena site in Midway District
On a sunny August day more than a year ago, a small crowd of politicians...
San Diego’s sports arena site in Midway District is back on the market
The 48 acres of city-owned land near Pechanga Arena in the Midway District is again...
OB Hardware is staying as new owners promise the same quirky vibe
Like Prince Charming looking for the one and only princess able to wear the glass...
Ocean Beach welcomes summer with business-friendly fair
After more than a year of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, several...
Lawsuit seeks to overturn San Diego’s new electric and gas franchise agreement with SDG&E
A petition filed in San Diego County Superior Court seeks to upend the new electric...
California loosens mask rules for vaccinated employees in workplaces
California's circuitous journey to relaxing COVID-19-related workplace safety rules finally reached its destination after a...
City must start over on sports arena deal in Midway District
A proposed ground lease between the city of San Diego and Brookfield Properties that would...
Century-old OB Hardware store facing closure if it doesn’t get a buyer
Nearly three years ago, Michael DeEmedio and a business partner rescued OB Hardware from closing.Carl...
You & Yours Distilling founders bringing signature style to Tappers Mini Golf and Cocktails at The Loma Club
In January 2020, Laura Johnson took over operations of The Loma Club, the venerable golf...
People in Your Neighborhood: When OB bookstore owner closed her doors, she opened a window of opportunity
She didn't know it then, but when Marianne Reiner opened the Run for Cover bookstore...
Enter The Monsaraz, Point Loma’s first new hotel in over a decade
Point Loma's first new hotel in more than a decade is now open at 1451...
Expanded outdoor dining isn’t going away anytime soon, San Diego council decides
San Diego's grand experiment to temporarily allow restaurants and other businesses to take over streets...
Mural of canoe-going women is a conversation starter in Ocean Beach
In an Ocean Beach parking lot, four women perch in a canoe, braving the unknown...
Ocean Beach resident sold his last start-up for $1.4 billion; now he’s running a tech accelerator in San Diego
There's a new start-up accelerator in San Diego that's been operating quietly through the COVID-19...
San Diego is forced to reexamine sports arena deal in Midway District after state finalizes new guidelines
The city of San Diego's efforts to lease the 48 acres it owns around Pechanga...
People in Your Neighborhood: After nearly 40 years, Point Loma native Peter MacLaggan leaves a liquid legacy
Every time someone turns on the tap in San Diego County, out flows the work...
Business Spotlight: EZE Ryders powers up electric bike sales and service in Point Loma
Spring 2020 might not have seemed like the best time to launch a new business,...
Ocean Beach businesses recognized at MainStreet Association awards ceremony
The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association held its annual awards celebration virtually Jan. 28 to highlight...
Pacific Paradiso: Teen entrepreneurs’ new online business helps them stay close during pandemic
Two local teenagers have started an online shop of handmade goods, turning their hobbies into...
Liberty Station’s IDW Publishing partners with Smithsonian to produce coloring books
Liberty Station-based IDW Publishing, an industry leader in comics and graphic novels, has partnered with...
Point Loma sisters launch COVID-19 safety training course
Small businesses are close to the hearts of Heather Bendinelli and Kristi Melick, sisters who...
Last family member in the business prepares to close 83-year-old A.L. Jacobs and Sons Jewelers
There have been a lot of changes during the run of A.L. Jacobs and Sons...
Novo Brazil to offer colorful beer and kombucha concoctions in Ocean Beach
Hoping to bring the vibrancy and spirit of South America to Ocean Beach during these...
‘We’re family’: RMOB Revoked & Co. gives back to the community through skateboards
Staying in touch with friends after high school isn't always easy, but for one of...
New arena is a possibility added to proposal for Midway District
One of two developers proposing massive entertainment districts on San Diego’s 48-acre sports arena site...
The Local Scene: Ocean Beach Farmers Market in pictures
The Ocean Beach Farmers Market recently welcomed back shoppers after a nearly three-month closure triggered...
What’s up in business: New, closed and establishments in Point Loma and OB
Keeping up with new businesses and which businesses have closed can be a challenge, especially...
10 p.m. curfew imposed for all San Diego County restaurants in response to coronavirus increase
It's not just bars that will be affected by a set of new rules seeking...
Homewatch Caregivers offers people of all ages a little help or a lot
Business Spotlight:“We’re here to provide care for anybody,” said Tanya Finnerty, owner of Homewatch Caregivers...
Chimney Sweeps continues to provide critical services to San Diego County during COVID-19
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Chimney Sweeps, Inc., is still providing inspections, repairs and...
Local resident rededicates business to making masks for San Diego grocery workers during coronavirus crisis
On March 24, the Pacific Beach location of Trader Joe’s lined up all its customers...
Mortgage rates are all over the place: What it means for San Diego real estate
Even with the coronavirus taking a wrench to the economy, many San Diego housing analysts...
Garage Door Medics serve San Diego County with the motto: ‘We only recommend what you need’
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:“May we enjoy the benefits of life, prosperity, and the respect for being a...
If your job was affected by coronavirus: Here’s how to file for unemployment in California
As workers lose jobs or have their hours reduced during the coronavirus outbreak, many Californians...
Coronavirus Consequences: More than half of San Diego County restaurants have completely closed, industry leaders say
SAN DIEGO — An estimated 60 percent of restaurants in San Diego County have chosen to close...