Schoolkids will be busy building this Saturday at Ocean Beach for LEAP’s 32nd annual Sandcastle Contest. The contest pairs elementary school classes with professional contractors, engineers and architects to design a sandcastle that gets built on the day of the… Continue Reading
OMG it’s time for Corgi-con – I think we’re going to faint from cute canine overload. This Saturday from 10am until 2pm, hundreds of corgi dogs (and their owners) will show up at Ocean Beach for the fall edition of… Continue Reading
Albert Einstein said it best: the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. There’s a great example of this happening at the intersection of the Great Highway and Balboa, where a… Continue Reading
A lot of us probably have sand dollars in our beach colelctions, but have you ever witnessed a live one? Reader Erika O. came across a living sand dollar (or sea cookie or snapper biscuit in New Zealand, or pansy… Continue Reading
Ocean Beach, May 7, 2015. Photo by the Cliff House
Jay Mercado. Photo by Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Happy hump day, Richmond District! Here are some local links for ya: Neighborhood artist Jay Mercado, known for his donut paintings, was featured in the Chronicle this week. Still life painter raises… Continue Reading
Here are some local links to get you through your Wednesday… Want to catch sand art in action? Head out to Ocean Beach on Sunday at 12noon to see Andres Amador at work. He usually wraps up the piece in… Continue Reading
Photo by St. John’s Community On Thursday night, the National Park Service will host a public meeting to discuss fires on Ocean Beach. The meeting will be held at the Cliff House- Terrace Room from 6pm until 8:30pm (1090 Point… Continue Reading