Point Loma Assembly to celebrate clubhouse’s 110th year
The civic organization Point Loma Assembly will hold a 110th-anniversary celebration of its clubhouse from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at 3035 Talbot St.
The Assembly held its first meeting in the building on Sept. 21, 1914, after three months of construction.
The anniversary party will include hors d’oeuvres, a bar and music by the Gatsby Gang Jazz Band.
Tickets are $55 per person. For more information, visit pointlomaassembly.org or email [email protected].
Navy christens expeditionary ship named Point Loma
The Navy has christened a 338-foot expeditionary fast-transport ship called Point Loma.
The ship was christened Aug. 10 at Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala. It is the newest Spearhead-class fast transport to come off the line.
“The ship is named in honor of the community of Point Loma and its decades-long relationship with the Navy, beginning with the establishment of the Naval Coaling Station, La Playa, in 1901,” the Navy said in a statement.
The Point Loma carries the USNS designation because it is a non-commissioned ship that will be operated for the Navy by a civilian crew under the Military Sealift Command. It is designed to deliver supplies and personnel rapidly and can travel about 40 mph. — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Point Loma High grad places fifth in Olympic skateboarding
Tate Carew, 19, who grew up in Point Loma and graduated from Point Loma High School, finished fifth in men’s park skateboarding this month at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Carew won the 2022 U.S. National Championship and took the bronze medal in the 2023 Park World Championships in Rome.
Popular chicken chain Raising Cane’s is coming to Midway District
The fast-growing chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers plans to open a new restaurant on a high-visibility corner in the Midway District.
The location at Camino del Rio West and Hancock Street is on the former site of a Denny’s and Jack in the Box that were demolished after being closed for years. Recent traffic counts estimate more than 60,000 cars pass by it daily.
Raising Cane’s expects to start construction before the end of the summer, and the new restaurant is slated to open during the second quarter of 2025, according to spokeswoman Hannah Henderson.
Raising Cane’s has more than 700 locations worldwide and aims to open 100 new restaurants every year. The company plans to open a total of 30 San Diego-area locations over the next decade. — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Rare San Clemente digger bee seen at Cabrillo National Monument
A rare type of bee was seen recently at Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma following a lengthy absence of observations, officials said.
On July 29, an individual of the San Clemente digger bee was spotted foraging on California aster at Cabrillo’s Bayside Trail. Two days later, another individual was seen on the same trail with California buckwheat.
According to the National Park Service, a population of San Clemente digger bee (Anthophora urbana clementina), which was known only to be on San Clemente Island, was discovered at Cabrillo National Monument in early September 2020.
Despite searching the park, the bee wasn’t seen again on the mainland until the July sightings.
“The great mystery as to why and how the San Clemente digger bee made its way to Cabrillo National Monument has yet to be solved,” according to a National Park Service statement. — City News Service
NTC Foundation hosts two new Emerging Artists, with two more on the way
The NTC Foundation, the nonprofit that oversees the Arts District at Liberty Station in Point Loma, has two new visual artists in free studio space in Barracks 14 as part of its Emerging Artist program.
Gracie Moon and Sean Sarmiento will occupy the Emerging Artist studio through December. They will be followed by Amanda DiGiovanni and Helena Westra from January through June.
The artists’ terms are intended to give them the chance to explore their creativity, enhance their skills, engage with other artists and grow their audience and patron base.
In addition, the NTC Foundation recently was awarded $150,000 by the Conrad Prebys Foundation as part of $5.7 million in grants the Prebys Foundation announced it will distribute among 38 area arts nonprofits over the next two years.
Point Loma artists take honors in San Diego Watercolor Society exhibition
Artists Roberta Dyer and Jean Silva, both residents of Point Loma, won awards in the San Diego Watercolor Society Members Exhibition called “Scintillation,” which runs through August in the Arts District at Liberty Station.
Dyer’s painting “Decision Day” took second place and Silva’s work “Family” won the Best of Miniatures award. The paintings were selected for the honors by La Mesa artist Robin Erickson out of more than 290 entries.
The San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery is at 2528 Dewey Road, Point Loma. For more information, visit sdws.org.
Famed Point Loma Nazarene economist Lynn Reaser dies
Lynn Reaser, who had cemented a stellar national reputation as an economist long before joining Point Loma Nazarene University 15 years ago, died July 30 at age 76.
Reaser, chief economist at the university’s Fermanian Business and Economic Institute, was someone bankers, government leaders and journalists would turn to when they needed to translate complex economics into real-world applications.
“She was an important person who didn’t act important,” said Randy Ataide, former director of the Business and Economic Institute who played a role in wooing Reaser to PLNU from her position as a chief economist at Bank of America, where at one time she oversaw more than a half-trillion dollars in assets.
There will not be a public memorial ceremony for Reaser. Her request was to be cremated and have a burial at sea. — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Cañon Street Pocket Park completion expected this year
The Cañon Street Pocket Park in Point Loma, which began construction in August 2023 and originally was scheduled for completion in September this year, is now expected to be finished in November or December, according to the city of San Diego.
The $3.4 million, roughly 0.7-acre park at the northwest end of Avenida de Portugal off Cañon Street will include plantings, irrigation, hardscape, playground equipment, other furnishings and a public art piece called “Horizon Dock” by Nate Page.
For more information, call (619) 533-4207 or email [email protected].
Shelter Island party to follow Operation Clean Sweep on Aug. 24
The Port of San Diego and San Diego Working Waterfront invite the public to participate in the 34th annual Operation Clean Sweep from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, to remove trash from various locations around San Diego Bay, followed by an after-party for all volunteers until noon at Shelter Island’s Shoreline Park, 2232 Shelter Island Drive.
The party will include children’s soccer activities, entertainment by DJ Justin Kanoya, raffles, booths, prizes for the most unusual trash found and more. Each volunteer will receive a free T-shirt.
To volunteer or learn more, visit sdworkingwaterfront.com/events/operation-clean-sweep.
Ideas sought for Ocean Beach holiday theme
The Ocean Beach Community Foundation (formerly the Town Council) is asking for the public’s help to name the theme for this year’s holiday season in Ocean Beach.
The theme serves as the basis for parade float decorating, is used on fliers and other promotional materials and is printed on the annual holiday T-shirts.
To submit an idea, go to bit.ly/3YIKca1.
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