Point Loma couple feted for contributions Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial Counties will honor Point Loma locals Michael and Barbara Morton for their entrepreneurial achievement, strategic leadership and contributions to the San Diego community at a fundraising event on Nov. 4. The Mortons founded the Brigantine Family of Restaurants more than 40 years ago, starting with the Brigantine in Point Loma. The family-owned business has grown into a franchise with 14 successful restaurants in San Diego County, ranging in locations from Coronado to Del Mar. In addition to serving as chairman of the franchise, Michael Morton serves as a board member and former president of the San Diego chapter of the California Restaurant Association, San Diego Rotary Club 33 and Executives Association of San Diego. Barbara Morton is a Point Loma Association board member and actively supports the Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Mortons will be honored with David F. Hale, executive chairman of Biocept, Inc. and Patrick Hyndman, Vistage International’s former president and chairman, at the Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame at the Hotel del Coronado.