• Crown Point resident Stephen Kirby, 27, ran in the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Half Marathon on Jan. 23 wearing a Pac Man costume the entire race. He finished in 2:02:59. • Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Pacific Beach resident Jim Forrey felt like unleashing his shrub-shaping artistry — that’s why. Forrey said he spent the last five years shaping the large shrub into the shape of a chicken, which looks like it‘s stretching to cross the street. Forrey’s masterpiece can be spotted at 4428 Fanuel St. • President Byron B. Webb III of Home Bank of California, 875 Garnet Ave., announced that Angela Davies is the new business development manager responsible for business services, depository relationships and marketing. • Marie Tolstad was the top Coldwell Banker agent in Pacific Beach for 2010.
