The Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools and the Friends of Pacific Beach Elementary are announcing the sixth annual Taste of North Pacific Beach restaurant walk to be held Wednesday, March 3, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. After a highly successful event last year with almost 600 tickets sold, many local restaurants in North Pacific Beach have agreed to participate again this year, including Chocolate Haus, The Fishery, French Gourmet, Froggy’s, Java Jones, Leilani’s Cafe, Pernicano’s, Fig Tree Café, Blazin Grill & Chronic Smoothies, San Diego Coffee Tea & Spice, Service Deli at Albertson’s, Latitude 32 Pub & Grill, Turquoise Coffee, The Turquoise and 7-Eleven. “The excitement of the restaurant owners about this event makes it better and better every year. Most of last year’s restaurants could not wait to have it again this year,” said Kerry Upp, co-chair of the event. The Mission Bay High School Jazz Band will be performing again this year at the Turquoise Animal Hospital on the grass area at 950 Turquoise St. Tickets can be purchased at the offices of Pacific Beach Elementary School, Pacific Beach Middle School and Mission Bay High School. They can also be purchased at Java Jones, 4978 Cass St.; Leilani’s Café, 5109 Cass St.; Turquoise Coffee, 841-A Turquoise St.; Pernicano’s, 711 Turquoise St.; and San Diego National Bank, 1945 Garnet Ave. The price of tickets is $15 for adults and $7 for children ages 6-10. Children under the age of 5 are admitted free. “Last year was a near sell-out, so I highly recommend purchasing tickets early,” Upp said. “This event is essential to our schools as our parent/teacher organizations bridge the funding gap.” On the evening of the event, any remaining tickets will be available only at the Turquoise Animal Hospital. Last year’s event raised almost $8,000, which was split evenly between the parent/teacher organizations of Pacific Beach Elementary, Pacific Beach Middle School and Mission Bay High School. “Not only was this a fun family event for Pacific Beach, but funds raised were incorporated into our budget and went right back to enrich our local students,” said Laura Daly, treasurer of Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools PTO. For more information on The Taste of North Pacific Beach, call Upp, (619) 276-7533, or Daly, (858)270-4947.