Members of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) are lighting up the neighborhood this year, participating in a new kind of holiday decorating contest.\u00a0 The inaugural program, called “Celebrate with Lights,” was conceived as a way to group business owners together to participate in a light-based holiday decorating contest.\u00a0 Residents are encouraged to take a drive through Ocean Beach at night to see the lights and check out the hard work of the merchants.\u00a0 Carol Ladiges, owner of Lighthouse Ice Cream, originally came to the OBMA\u2019s Promotion Committee with the idea.\u00a0 “What better way for people to enjoy our community and shops during the holidays?,” she asked. “It\u2019s always so fun to turn a corner and find yourself on a street filled with lights. Why couldn\u2019t our businesses do that too?”\u00a0 The businesses were approach-ed by members of the Promotion Committee and, in each of the nine business sections, a business owner stepped up to volunteer to rally their neighbors. “It\u2019s been a very successful contest for [being] the first year, with half of the sections getting 50 percent or more of their neighbors to participate,” said Tevia Schriebman, chairwoman of the Promotion Committee and owner of Wizard of Paws.\u00a0 Congratulations to the businesses in the winning section \u2014 No. 9 \u2014 for all of their participation and hard work, and a special thanks to Matt Kalla and Reka Katona (Matt Kalla Insurance Agency) and the Section 9 Leaders for motivating your neighbors. Section 9 includes businesses in the Catalina Boulevard\/-Voltaire Street\/Chatsworth Boulevard business district. This section ncludes the following businesses: \u2022 The Reunion \u2022 Zed Electric \u2022 To the Point \u2022 CJ\u2019s Bakery \u2022 Whyte\u2019s Antique Furniture \u2022 Matt Kalla Insurance \u2022 Cabrillo Pet Hospital \u2022 Coastal Sage Botany \u2022 Hostelling International Point Loma \u2022 Embassy Dry Cleaners \u2022 Coconut Peet\u2019s Surfboard Repair \u2022 Sunshine Liquor \u2022 VCA Peninsula Animal Hospital \u2022 Preferred by Pets \u2022 Stump\u2019s \u2022 The Venetian \u2022 European Cake Gallery \u2022 Paper Moon Music \u2022 Karen\u2019s Consignments \u2022 Alexander\u2019s Upholstery \u2022 Pelletier Co. \u2022 B Wood Insurance \u2022 Flowers of Pt. Loma \u2022 Pacific View Realty\u00a0 A special nod from OBMA goes to the following businesses that went above and beyond: The Inn at Sunset Cliffs and Details SalonSpa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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