Touring Turquoise\u2026<\/b>One of the pleasures of PB\u2019s restaurant walks is the “walking” part \u2013 actually strolling from place to place, rather than driving to your destination, eating and taking off again. There are three PB walks:<\/b> the “Coast of PB” in May and the “Heart of PB” along Garnet in September, both sponsored by Discover PB. In February, the Friends of PB Secondary Schools (plus PB Elementary) hosted its fifth “Taste of North PB”. This event is fun<\/b> because it\u2019s the most compact \u2013 just Cass Street, from Loring to Turquoise and Turquoise to Mission Boulevard. You\u2019re constantly seeing the 700 ticket holders ducking into balloon-festooned doorways. (See front page.) Turquoise has a different feel this year.<\/b> The addition of Blazin Grill adds a substantial, classy center: Stone walls, topped by black wrought iron and wrap lighting shield a patio with potted ficus trees. Next door, The Turquoise also features plants on its patio, as does Chronic Smoothies, The French Gourmet, Chateau Orleans and most of the restaurants on Cass Street. North PB has the right idea<\/b> \u2013 just a bit of greenery, multiplied, adds a lot of charm. Getting rid of Graffiti\u2026Right on cue, the rain stopped at 8:30 a.m., allowing graffiti-busters to fan out through PB. PB Town Council\u2019s Jerry Hall coordinates the annual clean-up, this year led by Gregg Barnes. Over 150 people gathered<\/b> at PB Presbyterian Church to receive the basics: “Goof-off,” a magic spray that removes most graffiti, and assorted paints to cover the rest. I joined the dumpster cleaning crew,<\/b> partnering with Steve Pearson. Our territory was the alley between Grand and Thomas, where we discovered as much damage on trashcans as dumpsters. For the dumpsters, we had matching paint donated by their companies. Good old “Goof-off” quickly took care of the trashcans. As we worked,<\/b> residents poked heads out of apartments to thank us. And suddenly I remembered: Back before Discover PB, I worked with the PB Business Improvement Association. We couldn\u2019t mail our newsletter on our meager budget, so after writing it, I delivered newsletters on Garnet, from Crystal Pier to Morrell. Just once. Then I found block captains on each business block for future deliveries. Wouldn\u2019t it be great<\/b> to have “alley captains” watching residential blocks and business block captains coordinating their areas? Meanwhile<\/b>, if you\u2019d like a free graffiti-cleaning kit, contact PB Town Council, (858) 483-6666 or Discover PB, (858) 273-3303. Saturday\u2019s Town Council Clean-up\u2026<\/b>will tackle PB Taylor Library area, from 9a.m.-12 noon; e-mail cleanpb@gmail.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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