Dia de los Muertos Celebration The Juan Carlos Organization presents the third annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration, featuring Manny Cepeda Orchestra, 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at Christ Lutheran Church, 4761 Cass St., Pacific Beach. At this Day of the Dead celebration, attendees will enjoy live music, Mexican food by Tacos El RIchi, dancing, and face-painting.
Attendees are invited to bring souvenirs and mementoes of their loved one to put on the memorial alter. Tickets are $15 at the door or online at www.jcorg.org. All proceeds will support the Juan Carlos Organization, founded in 2012 to bring programs of inclusive dance-therapy exercise to the special needs community of San Diego and beyond. Tower Paddle Boards opening headquarters in PB
Tower Paddle Boards – led by CEO Stephan Aarstol and Mark Cuban – has signed a long term lease agreement and will be taking over the 3,213 square foot retail space with over 55 feet of frontage at 1253 Garnet Ave. next to Barrel Republic. According to Aarstol, “The retail store is going to be a cutting edge showroom that will showcase Tower Paddle Boards, beach lifestyle products, a shaping room, and house their corporate headquarters.” Aarstol also has a publication named Tower Magazine, with more than 50,000 subscribers, and was featured on the TV reality show, “Shark Tank!” The Franco Realty Group represented the landlord and Tower Paddle Boards. Other recent leasing projects by The Franco Realty Group include G3 Kids Gymnastics, The Mad Beet, Escape Room, Mission Bay Dentist, and Freedom Bikes. – Tony Franco Freedom Bicycles opens second shop in PB
The Franco Realty Group has successfully leased approximately 1,400 square feet of prime retail commercial space located at 4305 Mission Blvd. in Pacific Beach for 10 years to Freedom Bicycles, co – led by USD graduate Scott Crampton. The shopping center is anchored by Ralph’s Groceries and the co-tenants include Starbucks, SuperCuts and Wells Fargo. Freedom Bicycles is opened for business and offers new discounted good quality bicycles, rentals, and repairs. This is Crampton’s second location in Pacific Beach. Their other location is on the corner of Garnet Avenue and Fanuel Street inside The Rose Center. Freedom Bicycles also has dozens of wholesale and retail accounts throughout the U.S. For more information on this leasing transaction, call The Franco Realty Group at 858-717-1697.
– Tony Franco Turner selling Mission Beach condo
Norv Turner, former head coach for the San Diego Chargers is selling his Mission Beach home.
The 1,500 square foot condo on the sand consists of three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, breakfast bar, dining area, family room, elevator and a detached two-car garage.
The home also has two beach facing decks and a rooftop patio for entertaining and taking in the expansive view of Mission Bay.
The current offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings has priced his beach front property at $1.549 million. OBMA working on new business directory
The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association is beginning work on the 2017-2018 OB Local Business Directory. All OBMA member businesses receive free listings in the directory; the OBMA promotions committee will be delivering informational packets to all members in good standing within the next month. Opportunities to advertise inside the directory and/or offer a coupon are available. Special advertising pages in the directory, such as the covers and first and last pages, will be chosen by lottery. If you’re unsure of your business’ membership status, contact the OBMA office at 619-224-4906 or [email protected]. Otherwise, be on the lookout for your information packet arriving soon! Once the new directory is complete, approximately 20,000 copies will be printed with 14,000 copies delivered to Ocean Beach/Point Loma residents and businesses. Complimentary copies will be continuously available from local merchants as well as at the OBMA office at 1868 Bacon St, and at the OB Farmers Market every Wednesday. Cleanup on Voltaire
OBMA’s North OB Committee will hold a volunteer cleanup day for the Voltaire Corridor on Saturday, Nov. 5 (meet 10 a.m. at Ocean Villa Inn, 5142 West Point Loma Blvd.). Unwind at Mike Hess Brewing after the event. The efforts in North OB are being spearheaded by Cory Ransom of Ocean Villa Inn and Matt Kalla of Matt Kalla State Farm Insurance. Call 619-224-4906 for information. Monumental Shopping Center sold The 10,000-square-foot shopping center on the corner of Chatsworth Boulevard and Voltaire Street in Point Loma across the street from Point Loma High School, has been sold for $2.2 million. The buyer, Fig Tree Real Estate LLC, paid all cash and it was a quick close of escrow. The buyer was represented by The Franco Realty Group. According to Tony Franco, “The property sold for a 5.10 percent CAP rate, which means that we are clearly in a seller’s market. There is a limited supply of commercial real estate for sale on the market and many buyers competing for investment opportunities.” The Franco Realty Group also has another similar shopping center for sale on Rosecrans for $2.58 million, which is around a 5 percent CAP rate, an 18,000-square-foot high profile retail building on Newport Avenue known as The Antique Center, and has recently sold 4836 Newport Ave. that was previously occupied by Newport Avenue Antiques and now occupied by The Belching Beaver tasting room and a wine tasting room. New book on history of Point Loma available Nov. 1
Local historic organization, La Playa Trail Association, has recently published a book through Arcadia Publishing, examining the history of one of San Diego’s most historic sections of town – the area commonly referred to as Point Loma giving the book its name. “Point Loma” (Arcadia Publishing, $21.99) is a quick read, replete with rarely-seen historic imagery, making it accessible to readers of all levels.
“Point Loma” is available for purchase at the book launch event at Point Loma Assembly, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Another event will take place at The San Diego History Center in Balboa Park – Tuesday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Books may also be obtained at www.laplayatrail.org. Toy and bike drive
OMBAC’s ninth annual holiday toy and bike drive benefiting San Diego Armed Services YMCA will take place 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Ventura Cove parking lot, 1100 West Mission Bay Drive, east of the Bahia Hotel. Bikes, unwrapped toys, cash or a check can be dropped off – look for the 1923 Seagrave Fire Truck. This toy and bike drive benefits Junior Enlisted military families in San Diego through the San Diego Armed Services YMCA Military Family Holiday Program. Last year OMBAC was able to donate 225 bikes and numerous unwrapped toys to San Diego’s Armed Services YMCA Military Family Holiday Program. This year OMBAC is hoping to be able to donate at least 226 bikes and to cover our 1923 Seagrave Fire Truck with unwrapped toys and bikes, tax deductible receipts will be available on site for all donations. SD Airport achieves Airport Carbon Accreditation
San Diego International Airport (SAN) has been certified through the Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation program. The program creates a framework that helps airports identify, manage, and ultimately reduce their carbon emissions. SAN was certified at “Level 2,” which means that the airport is actively implementing a carbon management plan and has reduced the emissions under its control. Over the past two years, SAN built highly energy efficient facilities such as its Rental Car Center, installed solar energy panels on roofs and in parking lots, converted its shuttle fleet to alternative fuels, and launched a carbon offset program to enable passengers to reduce the environmental impact of their travel.