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Fall Fashions 2009 Photos by Don Balch This shimmering, metallic sequin look is a sure way to dazzle at any evening celebration for the holidays. It can be found at Avril, 1045 Garnet Ave. in Pacific Beach.
PB Holiday Parade cancelled this year BY JOHN GREGORY | BEACH &BAY PRESS
A casual look perfect for day or evening is this Piko 1988 print tunic dress at Raw Clothing, 940 Garnet Ave.
A Bohemian style top leaves a vivid impression with psychedelic violet highlights. Available at Avril boutique.
A trip back to the ’80s, stylish evening wear and comfortable, casual attire
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beginning but it’s all I see in L.A.” Avril sells a black, baby doll dress with a wide neck, jazzed up with black-and-red sequins ($34). High silhouettes and tall, leather boots set a chic tone. Daytime bags are adorned with silver studs and zipper patterns – yes, the eighties – or tassels this season ($29-49). Jackets will be worn high on the waist or just above the knee. Shpigelman advises hanging a black cocktail dress in your closet. Who knows when the occasion will arise? SEE FASHION, Page 5
This sequin party dress shines in gold and black at Avril boutique.
Marching bands will not strut down Garnet Avenue this December because the PB Holiday Parade has been cancelled due to lack of funds. FILE PHOTO
Faulconer for their initial support of the parade earlier in the process. Meanwhile, Discover Pacific Beach is looking into holding another event to signal the start of the holiday season for the Pacific Beach community, Hanshaw said. “We are actively working on an alternative to the parade that will create a festive holiday event here in PB,” he said.
New Chabad of Pacific Beach is taking local Jews to shul BY ANTHONY GENTILE | BEACH &BAY PRESS
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all has swept in with shorter days and a new fashion mood as Thanksgiving hovers on the horizon. In keeping with the spirit of the season, four Pacific Beach fashion gurus share their tips and insights on dressing for the season. First of all, the eighties are back – not the screaming hairdos and neon colors – but the flash and flair, said Sharon Shpigelman who owns Avril, a woman’s clothing boutique that opened four weeks ago at 1045 Garnet Ave. “Winter will be all about sequins,” Shpigelman said. “I tried to stay away from it in the
The Pacific Beach Holiday Parade has been cancelled this year because it lacked adequate sponsorship revenue. The event was scheduled to be held Dec. 13. Discover Pacific Beach, the nonprofit Business Improvement Association that put on the parade for the last five years, had to make the decision due to current economic conditions which limited sponsorships this year, Executive Director Andy Hanshaw said. “It was a very difficult but realistic decision for the Parade Committee and Discover Pacific Beach,” Hanshaw said. “It’s a financial decision and the fact of the matter is we are not in the position to take on the high costs of putting on such a large event. We are grateful for the time and effort that our volunteer Parade Committee and all of our volunteers have put into this event year after year but in the end, our funding gap was too large to overcome. We are hopeful that we can find a way to make it return in 2010.” Hanshaw expressed thanks to members of the PB Hospitality Task Force, the Pacific Beach Town Council, Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and Councilman Kevin
The Jewish community of Pacific Beach has a new, permanent home to worship. Chabad of Pacific Beach, the newest Jewish community in San Diego, opened its Chabad House on Mission Boulevard in July. “The idea is to bring Jews together to build a community here in Pacific Beach,” said Rabbi Yossi Tiefenbrun. “It definitely is a wonderful place. People are very welcoming and loving and caring.” The Chabad House is part synagogue, community center and classroom for local Jews. Tiefenbrun, whom congregants simply call “Rabbi Yossi,” runs the show. “There was nothing Jewish actually in Pacific Beach,” Tiefenbrun said. “One of the main things we want to do is start a community here.” Chabad is a Hasidic movement
CHABAD OF PACIFIC BEACH 4150 Mission Blvd., Suite 200 (858) 246-6279. www.chabadpb.org within Orthodox Judaism that was started nearly 200 years ago. The word itself is an acronym of the Hebrew words for wisdom, understanding and knowledge. “The Chabad movement is to go out to the far places like Pacific Beach and bring people together to teach them Judaism,” Tiefenbrun said. As far as beliefs, Chabad is similar to Orthodox Judaism. The main difference between the two is in action. “We’re more into the outreach, to go out to bring people close and bring people in,” Tiefenbrun said. SEE CHABAD, Page 4