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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2019 FRIDAY, June 4, 16, 2021
EMOTIONAL MEMORIAL
OB PIER REOPENS, BUT NOW WHAT?
Movement for cleaner OB streets See page 3
BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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(left)from embraces an emotional Eva on King during the memorial at Pier Sunset Cliffs foronMike White, a well-known angler and surfboard PeopleMelinda walk onWhite and fish the Ocean Beach Pier Memorial Day. The OB reopened Friday, May 28.
‘Celebrate the OB Vibe’ to Ocean promoteBeach smallmom-preneur businesses
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shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and family, including King, who was a life-long friend and former girlfriend, came out to celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug. 11. ‘Sunset Cliffs was THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story.
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Businesses thrilled about extension of outdoor operations
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon
Coastal merchants and leaders BY DAVEon SCHWAB | THE BEACON including those the Peninsula are elated the City has extended an B ordinance surfboardallowmaker interim urgency Albert “Ace” Elliott ing permitting for outdoor dining lost much July of 13, what to continue through 2022.he’s acquired, including 50-year-old “We’ve been working with our loirreplaceable when cal restaurants andmemorabilia, bars since the his shaping shed onknow Froude Street beginning of COVID and how near Saratoga Avenuespace caught important outdoor dining is fire on Aug. 6. to those businesses,” said Denny Elliott’s workspace full of Knox, executive director ofwas Ocean boards and photos of the friends Beachold MainStreet Association, he’d madebusiness custom boards for. community’s improve“I saw my on firefor in my ment district. “Webike arewas grateful The expanded outdoor dining area at Raglan Public House in Ocean Beach. backyard and tried to put it out,” DAVE SCHWAB/PENINSULA BEACON and proud of all of Iour businesses said Elliott, who’s been riding eThe charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON bikes for years. “I picked up a fire
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that have weathered this setback by being super creative and upbeat about pivoting at a moment’s notice. extinguisher, pulled the dining plug, hit We are happy that outdoor the fire — and it exploded. It just has been extended to give these blew up in my face, like little shotbusinesses some certainty going gun shells going off.” forward.” a nightmare,” “In “It my was opinion, there’s beenadded no Elliott of his loss. “It was my little downside to our neighborhoods go-back-in-time sanctuary. It’s not (from outdoor dining) and anya dollar thing.” thing that helped/helps our small Fortunately, OBpandemic fire station businesses survivethe the just around the McCurdy, corner and is a was blessing,” said Mike they chair came and putPoint it out Loma sparing current of the damage to main residence. Association, a the nonprofit maintain“[The fire] took all my boards ing and beautifying Point Loma. and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted SEEElliott. OUTDOOR, Page 13 SEE FIRE, Page 5