Restaurant Review: Johnny Manana’s (the Former Ortega’s) in Ocean Beach
Johnny Manana's 4888 Newport Ave Ocean Beach, CA 92107 619-222-4205 By Judi Currry I have wanted to try this restaurant ever since it opened. Ortega’s was one of my favorites of Ocean Beach, and I was...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Social Thai in Ocean Beach
Restaurant Review Social Thai 1830 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., Ste A Ocean Beach 92107 619-228-9928 www.socialthaikitchen.com By Judi Curry One of the greatest things about being a restaurant reviewer are the...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Cucina Caprese in the Midway
Cucina Caprese 3545 Midway Drive San Diego, CA 92110 619-228-9325 By Judi Curry During the past few weeks, I received three calls asking me if I had had a meal at “Cucina Caprese”. I asked for more...
View ArticleForming a Neighborhood Watch Group in Sunset Cliffs
By Judi Curry Dozens of people attended the Neighborhood Watch meeting at St. Peter’s by the Sea meeting room earlier this month. Over half a dozen signs had been put over the local area notifying...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: La Perla Cocina Mexicana #3 in Point Loma
Restaurant Review La Perla Cocina Mexicana #3 1224 Rosecrans Street San Diego, CA 92106 619-795-0063 By Judi Curry It is seldom that I do not have to make dinner for my foreign language students on a...
View ArticleThe ‘Mango Caper’– Wider Curry Victimized by Next Door Work Crew
By Judi Curry Let me start by saying that there are many different kinds of “victims.” Some are extremely serious; some are annoying; some are worthy of complaint to the right people. Some “victims”...
View ArticleThe Widder Curry: Being Violated by the Mango Thieves
By Judi Curry Feeling violated can be a horrible feeling. And there are many different ways of being violated. Rather than talk about some of them, I thought I would share the latest one that I just...
View ArticleA Heart-Felt ‘Thank You’ From the Widder Curry
By Judi Curry I received the 10th call/email today from readers of the OB Rag with the same question. I have not written anything for the Rag for many weeks. Two people that wrote to me thought that I...
View ArticleA New Campaign to End SeaWorld’s Fireworks
By Judi Curry I purchased my home in the Sunset Cliffs area in 1967, just as Sea World was getting started. At that time there were no fireworks every night. Over the many years I have resided here,...
View ArticleThe Widder Curry Says ‘Thank You’ and Asks for Help in Taking Lovable ‘Charlie’
By Judi Curry Once again I want to thank all of the readers from the OB Rag that have contacted me and asked why I haven’t been writing recently. Your missing me has helped in the recovery process...
View ArticleThe Widder Curry: ‘A Future Without a Pet Is Sad, So Help Out Those Who...
By Judi Curry I have had dogs for as long as I can remember. Usually they have been Golden Retrievers, but in the past few years I have had other breeds. After my last Golden passed away, I was so...
View Article‘The Cliffs Are Falling, the Cliffs Are Falling …’
By Judi Curry I am not a native San Diegan, but I bet that I have been here longer than many of the readers of this article. I am, however, a native Californian, born and raised in Los Angeles. I have...
View Article‘The View of Sunset Cliffs Was Spectacular Until One Day …’
By Judi Curry We moved to San Diego in 1966 and rented the second floor of a duplex at 1474 Pescadero Drive (I think that was the address.) Pescadero Drive is the alley-like street that parallels the...
View ArticleHugo’s Cocina in Ocean Beach Has Expanded Its Vegetarian Menu
By Judi Curry It has been quite a while since I had a meal at Hugo’s. It used to be the place I would always go when I didn’t feel like cooking, or if I had company for lunch or dinner, or….. but...
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