Mission Beach’s Tent City: Life on the sand before the boardwalk
Fun days were had by many who enjoyed tent cities in the region. (Photo courtesy of The San Diego History Center) In 1916, the sands of Mission Beach were dotted with striped canvas tents and cabana-style shelters, forming a temporary seaside neighborhood known as Tent City. Visitors and a handful o
Art exhibit of ‘Heroes’ at Liberty Station celebrates Navy’s 250th birthday
POINT LOMA – Retired Navy chief Joseph Pisano has a new mission. He creates unconventional military art using dog tags and drywall screws to make artworks honoring veterans. He has also teamed with a nonprofit promoting efforts to reduce veteran suicides. Toward that end, and to celebrate the countr
Former lifeguard writes novel to ‘solve’ 1964 Ocean Beach murders
SAN DIEGO – Near Valentine’s Day 1964, a young, recently married couple, Johnny and Joyce Swindle, were killed by a lone sniper as they stood behind the Ocean Bean seawall watching the sunset. This random double murder was never solved. Nor were the homicides of four more young couples killed at iso
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