OB Brings a New Event to town!

This year the OB MainStreet added a new event to its annual lineup: the Ocean Beach Rock the Globe Music Festival!

Each year the OB MainStreet Association hosts a slew of fun community events to draw visitors and shoppers to our small town.

Rock the Globe, a live music festival at the foot of Newport Ave. will take place Saturday, April 18th from approx. 9am to 9pm.

Rock the Globe will feature not only live music, but also earth-conscious food and craft vendors, a family-friendly area, and an affordable beer garden.

Call 619.224.4906, email info@oceanbeachsandiego.com, or visit http://oceanbeachsandiego.com/index.shtml for more information.

a new taste in town

If you need a break from the Newport Ave. crowds during the June 28^th Street Fair (or any time during the hectic summer) head south to Point Loma Beach Café, where new owners are working hard to present new flavors to Ocean Beach.

Adriana and Tim Wright moved from Austin, Texas to OB a little over a year ago, and brought their food influences with them. On their menu you’ll find Adriana’s breakfast tacos, a carne asada sandwich, homemade pancho verde salsa, an array of smoothies, and much more.

Although prominent, you’ll find more than Texan and Mexican influences in their food: according to Nathan Dinsdale, of San Diego City Beat, the Melt sandwich “is a beautiful, beautiful thing.” In the April 23^rd Annual Food Issue, Dinsdale stated “It’s an ideal beach picnic sandwich for people too lazy to make their own.”

Point Loma Beach Café, 1424 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., is open seven days a week from 8am to 4pm, and can be reached at 619.758.1776. The Web site is currently under construction, so they encourage everyone to stop by or call ahead for a “quick pick-up”.

“Not a lot of people know about us, but we hope to change that,” said Adriana. With a new taste in town, it’s only a matter of time before they do.