mainstreet oceanside newsletter fall 2013

Upscale sushi restaurant prospers in Downtown Oceanside

Harrison said, and he guarantees that with a tag using edible ink on rice paper on the rolls he serves.

Harrison is not concerned there may be competition in the new hotels and businesses.

In fact, he pronounced it “cool,” adding “I say the more restaurants the better” because they make it a destination for visitors. “I don’t want to be the only good restaurant in town,” he said.

Harney Sushi is open from for lunch from 11:30 a.m to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and for dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until midnight Thursday through Saturday.

Meanwhile, Harrison has taken his role in downtown Oceanside seriously, serving on the board of MainStreet Oceanside as its past chairman and currently as treasurer. Story and photos by Lola Sherman

said. “We just did not know where. We looked at spots in Del Mar and Carlsbad and then we saw this building and thought that it was the right one.”

The building was a new six-story structure called Oceanside Terraces and built next to the Regal Cinemas complex.

It has retail on the ground floor, offices on the second and residences on the top.

Harney Sushi took the corner of Mission Avenue and Cleveland Street and since has expanded into adjacent store space, providing a private dining room, and in January bought its part of the building, now owning about 4,000 square feet.

There’s a large patio along Mission Avenue for dining as well.

It was Summerville, whom Harrison described as his buddy “since grade school,” who originated the idea of selling sushi, a popular Japanese dish featuring a roll of cold rice and filling, often fish.

But Harney Sushi also offers several chicken and vegetarian dishes as well.

Summerville worked at a sushi bar in downtown San Diego during their college days, when they were roommates, and so the friends started a catering company for special events.

“We never thought it would turn into a restaurant,” Harrison said.

But, he said, “we would throw a sushi party, and it was so much fun that we’d do more and more sushi parties,” and the first restaurant just evolved.

Harrison said Harney’s may be “the only sustainable sushi restaurant in San Diego.”

It does not serve over-fished species, he said, or those fed growth hormones or antibiotics. Instead, he said, the restaurant substitutes species, when necessary, but maintains the flavor and quality.

“You’ve got to be creative,” he said.

“We know the fish we can catch so we sustain the planet,”

Five years ago, Kirk Harrison and his partner, Dustin Summerville, took a chance that downtown Oceanside was ready for a rather upscale restaurant – and one specializing in sushi, at that.

The promises that there soon would be nearby hotels and shops to provide the restaurant with customers are just now coming to fruition.

Nevertheless, Harney Sushi has prospered.

“Things are picking up,” Harrison said, and he doesn’t know if it is because Harney Sushi has garnered more credibility in Oceanside or it’s just that the economy is improving. “When you’ve been there for a while, you get a little bit of respect,” he said, and there’s more consumer confidence in the product

The name comes from the first Harney Sushi in Old Town San Diego, established by the partners a dozen years ago on Harney Street.

After a few years there, the partners decided they wanted a second restaurant.

“We were looking at North County,” Harrison

DOWNTOWN CONNECTION

FALL 2013

Preserving and PromotingDowntown Oceanside

Since 2000

STAFFRick Wright

Executive DirectorKim Heim

Director, Special ProjectsGumaro Escarcega

Main Street Program ManagerKathy HammanOffice ManagerCathy Nykiel

Sunset Market ManagerMarni RiggerVendor Liaison

Beecher YoungCrew Chief

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRoseanne Kiss, ChairNorth County Printers

Sylvia SpivaPier View Market Kirk HarrisonHarney SushiTom LeBus

Seaside Financial ServicesMax Disposti

North County LGBTQ Resource CenterForrest Heyden

Asylum Surf and SkateKim Millwood

That Boy Good BBQ

ADVISORSHoward LaGrange

Visit OceansideTracey Bohlen

City of OceansideDavid Nydegger

Oceanside Chamber of Commerce

MainStreet Oceanside701 Mission Avenue

Oceanside, California 92054(760) 754-4512

[email protected]

MainStreet OceansideSunset Market Oceanside

SpotlightRESTAURANTKim Marrs knows a lot about two things: training a race horse and running a bar.

And so far she’s been successful at both, buying and selling racehorses with “ideal lines” and putting the “big winnings” “into this deal.” “When it came up, we were able to latch onto it,” she said.

The “it” she was talking about is the Tremont Street Bar and Grill 311 N. Tremont St. in downtown Oceanside.

She’s ready to spend some more money, too – to spiffy up the place.

Marrs and her husband, Tracey, took over the Tremont Street bar in January of 2009, and, she said, “this seems to be working for us.”

But they’re far from new to the business.

“We’ve been in the bar-and-restaurant business for 23 years,” Kim Marrs said while relaxing one afternoon in the sidewalk patio of her restaurant. “We’ve owned bars – small bars and big bars.”

One of the improvements she’s looking forward to is more landscaping in the patio area, and she is installing new equipment and having a “welcome mural” painted near the front reception desk.

The artist’s work “looks like Leroy Neiman,” Marrs said, referring to the late artist who specialized in pictures of athletes and sporting events.

She plans to present a local artist in the restaurant on Tuesday nights.

Marrs said she wants to portray “a little more of the character of Oceanside. It’s coming around slowly,” she said.

“In the next three-five years,” Marrs predicted, “Oceanside is going to explode” with more hotels and other development, and that, she said, “gives us the opportunity to capture more customers.”

Tremont Street Bar and Grill is open seven days a week – from noon to 10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays.

Story and photos by Lola Sherman.

She previously owned the Firehouse, which she described as a “punk bar” on Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside.

Marrs wants to emphasize the food and the family atmosphere as much as the sports-bar ambiance at her current place. “We’re building up a nice clientele,” she said, adding that it was “a little dicey” throughout the recession, but she pulled through.

At Tremont Street, “we’re a restaurant, a full-service restaurant – with a full bar,” Marrs said. And she said “the patio seating with firepits makes it more friendly.”

Marrs described herself as “hands-on – every day – several shifts a week.”

“This is my first restaurant,” she said. “I really had to teach myself pretty quickly,” and nearby, seemingly to prove her point about good restaurant service, a customer was devouring a big hamburger and plate of French fries

According to the menu, all burgers, served all day, are half-pounders of Angus beef and served with a choice of various fries like Cajun or garlic or a salad or cole slaw.

Most cost about $11.

But the offerings go far beyond burgers. There are 17 appetizers ranging from hummus and pita bread to fried zucchini to jalapeno poppers.

And there are soups, chili, sandwiches, seven salads and entrees including chicken kabobs, fish tacos, fish and chips and salmon steak. Children aren’t left out – with three meals especially for them.

Then there are desserts like cheesecake and chocolate overload cake.

Speaking of children, Marrs is courting them actively, saying “people are not afraid to bring their kids here, and families particularly like participating in karaoke nights – three times a week,” There’s a piano on Thursdays as well.

“We try to be a fun place,” Marrs said.

Tremont Street Bar and Grill offers a full service menu and a family-friendly atmosphere

Main Street Programs:

Main Street Oceanside is proud to announce that our Main Street Committees have developed a series of goals and objectives to improve your downtown. The Committees are focusied on making downtown Oceanside a clean and safe community. Each Committee selected the following objectives:

Economic Restructuring Committee

• Create an ambassador program to help guide locals and visitors around downtown Oceanside restaurants, museums and art galleries. • Host educational workshops on a monthly basis to support downtown businesses and visitors.

Promotion Committee

• Create an “Oceanside Home Grown” campaign to promote downtown Oceanside with locals and future businesses. • Oceanside Renaissance – Art Walk and Taste event• Develop co-op marketing campaigns that will coincide with special events.

Design Committee

• Improve Artist Alley and recruit businesses that can create excitement for local art enthusiasts. • Call for local artists to paint downtown trash receptacles• Beautify downtown walls with theme art. • Develop and recommend an ordinance to accommodate “parklets” in public spaces in our district. Organization Committee

Members of the Organization Committee started to meet in August. Committee members will be focusing on improving membership, developing fundraisers and supporting the other committees to accomplish their objectives. The committee consists of the following members and their respective businesses:

Cecil D. Goff – Nationwide Insurance

Gustavo Santiago – Alfredo’s Mexican Food

Kimberly Marrs – Tremont Bar & Grill

MainStreet Oceanside is a volunteer driven organization and we want to thank the current and past volunteers that have helped us improve downtown Oceanside. For information about getting involved with one of our committees, please contact Gumaro Escarcega at 760-754-4512 x 102.

2013 O’side Turkey Trot:

Kinane Events is gearing up for the annual O’side Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 28, 2013 from 7:00am – 12:00pm in downtown Oceanside. The event benefits local Oceanside schools or charity of your choice. The event is a great family tradition and what a great way to bring your family to enjoy our downtown area, to register, please visit www.osideturkeytrot.com. Kinane Events is also looking for volunteers to distribute entry forms and posters to businesses the 1st and 2nd week in October and they need help with registration on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the week of the event If you want to volunteer, please register on their website at www.osideturkeytrot.com/volunteer.html

Artists Alley Renaissance

Have you heard that Artists Alley is coming back to life?

Sherry Sheltore at Seaside Flowers has taken the lead in transforming Artists Alley into a destination for locals and visitors alike. Soon to make their headquarters in Artists Alley is the Hill Street Country Club, a new gallery/studio space concept. HSCC is an non-profit organization that is passionate about fostering the growth of the art community in Oceanside and surrounding North County communities. Their mission: “Encouraging art beyond gallery wall in order to create a culture where artists and community can thrive together in North County San Diego.” HSCC plans to host poetry slams, art education classes and exhibit artwork from local artists in their new space. Local famiies will be invited to Family Art Days.

Artist Alley is also home to the Surface Art + Culture gallery of local artist Myles McGuinness and the studio of carpet artist Andre Blaine. Local artist Ruth Jameson is currently exploring the possibility of locating an artist cooperative in one of the large vacant spaces on the alley.

Visit the businesses in Artists Alley and show them your support. Oh, and don’t tell her that you heard this from us, but if you visit Sherry, she will give you a free flower to take home...

Artist Alley is located along the pedestrian promenade in the former alley behind the east side of the 200 block of North Coast Highway.

Beauty 101 Grand Opening:Two special days, two special causes

Beauty 101 is celebrating their official grand opening by giving back to two special organizations that continue to give so much to our community. For years the Girl Scouts have shaped the lives of women including some of Beauty 101’s own technicians. The Sea Lions, the official sponsors of the Miss Oceanside pageant, have furnished eyeglasses for thousands of children in the Oceanside area. On Monday October 21st from 9:00am – 6:00 p.m. they will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Girl Scouts and the Sea Lions sight program! Please contact Kelly Cook for an appointment at Beauty 101, 117 South Coast Hwy, at 760-529-5947. Spots are filing up fast! Then, on Wednesday October 23rd from 4-7 p.m. they will have an official ribbon cutting ceremony! Food and drinks will be provided along with door prizes and raffles that will benefit the two charities. Plus, models will showcase the work of our very talented staff.

Gems N’ Loans520 N. Coast Highway #102

Forever Living Legends760-231-1742

J’s Acupuncture & Billing Service302 Pier View Way

Choreographics Studios225 N. Horne Street

Xccelerate HR, LLC702 Civic Center Drive

New businesses open in DowntownOceanside Bikes408 Mission Avenue

Endurance HouseOpening Fall 2013401 N. Coast Highway

Coastal Music425 S. Coast Highway

Pacific Inn/Motel 6Under New Ownership901 N. Coast Highway

Boom Boom Brazil403 Wisconsin Avenue #F

Source: City of Oceanside Business License Division

“We love this house,” says James Dart, manager of Apotheque Lifestyle Spa. “It has great energy.”

The house Dart is talking about “probably is the oldest brick building in Oceanside,” according to Kristi Hawthorne, president of the local historical society.

Apotheque honors that connection to the past by displaying on its reception counter top a bronze historical marker proclaiming the structure to be the “T. C. Bunker Building,” constructed in 1886 at what is now the corner of Cleveland Street and Civic Center Way.

It long was known as the Travelers’ Hotel and also long was rumored to have served as a brothel, Hawthorne said.

Theodore Bunker constructed the building and used the downstairs for a market and the upstairs for living quarters, Hawthorne said. And, she said, he also built a meat market on what now is a vacant lot next-door.

The business advertises both its Old World and Chinese remedies.

Customers can choose their own fragrances to mix with their products, offered in glass and amber bottles and crocks. There are “natural exfoliants” like ginger root and macadamia nut.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbs are offered. So are facials, massages, hairstyling, manicures, pedicures, fitness routines like Pilates and yoga, nutritional regimens and body treatments like scrubs and wraps. At-home service is provided as well for the disabled, and “sparties” - spa parties for groups like a bridal event - are available both at home and at the spa.

Monthly memberships at $79 a month for three months minimum and a one-year commitment at $69 a month offer a choice of one of six treatments and discounted prices.

Individual services range from $12 to $100 for waxings, depending upon the surface involved and from $45 to $150 for facials and massages, depending on the time involved. Manicures are $28 and pedicures $38. Acupuncture is $80. A day at the spa can cost from $160 to $285, depending upon the number of treatments involved.

The spa is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.


Bunker didn’t stay long, Hawthorne said, and returned to his home in Los Angeles, so the building here was a boarding house until it became the Travelers’ Hotel in the ‘20s.

“It had the reputation of a house of ill repute in the war years,” Hawthorne said.

Then, it was largely abandoned, serving briefly as law offices and as an art cooperative, until Michelle Bartok bought it about three years ago and began restoring the building as a spa but maintaining its historic look.

“The spa has been its most successful use,” Hawthorne said. “It’s fitting,” she said. “It complements the neighborhood.”

Besides sporting a revamped building, the property now is surrounded by lush succulent landscaping, thanks to its patio tenant, Succulent Cafe, owned by Peter Loyola and offering coffee and light refreshments

Bartok’s Apotheque line of bath and body products, like massage oil, shower gel, bubble bath, body lotion, hand soap, body spritz and body butter, has been in business 25 years.

Manufactured in Carlsbad, the products are sold around the world, Dart said.

In the company’s logo, the “q” in “Apotheque” is elongated into a key, and the name of the business is pronounced apo-the-key, and indeed one room in the old house is like an old-fashioned European “ye olde apothecary” where products are mixed to “prescription.”

Full service spa thrives in the “oldest brick building in Oceanside”

SpotlightMERCHANT

OCTOBER 12

PRIDE @ THE BEACHOrganized by the North County Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Resource Center based in Oceanside. Food vendors and live music performers. Each year Pride @ the beach funds Annual GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) Awards that go directly to North County Gay/Straight Alliance clubs in the middle schools and high schools. These clubs promote respect for diversity in their schools and help ensure that schools are safe for everybody.11am - 6pmOceanside Pier Plaza Areawww.NorthCountyPride.com760-994-1690$5.00 admission

OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 3

Oceanside Theatre Company presentsLIGHT FALLING DOWNSet against the backdrop of WWII and the present day, Ms. Greenberg’s drama brings to light the difficulties we have of forgetting other people’s trespasses, while struggling to live on. This episodic story follows a young woman, Alice, after finding a young Jewish girl hiding in her garden…underground. Alice is faced with the decision to either turn her in to the Nazis or to keep her hidden in the dark. But, Alice has a secret, too. Intertwined with Alice and Ruth’s predicament, is the story of Tuvia and her daughter. In modern day California, strange coincidences lead to mistrust and the pursuit of truth of people’s identities and the past. The play begs the questions: “How can we put the past behind us and create a brighter future together? Is it possible to escape the sins of our ancestors?”Written by Aimee GreenburgDirected by Christopher WilliamsFull schedule and tickets available atwww.oceansidetheatre.org402 N. Coast Hwy760-721-9983

OCTOBER 26

Oceanside Museum of Art Art Auction/Fall FundraiserArt on display October 5 - 26.Featuring approximately 115 works by over 80 recognized San Diego and Southern California artists, this silent and live art auction is a terrific opportunity to collect exceptional works of art while supporting OMA at the same time. The Art Auction exhibition opens October 5 and will be on view until The Art Auction Event takes place at OMA on October 26, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bidding begins October 5 and closes October 26. Tickets are $50 for members and $65 for nonmembers. Oceanside Museum of Art704 Pier View Way760-435-3720www.oma-online.org

SEPTEMBER 28 - 29

Oceanside Chamber of Commerce presents HARBOR DAYSTwo event filled days of sun, sand, and surf provide an outstanding opportunity for residents and neighbors to experience fun activities including the new Beach area stage, Nail ‘n’ Sail Competition, Military, Police & Fire displays, and more. The event will feature arts and craft exhibits, great food and fun activities for the entire family. This year’s event will include the first ever Sand Sculpture Competition on Saturday. Teams will compete to build the best sand sculpture. Harbor Days is free to the public Saturday Sept. 28 9am - 6pmSunday Sept. 29 9am - 5pmOceanside Small Craft Harbor760-722-1534www.OceansideChamber.com

SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 6

Star Theatre Company presentsFOOLS: A Comedy by Neil SimonA young, enthusiastic teacher, Leon Tolchinsky, enters Kulyenchikov, a Russian village, to find the villagers speaking a plethora of accents — none of which are Russian. Furthermore, people put dust on items rather than dusting them off and milk cows upside down to get more cream: common sense is not common! Leon soon learns that Kulyenchikov is under the influence of a 200-year-old curse, which makes everyone in the village a fool. Leon decides that he will be the one to break the curse. To break the spell, he must teach the beautiful, young Sophia, which is a daunting task given that her greatest accomplishment to date is learning to sit. To make matters worse, Leon has only 24 hours to educate Sophia; and if he fails, he too becomes a fool! Will Leon find a way to break the curse, or will he be another fool in love?Full schedule and tickets available atwww.StarTheatre.biz402 N. Coast Hwy760-721-9983

OCTOBER 5 - 20

OCEANSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL

The 12th annual Oceanside Music Festival, OMFest, offers five concerts this year boasting a variety of music genre, showcasing both student and professional musicians from throughout Southern California. This year’s OMFest series opens October 5 and runs through October 20 featuring a wide range of concerts including Early Rock-n-Roll themed musical, as well as liturgical, choral, and classical music.Various venueswww.ocaf.org

NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving Day

8th ANNUAL OCEANIDE TURKEY TROT Come “move your feet before you eat” this Thanksgiving at Oceanside’s 8th Annual PMCU Turkey Trot 5 Mile or 5K run/walk. Join one of the fastest growing holiday traditions. Be sure to bring the whole family, as there will be races for everyone. Event offers a Costume contest, Largest Teams competition, Live entertainment everywhere and finisher medals for all participants. Registration will close at 10,000 participants. 7am - 11:15 amOceanside Civic Center300 N. Coast Highwaywww.OsideTurkeyTrot.com

DECEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 22

Oceanside Theatre Company presentsA YEAR WITH FROG AND TOADArnold Lobel’s well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale’s Tony-nominated musical. This whimsical show follows two great friends -- the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad -- through four, fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding, and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in their differences that make them unique and special. Part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD tells the story of a friendship that endures, weathering all seasons.Book and Lyrics by Willie RealeMusic by Robert RealeBased on the books by Arnold LobelDirected By Christopher WilliamsFull schedule and tickets available atwww.oceansidetheatre.org402 N. Coast Hwy760-721-9983

THURSDAYS ALL YEAR ROUND(Closed Thanksgiving)

Oceanside Farmers MarketPier View Way east of Coast Highway9:00 am - 1:00 pmwww.MainStreetOceanside.com

Oceanside Sunset MarketPier View Way west of Coast Highway5:00 pm - 9:00 pm760-754-4512www.SunsetMarket.com

The phrase is often used rather loosely, but Red and White Superette really IS a family-owned business.

It is run by Anthony V. Spano, his wife, Lina, and his daughters, Pamela Deneke and Gina Shank. Next door, two other daughters, Paula Collins and Annette Servi, operate the Harbor House restaurant.

The two buildings take up the entire east side of the 700 block of N. Coast Highway.

When Spano bought the property in 1959, the store was where the restaurant is now, and the restaurant was where the parking lot is. A car lot was on the block as well.

He rebuilt in 1983, switching things around.

Other members of the Spano family own the Red and White Market on Vista Way near Coast Highway in South Oceanside.

In a half-century in virtually the same location, Spano has seen a lot of change.

Now, where there are more hotels and motels in the area, there once was the Miramar restaurant across the street catering to the likes of Hollywood greats Hoagy Carmichael and Jimmy Durante.

“In fact, he said, “everything has changed in Oceanside – big time.”

He particularly cited the building of a lot of new homes and the loss of the venerable skating rink

Red and White, with 6,300 square feet, is a full-service market, not a convenience store. It offers a selection of fresh produce and a meat counter, complete with butcher.

Once, Spano said, people bought “meat packets” containing a combination of hamburger, pork chops and sausages. The price was $26.95. The cost has nearly doubled, but the packets are not so popular in these days of fewer from-scratch meals.

However, he now has less competition than in the “old days.”

Once, there was a Safeway store downtown, and a Vons near Interstate 5 freeway and a Big Bear market just east of the freeway.

Now, Red and White stands alone west of the freeway downtown.

Spano said, in this age of high gas prices, he attracts customers who don’t want to drive several miles for their groceries. “It costs you $5 for gas, so what do you save?” on chain-store prices, he asked.

“You just got to stay on top,” he said.

“It’s been a wonderful life,” Pam Deneke said of working in the family store. “I hope to stay for many, many more years. I want this to stay our legacy” for future generations.


a block away on Tremont Street.

Spano also noted the changes in customer’s grocery-buying habits – from the days when people expected to prepare a full dinner to ones in which, especially the younger generation, seeks more prepared foods.

Fifty years ago, there was little call for frozen dinners, now a popular item.

Now, a hot display case in the front of the store features already-roasted chickens, and “to this day,” the family says, “we still have our famous homemade spareribs.”

“I still buy groceries every day,” Pam Deneke said, but she noted that youngsters nowadays participate in so many sports and after-school activities and “everyone is pushed in every direction” that family dinners are limited to two-three times a week.

The store itself has gone through changes also, Spano’s daughter, Pam, said.

Gone are the old-fashioned cash registers with

plenty of bills and coin to take care of customers in an age not addicted to credit cards. And, of course, use of the computer is now universal.

The store and the restaurant hire about 10-12 employees each, Spano said.

New resorts in the area carry Red and White ads in the concierge manuals placed in every room, and Spano said a lot of his business comes from vacationers.

But there are a lot of regulars – local residents – as well.

“We want to emphasize how thankful we are for the support of Oceanside’s neighborhood grocery store,” the daughters said. “We are very thankful to our loyal customers who keep our neighborhood store thriving.”

Spano family serves generations of Oceansiders at Red and White Superette

SpotlightMERCHANT

MainStreet Oceanside held our very first MainStreet Mixer on July 16th on the TenTen Oceanside rooftop patio located at 550 Seagaze Drive. We had 150 attendees that included MainStreet Oceanside members, downtown businesses, downtown residents, City Council members Esther Sanchez, Jerry Kern and Jack Feller and our community partners.

Special thanks to our two live artists (Andy Cook and Corene Bussey), music from the Red Fox Tails, and food and beer generously provided by That Boy Good BBQ, Petite Madeline Bakery and Breakwater Brewing Co., and beautiful flowers from Seaside Flowers.

This event was such a great success that we’re going to do it again! Mark your calendar right now for our next MainStreet mixer:

Tuesday, October 8, 2013Host: Apotheque Spa, 322 N. Cleveland St.5:00pm - 7:00pmMembers: FreeNon-Members: $5/personRSVP to 760-754-4512

Big crowd turns out for first MainStreet Oceanside Mixer

Photos courtesy of

SpotlightVENDORNCM Glassworks offers handcrafted stained glass items at the Sunset MarketNCM Glassworks really is a family affair.

Dad, Bob Monter, crafts the lanterns. Step-mom Cyndi Monter fashions the jewelry. Daughter Nicole Khamphasouk works with fused glass, and son-in-law Chad Khamphasouk specializes in items with a marathon (as in running) theme.

And grandson Jamison Khamphasouk, 7 months old, uses his cuteness to lure in the customers to the family vendor booth at MainStreet Oceanside’s Sunset Market.

They first see the hand-crafted, brightly colored pendants and earrings.

And then a closer look around the booth reveals coasters, night lights, spoon rests, bowls, candle holders and custom pieces, like a hanging stained-glass bear face.

NCM Glassworks, at the corner of Cleveland Street and Civic Center Way, is one of the early merchants to connect to the Sunset Market when it first opened more than five years ago, and it’s been in the same spot ever since.

It’s a good place, Nicole said, because people staying at the Wyndham resort across the railroad tracks can see the glass art twinkle in the sunlight, and they come on over.

Also, she said, “at night, we light up all the lanterns.”

“We have only missed one market in the whole time – for my sister’s wedding in Connecticut,” Nicole said.

In the name of the business, the N stands for Nicole, the C for Cyndi and the M for Monter,

who laughingly says they tried other combinations of initials, and the others came out sounding like a weapon system of some sort.

The family comes from diverse academic backgrounds.

Bob’s field is electronics technology. Cyndi, who has a master’s degree in computer science and mathematics, was a programmer of video games like the well-known Pacman.

Nicole’s master’s degree from San Diego State University is in Asian Studies.

NCM was born when Cyndi got interested in stained glass and took a class with Don Meyer in Oceanside.

She passed the passion on to the rest of the family, even Chad, a refugee from war-torn Laos, (he escaped to adjacent Thailand as a 10-11 year-old and to the United States in 1986). He is a marathon runner and a 10-year active-duty U. S. Marine.

The family maintains two studios – one in the Monters’ home in Oceanside and the other at the Khamphasouks’ place in Murrieta.

Its first effort to sell the glass items was at Oceanside’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in November, 2007 and now the business has expanded to four

CALLING ALL BOOTH VENDORS!

Do you offer quality products delivered with excellent

customer service?

MainStreet Oceanside mayhave a place for you at the

Sunset Market.

Visit the information booth at the Sunset Market for more

details, or visit the website at:OceansideMarketVendor.com

locations: Oceanside on Thursdays; Old Town San Diego on Saturdays, the Gaslamp section of San Diego on Sundays and the Lawrence Welk resort north of Escondido on Mondays.

NCM Glassworks also offers its wares at the larger street fairs like Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, the Fallbrook Avocado Festival and Bates Farm events near Escondido.

Cyndi said the company offers one-stop shopping for “gifty” items.

“We believe in quality,” she said, with prices for jewelry ranging from $13 to $19 for earrings and $4 to $25 for pendants. Stained-glass prices run from items on the “$5 rack of little ornaments” to artisan pieces up to $200-$300.

Samples can be seen on the NCM Glassworks website: www.NCMGlassworks.com. Story and photos by Lola Sherman.

Yes, the stones – boulders really - are genuine at the Stone Company Store, 310 N. Tremont St., in downtown Oceanside.

The boulders line a pathway into the store, which, along with a shelved wall of succulents, give the place some of its ambiance – as do the fire pits with stone-table seating all around.

For those who want to sit separately, there are Adirondack chairs in which to relax and sip a brew.

And brews are what it’s all about.

“Oceanside has 20 taps which pour year-round release beers and rotating specialty beers,” says Sabrina LoPiccolo, public-relations specialist for Stone Brewing Company.

“Each week,” LoPiccolo said, “we feature different specialty beers on tap for our fans to enjoy. Guests may purchase four-ounce, eight-ounce or 16-ounce pints to enjoy on-site or growler fills, bottles or kegs to take home.”(A growler is described as a glass or ceramic capped jug used to transport draft beers.)

Specialty is definitely an operative word here

as recently the menu board in front of the store offered “bitter chocolate oatmeal stout.”That discreet menu board is about the only signage advertising the store.

LoPiccolo said there’s not much signage on other Stone Company stores, either. “It’s somewhat of a tradition that has been carried over from Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido,” she said.

Also traditional, LoPiccolo said, is the use of twisted rebar on such as the front gate.

“All our locations have features of metal, wood, water, plants, stone and glass,” she said. “Our design motif, if that’s what you want to call it, is organic-meets-industrial. We use lots of refurbished materials, reclaimed wood and plants to bring our vision to life at each of our locations.”

The Oceanside store opened July 12, 2012.

“We chose Oceanside for our third Stone Company Store location,” LoPiccolo said, “because of the city’s willingness to embrace our business model, and we thought the site was a perfect space for a store.

“We take a number of factors into consideration when looking at spaces,” she said, “and we knew the Oceanside property would be perfect. It has ample space for our guests to enjoy a glass of Stone Brewing Co. beer and is conveniently located in downtown Oceanside.”

LoPiccolo said the property had been occupied previously by a pottery shop but was abandoned and empty when Stone found it.

Kristi Hawthorne, president of the Oceanside Historical Society said both the Oceanside

Highly successful craft brewery chooses Oceanside for third location

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Woman’s Club and the North County Jewish Community Center once listed 310 N. Tremont as their address.

Now, the store, besides offering the 20 brews, sells T-shirts, caps and drink glasses bearing the Stone company logo.

The store is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Story by Lola Sherman. Photos courtesy Stone Brewing.

A public library has existed in downtown Oceanside since 1904, but it wasn’t “befriended” until 1971.

That’s when a few dozen people decided a “Friends of the Library” was needed.

“It wasn’t a new idea for libraries, but it was new to Oceanside,” says Charlene Williamson about the volunteer group which has done everything from buying bookshelves to sponsoring children’s programs.

At the time, there was only one library, and it was downtown – in an old Safeway grocery store on Fourth Street (now Civic Center Drive) east of Hill Street (Coast Highway).

Those first volunteers, led by the likes of community leaders David Rorick, Bob Gleason and Carol Mitchell, “really got people excited about the library,” Williamson said.

And, now over 200 strong, the Friends of the Library hasn’t lost that enthusiasm.

The main library is still downtown – in the Civic Center not far from that old market building – but now there’s also a Mission Branch in the San Luis Rey Valley.

Williamson is still involved – as chairwoman of the Oceanside Public Library Foundation.

Together, the Friends and the foundation provide many amenities that the city budget can not afford.

“I do not know where we would be without the Friends,” says Monica Chapa-Domercq, principal librarian. “They support 100

percent of our programming for adults, children and teens. We do not use any city money.”

The Friends and the foundation, Chapa-Domercq said, have matched grants so “we can provide exceptional programming and make all the programs free and open to the public.”

Included are “Big Read” programs, taking advantage of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and

featuring this year programs based on Dashiell Hammett’s classic detective story, “The Maltese Falcon.”

The Friends sponsor a World Music Series of concerts offering everything from Celtic to jazz to bluegrass to rock and roll.

“The Friends make it possible to bring in live entertainment,” Chapa-Domercq said.

“We do not do these programs without the help of our friends,” she said, and now the group is helping to get back the Adelante bookmobile serving Spanish-speaking people.

It helps bring cultural events, like Noche Mexicana celebrating Mexican Independence Day, to the Civic Center plaza downtown.

Money for all the things the Friends do comes from a a wide array of fund-raisers – everything from a bookstore within the library, to a booth outside the Civic Center during the Thursday Farmer’s Market sponsored by MainStreet Oceanside to a “high tea” in the Civic Center plaza attended by 200 people to an annual holiday home tour.

Suzanne Williams, longtime Friends president, said there are 200-300 members now and the group has contributed more than $1 million to the library in the past few years.

Usually, she said, the support amounts to $115,000 a year, including $40,000 for books.

“I think the most-important thing,” she said, is the children’s program,” and over the summer, the Friends donated $3,000 to provide t-shirts and supplies for the children. It has bought computers for the children and, with the foundation, story-time rugs.

The Friends pay for the license to show movies at the library, and volunteers provide refreshments for all kinds of events.

“It’s all a teamwork,” Williams said.

“Overall”, Chapa-Domercq said of the Friends, “I think they are a great service to the library staff. They support what we do. They understand the mission and cause. It confirms to us that we are fighting the good fight.”.


Friends of the Library work to support cultural programming in Oceanside

With the dawn of the digital age, there’s not much need any more to take a roll of film to a photo shop for processing.

But that’s not a big deal for Oceanside Photo & Telescope (OPT).

The latter part of the name – telescope – accounts for about 95 percent of the business, says Craig Weatherwax, its owner.

And that business comes from all over the world, he said.

He does still sell cameras and a bit of film, primarily, he said, for students in photography classes at MiraCosta and Palomar community colleges. And camera rentals are available as well.

For instance, a brass ‘scope mounted on a wooden tripod readily catches the eye on the showroom floor.

“It’s a collectible,” Weatherwax said, adding he offers quite a few antiques.

He volunteers telescopes for many community events, like MainStreet Oceanside’s Sunset Market.

And an open house at the store allowed people to win telescopes donated by vendors and an opportunity drawing netted $12,000 for the International Dark Sky Association, to help astronomers everywhere.

Weatherwax employs about 30 people and says he’s been successful “because of my sales staff.”

OPT is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.


But, Weatherwax said, “cameras have lost their glory and luster.”

His store also stocks lots of binoculars, tripods, camera bags, backpacks, photo paper and sundry other items, but telescopes - 50-60 of them on display - are the big item.

Weatherwax believes he’s the largest retailer of telescopes in the United States.

The most-expensive one on the floor sells for $30,000, plus the cost of a mount. And OPT recently was commissioned for $500,000 to install telescopic equipment in an observatory at

the University of Hawaii.

However, he said, most of his telescopes are bought by hobbyists.

And, he said, “we have a problem trying to get young people interested in astronomy” as such classes are not emphasized in the schools.

Weatherwax, who lived in many places as a youngster because his father was in the military, settled down for four years at Coronado High School and has a degree in psychology from the University of Michigan.

He worked with tours in South America before returning to the United States because of a broken camera lens.

In 1974, he took advantage of an opportunity to buy the Oceanside Photographic Center on Coast Highway (then Hill Street) in Oceanside.

He later moved the shop to the Mission Square Shopping Center at Mission and Horne Street and then nine years ago moved across Horne to a prominent location in a former bank building on the corner. In fact, Weatherwax owns the entire two-story structure.

Full-wall picture windows and a telescope on the roof advertise the wares inside.

Weatherwax said he added telescopes in 1982 and they’ve become increasingly more important to the business every year.

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MainStreet Morning Meeting Notes: September 3, 2013They were talking trash at the September Morning Meeting of MainStreet Oceanside. Actually, Colleen Foster, management analyst for the city, did most of the talking. “I encourage businesses to get to know your trash,” Foster said as she explained how they can do more to recycle trash and exceed state standards. One problem for downtown businesses, Foster said, can be the lack of space in alleys and in regular three-yard trash bins for both recycling and regular trash containers. Exemptions can be issued, she said, so that recycling containers can be used. Recycling is cheaper, Foster said, adding that businesses can save $30 a month on their trash pickup bills. “I’m a dumpster diver,” Foster said, explaining that she checks to be sure recyclables are not included in the trash. One thing that needs to be done, she said, is to train employees to break down boxes because when flattened, they keep recycle containers from overflowing. And she sought the use of alternate products to non-recyclable Styrofoam. “We really want to promote Oceanside as a green city,” Foster said, adding that “we want to develop a green business recognition program” Green cities attract “ecotourism.” Foster said, and that means more business. Assembly Bill 341, called the Commercial Recycling Mandate, requires 75 percent recycling by 2020, Foster said. “When the mandate came out,” she said, “there were a lot of angry calls from businesses.” But, she said, Oceanside already is at 72 percent recycling- one of the highest percentages in the state. Foster invited business owners and managers to a workshop on the state legislation from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25 in the Community Rooms at the public library, 330 N. Coast Highway. Rick Wright, MainStreet Executive Director, said it has been working on plans to reduce trash in its jurisdiction, and Kathy Hamman, MainStreet Office Manager, said efforts are being made “to green the Sunset Market”, and its vendors are helping. Cathy Nykiel, Sunset Market Manager, said Sunset Market has celebrated its sixth anniversary, and Wright commented that means there have been 300 weekly markets.

Morning MtgMainStreetBut resident Dick Bartlett said now there’s been an increase in homeless sleeping on downtown streets, and David Nydegger, executive director of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, said he looked outside his office window to find a homeless person washing clothes. Armijo said some homeless are recently released jail inmates on informal parole. He said residents should call when they see unlawful homeless conduct, but they should recognize that responding could be a low priority if officers are busy. City Councilman Jerry Kern announced that City Manager Peter Weiss has resigned, and the council is looking for a replacement. Lori Lawson of Liberty Tax Service announced that tax schools are beginning. Gumaro Escarcega, MainStreet Programs Manager, said the group’s board has decided “the No. 1 goal is to make this town clean and safe.” and is considering more projects for volunteers. Escarcega announced a follow-up to the highly successful MainStreet Mixer from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 8 at Apotheque Spa, 322 N. Cleveland St. Nydegger reminded that the annual Harbor Days celebration offering 200 vendors will be held Sept. 27-28 with one event, a sandcastle contest on that Saturday, added this year and, of course, the traditional nail-and-sail competition will be held that Sunday. The next monthly meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on October 1st at the MainStreet office. Meeting notes by Lola Sherman

Also, Nykiel announced the upcoming bands, from county/western to rock-and-roll, at the market, as well as a “Por Siempre” car show and a Halloween celebration Oct. 31. New vendors include one offering Russian food, Nykiel said. Georgeo Kerpani also explained at the meeting why he calls himself “Oceanside visionary,” showing plans he drew up in 1986 for a downtown which included proposals to build the Pier View Way underpass and one-way streets as well as “to bulldoze Oceanside High School” to accommodate a hotel-convention center and restaurant row. Despite new construction at the high school, Kerpani said he still believes it will be moved, but not in his lifetime. Besides the underpass, Kerpani said, the city accepted, in part, his advice to beautify the adobe entry sign at the north end of town, but he would prefer blue and white with a waterfall. And, he said, the bicycle path along the San Luis Rey River was his idea, and he would like to add a horse trail as well. Kerpani believes one step in his plan - a promenade on Pier View Way - is next. Police Lt. Karen Laser asked the audience of about 30 members whether they had noticed the increase in enforcement of no-skateboarding regulations downtown. Earlier in the meeting, Police Capt. Fred Armijo introduced himself as the new captain concerned with downtown problems. Armijo noted that he is an Oceanside native, a graduate of Oceanside High School and a 19-year veteran of the police force. Members of the audience said they had seen skateboarders being contacted.

Georgeo Kerpani’s 1986 Vision Plan is now on display at the MainStreet Oceanside office.

The plan is of historic interest because Kerpani asked city managers, city councilmembers, and many other community members to record their comments and signatures on the back of the document.

The signatures and comments can also be viewed at the MainStreet office.

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