Two Blocks News Today

Every now and then we step back and gaze at our seaside village through the lens of time. Today, we view what was happening in Ocean Beach one decade ago in August of 2012. Here are some of the stories from the pages of the OB Rag that month. OB Planning Board Takes on Variances…

Hot Springs, 1910: The Cozy Inn at 131 Chapel St., a block off Central Avenue, was operated by R.A. Williams — "Better known as Peg Williams."

Unsuccessful. and that retaking the area would give ukraine more leverage to push farther east into russian-occupied territory. its getting complicated now. lets bring in retired lieutenant general mark hertling, senior general and europe and the seventh army. lieutenant general, good morning to you, the question is are we about to see a major escalation now, with this land grab? >> well, i certainly think, were talking, first of all, a land grab thats in flagrant violation of international law ...

MANILA - San Migueltook a pivotal 3-2 lead in itsPBA Philippine Cup semifinal series against Meralco after scoring an 89-78 win in Game 5 of their series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. The Beermen outscored the Bolts, 26-12, in the third quarter to open a 67-56 lead entering the fourth. However, Meralco waxed hot to start the fourth quarter and drew to within just two, 76-78, with 3:09 left in the contest. Despite its struggles from the free-throw line, it was the ...

MANILA - Jayson Castro won it for TNT Tropang Giga as he hit a three-pointer in the dying moments to give his team a 93-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a game that saw Mikey Williams getting limited to just 15 points, Castro provided the clutch help for the Tropang Giga, burying a contested three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to steal the win from the Hotshots. Magnolia thought they had ...

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MANILA - Magnolia Hotshots booked a place in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals with a 112-106 overtime win against NLEX Road Warriors in the deciding game of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jio Jalalon took over in the extension as he was responsible for nine of the Hotshots' first 11 points, scoring seven on his own and assisting on a layup from Calvin Abueva to open a 108-100 lead with 1:15 remaining. Don Trollano tried to pl...

MANILA - San Miguel Beermen weathered a mini late rally from Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters to reclaim the solo top spot in the PBA Philippine Cup standings after a 99-93 win on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Beermen showed their class for the most part of the tight contest even as they eventually opened an 11-point lead, 95-84, with 2:20 to play. The Elasto Painters, however, banked on six straight free throws to cut the lead down to five, 95-90, with 1:19 left...

MANILA - Converge's support cast worked wonders on Wednesday especially in the endgame as they clobbered the Terrafirma Dyip, 97-84, in their PBA Philippine Cup clash at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Mike Digregorio and Maverick Ahanmisi came alive for Converge in the fourth quarter, combining for 26 of the team's 34 points in the period even as they pulled away from Terrafirma in the last 12 minutes in a tight game that saw 12 deadlocks and 17 lead changes. Digregorio finished with 1...

(Photo courtesy of PNVF) MANILA- Poland came back from two sets down to beat Thailand, 22-25, 27-29, 25-16, 25-16, 15-13, in the first game of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Thursday triple-header at the Smart Araneta Coliseum here. After engaging in a tight battle with Thailand in the first two sets only to fall short, Poland displayed dominance in Sets 3 and 4 to force the deciding set. The fifth set went down the wire again, but Poland displayed poise in the end to complete the reverse s...