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Kiss it goodbye
SAN DIEGO -- Workers Wednesday began removing the statue of a sailor kissing a nurse near the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum on San Diego's downtown waterfront. The 25-foot-tall sculpture, called "Unconditional Surrender,'' is based on the iconic...
Tags: Memorial Day, World War II (1939-1945), Sculpture, Museums, Arts
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San Diego fireworks show exploded in 15 seconds, ruining show [Video]
L.A. NOWOne of the largest Fourth of July fireworks shows in the nation was ruined in San Diego Wednesday after a glitch caused all the pyrotechnics to ignite all at once.... -
San Diego Bay fireworks ignite all at once, botching show
L.A. NOWA glitch caused all of the fireworks at San Diego's biggest fireworks show to ignite all at once, botching the Fourth of July pyrotechnic show, local media reported.... -
Port gives rare look inside cargo terminals
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- The public doesn’t get to see how these essential imports get into our country. On Tuesday, the Unified Port of San Diego gave FOX 5 a special tour of its two deep-water ports to kick off Maritime Month. Whether it’s your car or...Tags: Business, Manufacturing and Engineering, Machine Manufacturing, Marketing, Automotive Equipment
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Hotels OK tax hike for Convention Center expansion
SAN DIEGO -- A legally questionable plan to fund the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center with a self-imposed room tax hike was overwhelmingly approved by hoteliers, the city clerk's office announced Tuesday. The increase was backed by 92.03...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Port to decide fate of iconic
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - The Unified Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners may decide the fate of the iconic 'Unconditional Surrender’ statue near the USS Midway during its meeting on Tuesday. Thousands of visitors come to the park near Tuna Harbor to take...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Sculpture, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Artist, couples kiss statue goodbye
![SAN DIEGO—A local artist is inviting couples to meet in front of the "Unconditional Surrender" sculpture Saturday morning to reenact the statue’s iconic pose.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68191210-19185203.jpg "SAN DIEGO—A local artist is inviting couples to meet in front of the "Unconditional Surrender\" sculpture Saturday morning to reenact the statue’s iconic pose.")
Fox 5 ReporterSAN DIEGO—A local artist is inviting couples to meet in front of the "Unconditional Surrender" sculpture Saturday morning to reenact the statue’s iconic pose. The photographer known as Michael RealPeople is calling it the “Big Kiss-...Tags: Sculpture, Arts, Photography, Arts and Culture
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Ted Williams statue effort gains momentum
![SAN DIEGO -- An effort to put a statue to legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and San Diego native <a href="#">Ted Williams</a> on the Embarcadero may be gaining momentum.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68247755-20180211.jpg "SAN DIEGO -- An effort to put a statue to legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and San Diego native <a href="#\">Ted Williams</a> on the Embarcadero may be gaining momentum.")
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- An effort to put a statue to legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and San Diego native Ted Williams on the Embarcadero may be gaining momentum. Local baseball historian Bill Swank has campaigned for the statue to Unified Port of San Diego...Tags: Baseball, Sculpture, Sports, Arts, Ted Williams
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Mayor opposes U-T's stadium proposal
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- Mayor Jerry Sanders said Monday he opposes U-T San Diego's proposal for a new Chargers stadium and expanded convention center, but the newspaper's CEO said the city's plans are flawed. In a two-page editorial in Sunday's edition, the...Tags: John Lynch, San Diego Chargers, Qualcomm Inc., Newspaper and Magazine, Corporate Officers
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Port sinks plan to turn marine terminal into entertainment center
Fox 5 News ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Despite big plans by hotel developer and U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester to turn the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal into an entertainment destination, it will remain a cargo facility. During a nearly 7 hour board meeting, a third of which...Tags: Entertainment
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5 'Occupy' protesters arrested at port
SAN DIEGO -- Five people were arrested Monday when several dozen Occupy San Diego protesters tried to blockade the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal Monday as part of a series of efforts to shut down commercial ports on the West Coast.
The local demonstrators...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Labor Legislation, Politics, Activism, Career and Workplace
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Thousands line waterfront for balloon parade
SAN DIEGO -- More than 100,000 people crowded Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego for Wednesday's Port of San Diego Big Bay Balloon Parade.
The parade, which organizers say is the largest balloon parade in the country, began at about 10 a.m.
Marching...Tags: Festive Events, Festive Events, Qualcomm Inc., Amtrak, Arts and Culture
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