🌱 Patch AM: What will Imperial Beach’s new SunCoast Market Co-Op offer residents?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Imperial Beach’s new SunCoast Market Co-Op offer residents?

Also on today's calendar: Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Fog, then some sun, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
• Monday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SunCoast Market Co-Op Manager Has Lifelong Experience In The Business (imperialbeachnewsca.com) — A new SunCoast Market Co-Op is gearing up to open soon, led by longtime grocery professional Andre Chavez, who plans to move to Imperial Beach this spring. He’s now hiring staff, ordering inventory, and coordinating training through the National Co-op Grocer network. The store will mix organic and conventional options, emphasize local farms and vendors, and offer prepared foods and a Dr. Bronner’s refill station.
   

📸 Around Imperial Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach

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Monday December 22

• Creative Monday @ the IDEA Lab & Makerspace
  San Ysidro Library, Kilroy Realty IDEA Lab , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• LEGO Creators Club
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast
  Living Coast Discovery Center , 1000 Gunpowder Point Dr , Chula Vista
  6:00 pm

📣 Imperial Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• STORYTIME & CRAFT
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  10:00 am
• Lego and Rokenbok Club
  MountainView/Beckwourth Branch Library , 721 San Pasqual St. , San Diego
  10:30 am
• Buffalo Soldiers
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
  11:00 am
• Juggling Club
  Logan Heights Branch Library , 567 S. 28th St. , San Diego
  2:30 pm
• Vincent Santiago Commission
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
  3:00 pm
• BVX LIVE: Boys Varsity Soccer vs Sweetwater
  Bonita Vista Senior High Chula Vista, CA 91913
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Rainbow Spaces: Dungeons & Dragons /Calabozos y Dragones
  Logan Heights Branch Library , 567 S. 28th St. , San Diego
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Holiday Fun @PH
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
• Music and Motion
  MountainView/Beckwourth Branch Library , 721 San Pasqual St. , San Diego
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Make its Debut on 4K UHD is the Spectacular CLOUD ATLAS —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch
• It Rings Again in BLACK PHONE 2 on Bluray —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch

• Reports of explosion near shopping center in Escondido, California.
  9:30PM on Dec 18: Nextdoor user reports a huge explosion near North County Mall. (Nextdoor )
• Report of police activity in San Marcos, California.
  7:28PM on Dec 18: Nextdoor users report significant police and fire truck activity at the corner of 120th and Aviation and large police presence in… (Nextdoor )

• South Bay Union School District posted a job opening for IBCS- Extended Learning Athletics Coach- Boys Volleyball 8th #2708 in Imperial Beach. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Imperial Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

• Cops clear firearms off streets (thestarnews.com)

Coronado

• Coronado girls' water polo off to undefeated start (thecoronadonews.com)
• Sharp Coronado Hospital Auxiliary welcomes new board (coronadotimes.com)
• The History of the Coronado Bridge & How It Nearly Went Wrong (sandiegomagazine.com)

San Diego

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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