San Diego Community News Group - Winners named in OB s Holiday Storefront Decorating Contest

Dee from The Corner Store, won the Most Unique Window category (interior and exterior) during this year’s Holiday Storefront-Decorating Contest. Courtesy photo

Randi from Raglan Public House holds the storefront-decorating award for best OB 125th Anniversary Theme. Courtesy photo

Judges fanned out to pick the fanciest, most whimsical and most imaginative entries by Ocean Beach merchants on Jan. 1 during the Ocean Beach Town Council’s annual Holiday Storefront-Decorating Contest.

Here are this year’s winners:

• Most Unique Window: Corner Store, 4873 Newport Ave. — painted windows, different animatronic Santas, snow and other items

• OB 125th Anniversary Theme: Raglan Public House, 1851 Bacon St. — this year’s OB Holiday Parade theme was “125 Years of Holiday Fun”

• Celebrate With Lights: — businesses with the best lights, two categories

Individual Business: Pirates Cove Tiki Port, 4896 Voltaire St.

Group/Block Award — (must be in same building or on the same block):

• 5000 Block of Newport Ave.

• Special mentions for Tony’s, Lighthouse Ice Cream, Cheswick’s West, South Coast Surf Shop, Gallagher’s, Beach Sweets and Wahine’s

• Honorable Mentions:

• OB Hardware, 4871 Newport Ave. – painted window by Children’s Energy Center

• Pruett Realty, 1845 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.

• John Baker Framing, 4735 Pt. Loma Ave.