Archive for July, 2015
“Coming Home to Famiglia: The Works of John Asaro”
Little Italy’s Meyer Fine Art Gallery will be hosting a neighborhood fundraising art exhibition, “Coming Home to Famiglia: The Works of John Asaro” from July 9 through August 1 to benefit the Little Italy Association’s Piazza Famiglia project—a 10,000 square foot piazza on Date Street in downtown Little Italy that will become the new […]
Stagecoach Days
Celebrating the Wild West in Old Town Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is celebrating travel and transportation in the era of real horsepower during Stagecoach Days, kicking off on July 11. Come join in the old-fashioned fun from the mid-1800s from noon to 4 p.m. on seven Saturdays in July and August. […]
San Diego – A Place to Express Yourself
Each month I get to review the amazing variety of events that are occurring around San Diego County. Most of us know that San Diego is hosting the International Comic Con again this year. The dates are July 9 through the 12. Fans will be arriving from around the world to be a part of […]
California Native Brings New Music Home
Natalie Cressman to Perform at Dizzy’s Singer, songwriter, and trombonist Natalie Cressman will bring her Brooklyn-based band back home to California for a six-show run in July. Cressman will be joined by trumpeter Ivan Jackson, guitarist Mike Bono, bassist Jonathan Stein, and drummer Michael Mitchell. The San Francisco-raised instrumentalist and chanteuse returns to her old […]
Cast a “vote” for OUR neighborhood……
by Trish Watlington One year ago I wrote my first column for the Presidio Sentinel as president of the Mission Hills Business Improvement District. Thank you for letting me know you read it, I look forward to contributing each month. Thank you Patty Ducey-Brooks for offering our neighborhood business association a continuing voice in a […]
The Journey Begins
It was a rather warm day as I walked with my son to his first born’s graduation. We got to the school a little too late to claim the small piece of shade under the lone tree on campus, but at least we were able to sit close enough to see the graduates as they […]
San Diego International Airport’s Rental Car Center Update
This past month, San Diego International Airport celebrated a major milestone in the $316 million Rental Car Center’s construction: completion of the 2,000,000-square-foot facility’s innovative concrete facade. It’s scheduled to open in January 2016, and will house most of the rental car companies serving the airport, including national brands, as well as local, independent and […]
Fourth of July with an Additional Take on Independence
by Mrs. Freud The Fourth of July is one of our nation´s proudest days. We celebrate the freedom and independence that this country allows us to experience. It is a precious human value, denied to many in this world. While you are celebrating this grand reality, I invite you to make it even more powerful […]
What on Earth is a “Liquid Alternative”?
Scarcely a day goes by that I don’t receive a call or at least two emails from somebody trying to sell me a “Liquid Alternative” mutual fund. Thankfully, only one of my clients has come to me saying “I’ve got to have some of these.” So what are these things and why might you want […]
What Now? Say Wha’….?
It’s hard enough to communicate with Millennials, even when we speak the same language. Wait: even when we think we speak the same language. But, you’re in luck: one of us has been paying attention. In my determined effort to maintain communication in life, this column is here to help. Try these: “Shade.” This is […]
