Archive for November, 2019
Historic San Diego Civic Youth Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker”
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet (SDCYB), founded in 1945 is celebrating almost 75 years as the resident classical ballet school in Balboa Park, and is again presenting “The Nutcracker” from Wednesday, December 11 through Sunday, December 22 at the Casa Del Prado Theater, located at 1800 Village Place. You are invited to take an […]
Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village
Families, friends and neighbors are invited to kick-off the holiday season with festive fun in San Diego’s Little Italy at the 21st Annual Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 7th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year, the Little Italy neighborhood will make exciting enhancements to the event with the reveal […]
Kate Sessions Birthday Celebration in Balboa Park Invites Tree Lovers to “Plant It Forward”
The Balboa Park Conservancy encourages San Diego families and tree lovers of all ages to help Plant It Forward at a new annual event in honor of Kate Sessions’s birthday and Balboa Park’s vital urban forest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, November 9. The family-friendly celebration in Morley Field at Jacaranda Place is the […]
Liberty Station’s Tree Lighting and Holiday Festivities, Nov. 29
Liberty Station invites the community to celebrate the season at its 2019 Salute the Season main event, the Liberty Station Tree Lighting and Holiday Festivities, taking place in the North Promenade on Friday, Nov. 29, from 4 to 9 p.m. Visitors will enjoy a magical evening of the iconic 88-foot Norfolk pine tree lighting as well as live […]
Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station Returns for the Holiday Season
San Diegans are invited to skate their way through the holiday season at the Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station, which begins Thursday, November 14 and runs through Sunday, January 5, 2020. The ice rink will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving and […]
What Now?
No Really, What Now? by Laura Walcher Okay, so once again, in a week of unrelenting frustrations and challenges, I decided not to strangle Mr. Entitled. (“Fen” is his “real” name; our smart-aleck black poodle/bichon, who’s grown up to believe himself the emperor, tho’ he doesn’t even pay the mortgage.) So, he dips beneath a […]
My “La La Land” Experience
I truly feel like Los Angeles is the same anytime I attempt to visit. Things happen; people meet; and it feels like you are constantly on set for a film production experience. Well the weekend of October 11 was a definite “La La Land” moment for me. I got to enjoy some of my bucket-list goals, […]
Ever Grateful This Autumn
By J. Daniel Geddis, President Mission Hills BID and Realtor Team D&B at One Mission Realty I am writing while enjoying a cool San Diego autumn evening and reflecting on how quickly this year has passed. With Thanksgiving occurring in November, the month is a time of gratitude and there is much to be grateful […]
Controversial Eucalyptus
In front of my property on the city’s land stands an enormous eucalyptus tree. It has been lauded by all and has been designated a community asset. It is truly beautiful with its lofty branches, its variegated colored bark, its leaves and pods. It shades our house, and it provides entertainment. Unkempt fledgling hawks and […]
I’ve Been Hacked! Now What?
These words bring a certain level of dread to most people who hear (or think them). But what can you really do if you’ve been hacked? First, it’s going to depend on just what information has been compromised and where the hack occurred. I got a call from AppleCare (or Dell or Microsoft) saying… No […]
