Archive for May, 2020
Supporting One Another
By J. Daniel Geddis, president, Mission Hills BID and realtor at Team D&B at One Mission Realty My gratitude goes out to our neighborhood of hardworking health care professionals, medical personnel, first responders, and essential services providers who are unselfishly continuing to put themselves at risk taking care of the sick and providing for the healthy. At […]
Looking on the Bright Side
Because of COVID-19, the Mission Hills Garden Club will not be meeting until further notice. I shall continue writing about whatever strikes my fancy or seems reasonable, as always. Today I want to talk about opportunities self-quarantine is giving us. We have heard about what to do to slow the course of the corona virus. […]
Disciplined Investing in Volatile Markets
The past few weeks have been a wild ride, to be sure. With financial markets selling off and government efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak starting to crimp both economic and personal activity, it’s very reasonable to be concerned about what will happen in the coming months. Frankly, there are about as many theories as […]
Motherless Koala Joey Receiving Round-the-Clock Care at the San Diego Zoo
An eight-month-old koala joey being cared for round the clock by San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialists is thriving. The male koala joey, named Omeo (pronounced Ooh-me-ooh), lost his mother due to cancer in mid-December, when he was about five-and-a-half months old and was still in her pouch. To save the joey’s life, Zoo veterinarians […]
San Diego Unified Honors Teachers of the Year
Coinciding with Day of the Teacher and National Teacher Appreciation Week, the San Diego Unified School District honored its 2020 Teachers of the Year while celebrating its some 6,000 teachers throughout the first week of May. The announcement of the Teachers of the Year is made in conjunction with the National Day of the Teacher […]
Mr. Trustee Scoop Shop in Mission Hills on May 6
Trust Restaurant Group’s (TRG) anticipated creamery Mr. Trustee, led by Executive Pastry Chef Jeremy Harville, debuts on Wednesday, May 6. Located adjacent to Cardellino, TRG’s newest concept in Mission Hills that opened in February, Mr. Trustee will offer rotating seasonal flavors of handcrafted ice cream, soft serve and pints to go from a street-side, walk-up […]
Fashion Week San Diego Designers Mask Donation Efforts
By Gwendolyn Bates As the new director of Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD), it’s been a historic and eventful five months as the world is facing a pandemic like never before with the ever-fluid situation of Covid19. Within the FWSD organization, we are doing our part in increasing innovation, pivoting to create new initiatives, and […]
Mission Hills Couple Strike Racist Restrictive Covenant As Part of Centennial
By Kenneth Zak I’ve enjoyed living in four different Mission Hills homes over the past twenty years. Meandering past so many well-preserved, historic homes is a cherished benefit of our neighborhood. So, as the centennial of our 1920 craftsman bungalow approached, Kyona and I wanted to celebrate its history and contribute to its preservation. We […]
Remembering Michal Andrew Peter “Tuz” Tuzinkiewicz
This past month for all of us has been extremely challenging, with lots of new norms and ways of living and working. However, for those of us with the Presidio Sentinel, it was life changing for an additional reason. Our friend and co-worker, who was also the creative director and graphic designer, Michal Andrew Peter […]
