Archive for July, 2022
Summer Speakers’ Series – Getting to Know You
Programs to acquaint us with people and services in Mission Hills/Hillcrest The Friends of the Mission Hills – Hillcrest/Knox Library are sponsoring a summer speakers’ series. Each one will be held in the Community Room of the Library at 6:30 p.m. Mission Hills Nursery – presented by Toni and Fausto Palafox – takes place at […]
Celebrating the Simple Pleasures of Summer in Mission Hills
By Dixie Hall, President of Mission Hills BID and Owner of DixiePops The Mission Hills BID started the summer season off at a mid-June summer business mixer, attended by business owners and residents. It was a fun evening hosted by new Associate Member Valentine Viannay, owner of L’Atelier at 2655 Reynard Way in South Mission […]
Balboa Park Carousel Extends Hours and Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Balboa Park Carousel is extending its operating hours for the summer season. Throughout the summer, the carousel will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until school resumes on August 26, offering more opportunities to grasp the brass ring. The Balboa Park Carousel follows the San Diego Unified School District calendar […]
Happy Half-Birthday
I wonder if I am the only person in the world to celebrate half-birthdays. It is a wonderful way to celebrate yourself with no expectations and no disappointments. Here is why you should do it and how. Birthdays are a big deal in most families. When we are young, we hope for a party with […]
“United by Sport” Mural Features Two San Diego Baseball Legends
Friendship of Hoover High alum Ted Williams and Padres Tony Gwynn highlighted A mural of two San Diego baseball icons was unveiled this past month at Hoover High School. With the message “United by Sport,” the mural depicts Hall of Famers Ted Williams, a Hoover High School alum, and Padres great Tony Gwynn. Although they […]
San Diego Zoo Welcomes Birth of Endangered Ring-tailed Lemur
The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed the birth of a ring-tailed lemur infant at the Zoo’s Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks Madagascar Forest habitat. The female infant was born May 22 to first-time lemur mother, Rindra. Wildlife care specialists report the infant is doing very well, nursing properly and gaining weight. “We are all so excited and honored to have […]
Can the State Disregard Voter-Approved Protections for Our Coast?
By Paul Krueger Let’s agree that San Diego needs more housing for our low, very low, and homeless residents. But plans for a 60-unit, 60-foot-high apartment complex in Pacific Beach should be subject to vigorous debate, and – if appropriate – a legal challenge. That’s because the proposed project is west of Interstate 5, in […]
Three Ways to Help Aging Relatives Manage Their Finances
As the average age in America increases and more Baby Boomers retire, the so-called Sandwich Generation (those with school-age or young adult children and aging parents) are finding themselves having to assist both parents and kids simultaneously. Whether it’s helping to invest, pay bills or going to medical appointments as a second set of eyes, […]
Super Viking Science Night at St. Vincent de Paul School
St. Vincent de Paul School held its 6th Annual Science Night after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Students, families, faculty, and alumni marked the special occasion with a Star Wars theme, apropos of the “May the fourth” date. Kindergarten through 8thGrade students explored a range of STEM principles through hands-on activities organized and tended by parents, […]
San Diego Teens Solving the City’s Biggest Problems
For the first time in two-plus years, Whatever It Takes (WIT) is hosting an in-person event for teens in San Diego. This three-Day Hackathon event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 20, and is part of the Camp WIT program that is focused on providing teens a […]
