Archive for August, 2022
Botanica to Open on North Park’s University Avenue in Late Summer 2022
San Diego’s Be Saha Hospitality Group announced its newest concept opening this summer: Botanica, an art-forward cocktail bar from the team behind Tahona and Wormwood. Planned to open at the end of summer in the heart of North Park at 3139 University Avenue, Botanica will bring an immersive drinking and social experience to San Diego through its […]
Now’s Your Time to Fly High Without a Plane
iFLY Indoor Skydiving, the sports and recreation company whose mission is to fly you high while taking prices low, is offering a special deal this summer. Summer is the perfect time to experience something new, and for a limited time, save up to 30 percent on weekdays. iFLY is offering an opportunity to beat the […]
Leon Williams Celebrates His 100th Birthday and Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Local elected officials and community leaders honored longtime political and equal rights leader Leon L. Williams with special awards this past month to help celebrate his 100th birthday. Williams was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the County. Williams was elected San Diego’s first Black city councilman in 1969 and first Black county supervisor in […]
The Old Globe
The Old Globe has announced the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Globe Resident Artist Patricia McGregor, who was recently named artistic director of New York Theatre Workshop, directs a cast of 20. The Bard’s beloved comedy is the concluding production of the Globe’s 2022 Summer Shakespeare Festival under the stars in the […]
Mission Hills Artist Wins Third Place
Kirby Kendrick, an artist and resident of Mission Hills, San Diego, California, has won the third-place award in the highly competitive July 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition Illumination 2.0, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station. Kendrick’s painting titled Manet: It’s an Outrage! was selected by […]
San Diego Automotive Museum holds New Exhibit, “Cars with Character”
The San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego’s premier transportation museum, will be premiering a new exhibit “Cars with Character” through Sunday, September 25. Cars and motorcycles on display play many roles in TV and film, acting as characters, settings, plot devices, or backgrounds. This exhibit showcases the distinct looks and abilities of an amazing variety […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “Head Over Heals”
The San Diego Premiere of Junior Theatre’s “Head Over Heels,” runs through Sunday, August 14 at the Casa del Prado Theatre, located at the corner of Old Globe Way and Village Place in Balboa Park. An inspired mash-up of posh and punk, “Head Over Heels” is an unpredictable Elizabethan romp about a royal family that must prevent an oracle’s […]
Communicating with the Non-Human World
I have always believed that there should be a way to communicate with living entities that are not human. Given today’s state of the world, I am not sure humans are doing such a great job communicating with our own species. I am not an “animal communicator,” nor do I wish to become one; I […]
County Clerk Offering New Summer Love After Hours
Expanded Evening Wedding Appointments and Ceremonies San Diego County Clerk Ernie Dronenburg expanded office hours this summer to offer a new Love After Hours Evening Wedding Servicesprogram. Couples may book an appointment for an Evening Wedding on the following Wednesdays this summer: August 10, and September 14, 2022, between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7:30 […]
“Mayor and Council Ignored Promises of a Full, Open Public Discussion”
By Paul Krueger There were many reasons for the City Council to soundly defeat Mayor Todd Gloria’s ill-conceived settlement proposal for the Ash Street litigation. But one very important factor was lost in the machinations that led to the council’s July 26 approval of the settlement. One month earlier, on June 27, Council President Sean […]
