Architecture
Sparks Gallery Highlights the Ilan-Lael Foundation’s 2025 Visiting Artists in Newest Exhibition
Sparks Gallery is proud to present its newest exhibition, The Power of Place: Inspirations from Ilan-Lael, featuring the Visiting Artists from the Ilan-Lael Foundation. Running from Sunday, November 9 to Wednesday, December 31, the exhibition highlights the work of the eight visionary artists whose creative journeys were shaped by their time at the Ilan-Lael compound, the iconic home […]
New President and CEO of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is proud to announce the appointment of Shawn Dixon as its new president and chief executive officer. Following an extensive global search conducted by Korn Ferry, Dixon was selected to lead the organization into its next chapter. Having served as interim president and CEO for the past seven months, and […]
Mission Hills Faces a 12-Story Disaster — and City Hall Is Letting It Happen
By Doug Poole, Mission Hills resident The proposed 12-story project at 820 Fort Stockton Drive is nothing short of a looming disaster for Mission Hills. This isn’t smart growth or thoughtful planning — it’s a reckless gamble that will scar our neighborhood for decades. The design is physically ugly, completely out of scale, and wildly […]
A New Restaurant in a Classic Downtown Gaslamp Quarter Setting
Downtown just got a new reason to rise and shine. Witherby, located inside The Beau Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is serving breakfast and brunch daily in an elegant, timeless setting that nods to the neighborhood’s rich history. Guests can also return later in the day to enjoy refined lunch and dinner offerings in the same […]
Largest Project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance History is 80 Percent Complete
In celebration of World Elephant Day, San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced that Denny Sanford Elephant Valley will open in early 2026. The largest and most transformative project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history is 80 percent complete. This first-of-its-kind experience will offer new insight into the role San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance […]
Mission Hills Heritage Presents “Home Tour Weekend” ~ Spanish Architectural Styles of Mission Hills
Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) is beyond pleased to present its 18th Annual Historic Home Tour, featuring for the first time ever a gala soiree the evening before the tour to kick off the festivities, to be held on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27, respectively. This year’s theme is Spanish Architectural Styles of Mission […]
‘40th Floor Affair Spotlights San Diego’s Emerging Fashion Designers
Downtown San Diego’s skyline will transform into a fashion runway from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, July 26, as 800 Broadway hosts the 40th Floor Affair: A Runway Above it All, an exclusive fashion event celebrating the city’s rising design talent. Set against the panoramic backdrop of San Diego’s tallest rooftop lounge, this sky-high runway event will […]
Local Nonprofit Organization Announces Its $20 Million Capital Campaign
The San Diego Automotive Museum is thrilled to announce the launch of their $20 million dollar capital campaign to support the construction of their new building that will expand its facilities and enhance its mission of education, preservation, and inspiration. The new building will seamlessly connect to the Museum’s existing historic building in Balboa Park […]
Mission Hills Heritage to Nominate the Marine View Historic District
By Barry Hager Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) is pleased to announce the upcoming nomination of another National Register historic district in Mission Hills: the Marine View Historic District. The focus of this effort is on portions of South Mission Hills, unlike prior national register districts MHH nominated that centered on North Mission Hills (Inspiration Heights […]
San Diego Housing Push Driven by Greed and Power
In US History, tenement housing referred to multi-family dwellings, often poorly constructed and overcrowded, that housed working-class families, particularly immigrants, in late 19th and early 20th century urban areas. These buildings were characterized by cramped living conditions, inadequate ventilation, and contributing to urban poverty. Though the “affordable housing” structures that are being built today in San Diego […]
