Covid-19
National Blood Donor Month Highlights Need for Donations
San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB), the local blood bank serving San Diego County, is celebrating National Blood Donor Month throughout January by inviting eligible individuals to donate blood and convalescent plasma in 2021 with the goal of creating a robust supply that can meet local hospital patient needs. National Blood Donor Month has been observed […]
A Commitment to Supporting Father Joe’s 5K
For over 30 years, Allen Matkins has established itself as a prominent law firm in San Diego County specializing in real estate, land use, environmental, finance, litigation, as well as other practices. The firm continues to support community efforts in providing more affordable housing and regularly contributing to community service activities. Allen Matkins’ staff first […]
Christmas Tree Decoration Starts the Holidays in Old Town San Diego
This past November, Old Town Market personnel, and volunteers from the Mormon Battalion, helped to set up and decorate the tree at the entrance to Old Town State Historic Park in Old Town San Diego. The Old Town Chamber of Commerce provided the tree and decorations, with funds through a grant from the City of […]
Shop Until You Drop In the Neighborhood
Support Mission Hills Small Business Owners By Dixie Hall, President Mission Hills BID and DixiePops Owner The holiday season is upon us — and elections are behind us, finally! The Mission Hills BID elections for directors and officers took place on November 18. I was elected director for three years and president for 2021. As […]
Feeling Extremely Blessed To Have A Veterinarian in My Life
Most of us will admit that our pets have helped us maintain our sanity during this past year. Lexi, my adorable Yorkie, has been with me every day. When I start to feel down, I look at her sweet face and immediately feel better. Her presence brings calm to almost every unbearable situation. Unfortunately, Lexi […]
Father Joe’s Villages Offers Semi-Virtual Chat with Santa
The holidays can be tough for children and teenagers affected by homelessness, as they often miss out on experiences most young people have during this time. So, it’s important to provide them with a celebration so remarkable that they are able to simply be kids, instead of worrying about their families’ daily struggle to get […]
Shop Small. Keep Mission Hills Businesses Open
By J. Daniel Geddis, President Mission Hills BID and Realtor Team D&B at One Mission Realty It has been a pleasure serving as the elected president of the Mission Hills BID over the past two years, representing some 500 small businesses. Together, with a dedicated board of seven and our executive director and supportive business […]
Take Some Time to Take Care of Yourself
We’ve all been dealing with COVID-19 for several months now, and as cases begin to mount again, I’ve been thinking a lot about an interesting conversation I had with my oncologist. First, I have to say those are two words you never want to use together: “my oncologist.” Just about two years ago, I was […]
The Packaging May be Deceiving
We all know, over the last several months that there has been a shortage of hand sanitizers and wipes on the market. All of us have gone to various stores where the shelves are bare with no timeline on when we will see this change. So, it’s understandable that if we see sanitizing wipes on […]