Local News
Mission Hills Historic District Expands by 99 Homes
by Barry E. Hager The efforts of a group of Mission Hills residents recently paid off when the City of San Diego added 99 homes to the Mission Hills Historic District. The homes are all within the original Mission Hills subdivision, recorded by George W. Marston and others in 1908. “It was a complex process, […]
Hidden in Plain Sight
(Part 1) By Barb Strona Most people spend much of their leisure escaping into other’s worlds via TV, Internet, newspapers, or books. Meredith French, master gardener and long-time Mission Hills Garden Club supporter in every possible way, showed The Mission Hills Garden Club another source of love and lust, family relationships, and murder and intrigue. […]
Friends of Balboa Park Initiate Water Conservation Efforts
By Patty Ducey-Brooks For all of us who live in California, water is precious and we know we need to do our part to protect and preserve it. Fortunately, there are many San Diegans who feel the same and are actively doing their part for this effort. Recently I learned that Friends of Balboa Park […]
Imaginative Specialty Store Opens in Mission Hills
Actor and spokesperson Melissa Scott Clark (formerly Biggs) of Baywatch, Rush Hour 2, and Sports Illustrated, has partnered with real estate developer and hospitality entrepreneur Gina Champion Cain, (The Patio) to premier their flagship specialty stores, The Front Porch, located at 928 Fort Stockton, Suite 101 in Mission Hills, opening Saturday, August 2 at 11:00 […]
Fun Free Things to Do at San Diego Comic Con without a Badge
You say you wanted to go to the San Diego Comic Con but you couldn’t get a badge? Well fear not, friends, because there are plenty of cool things to do for free around the world’s biggest Geek-fest. From a free Interactive Zone where you can mingle with some of your favorite characters and even […]
Television and Film Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence Attends 2014 Comic Con
San Diego, CA (For Release) – Mark Christopher Lawrence, who has appeared on television on the NBC series Chuck and in such films as The Pursuit of Happyness and Terminator 2, and is co-host with Sarah Palin of Amazing America on The Sportsman Channel, is attending the 2014 San Diego Comic Con. On opening day, […]
The Art of Propagating Plants
By Barb Strona While I am no gardener and don’t have a great deal of success with my garden, I love flowers. In March I attended a workshop on propagation which really caught my fancy. Liz Youngflesh, owner of Vista’s Garden Glories Nursery, propagates the plants she sells. Youngflesh demonstrated various methods of propagating plants. […]
Lizz Russell: Runway to Red Carpet
by Aubree Lynn, Stylist/Writer/Producer A black and white affair started off the collection. Then elegant sex-appeal took over the runway with jewels by Brandy Kevin Russell that hung with safety pins and beads, which caught the light and shimmered. Chic white shift dresses with wraps and loose flowing ends seemed to float, while colorful trains […]
Mission Hills Restaurant Owner is Committed to Healthy Food
Recently I had the honor of going to the home of Trish Watlington, owner of two Mission Hills restaurants: Red Door and the Wellington that are both located on West Washington Street. She gave me a tour of her garden that has become a source of food for her restaurants. What impressed me is that […]
