Local News
Uptown Planners’ New Board Member Grateful for Leadership Role
This past month, the Uptown Planners held its annual election of board members. One of the individuals elected is Mission Hills’ resident, Joe Naskar, who was also recently elected to the Mission Hills Town Council and is serving as secretary. Naskar and I spoke briefly about his newest roles in the community and what it […]
Mission Hills Garden Club’s Annual ‘Garden Walk,’ May 12
The Mission Hills Garden Club, a non-profit organization that promotes good gardening practices and beautifying San Diego’s neighborhoods, invites horticulturalists-at-heart to the 2012 Garden Walk, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 12 for a self-guided tour of a dozen gardens in one of the city’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Gardens at each home were selected […]
Mission Hills Native Shares Gift of Music
by Denise Montgomery Anna Robitaille gestures with a seahorse puppet while singing an ocean-themed song. Enthusiastic toddlers follow her lead, singing and waving seahorse finger puppets while sitting in parents’ and nannies’ laps. She tells the kids they will get to dance under a large blue parachute, which they will pretend is the ocean, and […]
Local Artist Promotes Mission Hills Concerts in the Park
Mission Hills resident and artist, Barbra Rhoda, wants to remind her neighbors that the 19th Annual Mission Hills Concerts in the Park are soon approaching. The first concert is scheduled for 6 p.m., Friday, July 6. The free event is a great place to visit with neighbors, enjoy great music and a picnic on the […]
New Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons Is Open for Business
Grand Opening with Fundraiser Benefitting Mama’s Kitchen After 11 months of construction, the new Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons at 515 West Washington Street is open for business, following a 3 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Safeway, the parent company of Vons, has owned and operated a 12,000 square foot store at this […]
New Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons Set to Open This Week
San Diego Celebrates Grand Opening with Wine Tasting to Benefit Mama’s Kitchen After 11 months of construction, the new Hillcrest/Mission Hills Vons at 515 West Washington Street is set to open for business next Thursday afternoon, March 29, following a 3 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony. Safeway, the parent company of Vons, has owned and operated […]
Constantly Reinventing Herself
It was a little over six years ago when I first got the opportunity to meet a San Diego based artist who impressed me in several ways. At the time of our meeting, Kirby Jean Kendrick of Mission Hills shared with me that she was a cancer survivor who developed an appreciation for art while […]
Our Neighbor Eugene
This past month an icon from our Mission Hills community was getting ready to celebrate his 100th birthday. Unfortunately, Eugene Price didn’t make it to the February 10, 2012 celebratory date. I was informed us his birthday and passing by neighbors who reminded me that the Mission Hills News, which preceded the Presidio Sentinel, had […]
Mission Hills Branch Library
March 2012 Events Mission Hills Book Group 3/1, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. The Mission Hills Book Group will discuss “Teacher Man” by Frank McCourt. New members are always welcome to attend and participate! Please read the book beforehand. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last. Dr. Seuss’s Birthday […]
Vons Opens for Business
Grand Opening and Special Events Planned Dating back to being in the Mission Hills and Hillcrest community since August 1958, Vons on Washington Street reopens for business on Thursday, March 29 with a grand opening event. Prior to the grand opening, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 Vons will host a free […]
