Business
Financial Fraud is on the Rise
Recently, financial companies have seen a marked increase in the incidence and sophistication of financial fraud, especially through email. Charles Schwab has informed us that industry-wide attempts at financial fraud have increased more than ten-fold over the past five years from 30,000 per year to more than 300,000. At a recent meeting with other financial […]
Cannonball Makes A Big Splash At Belmont Park
It may be winter but don’t stop enjoying the lovely beaches of San Diego. America’s finest city enjoys America’s finest weather, with many “beach days” even when other parts of our country are covered with deep snow. It is great fun to lie on the sand wearing a bathing suit in balmy sunlight even in […]
Restaurateur Launches New Eatery in Mission Hills
by Anne Sack Gina Champion-Cain has already established herself as a prominent business woman in San Diego. Now she takes careful aim at the restaurant industry, with the opening of her second restaurant, The Patio on Goldfinch. “I believe in ‘neighborhood centric’ and while I may have coined a new word here, every bit […]
J. Walcher Communications Receives Top PRSA Chapter Award
J. Walcher Communications (JWC), a public relations agency in San Diego, has received an Edward L. Bernays Mark of Excellence Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter in the “Social Media” category for client Bali Hai Restaurant. The annual awards program recognizes the industry’s best public relations tactics, […]
Kimberley Hansen Elected President
Two-Year Term for Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers Kimberley B. Hansen, Allied ASID, has been elected president of the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) for the 2013-14 term. Hansen, owner of Burgess Hansen Design of San Diego, is an award-winning interior designer who specializes in […]
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn….Girl
The street has come back to life. Many years ago, when I first moved to San Diego, the area around the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Goldfinch Street teemed with restaurants. “The Baker In The Forest” was one of my favorites and was partially responsible for my decision to move south from Los Angeles. […]
The Value of a Financial Advisor
We Americans tend to be a very optimistic bunch. It’s part of our national character and some might even say part of our DNA. Perhaps that’s why casinos are so popular despite certain knowledge that the odds are against us. How else could you explain spending $1 for a lottery ticket with odds against us […]
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse – Come For the View, Stay For the Food
Can you see the light…at the end of the island? Harbor Island lies adjacent to the airport, just across Harbor Drive. Enter onto the Island, turn right at the intersection and you’ll shortly reach Tom Ham’s Lighthouse, a fully functioning and still operating facility to guide ships. But – surprise – it is more […]
An Eye for Hair
by Aubree Lynn, Stylist/Producer/Writer “I am a passionate, driven, and committed individual, looking to open my own salon in the near future,” that’s according to hair stylist Kendall Schmidt. I was told of Schmidt’s craft from a fashion and hair guru, who told me that Schmidt is better than some professionals she’s seen in […]
Intergenerational Daycare Program Connects Seniors with Children
St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services, located at 328 Maple Street, between Hillcrest and downtown San Diego, offers one of the first intergenerational daycare programs in Southern California. Started in 1997, the intergenerational daycare program brings together children and seniors to benefit the lives of both. St. Paul’s Intergenerational Program has a daily connection […]
