Tag: mission hills
St. Vincent School-Quality Education with Heart and Soul
In the heart of Mission Hills, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School stands out as an example of high quality education in a small school environment. You can experience all the offerings this great school has to showcase at one of the upcoming open houses from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, January 29 and […]
Mission Hills Residents Receive Preservation Award
Mission Hills residents and business owners Allen Hazard and Janet O’Dea have been selected for a 2016 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award by the City of San Diego’s Historic Resources Board (“HRB”) for their critically acclaimed 2015 book, “Images of America, Mission Hills,” published by Arcadia Publishing. Allen and Janet will accept their second Excellence […]
Big First Anniversary Sale Special Alert!
The Front Porch, whose presence in Mission Hills has been a wonderful and highly valued addition to the neighborhood, will celebrate its First Anniversary in Mission Hills on Friday, August 7. Located at 928 Fort Stockton Drive, The Front Porch has immediately integrated itself into the Mission Hills community. To celebrate their First Birthday, The […]
Recent Developments on the Community Plan Update
The City recently released a complete draft of the Uptown Community Plan Update. As background, the Uptown Community Plan serves as a blueprint for development in Mission Hills and the other Uptown neighborhoods, including Hillcrest, Bankers Hills and University Heights. Community plans establish long-rang planning policy for land use, including residential dwelling densities, transportation, urban design, […]
Allen Road Trail and Canyon Clean-up
By John Sandmeyer Allen Road Trail is one of the finest canyon trails in Mission Hills. It’s a short length with a sweet aroma and has always offered natural relief and a valuable link to Mission Valley from Mission Hills. It starts at the top at the intersection of Allen Road and Fort Stockton Drive […]
A Visionary Approach to Getting Around San Diego
Last month I attended the Mission Hills Town Council meeting to hear from Alan Hoffman, lecturer in City Planning at SDSU and an advisor on transportation and long-range planning, who began working on Uptown 2025. Uptown 2025 came about after Hoffman heard from local business owners how concerned they were that SANDAG was planning to […]
Mission Hills Residents Join Park Staff to Clean Presidio Park
This past April, residents of Mission Hills and other San Diego residents joined City of San Diego and Caltrans’ staff to remove trash, dead brush and trees from Presidio Park. Organizers for this effort were Bob O’Connor, who is the Neighborhood Watch Captain for Presidio Hills, and Tom O’Connor (not related) also of Mission Hills. […]
New book celebrates the architecture of Mission Hills
“Mission Hills” is the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series and is set to release on Monday, March 2, 2015. By local authors Janet O’Dea and Allen Hazard, this pictorial book immortalizes the stunning architecture that is so unique to Mission Hills. Please join Janet and Allen for their Book Launch! […]
Annoyance is Your Friendly Helper
by Mrs. Freud Once again I chose the topic of stress, since it can be so harmful to our physical, mental and psychological health. Being stressed changes our whole perception, including that of our environment, our achievements and our loved ones. Suddenly, nothing seems good enough anymore. But how can we get out of it […]
The Front Porch to Celebrate a Howling Good Halloween
Costume contests are as much a part of Halloween as jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating, and this year The Front Porch in Mission Hills is throwing a howler of a competition. On Friday morning, October 31, starting at 10:30 a.m., dogs of all shapes and sizes will gather with their owners for the first The Front Porch […]
