Tag: Old Town Chamber of Commerce

An Appreciation for Those Who Created San Diego History

| June 4, 2021 | 0 Comments
An Appreciation for Those Who Created San Diego History

This past month, I was doing some research recently on businesses that have been operating in the City of San Diego upward of 100 years. That’s when I learned about the longstanding history of Walter Andersen Nursery, which opened in 1928 by Walter Andersen Sr. on Juan Street in Old Town San Diego, near the […]

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Christmas Tree Decoration Starts the Holidays in Old Town San Diego

| December 14, 2020 | 0 Comments
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 […]

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Come Savor the Flavors of Old Town

| September 2, 2015 | 0 Comments
Come Savor the Flavors of Old Town

The Taste of Old Town event, presented by Tequila Herradura last year, will return to the streets of Old Town San Diego on Thursday, Sept.10, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Event chairperson Chuck Ross of Old Town Family Hospitality Corp., the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Fiesta de Reyes said the inaugural event surpassed all expectations […]

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A Woman-Owned Small Business Owner Shares Her Thoughts

| February 1, 2014 | 0 Comments
A Woman-Owned Small Business Owner Shares Her Thoughts

  Most people don’t really understand my role with the Presidio Sentinel. They know me as a writer and editor. They don’t realize that I am also publisher, which means I also run the business. I am also the marketing manager for a San Diego-based manufacturing company. So, I wear lots of hats, and have […]

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SANDAG and Community in Serious Disagreement

| September 4, 2013 | 2 Comments

Over the last couple of months I have been hearing from disgruntled Mission Hills’ business owners and residents, as well as others from Hillcrest and Old Town about a proposed bike lane project that would impact these three communities. The proposed project involves significant modifications to traffic flow, parking and traffic lanes on Washington Street, […]

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