Avanti Italiani!
Museum of Photographic Arts and North Park Theatre are venues for San Diego Italian Film Festival By Manny Cruz Should it come as a surprise that the same country that gave us Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Pavarotti, pizza and Sophia Loren would also usher in some of the world’s top cinematic productions? Italian movies are [...]
Music Scene 11.09
By Bart Mendoza In addition to its regular Thursday night Jazz jam session, South Park Bar & Grill is now also home to a Saturday night blues jam session. Hosted by bassist Will Jackson and his band, Willstreet Blues, the event gives novice players a chance to gain valuable performance time, seasoned pros opportunities to [...]
A Visit to the Gulf
By David Rottenberg “Laisses les bon temps roulez” is the Cajun way of saying, “Let the good times roll!” Anyone who has walked the streets of New Orleans or Mardi Gras or even just sat in for a set by BB King or other jazz/blues greats in a bar on Bourbon Street understands exactly what [...]
Blisswear for everyday American woman
A yoga clothing boutique moves to South Park By Caitlin Moss After 10 years of success on Adams Avenue, Blisswear has moved to give South Park a feel for what the boutique has to offer. Debby Adams is the mastermind, designer and owner behind Blisswear and says she decided to move to South Park for [...]
Another North Park Transition
Hawthorn’s Restaurant gives way to the new (but historic) West Coast Tavern By Manny Cruz Restaurateur David Cohen has a keen sense of history, particularly when it comes to the building that houses the business he has been running since 2007. A few months ago, Cohen closed his Hawthorn’s restaurant, located adjacent to the Birch [...]
Let’s have a another cup of coffee
Here’s five more coffee house favorites where brews and views are good to the last drop By Jennifer Kester Rebecca’s, A Coffeehouse Located in the heart of South Park at the corner of Beech and 30th, Rebecca’s looks like it could have been plucked out of San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury, circa 1968. Posters fill the [...]
Suds to you
North and South Park area pubs and restaurants gear up for first San Diego Beer Week By Manny Cruz Show up at The Linkery in an Airdale Brewing Co. uniform on Friday, Nov. 6, and no one will think you’re out of place. In fact, Linkery owner Jay Porter and his crew will give you [...]
All in a day’s work: addressing a $200 million budget shortfall and the impacts of a popular neighborhood bar
By Councilman Todd Gloria From large-scale citywide issues to concerns voiced by neighbors, being a council member is a balancing act. I am pleased to report significant progress to solve a neighborhood issue and provide you with an update on the city of San Diego’s budget deficit. Fixing the city’s finances will require service cuts, [...]
Boulevard on the rebound
North Park has been witnessing a re-birth over the last several years. Being a native, I remember a very different place than the one I see now. Part of that is because of the long-term work of dedicated volunteers like Tony Lawrence and Don Taylor, who contribute to this community in ways most people don’t even realize. [...]
Urban Gardener | Seeds in the city
By Karen Contreras Last spring, the house next door finally sold. After being abandoned for years, with exception of the squatters who occupied it on and off, a lovely young military family moved in. They are a small family of three, the youngest member being a tow headed two-year-old pixie. Since good neighbors play a [...]
