You can be quite dapper, but still be a S.L.O.B.
By Kris Grant Not many people would be proud to be slob, but to be a S.L.O.B., well, that’s very different. S.L.O.B. stands for “Support Locally Owned Businesses” and is the name of a campaign conceived and developed by local South Park business owner Joe Grant, owner of Grant’s Market at the corner of Beech [...]
Presenting… the best of North Park 2009
You voted, we counted and the results are in: here’s where to find the biggest, the brightest, the grandest, the most delicious and, well, simply, The BEST of North Park! BEST GROOMER Pet Palace. Cesar and Victor and all the groomers at Pet Palace are known for their kind and loving attention to big dogs, [...]
Master of wellness
Zen Sanctuary’s Chance Billmeyer teaches body awareness as a key to good health By Donna Marganella “The easiest thing to do is breathe,” says Chance Billmeyer, owner of Zen Sanctuary in Kensington. “If you learn to breathe properly you can improve your health. You don’t need to take a pill to achieve this. Breathing has [...]
Lyric Opera Premieres ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at Birch North Park Theatre
By Kris Grant The horrible wicked witch will fly across the stage of the Birch North Park Theatre on Friday the 13th in the first of five performances when Lyric Opera San Diego presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s musical version of the classic children’s fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.” Lyric Opera General Director Leon Natker will be [...]
North Park Scene 11.09
The Kensington-Talmadge Business Association will have its last “Destination Kensington” of the year on Nov. 13, when participating businesses stay open after normal business hours — usually until 8:30 p.m. to entice customers and help the local business community. The public can pick up community bonus punch cards during the event and have them stamped [...]
North Park Scene 10.09
In the urban landscape that is North Park, a tree can be a thing of beauty and a valued friend of the environment. Cognizant of those benefits, North Park Main Street, the nonprofit agency that oversees the North Park Business Improvement District, obtained a $25,000 grant from the San Diego Architectural Foundation to have 50 [...]
Splash Wine Lounge
By Kaitlyn O’Riordan Have you ever stood in the aisles of your local liquor store, your mind boggling at the choices of wine before you, determined to make the perfect selection? You consider everything: pays du origen, acidity, fruitiness, or simply which has the sexiest label? I have. I often leave feeling like a child who [...]
“Pat the Barber” is still cutting after all these years
By Kris Grant In Mayberry, Andy, Barney and all the local men learned the news worth knowing at Floyd’s Barber Shop. In Normal Heights, the guys have been cutting it up at Pat’s Barber Shop for the past 50 years. Pasquale Gangitano has seen a lot of changes in Normal Heights since he first set [...]
Business Cents
The subtle realities of ‘Location, Location, Location’ By Jim Schneider Choosing a location for your small business is the key to your success, so we are all told. There are many factors that affect the success of the location, some of which we may think of as obvious, and others that may be more obscure. [...]
Preserving Our Past and Protecting Our Future
By Councilman Todd Gloria From historic, single-family arts and crafts-style residences to modern multi-unit complexes, from mid-rise commercial buildings to strip malls, the complexities of San Diego’s land use patterns are exemplified in North Park and other Council District 3 neighborhoods. As buildings age and neighborhoods deal with an influx of people, I believe it [...]
