Helpful Hints to Prevent Fires and Prepare for Emergencies
By Councilman Todd Gloria After two notable canyon fires in District 3 in the last month and an unprecedented region-wide blackout, it is imperative that all neighbors remember fire prevention tips and emergency preparedness measures. Many canyons intertwine the dense, urban neighborhoods of District 3. While they can provide open space, recreation opportunities and lush [...]
Planting Seeds – Growing Hope
Plant With Purpose assists rural poor around the world By Ashley Garman Haiti, 1998: “What are you going to do for us?” the woman asked the Plant With Purpose staff. She listed all of the relief organizations that had brought her village supplies over the years but never stuck around. What could their organization possibly [...]
From the Archives: November 2008 Capital Preservation
Saving the heart and hearth of a Craftsman By Julie Kolb What if Craftsman homeowners took their own version of the physician’s Hippocratic Oath? Homeowner, do no harm. How many original elements would have been saved? How many wood windows might still open and close on San Diego breezes? How much vintage tile, old-growth redwood [...]
Landscape design awards
Summit Services Inc. honored for six projects Six of Summit Services Inc.’s landscape design projects have won awards at the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) annual Beautification Awards program held in the water conservation garden at Cuyamaca College in Rancho San Diego. The CLCA San Diego chapter presented 52 Beautification Awards in 26 categories, culled [...]
Pasadena Craftsman Weekend Highlights
Enjoy three days of tours and programs Here are some of the highlights of Pasadena Heritage’s 20th anniversary Craftsman Weekend that will take place in and around Pasadena Oct. 13-16. Tours of Craftsman-era houses, bus and walking tours, receptions at historic sites and the Craftsman Exposition Show and Sale will be offered over the three [...]
North Park News 10.2011
By Bart Mendoza The Wellingtons Powerpop There has rarely been an album as well named as “In Transit,” the latest disc from Melbourne, Australia’s, The Wellingtons. One of the hardest working indie bands on the planet, the quintet is a constant blur of motion, perrenially touring the world, including a stop at Eleven on Oct. [...]
Switzer Highland Makes History
Neighborhood Partnership with Baku, Azerbaijan is a first By Martin Kruming Special to the North Park News It’s been four years since 10 youth and sports specialists from Azerbaijan visited the North Park neighborood of Switzer Highland. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m., Mayor Jerry Sanders and the San Diego City Council will formally [...]
The Greening of North Park
Sustainable North Park Main Street project is launched By Manny Cruz North Park is adding another feature to its mix of arts, entertainment and commercial real estate — a formal sustainability program for businesses and the urban landscape. Currently under development, the Sustainable North Park Main Street project seeks to get the business community and [...]
Japanese Friendship Garden: Elegant Simplicity, Quiet Beauty
Expansion project ‘our gift to the citizens of San Diego’ By Delle Willett A garden is always in a state of change and Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden is no exception. The Garden is in its initial expansion phase, adding nine acres in Gold Gulch Canyon, between the current garden and the House of Hospitality. [...]
Remembering Palisade Gardens
North Park’s landmark roller skating rink was a community treasure By Karon Covington As reported on the North Park Historical Society Website (northparkhistory.org) For 40 years, the large flashy neon sign on the Palisade Gardens stopped traffic at the corner of University and Utah when people spotted it for the first time. The roller skating [...]
