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 [...]
Roller Skating Can Be So Much Fun
But it’s also a risky financial venture By Hayley Sherwood From 1945 to 1985, North Park had its own skating rink called Palisade Gardens. Located at Utah and University, the site is now a condo and retail project. Somehow the Gardens just couldn’t make it as a business, which seems odd, since those years were [...]
Balboa Park April 2011
Luxury Classic Autos on Exhibit Automotive Museum pays tribute to the wealthy’s playthings The San Diego Automotive Museum will present its annual fundraiser May 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. where visitors can view the current exhibit, “Glitz & Glam, All about Luxury” exhibit, which runs through May 30. Luxury automobiles, like luxury homes and [...]
Neighbors resist Bluefoot Bar’s request for longer hours
North Park Planning Committee votes to recommend denial By Manny Lopez Concerned residents packed into a crowded North Park Planning Committee (NPPC) meeting on Nov. 16 to weigh in on a request made by the owners of the Bluefoot Bar and Lounge to amend the local watering hole’s Neighborhood Use Permit (NUP). Owners of the [...]
The Real Authentic Mexican Cuisine
At El Comal restaurant, Noel and Luz Herrera and their two sons whip up delicious meals with gusto By Erica Jansma On a Thursday night in late October, I strolled down Illinois Street in North Park and turned in to El Comal, a colorful restaurant serving friendly smiles and authentic Mexican cuisine. You hear that [...]
Malashock Thinks You Can Dance
Local luminaries think they can, too What do SDG&E Vice President Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell, gallery owner Alex Salazar and trial attorney John Gomez have in common? They have decided to acquire a skill-set many would shy away from — dancing. All three are competing in a Malashock Thinks You Can Dance celebrity fundraiser on Oct. [...]
North Park Historical Society Car Show attracts hundreds
By John Philip Wyllie The parking lot behind the Birch North Park Theatre was a beehive of activity on Sept. 11 when of vintage car enthusiasts and community members turned out to see the more than 40 motor vehicles on display at the North Park Historical Society’s Vintage Car Show. The show was the brainchild [...]
Celebrating Food and Art
University Heights Arts Open combines artistry and the Taste of University Heights Artists and food seem to be a prevailing theme in University Heights. The fifth annual University Heights Arts Open on Sept. 12 will give the public the opportunity to enjoy a variety of artists — painters, sculptors, dancers, poets, musicians and the like [...]
Saving the world one scooter at a time
Use less gas, save money and the environment. Are you tired of paying high gas prices and steep insurance rates? Would you like to avoid having to look and pay for parking? The revitalization of San Diego’s older neighborhoods is focused on smart growth, with offices, housing, and shopping located all in one neighborhood, therefore [...]
Boulevard gateway sign turns 21 — a tribute to neon glory
Drive-in restaurants, malt shops and drag races are images from the good old days of El Cajon Boulevard, but one of the most visual elements of that era was the spectacular display of neon signs. It wasn’t Las Vegas, but for San Diego, an evening drive down the bright and colorful Boulevard is a fond [...]
