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 [...]
Good Food and drink The Ritual Way
By Mike Shess Kensington resident Mike Flores knew he was going to own a small business. After years working with a bloated Internet company, he saw a widening disconnect between the large workforce and the quality of service that was being delivered to the customer. Together with wife Stacy, he sought to create a business [...]
Sharing SPACE
Small businesses get creative by ‘co-working’ By Christy Scannell As San Diego continues to develop as a high-tech haven — and downsized employees of all ranks seek to reinvent themselves — small businesses have become the norm here. According to the city’s Department of Economic Development, San Diego is home to more than 70,000 small businesses [...]
The Pleasures of Italy
Caffé Calabria to add pizzeria to its menu By Donna Marganella If a trip to Italy just isn’t in the budget this year, you might want to fare un giro (take a stroll) to Caffé Calabria on 30th Street, just north of University Avenue, where the pleasures of Italy are waiting per tutti (for everyone). [...]
Marie’s Cafe
The real spirit of this diner shines through By Marsha Kay Seff Her employees call the 60-year-old owner of Marie’s Café “octopus lady,” because she juggles so many tasks at once. Maria “Marie” Nealson cooks, cleans, waits and busses tables at her North Park restaurant from sun-up to well past sunrise. The place is open [...]
Mosaic Artist
Lisa Russell’s artwork captures the rays of the sun Mosaic artist Lisa Russell, a Chicago native, can spin tales about her adventures as a personal trainer and nutrition specialist for the military, her career teaching mountain climbing, wind-sail boarding and ice climbing and her treks into the deepest canyon in Europe. But today, the diminutive [...]
Bringing a new Zen to 30th Street
CorePower Yoga comes to North Park Story and photos by Ashley Garman Downward dog, lotus and cobra: just a few of the basic positions performed in yoga, an exercise dating back thousands of years. Practicing yoga can be a merely physical exercise, but for many, it is much more. “It brought me back to my [...]
The Linkery Shines as one of the best beer restaurants in the U.S.
By Mike Shess The beauty of 30th Street is that it provides a pedestrian setting where the worlds of craft beer and culinary excellence collide. However, when The Linkery opened in 2005, 30th Street as we know it today did not exist. There have been three incarnations of The Linkery. The first incarnation, which I [...]
Valentine’s Day in the Neighborhood
Story and Photos by Ashley Garman It’s no secret. Valentine’s Day is loaded with pressure and expectations. Whether you’re aiming for a traditional or unique way to celebrate love, the options are endless. In fact, the overwhelming volume of prospects can be one of the primary stressors. In an effort to limit that stress and [...]
North Park musician gets Grammy nod
By Manny Lopez For pianist and composer Geoffrey Keezer, a multi-Grammy nominee from North Park, playing music isn’t just a career, it’s a soul path and how he lives in the world. Recently, Keezer garnered a Grammy nod for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for “Don’t Explain,” a project by Los Angeles singer Denise [...]
