Ray at Night – 10 Years Later
An arts event launched four days after 9/11 thrives today By Manny Cruz Photography by Ariana Drehsler Months before the tragic events of 9/11, a group of Ray Street business owners concocted a plan to enliven the area with a promotion that would embrace the arts and increase foot traffic among the small shops lining [...]
Hillcrest DMV to be Demolished
Plans are under way to construct a new and larger Department of Motor Vehicles office in Hillcrest along with rental housing and commercial/retail space at the same Normal Street site. Under legislation sponsored by state Sen. Christine Kehoe, the state would partner with developer Lankford and Associates for development of the property. Lankford would be [...]
Go See Gallery Opens at a Glimpse
Painter and ceramicist featured in inaugural exhibition Air Meets Earth, a visual art exhibition featuring San Diego artists Kate Ashton and B.F. Gillen, are featured in the inaugural Go See Gallery shows in the Glimpse shop at 3813 Ray St. The works by Ashton and Gillen will be on display at Glimpse through Oct. 12. [...]
San Diego Music Thing Comes of Age
By Bart Mendoza It’s no secret that the business of music has always been a tough one. These days it’s harder than ever for a band to get noticed, let alone make a living at its craft. Thankfully, there is San Diego Music Thing, a music conference and festival taking place at the Lafayette Hotel [...]
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 [...]
Balboa Park Opens the San Diego Science Festival
Museums and institutions offer special activities on March 19 Balboa Park’s Science Family Day on March 19 kicks off the third annual San Diego Science Festival as various museums and cultural institutions in the park offer science-related activities and special programs for children of all ages. Most Family Day activities will be held between 11 [...]
‘Raw Sugar’ exhibit spotlights women artists
Gallery display has stark, edgy tone By Janine Rojas See that teenager over there, the one with the pierced lip? That’s right, the one mumbling profanities into his cell phone. His hooded sweatshirt and sagging pants hide his face and tattoos. But you can clearly see he’s a hoodlum, some might say. Chicana artist Berenice [...]
Artist With A Big Canvas
Most actors like to see their names in lights. Illustrator Blair Thornley prefers big buildings, magazines and newspapers to demonstrate her gestural characters. The latest canvas on which Thornley’s illustrations are featured is the North Park Parking Garage at North Park Way and 30th Street. Thornley, a North Park resident, answered a call for submissions [...]
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 [...]
Ray at Night: Community art thrives in North Park
Story and Photos by Mila Pantovich On any given day, the short, narrow stretch of Ray Street (located between University Avenue and North Park Way) is relatively empty, the art galleries unassuming and the street unnoticed. However, on the second Saturday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m., Ray Street becomes Ray at Night, [...]
