Court invalidates Golden Hill MAD
Ruling declares district was formed illegally A state appeals court has unanimously ruled that the Greater Golden Hill Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) is invalid, that it was established illegally and that assessments collected for it by the city are invalid. The 3-0 appeals court ruling was in response to a suit brought by the [...]
Parenting advice: ‘UNPLUG’ to bridge generation gap
By Dr. Joy Boatman South Park Psychological Services Let me introduce you to the iGeneration. Children today are part of the newly labeled “iGeneration.” They spend too much time with technology, they “talk” to their friends more with their keypads than they do face to face, they expect instant communication and they seem to be [...]
Holiday Walkabout, Old House Fair Dates Set
South Park businesses will light up the night on Saturday, Dec. 3, for this year’s Holiday Walkabout, again celebrating the theme, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Mix and Mingle.” Next year’s Old House Fair dates have been announced as well. The 14th annual event will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2012, and will again feature a tour [...]
Shops old and new celebrate in South Park
Two of South Park’s “landmark” retail businesses celebrate important anniversaries in October, and several new independently-owned businesses have opened in the neighborhood. A fixture at 1635-1/2 Fern St., just north of Cedar Street since 1937, Thomas Bike Shop combines a throwback nostalgic look with the latest in bicycling equipment and services. The Albrights are celebrating [...]
South Park 9.2011
Edward Jones office supports school supplies drive Casey Caliva, an Edward Jones financial adviser in South Park, is supporting local elementary school children by using his office as a drop-off location for a school supplies drive. Local residents and businesses may help those less fortunate in the community by bringing items to the Edward Jones [...]
Old House Fair Historic Home Tour
Focus on South Park and Burlingame neighborhoods By Marsha Smelkinson Photos by Robert Piggott Always one of the highlights of the annual Old House Fair, this year’s edition of the Historic Home Tour will feature four noteworthy residences in South Park and a classic house in neighboring Burlingame. The Old House Fair and its Historic [...]
The young and the old in South Park’s Shops
The same neighborhood that hosts San Diego’s popular Old House Fair is home to several businesses that celebrate what’s young in the community as well. Next month (June 18), South Park’s Beech Street will fill up with booths and music of The Old House Fair, known as a “family-friendly” daytime festival with plenty of activities [...]
Art Galleries Galore in South Park
Fine Art, Folk Art, Photos and Fashion Back in the 1980s when Studio Maureen was one of the few shops on Beech Street, the owner dreamed wistfully of a different South Park. The neighborhood then was “a bit funky,” she recalls, and visitors rang a doorbell at the studio’s locked front door. “I thought it [...]
