February 28
Slow down on the road
Much needed rain fell across the San Diego county Monday night and into Tuesday. Scattered rain is expected to continue through Tuesday night, so be sure to drive safely on the slick roads and stay warm.
Much needed rain fell across the San Diego county Monday night and into Tuesday. Scattered rain is expected to continue through Tuesday night, so be sure to drive safely on the slick roads and stay warm.
February 27
Rain or shine...Hillcrest
Mardi Gras will be the place to be on
Fat Tuesday as the heart of the neighborhood (University Avenue between
First and Fourth avenues) fills with boyz, music and fun. How can you
go wrong with Candye Kane, Tootie and an abundance of beads?!? The 5th
annual celebration takes place from 6-11pm. Sponsored by the GSDBA
Foundation and the Hillcrest Association, the event's entertainment
will also feature The Lips Girls and Cash’d Out. Hillcrest Mardi Gras
is a 21+ event with a $20 admission ($15 in advance) or $75 VIP Passes
($50 in advance). Purchase advance tickets at Column One, Express Tax,
Hamburger Mary’s, Obelisk Bookstore and OutMall. Let the good times
roll!
February 26
< Mission Hills Garden Club and Business Improvement District joined forces with community volunteers to pick up trash along West Washington Street yesterday morning. Lara Gates, Ellen Preston, District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer and Otto Emme helped organize the event.
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“He’s a straight-laced, business suit,
wingtip-wearing normal Republican Joe Blow, and the guy basically said
that the only thing that calms his nausea from the chemotherapy is marijuana.”
— Mayor Jerry Sanders
spokesperson Fred Sainz talking about the mayor’s close friend who was
diagnosed with terminal cancer
February 25
Voice of San Diego had a terrific story about University Avenue in Friday’s online edition. “Nowhere is this more apparent than at the intersection of University and Fifth Ave. in the heart of Hillcrest. It's surrounded by a moat of ethnic restaurants you'd be hard pressed to find in such a congregation anywhere else: Afghan, Thai (x2), Japanese, Lebanese, Greek, French, Hawaiian, Indian and American.
The whole of Hillcrest, which runs along University to Park Ave, exhibits a similar taste for flavor and style. The shiny stucco of fresh development extends the feeling of recent renewal along the whole stretch, housing a slick strip mall of chain stores on one side, and a stint of antique stores, bookshops, furniture galleries, coffeehouses and any other postmodern frivolity you could ask for on the other.”
February 24
San Diego Hardware Company
moves after 114 years
Yesterday ended a part of downtown retail history as the Gaslamp Quarter landmark store relocates to Kearny Mesa.
