2008
Wanna do a little more for Earth Day?
Maple Canyon Clean-up tomorrow morning
Join “I Love a Clean San Diego” and Friends of Maple Canyon this
Saturday, April 26th from 9-noon to remove trash and
invasive plants from this Bankers Hill treasure two blocks west of
Balboa
Park. Meet on the west side of the Quince Street pedestrian bridge
(between Second and Third avenues). Gloves will be provided by the Hillcrest
Clean T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More). Please don’t
forget to wear suncreen and rugged shoes!
For more information call (619) 260-1929.
2008
Gamblers of the fairer sex are invited to the
Joyce Beers Community Center (near Trader Joe’s) in the Uptown Center
for a fun evening of Texas Hold ’em this Saturday night.
Play to win while benefiting the Hillcrest History Guild. $25 to buy in and play. Re-buys will be allowed for a period of time. Three finalists will earn an estimated purse of $900 with the remaining funds go to The Guild. Lessons begin at 6pm, and the tournament begins at 7pm.
2008
The first Hillcrest sidewalk sale in decades was held last Saturday, April 19th in conjunction with the annual Taste of Uptown. A record 1,200 patrons enjoyed food samples from over 45 Hillcrest restaurants and purchased bargains from 35 retail businesses that expanded onto the sidewalk for the event.
Shopkeepers set up tables in front of their stores and displayed a wide array of products including books, apparel, shoes, outerwear, housewares, hardware, candles, plants and garden supplies. Several merchants donated gifts for free drawings which included brunches at Baja Betty’s and Urban Mo’s, a cake from City Deli, gift baskets from Co-Habitat, candle and body products from Cathedral and a large, fully-stocked tool box from Hillcrest Ace Hardware.
“It was such a success that we plan to do it again,” said Michael Wright, president of the Hillcrest Business Improvement Association (HBIA). “We had great participation from our members and good comments from customers telling us how much they enjoyed spending the afternoon in Hillcrest. It was a nice feeling to get such good participation for this first time coordinated event. We hope to get even more merchants involved in our next sidewalk sale.”
For more info contact the HBIA at (619) 299-3330. The association meets the second Tuesday of each month in the Joyce Beers Community Center in the Uptown District from 5-6:30pm. All Hillcrest businesses are members and are encouraged to become involved. The next HBIA event will be the 20th annual CityFest street fair which will be held on Sunday, August 10th along Fifth Avenue south of University.
2008
2008
...like these folks having fun scooting around bronze pioneers, Ephraim Morse and Alonzo Horton.
2008
Great day in the park
2008
