Hillcrest Tues Nite Out
Ready for Hillcrest-wide bargains from an assortment of area merchants? Tomorrow evening Hillcrest will be the place to be as businesses again keep their doors open late for the Hillcrest Business Improvement Association’s TUE$ NITE OUT....but this Tuesday’s event is gonna be bigger and better than ever!On top of the great weekly discounts from local restaurants and shops, tomorrow night will feature strolling street performers and the chance to win an iPod. Merely patronize one of the many participating neighborhood businesses on Tuesday from 6-8pm and fill out a drawing slip to win the prize! Don’t miss the fun.
Deadline for HillQuest ads is March 31st
HillQuest, an Urban Guide is the best advertising value in San Diego. Interested in more info? Call 260-1929. The rates are as low as $350 (that’s less than dollar a day) for a year’s worth of exposure throughout Hillcrest (one of America’s top ten great neighborhoods)...and beyond. As a bonus, you’ll get a FREE listing on Hillcrest’s most popular website — HillQuest.com
HQ7 will be our best book ever with this year’s “Neighbors” chapter featuring North Park. HillQuest, an Urban Guide to 92103+ (out in June) will include our usual goodies — history, dining, community, pioneers, shopping, lodging, services & other surprises.
The deadline for placing ads in the 2009-2010 edition of this fun, hip and handy Urban Guide (and beyond) is March 31st. The 7th issue of HillQuest will begin distribution at our advertisers the end of June.
Heard of Hillcrest’s Gondola Room?
Pernicano’s long-closed restaurant on Sixth Avenue
between University & Robinson is boasting a new sign on their
facade...and the grafitti has been cleaned-up.
Anybody know what’s up?
HTC elects its first board
Over 60 people attended tonight’s Hillcrest Town Council meeting at the Joyce Beers Community Center. After two years being led by a steering committee, the group voted for their first board of directors with 53 qualifying neighbors electing Tim Gahagan, Ann Garwood, Juli Peters-Hyde, Nancy Moors and John Taylor. They will now decide who holds each of the five officer positions.
Nick Norvell, area representative for Congresswoman Susan Davis, made a presentation of highlights from the newly passed Stimulus Plan and what they mean to San Diegans including an extended period of time to collect unemployment, credits for small businesspeople and one-time payments to disabled veterans & people on social security. The Stimulus Plan is expected to create over 30,000 jobs in San Diego. George Wedemeyer made a presentation about traffic and pedestrian calming in his neighborhood, north of Washington (aka the hospital zone). The HTC voted to write a letter in support of his proposal.
A representative from County Supervisor Ron Roberts office informed the council that the county has received $5.1 million in funds to help ease the foreclosure crisis. Courtney Thomson, representative from Councilmember Todd Gloria’s office announced a neighborhood mixer on Saturday, March 28 from 12:30-2pm at Cafe Eleven/David’s Coffeehouse at 1440 University Avenue. Bring your questions and concerns. The donation hat to help with HTC expenses was passed, netting $59.
