2009
Kensington home tour this Saturday
The second annual Landmarked Homes of Kensington Tour (Saturday from 10am-4pm) will showcase five of the finest historically designated homes in their neighborhood including the 1932 Bowman house (shown).
The self-guided tour will be sponsored by the Heart of Kensington, Legacy106 and SOHO. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 on the day of the event. Purchase your tix at Kensington Video or Rex Downing Real Estate. On the day of the event, pick up your tickets and brochures at the Kensington Community Church, 4773 Marlborough Drive. Don’t miss it!
2009
Mi Arbolito gets new sidewalks
The long silent tower at the NW corner of Balboa Park is coming back to life. Broken windows are being repaired and flaws that had developed after over a year of stagancy have been addressed. Yesterday the Mi Arbolito corner (at Sixth & Upas) received freshly poured cement for new sidewalks. Interested in buying a condo starting at $1.1M?Give them a call.
2009
Sing karaoke?
Drop by the Caliph at 3100 Fifth Avenue on Tuesday evenings or the Wit’s End at 420 Robinson every Wednesday for a dose of free fun as Laura Jane leads a chorus of American Idol wannabes who perform for your pleasure.
2009
Sixth Avenue to be closed tomorrow evening
(This time south of Upas to Fir Street)And it will be open to local traffic. The city will be closing Sixth Avenue this Tuesday for an evening survey of street lighting. Residents in the Bankers Hill/Park West neighborhood are encouraged to take part in the survey.
There was conflicting details concerning the time of the closure of Sixth Avenue: Here’s the truth...the street will be closed at from 5-10:30pm, not until 1:30am. There will be no restrictions for on-street parking. (No parking zones were first planned along Sixth, but these were removed.)
2009
Saturday afternoon out with the girlz
It’s a lovely afternoon for a stroll around the neighborhood...or perhaps a little Hillcrest bar hopping maybe? This bevy of beauties were on their way to Mo’s.
2009
To our readers, friends and neighbors...
Thank you for your support both over the years and in response to this week’s nasty GLT editorial accusing us of “nepotism” and asking one of us to resign from the HBA board. (I’ve been a member since 1983 when I worked for the SD Gayzette; Nancy is an involved vice president). The two of us love Hillcrest and work constantly to make it a better place to call our home.
In January, at a request which surprised us, the marketing committee of the HBA asked about purchasing the back cover to promote their farmers market and Tuesday Night Out in our 2009-2010 book. In appreciation of the consideration, we put together a package worth much, much more.
As boardmembers with two separate business licenses, Nancy and I abstained from every vote. After board approval months ago, we moved forward with our side of the bargain. One disgruntled boardmember with a burr up her butt took the matter to the city in search of impropriety on behalf of the HBA board. To put the matter to rest, two weeks ago we voluntarily refunded the payment and removed them from our next publication which will begin distribution the end of June.
Ann & Nancy
