2009
2009
Hillcrest Farmers Market today
from 10-2pm
Sunday’s a fun day! Head on over to the Hillcrest DMV (on Normal Street south of Lincoln Avenue) for San Diego’s best farmers market. Featuring fresh produce, colorful flowers, crafts, food and toe-tapping tunes from Shawn P. Rohlf and the 7th Day Buskers. Make sure to stop at Divine Madman Coffee for a cup of joe from the ladies...and for a special treat, try one of Seb’s fabulous pannis. YUM.
2009
2009
Potters Guild to hold sale this weekend
Looking for a unique gift? Members of the San Diego Potters Guild will be holding their biannual sale in Balboa Park on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm. Located in the plaza of the Spanish Village, the sale features thousands of pieces of hand-made ceramics by many of San Diego’s finest potters.
All of the items are one-of-a-kind. Works range from functional ware such as plates, bowls and coffee cups to more decorative and sculptural forms like ceramic shoes, garden lanterns and conch shells. Prices range from a handful of dollars to a few hundred. Spanish Village is located south of the Zoo on Village Place. Sales are conducted twice a year on the second weekend in June and November in the colorful plaza of Spanish Village. This is by far the largest pottery sale in San Diego and is the best time for the general public to see and/or buy what their members make, as well as offering an opportunity to meet the potters in person. For more information please call the Potters Guild at (619) 239-0507.
2009
Thanks to Mary, Lydia, Kate, Belle,
Gertrude, Hazel, Katherine, et al
An educational slide show and lecture on the “Influential Women of San Diego” was presented this evening in the Fellowship Hall of the Grace Lutheran Church, located at Park Boulevard & Lincoln. Kathleen Goldkamp and Linda Sieh from the San Diego Historical Society led the free lecture to the receptive crowd. Thanks to Ernie, Kristen and the University Heights Historical Society for organizing this informative presentation.
2009
2009
Hillcrest Town Council fills the
Joyce Beers Community Center
Over 60 neighbors and guests attended the June meeting of the Hillcrest Town Council (HTC) on Tuesday night in the warm (get that air conditioning fixed) Joyce Beers Community Center. Ron De Harte, left, director of San Diego LGBT Pride talked about street closures for this year’s parade on Saturday, July 18 and how the communiy would be cleaned-up after the party is over. Government representatives from CD3, State Assemblymember Saldaña, Congresswoman Susan Davis’s office, Supervisor Ron Roberts and the Uptown Partnership presented reports.
Kyrsten Burr-Rosenthal with the SD Water Department talked about the implementation of the Level 2 Water Alert which allows for watering only three days a week. Residents were instructed to water either after 6pm or before 10am. Single family homes with even numbered addresses may water (or wash cars) on Saturday, Monday & Wednesday only; odd number addresses on Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday; condos and apartments are limited to watering landscape, gardens or washing cars only on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
Bar and club owners Nick Moede (Rich’s & Numbers), Chris Shaw (Urban Mo’s & Baja Betty’s), Alex Marin (Bamboo Lounge) and SDPD officer David Surwillo addressed concerns of noise, litter and unruly behavior of bar patrons by neighbors primarily from Essex Street. The HTC, Hillcrest Business Association, Councilmember Gloria’s office and the bar/club owners will work together towards solutions that include parking at the DMV and Uptown District, posting notices to be respectful of neighbors and litter pick-up.
Big thanks to Babbo Grande restaurant for providing the pasta primavera and garlic bread. The lovely HTC donation hat was passed through the crowd at the end of the meeting, and $63 was collected for incidental expenses. Next month’s neighborhood meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, July 14th from 6:30-8pm.
2009
Balboa Park enters the information age
Have you checked out the new electronic informational kiosks designed, installed, and operated by the Friends of Balboa Park? The latest usage statistics show that 100+ people use the popular touch screens on the kiosks each day to find information about Balboa Park.
The kiosk located at the Cascades (near the Bea Evenson
Fountain) is the most heavily used. Kiosks are also located in front of
the Timken Museum and near the west end of the Cabrillo Bridge. The
information most frequently requested is the location of restaurants,
transportation, restrooms, gardens and the schedule of events in the
Park. In addition, info about each of 24 listed institutions and
organizations is regularly requested, including unique screens
promoting park projects and exhibits. The Spanish language screens
account for nine percent of the requests. The other three sides of each
kiosk house an ATM, a large map of Balboa Park and several printed
sponsor messages. Free WiFi is also accessible from each kiosk.
