January 8,
2010
January 7,
2010
This month’s meeting of the Hillcrest Town Council (HTC) will be held Tuesday, January 12 from 6:30-8:00pm at the Joyce Beers Community Center in the Uptown District.
This month’s agenda from chair John Taylor includes introductions all present; public comment; HTC bylaw amendment by Bruce Bielaski; Von representatives, Jan Martin & Brian Braaten, who will share plans for the new Von’s grocery store design for their location at Dove & Washington streets; the new UCSD Medical Complex CEO Tom Jackiewicz will discuss the future of the neighborhood hospital; the Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) report from chair Tim Gahagan with the presentation of two LIONS awards to Hillcrest residents by NIC member Luke Terpstra; and a community plan update from the development committee presented by Roy Dahl (this committee is now chaired by Bob Martynec).
Joyce Beers Community Center is location on Vermont Street just north of Cleveland Avenue (between Terra and Aladdin restaurants). Everyone is welcome and all Hillcrest residents are encouraged to become involved. The HTC meets on the second Tuesday of each month (accept in December).
January 6,
2010
January 5,
2010
January 4,
2010
January 3,
2010
Eighth edition of HillQuest now underway
Interested
in sharing a slice of your Hillcrest history? It’s that time
of year when the publishers of HillQuest begin gathering stories for
the next edition of their urban guide. Do you have an interesting tale
about Hillcrest for our eighth year? The 2010-2011 hip-pocket guide to
92103 will begin distribution the end of June as it again features
dining, shopping, services and history of this diverse community. All
Uptowners are encouraged to contact us soon with ideas on interesting
articles. You’re also invited to talk to us 
about promoting your business for less than
a dollar a day.
As local small business owners, the publishers understand the challenges of the times. “Advertisers need to be smart and really stretch their dollars…one ad that will last for over a year instead of a week or a month will do that,” commented Ann Garwood who has owned Ad Ink Advertising Agency since 1983. “As an additional incentive, we’re holding rates for another year. HillQuest is by far San Diego’s best advertising value,” added partner Nancy Moors. City Deli owner Mike Wright says, “Our customers love the book. They read HillQuests cover to cover.”
For as little as $350 (that’s less than a dollar a day) businesses will receive a year’s worth of exposure throughout Uptown as well as a free listing of your service, restaurant or shop on Hillcrest’s most popular website, HillQuest.com. As a bonus the colorful foldout maps show the Hillcrest Business Improvement District’s parking lots, community centers and self-guided neighborhood walks. All advertiser locations are also identified, listed and directed to the page in HQ8 where readers may find their ad. The flip side of the map shows hiking trails and museums in Balboa Park and businesses in the adjacent neighborhood of Bankers Hill.
It’s exciting that people interact with us almost every day regarding the book or the website. Nancy and I enjoying sharing history and stories of folks who make up the colorful fabric of this great community that we love. We would like to take this opportunity to outreach to community members who may have an interesting tale to tell in our eighth edition. Please give a call at (619) 260-1929 to discuss article submissions or to purchase an ad for HQ8, the best marketing tool in San Diego.
January 2,
2010
January 1,
2010
Happy New Year
What a beautiful evening in Hillcrest, one of America’s greatest neighborhoods (all under a fabulous full moon). Lucky duckies we.
Wishing one and all a healthy & prosperous 2010
from Ann & Nancy
