March 23,
Interested in South Maui?
Whether you enjoy snorkeling, hiking, relaxing, shopping, golfing or just soaking up the sun and culture... check out these perfect accommodations to complement your Hawaiian dream vacation. This oceanview condo ($150-185 a night) has all the conveniences of home, plus an unobstructed ocean view — even from the living room couch. Grab your sunscreen, and make a reservation at the Shores of Maui.Mention “HillQuest” to get a FREE night with each week’s stay.
Click to view a webcam across the street.
March 22,
“A dark library is a crime”
For the first time in 18 years the downtown library has shuttered its doors because the city doesn’t have enough money to keep it open. SD’s Central Library is now closed on Saturdays because of the 10% mid-year budget cuts exacted from the library budget by the mayor and approved by the city council last December. That cut was larger than any other General Fund Department had to sustain. Why is the mayor balancing the budget on the back of our library system? I suspect the answer is because he can. We should all be concerned about the next budget go round in June when I believe the mayor will come after the library department yet again. (What does he have against libraries? And why are our council members willing to go along with him?)
While holding signs (shown) last Saturday, 70 people came to the closed library. Their responses ranged from... “I’m a small business owner needing to do research. This affects my growth.” “I came to do research for a psychology paper...my branch doesn’t have the resources.” “I needed to file for unemployment.” Many came to work on job resumes, research employment opportunities and file for jobs online. Others wanted to check out books and videos. One visually impaired man needed an audio book. People also wanted to use the Internet and access email saying, “We don't all have computers.” Libraries are an important core service for any city...and I miss mine.
March 21,
Hundreds attend SOHO’s annual Historic Home Tour
This “is a street where some of the most famous
families lived,” said SOHO Executive Director Bruce Coons. “It’s
one of the streets that is the least changed.” SOHO
Annual Historic Home Tour
was held along Seventh Avenue 
on the northern edge of Balboa Park Sunday.
Over 1,400 guests (a new SOHO record)
happily toured five private homes designed by 20th
Century
Master Architects — Irving Gill, William Hebbard, Hazel Waterman, Frank
Mead and
Richard Requa.
March 20,
March 19,
March 18,
Ad deadline for 2010-2011 HillQuest is March 31st
The 8th edition of HillQuest, an
Urban Guide to Hillcrest & beyond, is underway and projected to
hit the streets (as usual) the end of June. 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. There is no better San Diego advertising value.
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.
More details? Call (619) 260-1929.
March 17,
