Thursday,
April 7
Aye yi yi...Have you been watching the news?
The power struggle continues...
DA Bonnie Dumanis has declined an invitation from City Attorney Michael Aguirre to attend a community forum on her proposal to take over misdemeanor prosecutions from his office.
What about working together
for the benefit of the city?
“War was declared today by the City Attorney against the District Attorney after a sneak attack.”
— Dave Stutz, referring to the
D.A.’s surprise presentation at City Council
Wednesday,
April 6
Yumski! >
Welcome to Mission Hills Bistro (at 228 W. Washington) and new owners Larry and Patrick. These guys are serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner at the former home of DeLucca’s, midway between Mission Hills and Hillcrest. With an background in the restaurant biz and a true sense of community,the boyz have a hit on their hands.
Mission Hills Bistro features
Italian cuisine, steaks
and seafood...but
our favorite is the thin cracker crust pizza. Hurry on in and you’ll
see why.
One more happy U-Haul family! Welcome to the neighborhood, gals!
Tuesday,
April 5
< Mark Hundahl & David Stern
co-publishers of IN Los Angeles Magazine flank their San Diego
sales rep, Russell Poncik,
and HillQuest publisher Nancy Moors at the magazine’s party for
advertisers and friends last night at Martinis Above
Fourth. Russ, Bonnie Dumanis & Nicole Murray-Ramirez addressed the
crowd.
Monday,
April 4
Judy Forman has been named 76th
District’s
Woman of the Year by
Assemblymember Lori Saldana.
“Judy
the Beauty” has owned the Big Kitchen (and more importantly has
been an effective community activist) for over 25 years. This is
a well-deserved honor for the “Mayor of Golden Hill.” Fox 6’s Ruben Galvan was
in South
Park this morning with live reports
featuring one
of HQ’s favorite gals!! Congrats, Judy.
of HQ’s favorite gals!! Congrats, Judy.
Judy (in stripes) and Whoopi (BK’s most well-known dishwasher)
Sunday,
April 3
Farewell to the Buzz Boyz
After 194 issues, David Malmquist and Dan Munn said goodbye to their staff this week. David and Dan, owners/publishers of Buzz Magazine recently announced the sale of their publication to Saputo-Beale Enterprises who publish the Palm Springs-based Bottom Line.
Gathered colleagues and friends reminisced about the popular biweekly’s trials and tribulations over the last seven years sharing stories laced with love, humor, appreciation and respect for two guys who truly understand the meaning of “community.”
We will miss them as they focus on future endeavors.
A collision last Wednesday (March 30) at the corner
of Fourth and
Pennsylvania sent a car over the curb and into the side of the George
G.
Glenner Alzheimer’s day-care center,
rupturing the building’s gas line, igniting shrubbery and causing an
evacuation.
The crash resulted in no injuries but plenty of excitement for the 15 elderly day-care center’s visitors and staff. Luckily, the Glenner’s administration headquarters are located just across the street assisted the evacuees. Additionally, eight nursing-assistant students were there for a disaster training program and helped with the evacuation.
The crash resulted in no injuries but plenty of excitement for the 15 elderly day-care center’s visitors and staff. Luckily, the Glenner’s administration headquarters are located just across the street assisted the evacuees. Additionally, eight nursing-assistant students were there for a disaster training program and helped with the evacuation.
The scenario fit into the daily schedule for the center’s visitors who were taking an exercise class. The evacuees returned to the center two hours later, when city officials declared the building safe. “This Hillcrest corner is quite dangerous,” says CEO, Joy Glenner, left, with Missy, adding that the 23-year-old nonprofit organization has been trying to get a stoplight at the busy intersection for years.
Saturday,
April 2
It’s a beautiful weekend for the
SD Crew Classic
which
is underway on Mission Bay at PB’s Crown Point Park.
Thousands of hunky college students and hundreds of boats
(aka sculls) are racing. Grab your sunscreen and beach chairs
for a fun afternoon watching these amateurs. Stop by Flicks
tonight for the Gay & Lesbian Rowing Federation’s
social from 6:30-8:30pm.
is underway on Mission Bay at PB’s Crown Point Park.
Thousands of hunky college students and hundreds of boats
(aka sculls) are racing. Grab your sunscreen and beach chairs
for a fun afternoon watching these amateurs. Stop by Flicks
tonight for the Gay & Lesbian Rowing Federation’s
social from 6:30-8:30pm.
Park West resident and makeup man, Anthony Gordon, had an “out of this world experience” this week working on commercials for Burger King’s new Star Wars campaign. The ads feature Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, R2-D2 and C-3PO.
The characters and
costumes were directly
from Lucas Studios, and Anthony was so
from Lucas Studios, and Anthony was so
excited to
finally meet R2-D2 that he couldn’t
help himself from giving the little droid a big bog kiss!!! The C-3PO suit was the same as the one on display at the Smithsonian Museum,
but his favorite was Chewbacca! What a beast!! >
help himself from giving the little droid a big bog kiss!!! The C-3PO suit was the same as the one on display at the Smithsonian Museum,
but his favorite was Chewbacca! What a beast!! >
In the TV commercials the Star
Wars
characters are new hires at Burger King.
Imagine trying to get Darth Vader to mop, getting Chewbacca to use a hair net or teaching a storm trooper to be a fry cook. We hear they will be very funny spots.
Thanks for sharing, Anthony!
Imagine trying to get Darth Vader to mop, getting Chewbacca to use a hair net or teaching a storm trooper to be a fry cook. We hear they will be very funny spots.
Thanks for sharing, Anthony!
Friday,
April 1
Is it a Village Buster or a Good Hillcrest Development?
well...we won’t find out this month!
What
do you think? Let them know!
The developers of the projects
have pulled the item
from this month’s Uptown Planners Committee Meeting. (we’ll let you know when they reschedule)
this? >from this month’s Uptown Planners Committee Meeting. (we’ll let you know when they reschedule)
PARKING • TRAFFIC • HEIGHT
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
< this? click for another look west from Fifth Ave.
