Parking has been a hot issue in Uptown all summer long and it doesn’t seem to be cooling down for the winter months. On Nov. 24, Uptown Partnership’s board of directors held a community meeting in Bankers Hill as part of their ongoing effort to increase community input...Read more...

The San Diego City Council approved a developer's plan yesterday that calls for a commercial and social hub for the community of Pacific Highlands Ranch, according to the Union-Tribune. The plan was approved in October, but residents appealed the decision over worries of...Read more...

San Diego State University President Stephen L. Weber has received the 2009 Achievement Award from the San Diego Military Advisory Council. The award was presented at a Dec. 8 event honoring individuals and organizations whose work has supported the military community in...Read more...

Performers from Bit o’ Burlesque dance troupe will be among the live performers during the Red Ball gala at Sushi Performance & Visual Art. Read more: San Diego Community News Group - Local News, Classifieds, Businesses and Events in San Diego, La Jolla, Ocean Beach,...Read more...

Golden Hill gala celebrates efforts to revitalize historic neighborhood The Golden Hill community is no longer the crime-ridden, graffiti-filled, rundown neighborhood that some long-time residents remember it as a few decades ago. It has recently seen some major changes...Read more...

(l-r): Ben Orgovan, parade manager; Karla Cruz, youth intern; Vern Lowe, operations/accounting coordinator; Cathy Hemphill, rally coordinator; John Bilow, marketing director; and Cheli Mohamed, volunteer and community resource director. (Courtesy Rick Braatz) Despite...Read more...

New Heights: Adams Avenue business success anything but Normal The American economy has been in a downturn the last few years, but there has been little evidence of it on flourishing Adams Avenue. From January 2008 until July 2010, 68 businesses opened in the 600-member ...Read more...

Preparing for the worst With the season’s hottest temperatures looming ahead and memories of the last decade’s serious regional wildfires still fresh, several experts weigh in on La Jolla’s vulnerability to future blazes and what residents can do to prepare for the...Read more...

Mission Hills Nursery: a bounty of unusual botany marks 100 years Independent nurseries rarely stay open long, but Mission Hills Nursery reached its centennial this year. Set on the corner of Fort Stockton and Randolph streets, the nursery’s simple fence covered with...Read more...

North Park Sign by Michael James Slattery Community Plans get $1.75 million update Earlier this year, the City of San Diego began the process of updating the North Park, Golden Hill and Uptown community plans—documents that outline development and land use standards for...Read more...

If adobe walls could talk: Old Town inn’s hidden history aids its renovation Nini Minovi’s enthusiasm is contagious as she describes the day she began her “love affair with a building” – the newly refurbished Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town State Historic Park....Read more...

Debate over business deck expansion comes to a head The two sides sparring over the controversial deck expansion to the Pacific Beach Shore Club presented their cases at the monthly general membership meeting of the Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC) in July. Now, an...Read more...

“Terriers” hired 100 local crew people and hundreds of extras each week during the shooting in April. PHOTOS COURTESY ERNIE ANDERSON, SDFC OB grabs spotlight in FX series ‘Terriers’ Ocean Beach will find itself in the cable TV spotlight next month. The pilot show...Read more...

City of San Diego Councilmember Carl DeMaio and local non-profit organization I Love a Clean San Diego (ILACSD) have organized a community clean up day on February 27th at Lake Hodges from 9AM – 12noon. Volunteers will meet at the Rancho Bernardo Glassman Recreation...Read more...

Family Health Centers of San Diego will offer free H1N1 vaccinations on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday morning, January 23, at its Sherman Heights and North Park locations.  Sherman Heights will begin at 9 a.m. and North Park will begin at 8:30 a.m. All...Read more...

Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin briefed reporters about the Lunar Rover at the Kennedy Space Center prior to the Apollo 15 moon launch. (Courtesy Jeff Berkwits) San Diego Space Society launches out of this world from South Park Governing members of the San Diego...Read more...