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No empty storefronts
Re: “Riverdale Shopping Center might see changes” [Volume 24, Issue 4, or bit.ly/2HFCI1j
So, the rents in Riverdale are “well below current market,” but Mr. Becker hopes to retain the long-time tenants and hopes to continue the record of this shopping center’s loyalty and prosperity? Here’s my prediction: He’ll raise the rent, those tenants who have been there for years will move out, spots will sit empty like most other small shopping centers in San Diego, the shopping center will no longer be profitable, and Mr. Becker will sell it. We don’t need another Starbucks when there is one a block to the east — and we don’t need more empty storefronts. Read More
PHHS wins first place
Congratulations to Patrick Henry High School (PHHS), who was named the first-place winner in the high school category of the 2017-18 EDCO Recycling Challenge. PHHS waste reduction and increased recycling resulted in a 28.56 percent waste diversion rate, garnering Henry the top district honor and a $1,250 prize award. Read More
By Shain Haug | Allied Gardens Grantville Community Council
The largest parcel of the city’s real estate that remains for development is the SDCCU Stadium and the surrounding parking lot. The Allied Gardens Grantville Community Council (AGGCC) town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Benjamin Library (Zion Avenue and Glenroy Street) will offer an analysis of the competing proposals for development of the property. Read More
By Mickey Zeichick | San Carlos Area Council News
The next meeting of the San Carlos Area Council (SCAC) will be Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Drive — our guest speaker to be determined. Read More
Jennifer Morrissey | Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation
Calling all artists
The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation (MTRPF) offers the opportunity for visual artists to display their work at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor & Interpretive Center. The exhibitions are limited to wall-hung, two- and three-dimensional works, and can showcase one artist as well as small or large groups. Two exhibitions are organized each year that combine the work of artists wishing to exhibit, but who are not part of a formal group and who do not wish for a solo exhibition. Read More
By Mark Muir | Guest Editorial
Like a bad penny, a plan to tax water keeps turning up in Sacramento. Read More
By Sue Hotz | Friends of the Library
How-To Festival
Want to learn something new this Memorial Day weekend? Have you ever wondered how to do something? Read More
By Patricia Simpson | Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation
I will always remember the first time I saw a phainopepla. Read More
By Scott Sherman | District 7 Dispatch
The city of San Diego is currently facing a severe housing crisis. Read More
By Dianne Jacob| Dianne’s Corner
Alzheimer’s alert: When the county in 2014 launched The Alzheimer’s Project, our regional initiative to help families and find a cure, we knew we were facing an uphill battle against the deadly disease. Read More
By Jay Wilson | Del Cerro Action Council
The quarterly Del Cerro Action Council (DCAC) meeting was held on April 26 and featured reports from police and elected officials as well as information about the ColRich site, changes at the Montgomery-Gibbs Airport and more. Read More
By David D. Cooksy
[Note: This is the first of a four-part “How to” series. In future issues look for “How to aat a catfish,” “How to eat a dragonfly,” and “How to eat a crawdad.”] Read More
By Yahairah Aristy and Jeff Benesch | La Mesa Democratic Foothills
Noted SDSU city planning professor (and photo essayist) Lawrence Herzog will headline the June 6 meeting of the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club (LMFDC). Read More
By Leslie Mikucki | Navajo Canyon Republican Women Federated
Carl DeMaio will speak about fiscal reform for government at the June 12 meeting of the Navajo Canyon Republican Women (NCRWF). The former San Diego City Council member currently hosts his own daily radio show on Newsradio 600 KOGO. Read More
Danielle Ghio
A big shout out to our wonderful Friends of the Library group! This amazing group of volunteers work tirelessly to stock and organize our ongoing book sale in the Reading Lounge, as well as set up and run our semi-annual monthly book sales to support many of the fun-filled library programs we offer. Please join us in a big “thank you” for all that they do and we hope that you can stop by and show your support by joining up or shopping one of their many book sales. Read More
By Adria Van Loan-Polselli and Harold Mumford
The Patribots — Patrick Henry High School’s competitive robotics team — returned home from Las Vegas on Sunday, March 26, tired and inspired from three rigorous days of robotics competition. Their return marked the end of a season of firsts for the team — a season that was almost derailed far too early. Read More
By Jeff Clemetson | Editor
When you think of honoring firefighters for their deeds, the heroic acts of running into burning buildings to save a crying baby or parachuting into a blazing forest fire come to mind. Read More
On March 14, students at Lewis Middle School in Allied Gardens joined hundreds of thousands of other students from across the country in a walkout to protest gun violence in schools following the death of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida one month earlier. Read More
Doug Curlee | Editor at Large
The April 11 meeting of the Navajo Community Planners, Inc. saw some changes to the board after its annual election of officers. The Navajo Community Planners group will see a new chair in charge of the board in 2018. Read More
By Jen Lothspeich | Travel
Bachelorettes wander through the wonders of Palm Springs
Palm Springs is known for many things: boutique hotels, trendy clubs, golfing, upscale dining — and, apparently, bachelorette parties. Read More
By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review
I’m guessing that 95 percent of the local population has never heard of Seaglass Restaurant. And here’s why. Read More
By Lindsay Burningham
In the wake of yet another devastating mass-casualty incident, this time in Parkland, Florida, educational leaders across the nation are calling for new gun-safety laws so that teachers and support personnel can focus on nurturing, mentoring, and inspiring students — not tasked with keeping them safe from school shootings. It’s time to end the cycle of violence, to listen to the voices of educators and students, and to urge our representatives to pass common-sense gun laws. Read More
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