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Uptown Briefs May 10

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Bankers Hill, Breaking News, Communities, Hillcrest, Mission Hills, News, North Park, South Park, University Heights, Uptown Briefs | No Comments

Water main breaks in North Park A water main broke at the intersection of Georgia Street and Florida Court in North Park shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, May 6. Water from the break ran down Florida Court to Florida Street, reaching several apartment complexes.

A battle of words & wills

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Arts & Entertainment, Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Theater Reviews | No Comments

Dazzling company adds to ‘Other Desert Cities’ success By Charlene Baldridge | SDUN Theater Critic Jon Robin Baitz’s 2011 Broadway hearth drama “Other Desert Cities” is set on Christmas Eve 2004. The Wyeth family – or at least what’s left of it – gathers at the elder Wyeths’ luxurious Palm Springs home.

Uptown Briefs April 26

Posted: April 26th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Breaking News, Communities, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Mission Hills, News, South Park, Talmadge, Uptown Briefs |

New look for Public Library released San Diego Public Library (SDPL) announced April 15 the launch of a new logo and rebranding effort that is designed to better reflect the Library’s new direction, representatives said in the announcement.

Letters April 12

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Hillcrest, Letters to the Editor, Opinion, South Park | 2 Comments

Concetta Antico, Mission Hills artist Fabulous article! I have painted under Concetta’s direction for almost eight years now, and she is totally unique [see “Seeing colors like no other,” Vol. 5, Issue 7]. There is no one else who even comes close to Concetta’s talent in painting and in teaching.

Opinion: Letters to the Editor

Posted: March 29th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Breaking News, Communities, Downtown, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | 5 Comments

Letters Moving Balboa Park forward Mr. Coons’ opinion piece suffers from being both incorrect and unproductive [see “San Diego should protect the integrity of Balboa Park and its own Municipal Code,” Vol. 5, Issue 6].

Uptown Briefs March 29

Posted: March 29th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Breaking News, Communities, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, News, North Park, Uptown Briefs |

Vegan culinary event scheduled for March 30 in Uptown The Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest will host the A Taste of Vegan festival on Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. The free event will include food tastings, informative speakers, activities for children and discounted merchandise.

A fine line of extraordinary silliness

Posted: March 29th, 2013 | Arts & Entertainment, Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Theater Reviews |

Premiere musical is timeless & precise, led by virtuosic Jefferson Mays By Charlene Baldridge | SDUN Theater Critic How frequently does a D’Ysquith die in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Murder”? The answer is eight times, through a dizzying array of means – one more than once – and all hilariously so; especially when all the aristocratic D’Ysquiths, male and female, are played by virtuosic, Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays.

100 days of progress

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Downtown, Featured, Hillcrest, North Park, Opinion |

By Council President Todd Gloria One hundred days ago, on December 3, 2012, I was humbled to be selected as San Diego’s City Council President. When I was sworn in for my second term as the Councilmember representing the Third District,

San Diego should protect the integrity of Balboa Park and its own Municipal Code

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Opinion | 1 Comment

By Bruce Coons, Save Our Heritage Organisation SOHO continues to urge the City Council to move ahead with an alternate project that both removes parking from the Plaza de Panama and respects the integrity of the park and its own Municipal Code and land use plans.

Reaching for the stars

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, From the Cover, News, Top Story |

Passionate organizers have been part of Reuben H. Fleet Science Center for 40 years By Dave Fidlin | SDUN Reporter Mary Anderson remembers the momentous day as if it had just taken place. Having gained an appreciation of astronomy from a young age, Anderson was enthusiastic about a new job as she attended classes as a freshman at San Diego State University. On March 10, 1973, she assumed her duties as an usher at what ... Read More