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It isn’t uncommon to blurt “oh wow!” when stepping into the dimly lit lounge at Imperial House Continental Restaurant for the first time. Few places remain where you can practically smell 1968, which is when the restaurant and apartment tower overhead opened for business. Replete with red leather booths and dark wood walls, the only thing missing is a big white cloud hanging over the bar from gaggles of cigarette smokers
By Eva Posner | SDUN Reporter In 2011, a group of entrepreneurs in Bankers Hill decided it was time for the community to come into its own, so they came together, to form the Bankers Hill Business Group. Sheryl Thompson, Hillcrest Optical co-owner said, “A lot of people don’t realize
By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor For 70 years, the Big Sister League of San Diego has worked diligently to improve the lives of women in the community. District 5 Councilmember Marti Emerald said she knows first-hand the deeds of the organization asset, noting that her daughter, who was diagnosed
After months of planning and negotiating, St. Paul’s Cathedral is moving forward with a proposed project to build two high-rise, mixed-use condominium towers in Bankers Hill. The towers will be located on two parcels of land located off Olive and Nutmeg streets, adjacent to the Cathedral, located at 2728 Sixth Ave.
A group of approximately 60 people representing the Carpenters Local Union #1506 gathered in protest at the Inn at the Park, 525 Spruce St. in Bankers Hill. The group was picketing Cutting Edge Drywall of San Diego, which has been sub-contracted to do construction on the building.
For some senior citizens, seemingly simple tasks, such as preparing a meal or making a doctor appointment, can become arduous obstacles.
For those living in Uptown, help can be found through St. Paul’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The PACE community center is located at 111 Elm St. in Bankers Hill.
Banker’s Hill resident JT Bruce has written and directed a short film that is sublimely unreal and makes you think seriously about what would happen if the world around us literally crumbled.
Although breaking news deflects the issue periodically, health care in the United States has become a hot button topic since the economy began freefalling, and Uptown-area residents are no strangers to health care woes
Grafitti artist takes the passion of his youth to the streets of Germany
With each year that passes, people celebrate old Father Time being reborn as a fresh-faced New Year’s baby. It’s a time for new beginnings, letting go of the past and, of course, lots of celebratingand revelry! What better place is there to welcome the dawn of 2011 than right here in your own community? Whether it’s popping some bubbly in Hillcrest, fine dining in Banker’s Hill or bar hopping in North Park, Uptown News has 10 suggestions to help you ring in the New Year.