Old and forgotten items are getting another chance at life thanks to some local artists. Make Good, a new store at 2207 Fern St. in South Park, is turning trash into treasure
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Fresh & Easy officials announced today that the North Park store at 32nd Street and University Avenue will open Sept. 22. Eight other Fresh & Easy stores will open that month, for which the company expects to hire 180 employees total
Governing members of the San Diego Space Society, a two-year-old organization dedicated to space exploration education and outreach, will soon be in the business of sending people into space
Tucked away near the busy street corner of Sixth Avenue and Robinson Avenue in Hillcrest is a tiny, independently-owned music store called Record City. It’s one of the last of a dying breed—the independently-owned record store where patrons actually can purchase vinyl LPs and hard-to-find albums by obscure artists, not just CDs like those sold at the big-box stores, or credit-like cards you can purchase with a certain number of downloads from iTunes
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pulled no punches during a campaign stop at the Birch North Park Theatre on July 6. Boxer, who was in San Diego as part of her two-day statewide “Jobs for California Tour,” used the opportunity to tout her record on jobs-creation and deliver a scathing assessment of her opponent’s record
Last month, a San Diego County grand jury issued a report on its investigation of Uptown Partnership – one of six San Diego parking district management groups – for allegedly mismanaging city funds. The grand jury cited the Partnership for spending nearly three times as much on operating expenses since 1999 than on projects. The Partnership has received $8.6 million from meters since 1999, using $3.2 million for salaries and overhead and $1.1 for projects and planning – however, 31 projects using $4 million of reserve funds are planned for 2011. Uptown Partnership manages parking for Mission Hills, Hillcrest, Bankers Hill, Park West and Five Points
Mission Hills residents will have more opportunities to get to know their neighborhood businesses this summer when last year’s popular Mission Nights returns May 19 from 6-8 p.m
A $4 million refurbishment of the historic Lafayette Hotel in North Park began last week and is expected to conclude by the end of the year
After five years in North Park, popular boutique Kate Ross will close its doors in mid-May.
Owner Kate Ross opened shop east of 30th Street on University Avenue just as the neighborhood’s revitalization was taking off
A local entrepreneur is rolling out a new low-cost, social media-friendly shuttle service to better link some Uptown neighborhoods