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Hillcrest Brewing Company, scheduled for June opening, gives Uptown a brewery to call it’s own

In recent years, San Diego has developed a reputation as a craft brewing hub, with each neighborhood having its own hotspot where local beer lovers gather. With the upcoming opening of the Hillcrest Brewing Company, Hillcrest now has a brewpub to call its own. For 20 years, the partners behind the MO’s Universe restaurant group have operated Urban MO’s Bar and Grill, Gossip Grill and Baja Betty’s. Now, the restaurant owners are brewing unique beers for the Brewing Company.

Midwife-attended home births on the rise

Posted: May 11th, 2012 | Feature, Hillcrest, Lifestyle | 2 Comments

With open-minded and health conscious mothers looking for more natural birth alternatives, home birth is on the rise. Locally, the Hillcrest-based Mother to Mother Midwifery has been established for family planning and birthing needs. Founded in 2011, Mother to Mother Midwifery provides professional support to women and families interested in having a home birth. They are trained professionals who have delivered thousands of healthy babies

Kony 2012 mural in Hillcrest vandalized twice

Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Hillcrest, News, News, Top Story |

Painted as a Cover the Night outreach project, Hillcrest mural marked with graffiti on two separate occasions By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor Along the wall of Kelly’s Treasures Thrift Store at 815 University Ave. in Hillcrest a mural dedicated to the Kony 2012 campaign has been repainted twice in

Bargain samplings from East Africa

Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Bars/Happy Hours, Feature, Food & Drink, Hillcrest |

By Dr. Ink The consolation to this stressed economy is that scores of restaurants serving fine and exotic fare have tagged portions of their stocks to happy-hour pricing. Bayu’s Authentic Ethiopian Cuisine is no exception, as we found bargains occurring there seven days a week. The good pickings include all

Topdog/Underdog

Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Hillcrest, Theater |

By Charlene Baldridge | SDUN Theater Critic Produced by ion theatre company, staged by Moxie Theatre Founding Artistic Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, and featuring two of San Diego’s best-known African-American actors, Laurence Brown and Mark Christopher Lawrence, Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Topdog/Underdog” plays at ion theatre’s Elaine Lipinsky Stage