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District Three Councilmember Todd Gloria recently said at a press conference one of the biggest complaints he gets from the community is about parking. Uptown Parking District’s new operations manager, Ben Verdugo, said he has a plan to address that
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.
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
Met with mixed response by planning groups, Planning Commission denies recommendation By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor After mixed response from planning groups, including the San Diego Planning Commission, the Monument Flag Project will be heard by the City Council on May 15.The Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) is leading the
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
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
Frank Sabatini Jr. Restaurant Review Martinis Above Fourth fills a rare niche in that it’s one of the few restaurant-bars in Uptown that looks down to a street. Not exactly a towering rooftop like Bertrand at Mr. A’s or Top of the Park, but its second-floor perch in central Hillcrest
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
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
Charles Marohn of Strong Towns to speak on community development By Dave Schwab | SDUN Reporter Hillcrest 2.0, the umbrella under which several community meetings have been held to discuss future development, is hosting a curbside chat. Organized by the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA), feedback from these meetings will be