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Some residents consider the electrical transformers an eyesore, magnets for graffiti By Monica Garske | SDUN Reporter Through the Utilities Undergrounding Program, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) employees are in the midst of moving overhead power lines underground in communities including Kensington and Talmadge. In moving the power lines
By Margie M. Palmer | SDUN Reporter After many voiced concerns about possible graffiti on the newly constructed Aldine Drive restoration wall, an anti-graffiti coating has been placed. The wall was constructed after an uncommonly high amount of rainfall during the 2004 season eroded sections of slope between Van Dyke
More than 100 Kensington households participate in effort each year By Dave Fidlin | SDUN Reporter The annual Kensington Garage Sale, an event designed to give residents an opportunity to part with unneeded belongings and meet with fellow neighbors, is returning for its 14th year from 8 a.m. to noon
After years of study and discussion, construction on the Mid-City Rapid Bus project could begin this summer along El Cajon and Park boulevards. However, as the planning phase draws to a close, a number of Uptown community organizers continue to express concerns about the impact the endeavor will have on some of the city’s neighborhoods
The Aldine Slope Restoration Project, which will put a retaining wall along the south side of Aldine Drive between Fairmount and Van Dyke Avenues in Kensington, is expected to be completed the week of Jan. 9.
An unexpected amount of rain in 2004 and 2005 caused erosion on the slope, posing a danger to drivers and bicyclists. Federal grants supplied the $2.27 million needed to complete the project.
Kensington is known for its 1920s-style architecture, with Spanish inspired homes dotting tree-lined streets. However, construction projects planned for the next two years may disrupt a part of the neighborhood’s charm; proposed projects would replace Kensington’s historic streetlights and the lampposts that hold them with generic ones
In response to the 2012-2013 San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) budget cuts, SDUSD was, until Thursday, Oct. 27, considering closing one school in the Uptown area and others throughout San Diego. One of the schools up for closure was Franklin Elementary School, located at 4481 Copeland Ave. in Kensington.
In a perfect San Diego, we’d have a monorail for getting us to various happy hours on time. Traffic at the end of the work week lately has been a sloth. And it severely cut into Dr. Ink’s prospects of slugging down as many $3 margaritas as possible at Ponce’s in Kensington.
After 30 years as a successful, high-ranking corporate executive for major corporations, Kensington’s Herb Johnson found himself yearning for a new challenge. At an age when many of his colleagues were opting to cruise into leisurely retirements, Johnson set sail on a different course
Resident author finds inspiration in the most unlikely places and faces