Sign up for our eNewsletterDowntown San Diego Partnership reaches out to neighborhoods to plan for future growth By Cynthia Robertson | SDUN Reporter To some, Downtown San Diego is a treasure to explore; to others it is a tangle of cars and crowds. Either way, Downtown possesses some of the city’s finest resources for residents, visitors and employees.
Read MoreBy Dale Larabee | SDUN Guest Columnist San Diego is a wonderfully diverse city. The City Library Essay Contest winners proved so March 21 at St. Didacus Parish School. One hundred twelve students from Adams, Franklin, Normal Heights, Our Lady of Peace and St. Didacus schools wrote essays on what one book deserved saving, if all other books were to disappear, or why libraries are important to young people like them.
Read MoreFranklin students learn tree conservation, safety at Arbor Week event By Anthony King | SDUN Editor Several Benjamin Franklin Elementary School students celebrated California Arbor Week by planting 15 trees around the school’s perimeter in Kensington with the help of Urban Corps of San Diego County and Councilmember Marti Emerald.
Read MoreBankers Hill business group schedules first 2013 festival Formed in 2011, the Bankers Hill Business Group has scheduled their first festival of 2013 to bring attention to the businesses and community in Bankers Hill. Called the Bankers Hill Art & Craft Beer Festival, the event will take place Friday, March 22 from 5 – 9 p.m. at The Abbey, 2825 Fifth Ave.
Read MoreLetters Planter boxes along Adams Avenue add beauty yet negatively impact access This group had good intentions when they decided to upgrade the areas under the 63 trees planted along Adams Avenue from the I-15 overpass to Aldine Drive [see “The Garden Angels of Kensington,” Vol. 5, Issue 4].
Read MoreKPBS and Union Bank hand out annual awards; new blog shines light on diversity By Anthony King | SDUN Editor with Morgan M. Hurley | SDUN Assistant Editor At a ceremony held Tuesday, Feb. 5, several Uptown residents were among 16 individuals celebrated as San Diego “local heroes.” Now in their 15th year, KPBS and Union Bank host the annual awards in part to signify both organizations’ commitment to diversity.
Read MoreLocals form group to care for tree plots; jump at news of upgrades along Adams Ave By Dale Larabee | SDUN Guest Reporter For a number of years, several thought Adams Avenue – as it meandered through Kensington – needed more color. Sixty-three pear trees in small plots lined both sides of the street from the Interstate 15 overpass to a stop sign, where Adams Avenue plunges down Aldine Drive to Fairmount Avenue.
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