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By Esther Rubio-Sheffrey | SDUN Reporter Villainous Lair Comics is one step closer to world domination through comics, mischief, mayhem and fun with the grand opening of their new gaming center. Villainous Lair Gaming, which opens at its 3342 Adams Ave. location on April 1, is less than a block
On March 9, parents, teachers and students of Normal Heights Elementary School gathered to protest the opening of the school’s play area and walking paths as a joint-use park.
Due to a joint-use land agreement between San Diego Unified School District and San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, the school grounds will be open as a public park from 4 p.m. until 8:30 a.m.
ust after 2 a.m. on Feb. 26, two brothers were involved in an altercation with three other men near the corner of Adams Avenue and 34th Street. The three men were off-duty San Diego Fire and Rescue firefighters Capt. Vadid Cisneros, Gregory Econie and Andrew Brennan. The firefighters eventually walked away, but not before allegedly striking one of the brothers on the head, taking their wallets, a cell phone and making a threatening remark.
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
Sabuku isn’t your everyday sushi house. At six months old, the operation is the brainchild of a meat-and-potatoes guy from Pittsburgh (Bob Pasela), who brought in a German-American chef from Utah (Zach Stofferahn). Together they’ve created a rambling menu of gorgeous sushi rolls that incorporate things like filet mignon, mesquite chicken and the kind of hickory, honeyed bacon that will send your eyeballs rolling backwards
The oldest Italian restaurant on Adams Avenue has begun whisking into its time-tested menu a bit of razzle-dazzle tailored for modern palates. In just a few weeks, new consulting chef Geordie Moulios rolls out his first batch of house-made charcuterie that includes mortadella, prosciutto, bacon and sausages. In addition, he has already crafted several lounge dishes, such as a meatball burger, as well as a lineup of all-you-can-eat savories for the restaurant’s recently introduced Sunday brunch buffet. The brunch further tantalizes with bottomless bellinis and mimosas
Triple Crown Pub in Normal Heights pulls in a confluence of bar crawlers from Kensington to the east and University Heights to the west.
With each year that passes, people celebrate old Father Time being reborn as a fresh-faced New Year’s baby. It’s a time for new beginnings, letting go of the past and, of course, lots of celebratingand revelry! What better place is there to welcome the dawn of 2011 than right here in your own community? Whether it’s popping some bubbly in Hillcrest, fine dining in Banker’s Hill or bar hopping in North Park, Uptown News has 10 suggestions to help you ring in the New Year.
At one time, Johnston said, customers were hanging out and talking at LeStat’s because they were looking for something to do. Now the college crowd takes advantage of WiFi, which is free at LeStat’s, 3343 Adams Ave. between 33rd and Felton streets.
Larson isn’t exaggerating. In almost every direction he points at the Hillcrest Farmers Market there’s a vendor with a one-of-a-kind product or service. New vendor Aqua Farms offers mussels, oysters and some abalone. Another has naturally raised whole chickens selling for $20. Banners on vendor booths proclaim a “gluten-free, vegan-friendly,” something for everyone