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D’O Thai Cottage is the first and only spot for Thai cuisine in Old Town. Located alongside the historic El Campo Santo Cemetery, the white stucco structure formerly housed Café Pacifica, and more recently, an Italian restaurant. Two tiers allow for ample seating beneath an angled wood ceiling strung with white lights, signaling the same cozy ambiance I remember from Café Pacifica’s days
By Marc “Mookie” Kaczor | SDUN Reporter The 29th annual Fiesta Old Town celebration, organized by the Historic Old Town Community Foundation, will celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Mexican culture at the site historians refer to as “the birthplace of America.” Old Town San Diego is where missionary Junípero Serra
By Margie M. Palmer | SDUN Reporter Tensions ran high during the April 2 Uptown Planners meeting, where representatives from the Old Town Academy (OTA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System of San Diego presented arguments regarding a possible rehabilitation and treatment facility. More than 100 parents and community members
The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant in Old Town has taken something old and made it new, and two of its chefs, Uptown residents Andrew Lee Sasloe and Caitlin Gyelo, have figured prominently in that transformation.
“We brought it back to what Old Town used to be in the 1800s,” said head chef Sasloe, a Normal Heights resident who’s rejuvenated the menu of Cosmopolitan, formerly Casa de Bandini, overlooking Old Town Square. “There’s so many Mexican restaurants in town; but you can come to Cosmopolitan and get steak, seafood, a pasta dish — or a burrito.”
At 4:20 a.m. on Feb. 20, San Diego Fire and Rescue responded to a call for a structure fire on the 2600 block of San Diego Avenue. Upon arrival, responders found the El Patio restaurant at 2611 San Diego Ave. in flames.
Approximately 30 officers responded and it took approximately 40 minutes to extinguish the fire. While the restaurant is destroyed, there was only roof damage to some neighboring buildings. The two businesses are the Gum Saan antique shop and Captain Finch’s mercantile store. All buildings are within the boundaries of the Old Town Historic State Park.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is moving forward with an auction of its former Old Town headquarters. However, pending litigation may discourage would-be buyers from bidding on the property
The highest bidder in an auction on Jan. 25 will determine the fate of the former Caltrans headquarters adjacent to Old Town Historic Park.
The California State Parks Department hoped to acquire the 2.48-acre site on Juan Street, demolish its existing building and expand the park, however a deal failed to materialize. Both Caltrans and the Parks Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2008, laying out terms for a $10.7 million purchase, with $2.5 million due up front and the remaining balance due within ten years of the transfer date.
Whenever my budget is stretched, such as immediately after the holidays, I’ll often turn to Ed Bedford’s latest food finds, whose column in the San Diego Reader pinpoints the most inexpensive places to eat in the county. Already on our radar, Bedford beat me to the chase last week in visiting O’Hungry’s in Old Town, which feeds you breakfast for $2.99 and complete dinners for $5. With recent blows made to my credit cards, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect
The San Diego VA is coming under fire for wanting to open a rehabilitation and care facility in Old Town. Community members, although in agreement of the facility’s importance, believe the proposed site is too close to a school.
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.