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San Diego gym-goers might have noticed that lines for the treadmill have been little longer than usual in the past several days.
The arrival of a new year brings resolutions – and resolutions bring multitudes of fitness-minded people to their local gyms. Regardless of how those well-intentioned goals pan out, it’s a blessing to gyms, health clubs and fitness centers.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, celebrated every October with its signature pink ribbons, is in its 25th year of “Awareness, Education, and Empowerment.”
Awareness starts with facts. One in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society
Uptown is getting the “Untour.” Combining photography and cross-country cycling, the Untour is coming Oct. 17 thanks to Lincoln, Neb. resident and professional wedding photographer Khara Plicanic.
Plicanic calls it the Untour “because this… adventure is truly unconventional, unexpected, and we’re fairly certain it’s going to be unbelievably awesome,” Plicanic said. She added she and her husband Emir are also “undeniably addicted to travel and undoubtedly passionate about teaching this touring workshop, which is unlike any other we’ve ever heard of.”
Yoga is a growing practice, with over fifteen million Americans participating and another eighteen million interested in trying it out. For those of you in the latter category, I’m right there with you. My mission: to attend my first yoga class and share what I learn with other rookie yogis. My source: Pilgrimage of the
Heart Yoga in Normal Heights.
Everyone knows riding a bike can save money on gas and parking, but now it can also get riders discounts at Uptown businesses. With the SD Bike Commuter Discount Program, cyclists can receive discounts at participating businesses simply by riding their bikes there
During 120 years of community service in Hillcrest, Scripps Mercy Hospital has changed its name and location, but never its commitment
Scripps Mercy Hospital’s trauma center, the county’s busiest with more than 2,500 patients treated in fiscal year 2009, is poised to become even busier upon completion of a three-phase, multimillion-dollar expansion.
Put on your jogging shoes and explore the past and present of Uptown
By Christy Scannell
SDUN Editor
It’s the season of love, but with a 50-percent divorce rate and the challenges facing same-sex couples, love also comes with legalities. Michele Sacks Lowenstein, a Mission Hills resident, has been a family law attorney for 28 years. A certified family law specialist, she is chairperson of the family law section for the San Diego County Bar Association. Lowenstein joined Christy Scannell, SDUN editor, to discuss love’s legal problems
By Allison Kristen Sampité
As the economy tests our financial security, relationships and peace of mind, some are taking a unique approach to help alleviate these overwhelming concerns.
North Park resident Simone Butler is a published writer and astrological Feng Shui expert, who combined astrology and western Feng Shui to help manage life’s chaos in a practical way. A practitioner of astrology for 25 years, Butler became seriously involved with Feng Shui in 2007, after recognizing her ability to translate the mystery of the invisible world into tangible means