Citing water quality concerns, the 7 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 La Jolla 10-Mile Relay Swim has been moved from La Jolla Cove to La Jolla Shores. A message posted on the organizations’ website states: “Water testing at La Jolla Cove has indicated a heightened level of bacteria for most of the summer...
— BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: As of September 2016, CJ Charles Jewelers in La Jolla is an official retailer for the Swiss watch brand, Patek Philippe, which is renowned for innovation, quality and heritage. Established in Geneva in 1839, Patek Phillipe is the last independently family-owned watch manufacturer....
— BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: What’s with all the well-dressed guys walking around Bird Rock? Chances are they’re coming out of A Better Deal Tuxedo & Suits, a family business in the neighborhood since 1998 that’s owned by happily transplanted Midwesterner Jerry Klein. Klein’s philosophy is a simple one:...
When architect Charles Kaminski moved to La Jolla in 1975, he was introduced to the local gay community from his apartment in the El Pueblo Ribera complex. “(The gay community) was then a handful of people, at least in my circle,” he said. The 69-year-old, who was then in his 20s, knew people from...
When a retiring cop with a violent past finds a clue in his last case that leads to his wife’s murder from 10 years before, he is presented with a choice: to go against the promise he made to his wife not to kill another man or to become a selfless hero for a city that has no hope for the future....
Society has mechanisms in place for those who want to adopt a child, and for children who need a parent. But what about those who would like to have a grandparent-grandchild connection? UC San Diego and retirement community Casa de Mañana have joined forces to connect individuals of different generations....
La Jolla Vikings football team ready for new stadium, season
Know Your Lifeguards: La Jolla Light series spotlights La Jolla's lifeguards
Every three months, La Jolla surf school, Surf Diva, holds Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) yoga retreats out of La Jolla Shores. During the lessons, yoginis practice their balances on sea-worthy paddleboards. Class founder Izzy Tihanyi said, “The in-line body poses — like a warrior’s pose — are very...
Student loves playing volleyball in the sand
Challenged Athletes Foundation held its Summer Solstice Sunset Soiree June 21, 2016 at the La Jolla home of Wally and Estel Binder. Guests had the opportunity to meet Challenged Athletes Foundation athletes and hear their inspirational stories, including those of Roderick Sewell, a gifted swimmer...