La Jolla Cove Suites takes to the Travel Channel on Monday, May 21 — Don’t miss it!

The new Travel Channel reality show, “Hotel Impossible,” will air an episode about the remake of La Jolla Cove Suites, Monday, May 21 at 6 and 10 p.m.

Count Alfonso de Bourbon: A True Story by Juliana Beletsis

Some of you know that Count Alfonso de Bourbon, was my favorite local. And, that I felt sick with grief when he was accidentally crushed to death around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Alfonso was dumpster diving behind Jonathon’s, the finest market in town, when the driver of an 18-wheeler backed up too far and hit two dumpsters that pinned Alfonso against the loading dock. It wasn’t until 7 a.m. the next morning that he was found slumped forward facing the other direction.

Three months until Jewel Ball presents Passeggiata!

Preparations are mid-way for the 66th annual Jewel Ball “Passeggiata!’ set for Aug. 4 at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. The gala, hosted by Las Patronas, is a fundraiser for its renowned grant program, which this year alone has awarded $630,000 to a variety of San Diego agencies that serve the community — especially those working with people in need.

A Century of Scouting

Boy Scout Troop 4 gathers for 100th anniversary party

Presidential candidate Ron Paul visits UC San Diego

San Diegans had an opportunity to meet Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul when he visited UC SanDiego May 4.

Foreign journalists gather in La Jolla for International Media in Danger workshop

Freedom of the press. We take it for granted, but in other parts of the world nations struggling for democracy may not share this value. When this is the case, the stakes are high for journalists.

According to IPI (International Press Institute), a global network of editors, media executives, and leading journalists, more than 1,000 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1997 carrying out their jobs. In the Western hemisphere, the ongoing Mexico Drug War has made that country the most dangerous for journalists.

Young La Jolla dancer earns acceptance to The Juilliard

Cleo Person was born with an undeniable gift for movement. At age 16, as you watch her dance, you wonder where the talent comes from and why it is that some people are blessed with it. Cleo has worked hard to cultivate her gift. She is on her way to school by 6 a.m. and does not return home until 5 or 6 p.m., after several hours of daily dance practice. And every summer, she enrolls in dance programs at prestigious schools across the country.

UCSD alumni’s wine pays homage to La Jolla beach community

WindanSea wines include a 2011 Great White, 2009 Sunset Red and a 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon.

La Jolla Community Foundation sets sail with mural no. 6

The sixth in a series of possibly a dozen public artworks in the La Jolla Community Foundation’s Murals of La Jolla project is being installed this week on the Citibank building at 7900 Herschel Ave.
It should be finished early next week, said the foundation’s executive director, Charlene Pryor. The 48 x 48 foot mural titled, ‘the sea,’ by Ann Hamilton, will be mounted on the west side of the building. The Hamilton installation will face mural no. 5, Ryan McGinness’ “53 Women,” which is on the rear wall of 1111 Prospect St., near Hotel Parisi.

During UCSD visit April 18, Dalai Lama says science and religion not incompatible in curbing global warming

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was in good spirits during a visit to UC San Diego April 18, where he frequently told jokes, chuckled and even gave UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox an affectionate head-butt. The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism was at UCSD to discuss climate change before heading to the University of San Diego to talk about cultivating peace through justice. Both events were sold out, as was an address at San Diego State University on April 19.