La Jollan Christine Forester was honored May 4 during the San Diego County Democratic Party’s annual Roosevelt Dinner at the Hilton San Diego Resort in Mission Bay.
Fred Tomaselli said he had sworn off public art before being asked to participate in the Murals of La Jolla project.
The La Jolla Community Foundation has announced the addition of new board members Julie Dubick and Lynn Gorguze.
Sur La Table, Inc., a cutting-edge culinary shop, has signed a 10-year, $2,079,974 lease for 6,720 square feet of retail space at 7643 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. In addition to culinary products, the La Jolla store will also offer the renowned Sur La Table Cooking Classes, one of the largest avocational cooking programs in the country.
Joe LaCava said the group should urge the city to protect the rest of La Jolla’s beaches from colonization by seals.
The City of San Diego is accepting public comments for a mixed-use project proposed for Bird Rock, at 5702 La Jolla Blvd. The space is currently a vacant lot.
The Initial Study conducted by the city found the project would not have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, the city does not need to compose an Environmental Impact Report, and the proposal can be adopted as is, depending on the comments received.
The building at 4439 Olney St., which also serves police who patrol La Jolla, provides a place for law enforcement and volunteer senior patrol officers to complete paperwork and take meal breaks.
La Jolla bid farewell this week to the upscale, 20-room boutique Hotel Parisi, at the corner of Prospect Street and Herschel Avenue.
“They started collecting fees from all these projects and they put them into a special fund — and they didn’t know what they were going to do with it.”
— Joe LaCava
On Sunday we ran the 32nd La Jolla Half Marathon. They say it’s one of the toughest half marathons in the United States. There is no doubt it is certainly challenging, but also ruggedly beautiful and worth the effort that goes into training for this event. The 13.1 course starts at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and ends at La Jolla Cove.
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