Madison Gallery will hold a private reception for “Butterflies & Rebirth,” a new exhibit by world-renowned contemporary artist Hunt Slonem, which opens 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013 with a private VIP show for collectors and only by advance RSVP at (858) 459-0836.
Thank you Mayor Bob Filner for tackling the nauseating problem that has been plaguing residents, visitors, pedestrians, runners, diners and businesses in La Jolla for almost two years — the horrid stench along the beautiful Cove coastline caused by the bird and marine mammal excrement aggregating on the cliffs.
When the new Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) Laboratory opens this summer, the NOAA research facility will be capable of much more than it’s former self. The new space implements energy- saving technologies, has a 500,000-gallon research tank to better test its research vehicles, and improvements to the necropsy station, genetics labs, and the seawater aquaria for the study of marine life.
The deadline to appeal the pupping season beach closure at La Jolla Children’s Pool (Casa Beach) is June 3
Torrey Pines Road is being resurfaced from Amalfi to Coast Walk. This is resulting in long traffic delays into and out of La Jolla. Local officials have been working with city staff to try to minimize the tough traffic backups on Torrey Pines Road.
The three-story building at Wall Street and Girard Avenue (formerly housing Jack’s restaurant) will soon undergo a high-end renovation.
Old Town Trolley will add a tour of La Jolla to its lineup late this summer, transporting visitors from Old Town to Mount Soledad to somewhere to be determined in La Jolla, then on to Belmont Park and back to Old Town, ideally every hour.
Participants could get on the orange and green trolley, stay at any of the spots for as long as they like, and pick up another trolley to move on.
The third-graders of All Hallows Academy in La Jolla recently finished their Catholic Outreach Program with the Red Cross. After conducting a school- wide stuffed animal drive, the students personally delivered their goods to the Red Cross. They were rewarded with a wonderful field trip full of great emergency information and entertainment as well.
Our local government is criticized, often with good cause, for not being responsive to its citizens. In this case, however, government worked — and worked quickly. A special thank-you to Councilmember Lightner for her initiative and quick action here.
The cancer-survivor celebration, Survivor Beach, has always had an “aloha spirit,” but this year there are several new elements to the surf-oriented fundraiser.
For the first time, Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP) and paddle surfing will be the vehicle for participants. The event will get underway at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2 at the beach in front of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and is in need of volunteers (see box).
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