The La Jolla Newcomers Club recently held a fall kickoff event at the Prospect Bar & Grill for its new members. The nonprofit club was organized so newcomers to the area can meet, form friendships, and participate in club-sponsored events to enhance their social lives.
A bevvy of Hollywood stars walked the red carpet Thursday night, Sept. 27, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla for the San Diego Film Festival’s tribute to filmmaker Gus Van Sant (“Milk,” “To Die For,” “My Own Private Idaho”).
One La Jollan who will likely be at the D.G. Wills event is well-known community activist Melinda Merryweather, who got to know Hendrix while serving as art director on his posthumously released concert film, “Rainbow Bridge.”
BY SHELLI DEROBERTIS The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee unanimously approved Herringbone restaurant’s plans for an outside dining area at its Aug. 14 meeting. The $2.5 million eatery from restaurateurs Brian Malarkey and James Brennan opened at 7837 Herschel Ave. in May. The scope of work involves a permit for a proposed sidewalk café [...]
Surf Diva Surf School owners (sisters) Coco and Izzy Tihanyi received a commendation from District 1 Councilmember Sherri Lightner at the Sweet 16 party they hosted Aug. 5 in their La Jolla Shores boutique, marking their 16th year as ‘The Starbucks of surf schools,’ (Newsweek magazine). Surf Diva Surf School is considered the pillar of [...]
BY SHELLI DEROBERTIS Peter Mann, M.D., and his wife Jacklynn, opened The Secret, a skin and vein laser clinic at 7634 Girard Ave., to be “the only doctor’s clinic among the shops, restaurants, boutiques and medical spas in the Village.” They plan a grand opening for 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. Mann, a vascular surgeon, [...]
Prudential California Realty recently recognized Claire Melbo for her exceptional sales through the first two quarters of 2012. Melbo is the No. 1 ranked individual agent in the company’s La Jolla office for the number of transactions, and the No. 2 ranked individual for her sales production this year. A homeowner since age 24, Melbo [...]
“It’s like having my child back,” the cat’s owner, 22-year-old Mike Fosco, told the La Jolla Light.
There hasn’t been a single human case of West Nile virus in San Diego County for the last two years, thanks in part to County mosquito-control programs including larvicide drops on local waterways and working with Sheriff’s officials to find and treat neglected, “green” swimming pools that can become mosquito breeding grounds. But West Nile [...]
What’s a celebration without a cake? BY SHELLI DEROBERTIS To celebrate the 40th year since the creation of the San Diego-La Jolla Ecological Reserve, the San Diego Council of Divers held a ceremony at La Jolla Cove July 14, near the plaque that honors the late two divers who helped establish the marine reserve and [...]
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