Most people would think the two Bugattis in his garage sufficient to express Rick Adams’ love for this ultra-high-end car brand. But Adams doesn’t agree with that assessment, since he also had to have the Bugatti logo paved into his driveway. “Doesn’t everybody have a Bugatti logo in their driveway...
Opinion / Letters to the Editor / Our Readers Write: The following are Letters to the Editor from recent issues of La Jolla Light as La Jollans speak out on local issues. Letters published in La Jolla Light express views from readers in regard to community issues. To share your thoughts in this...
Workers from DPR Construction hoist the first of three olive trees by crane over the frontage of the nearly completed Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 18. The 16-foot-tall trees — later planted in the building’s courtyard — were too wide to fit through the street-level entrance....
Eyesore cottages likely to be restored soon Restoration on the Red Roost and Red Rest cottages — located at 1187 and 1179 Coast Blvd. — is probably less than a year from starting. “I know people are curious and I don’t want everyone’s hopes to get high,” said the architect charged with handling...
More than 100 fourth-grade La Jolla Library patrons entered this year’s library essay contest to answer the question: “(What is) a book that has had a personal impact on your life? How did it impact you? And why?” While open to all library users, the grand prize winner and top five all hail from...
Looking at the role of women in the past, present and future of politics, UC San Diego hosted a part lecture-part workshop with Sara Guillermo, chief program officer for IGNITE National — a movement to educate and motivate young women who are ready and eager to become the next generation of political...
Plans to divide what has been described as the “last exciting piece of property in La Jolla Shores” may be on hold, following the sale of the property at 8303 La Jolla Shores Drive. According to real estate reports, the 4.45-acre site accessed at 8303 La Jolla Shores Drive was sold in June 2018,...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Bucking the trend of online-buying, Diamonds on the Rock at 5640 La Jolla Blvd., stands solidly in place as a bastion of personalized service and customer care. Owner Debra Levine makes sure of that. "Because diamonds are so unique," she explained. "They're not something you...
Choral Consortium of San Diego founder and La Jolla resident Carol Manifold is dedicated to bringing music to the masses. Despite having never been a professional musician, Manifold currently sings with the La Jolla Symphony Chorus and Pacific Women’s Chorus; is on the board of the chamber choir...
A new, James Hubble-designed altar frontage at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 724 Prospect St., will be dedicated to late church rector Robert Wolsterstorff on March 24.“He was a very kind man,” Hubble said of Wolsterstorff, who commissioned Hubble to create the stained-glass windows of...
Taking a jet ride instead of a bus ride from San Diego to Sacramento might have been the best decision of the week for La Jolla Country Day School in preparation for its CIF state Division III championship basketball game against San Francisco University on Friday, March 8 at Golden 1 Center. Looking...
La Jolla Village Merchants Association’s (LJVMA) inaugural “Enjoya La Jolla” sunset sip-and-stroll event is scheduled for Saturday, May 11 on downtown La Jolla streets, it was announced at the LJVMA March 13 meeting at the La Jolla Library. Enjoya La Jolla will include music and entertainment,...
San Diego Police Department community relations officer Larry Hesselgesser and new Northern Division Lt. Lisa McKean were on hand at the La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA) meeting March 12 to provide the latest on a concern that has arisen in recent months: people sleeping in cars.
The San Diego City Council narrowly voted March 18 to uphold the historic designation of the Abbe Wolfsheimer-Stutz house at 6200 Avenida Cresta in the Lower Hermosa area of La Jolla. The San Diego Historical Resources Board (HRB) designated the house historic in July 2018 under Criterion B for...
It has been said that one of the chief responsibilities of local government is public safety. District 1 City Council candidate and La Jolla democrat Aaron Brennan takes that responsibility very seriously. A firefighter and current La Jolla Town Council trustee, Brennan said he decided to run following...
Curious about Kiwanis? Kiwanis Club of La Jolla invites members of the community interested in learning about Kiwanis to attend a membership lunch, noon, Friday, March 22 at La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave. The membership lunch will feature a performance by the Fern Street Circus....