Wildfire danger continues to threaten La Jolla’s canyons, as it does many other areas across Southern California. But preventing devastating wildfires such as last year’s Camp Fire — the worst in California history, which killed 86 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 Butte County residences — requires,...
2:10 p.m. weekdays mark the start of a chaotic time at the T-intersection of Nautilus Street and Fay Avenue. That’s when Murilands Middle School lets its students out. Nine minutes later, students from La Jolla High School (right across the street), are released. Parents in cars line Nautilus and...
As promised, the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance (PDO) board took up the issue of murals in La Jolla, in light of one that’s troubling some residents. The board met Jan. 14 at La Jolla Rec Center to discuss the complex issue of whether something classifies as art or advertising. The issue arose...
Today, the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is a prominent cultural institution in La Jolla. Within its walls and spilling out onto its patio, a variety of concert styles fill the halls with sound; exhibitions rotate in and out; lectures delve into art, architecture, history and musicians; movies...
Pharmacy tech Todd Hoover narrates a visit back in time to Burns Drugs, where he worked from 1982 to 1991. The treasured La Jolla drug store closed in 2014 but the space recently reopened as a Brooks Brothers.
Police offer tips for theft prevention Although the holiday shopping season has come and gone, vehicle break-ins continue in La Jolla (see Police Blotter below), so the Police Department has several suggestions to keep your car — and belongings — off thieves’ radar: Don’t leave valuables in the...
The Best Medicine The community is invited to start the week laughing by participating in free Laughter Wellness sessions, 10 a.m. Mondays at La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The class incorporates yoga breathing, belly laughs and more. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org Thursday, Jan. 24 Sunrise...
As is its tradition, the five La Jolla-area Rotary Clubs meet once a year to rekindle friendships and share resources for their humanitarian projects. At the 2019 annual meeting, held Friday, Jan. 11 at the Braille Institute, local Rotarians heard a keynote address from Rotary International President...
Just about everyone who spends serious time on Girard Avenue in the vicinity of Pannikin Coffee & Tea has a River story. He’s the precocious outdoor cat who can be found browsing the lower shelves at D.G. Wills Books, people-watching from trees and nuzzling up to La Jolla Elementary students.
Contrary to complaints frequently expressed in community meetings, La Jolla doesn’t seem to have a parking shortage. What it has, experts agree, is a shortage of drivers willing to PAY for parking.
A post from the Lifeguards of San Diego reads: “At 6:58, a local Cove swimmer (Dan Simonelli) recognized a person in distress in the large surf at the Cove, where all the water energy pushes into an area referred to as ‘The Hole’."
Your name on a Conrad seat Seats at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center are also for sale ... in a different way. The La Jolla Music Society (LJMS) is selling the naming rights to plaques that will adorn the arms of all 513 chairs in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall. These rights are not permanent,...
The La Jolla Traffic & Transportation (T&T) board passed six motions during its Wednesday, Jan. 16 meeting at the Rec Center, and one was clearly a crowd favorite. Resident Diane Wall’s request to add yellow blinking lights to all four pedestrian crossings at Fay Avenue and Genter Street — an intersection...
Nothing less than the worth of the community-input process itself was reviewed at the Jan. 15 La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee (DPR) meeting at the Rec Center. During the meeting, DPR voted unanimously against a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) and Site Development Permit (SDP) for...
Built in the 1940s by noted architect Thomas Shepherd for former stage actress Alma Skinner — and visited in the early ‘80s by Oscar-winning actor Marlon Brando — the house at 636 Prospect St. was demolished recently as part of the latest expansion of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,
City Council approves UCSD fire station As expected, the San Diego City Council approved construction of the first on-campus fire station at UC San Diego. Slated for the intersection of North Torrey Pines Road and Northpoint Driveway, the 10,500-square-foot facility will serve students, faculty,...