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.
With the Dec. 19 passing of Audrey Geisel, widow of Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, much of the physical Seuss legacy shifts from an empty house on Mt. Soledad to the Geisel Library’s Mandeville Special Collections and Archives department at UC San Diego, which houses most of his original drawings.
Coffeehouses are one of many changes that time-traveling La Jollans from the 20th century would notice about their hometown today. While the notion of flavoring coffee goes back several centuries, in America, coffee was something that mostly came in four varieties until the 1990s: 1) black; 2)...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The team of architects and designers at Jackson Design & Remodeling (JDR) — which have been featured in print and online publications including Dwell, HGTV and Architectural Digest — released their list of the Top 12 Interior Design Trends for 2019. They foresee two distinct...
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.
KITCHEN SHRINK: I've recently heard of at least a dozen friends and family members of all ages (including my husband who took a nasty tumble at Torrey Pines Preserve), who have suffered fractures — from femurs, fibulas and fingers to ribs and wrists. Accidents happen, but our skeletons, which are...
That pleasant and knowledgeable presence occupying the La Jolla Recreation Center office for the past six-and-a-half years has left the building. Possibly for good. This week, Nicole Otjens started as trial director of the Nobel Athletic Fields & Recreation Center in San Diego. She applied for...
The son of Harry Rudolph — who founded Harry’s Coffee Shop in 1960 — 44-year-old La Jollan James P. Rudolph graduated from bussing tables at Harry’s to working in both President Clinton’s administration and, more recently, in the State Department under President Obama.
For an outstanding way to become acquainted with people and places that make La Jolla such a great place to live, join the La Jolla Newcomers Club, which welcomes residents who have moved to the 92037 ZIP code within the last three years. Members engage in a variety of activities, including morning...
Nine Nifty New Year Toasts 1) "Stir the eggnog. Lift the toddy. Happy new year, everybody!" (Unknown) 2) "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." — Benjamin Franklin 3) "May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels...
Although shots were many, goals were few in the first half of the first La Jolla High School Vikings/Bishop’s School Knights girls water polo game, held Jan. 3 at Coggan Pool on the Vikings campus. But as both teams picked up steam in the second half, the Knights defeated the Vikings 11-5. Going...
Getting called to the principal’s office is usually not a good thing. For Stephanie Hassebrink, it was a career highlight. “I have had the best week serving as La Jolla Elementary's interim principal,” she told the Light on Friday, Jan. 11. “Everyone has been so welcoming and positive, and I feel...
It promises to be a busy 2019 for the La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) board, which ratified a 21-point strategic plan at its Jan. 9 meeting at the Riford Library. High among the plan’s goals were new revenue streams including a new associate membership for local merchants lacking...
1960s Mustang stolen The 1966 powder blue Mustang featured in La Jolla Light’s 2017 “One for the Road” series about classic cars has been stolen, owner Mark Anderson reports. He is offering a $1,000 reward for its return. “I’ve had it for 40 years and I’m rather bummed that it was stolen,” he said....
The 58-page report was conducted on behalf of the SDUSD Human Resources Department by private investigator Cynthia Smith, and includes interviews with parents, teachers and former principals, document reviews, and a resulting independent analysis
Following a couple of months of City efforts to find a solution to a divisive parking arrangement at the end of Playa del Norte where it meets Neptune Place, LJCPA’s ad hoc committee presented a formal recommendation for a parking alternative, which garnered LJCPA support 15-0-1