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For La Jolla High School students, summer internships are common at local scientific institutions, retail shops and business enterprises.
OPINION / EDITORIAL: The La Jolla Community Foundation (LJCF) was formed a decade ago by a small group of La Jollans to focus on badly needed infrastructure projects in La Jolla.
Architect Jim Alcorn won his latest client a recommendation from the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee (DPR) at its July 9 meeting at the Rec Center.
La Jolla Town Council (LJTC) held its third public forum on short-term rentals on Thursday, July 11 at the Rec Center.
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John Unbewust, the retired engineer who manages the Enhance La Jolla Maintenance Assessment District (MAD), introduced himself to the La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) at its July 10 meeting at the Riford Library.
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La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA) is doubling down on its request that the City of San Diego continue to fund locking the gates at Kellogg Park at night, increasing trash pick-up frequency, and keeping the public restrooms clean.
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After the City of San Diego quietly granted itself a waiver to the summer construction moratorium so it could continue working on the Torrey Pines Road Slope Restoration Project in June (without reaching out to local community advisory groups for approval), it extended that waiver into parts of July and some of August.
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Multiple cases of graffiti have been reported in La Jolla in recent weeks and residents are wondering if the markings are connected to summer shenanigans or something more serious?
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You’ve no doubt seen La Jolla Light’s Alphabet Soup list of community planning groups, their missions and meeting times, which is published periodically and updated at lajollalight.com/news/sd-cm-ljl-alphabet-soup-20190717-story.html And if your goal is to get more involved in these groups (but you sometimes get lost in their lingo), here’s a glossary of common planning terms to help: Applicant: Any person who has filed an application for a permit, map or other matter, and who is the record owner of the real property that is the subject of the permit, map or other matter; the record owner’s authorized agent; or any other person who can demonstrate a legal right, interest or entitlement to the use of the real property subject to the application.
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As a service to readers, La Jolla Light has compiled a guide to the numerous, “alphabet soup” acronyms for La Jolla’s 14 organizations that help guide community life.
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The San Diego City Council voted July 16 to approve the 55 MADs throughout the city, including the new La Jolla Maintenance Assessment District (La Jolla MAD).
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Lifeguards share Fourth of July weekend safety statistics At the July 10 La Jolla Shores Association meeting, San Diego Lifeguard marine safety Lt.
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Thursday, July 18 Bagels and Lox club meets, 7 a.m.
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ART REVIEW: If you’re like me, you miss dropping in at the La Jolla branch of the Museum of Contemporary Art on Prospect Street, currently closed for major renovation that will double its size and quadruple its gallery space.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW: Wonderspaces — it’s a set of large-scale art installations meant to awaken a sense of wonder and give visitors of all ages a chance to immerse themselves in unusual, multi-sensory experiences.
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Thursday, May 30La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club meets, 7 a.m.
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Fun rides and fried foods and music, oh my!
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Starkey Park CelebrationCommunity party to celebrate new play features at Starkey Park, 3 p.m.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Blue Apparel was inspired by the sparkling blue of the ocean that Jonathan Guevara and his wife, Karina, saw as they drove down the coast back in 2009.
The breezy morning of July 4, a small gathering of La Jollans celebrated the restoration of the Park Row (aka Union Circle Park) flagpole.
You would think there are as many different ways to write a sermon as there are to write a song.
PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Torrey Pines Rotary Club president Henri Migala
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Collan Koeppen was an 8-year-old boy growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska, when something happened that would change the trajectory of his life forever.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: This year’s summer camp at Harvard Cookin’ Girl marks a milestone as it is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its charming location at 7441 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
The Promises2Kids “Dream On” Concert Gala was held June 3, 2019 at the Foxhill estate of Doug and Geniya Manchester in La Jolla.
The 30th annual Patron Party took place June 17, 2019 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, to honor long-time supporters.
Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine found a possible correlation between eating a high-calorie fast-food breakfast, and “leaky gut syndrome,” which could be a factor in developing Type 2 diabetes .
Are you feeling stressed-out or just longing for a mini-retreat from 24-hour news and jammed freeways and all the noisy, hurry-up to-do lists of everyday life?
LOCAL LORE: The most bizarre La Jolla stories ever told
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: There’s a new kid in town when it comes to fast and casual culinary choices offered along Pearl Street.
Three local artists — Yelena Yahontova, Scott Wright and Mike Lacetera — have their work on display through the month of July 2019 at Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd.
KITCHEN SHRINK: A sleep-deprived girlfriend recently confided in me that her husband incessantly snores like a high-powered buzz-saw forcing her to resort to desperate measures to catch a few good zzzz’s.
Amazing Images Matthew Allison, the most daring adventurer to present to the La Jolla Photo Travelers Club to date, will talk about his descent into the world’s largest pit cave, Cave of the Swallows in Mexico, via a free rappel, 7:30 p.m.
THEATER PREVIEW: For anyone who knows and loves musical theater, “Guys and Dolls” is one of the all-time best.
KITCHEN SHRINK: The other day, while ambling through my favorite kitchen store, I came across assorted pop molds of different designs, but the one that pulled me in had kitschy tiki torch-faces paired with plastic sticks.
Community Traditions The July Opera Wednesday performance brings Soprano Michelle Law, mezzo Alex Rodrick, bass-baritone Ted Pickell and accompanist Nicolas Reveles to La Jolla, 7 p.m.
KITCHEN SHRINK: While strolling along a quaint little street in Northern California, a whimsical window display in a French patisserie caught my eye and drew me inside.
With excited eyes and growling stomachs, La Jolla foodies celebrated the opening of the 2,200-square-foot Modernist Cuisine Gallery, at 1241 Prospect St. on June 19.
Combines forces with Allied Artists Association of San Diego
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The second annual San Diego Sneaks Summer Classic basketball tournament kicked off in grand fashion at the La Jolla Recreation Center just after Independence Day on Saturday, July 6, 2019 — bigger and better than its inaugural event last year.
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The town of La Jolla had an impressive spring sports season among all of the lacrosse teams.
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The second annual San Diego Sneaks Summer Classic basketball tournament is set to cap off the July 4th weekend on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at the La Jolla Rec Center.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The cloudy skies did not diminish the warmth felt inside the La Jolla Country Club as St.
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The 78th Anniversary USO Stars & Stripes Gala, “Stand Up for Liberty,” took place May 18, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego.
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La Jolla Newcomers Club has an action-packed June 2019 in store for members.
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The G.O.L.D. Diggers (Gifts Of Loving Donors) held its 26th annual Hats Off to Our Heroes!
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Teens from the La Jolla chapter of the National League of Young Men (NLYM) went to Mexico on April 13 to build a house for a family living in Tijuana.
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The La Jolla Newcomers Club welcomes residents who have moved to the 92037 ZIP Code within the last three years to join its ranks and make new friends and learn more about the La Jolla area.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) was established more than 50 years ago and continues its tradition of providing grants to non-profit companies not only in San Diego, but also in Israel and around the world.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Saturday, June 29, 2019 will mark the fourth annual Energy Independence Celebration, bringing together the San Diego community for a day of education, activities and delicious organic fare.
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: When you walk into G3kids at 929 Garnet Ave. in Pacific Beach , it looks like a gymnastics studio.
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Tucked away somewhere in the UC San Diego campus, historic revolutionary space Ché Café has withstood the passing of time — and several threats to its existance from the university’s governance — for the last 50 years.
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The “Infinity Cube” of bioluminescence exhibit opens Friday, April 7 at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way in La Jolla and will stay up through Dec. 31.
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During harbor seal pupping season (Dec. 15 to May 15), mothers and pups enjoy the sandy Children’s Pool (aka Casa Beach) to themselves.
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LET INGA TELL YOU: There is nothing more fun for me than to watch my engineer husband, Olof, develop a passion for a project.
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LET INGA TELL YOU: Hardly a day goes by that some online platform or even print media doesn’t publish an article about how to deal with digital addiction.
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KITCHEN SHRINK: The season’s trend to prep indoors — but cook, eat and make a mess outdoors — will apply throughout various times of the day from early breakfasts to late soirees.
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LET INGA TELL YOU: For the 12 years I was a divorced working parent, we lived paycheck to paycheck.
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KITCHEN SHRINK: There’s been a long-standing rivalry between these quintessential sisters of summer, each possessing their own divine attributes.
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