One week before election, Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw were fined by Ethics Commission
Dorian Hargrove 11:09 a.m., May 22
Bankers Hill
The Imperial House's Negroni
Few drinks admit of such variety as the bittersweet Negroni. Switch out the shot of gin for vodka and you have a Negroski; add bourbon instead of gin and you’re drinking a Boulevardier; order a ...
Redevelopment of Fourth Avenue Professional Center in Bankers Hill
Here come some condos
The Fourth Avenue Professional Center in Bankers Hill is no more. Boarded up and overgrown with weeds, the Spanish-style building with a clay-tile roof will soon be remodeled into a condo complex in the Park ...
A Man, His Service Dog, and a Parks and Rec Officer
My ten-year-old service dog Ginger and I exited the car recently at a quiet local park. She was at my 9:00 heel position as we walked the 20 feet to our regular shaded spot that ...
Seven Bridge Walk
Cross seven access bridges to San Diego’s historical streetcar routes on this downtown loop walk that blends the present with the past.
Foie Gras Protesters Target Bankers Hill Restaurant
On the evening of January 26, animal-rights activists associated with StopForceFeeding.com protested in front of Bertrand at Mister A’s because the restaurant serves foie gras, the fattened liver of force-fed duck or geese. In July, ...
Serious Coffee
“Isn’t that crazy, hanging art like this in the bathroom?”
It hangs below four others like it, an ancient rifle from ancient wars. Did it kill people? Did it save someone’s life? As I stand in line waiting for coffee and something to eat, I ...
Inn at the Park
Built as a residential hotel in 1926, Inn at the Park (née Park Manor Suites) in Bankers Hill was bought by Shell Vacations in May and is currently undergoing renovations to give rooms a kitschy, ...
Meeting Minutes of Mayoral Forum in Bankers Hill
For the first time, all four mayoral candidates were set to address business leaders at a breakfast held at Cucina Urbana on the morning of November 18. Nathan Fletcher, however, canceled at the last minute ...
St. Paul's Cathedral Project to Move Forward in Bankers Hill
In a November 4 interview, the Very Reverend Scott Richardson, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, said it appears their project to renovate the cathedral and construct two high-rise, mixed-use condominium towers is a done deal. ...
Is He a Citizen?
On Sixth Avenue, across the street from the block-long Family Court building, stands a row of converted single-family Victorian homes, their yards parking lots, their windows barred. Today those residencies are family-mediation agencies and immigration ...
