Downtown San Diego Holler
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- The Eagles Of Death Metal
Have something to holler about Downtown San Diego? Use this area as a general declaration spot to share anything and everything about Downtown San Diego.
mymarkx May 13, 2013 @ 3:46 p.m.
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The downtown library has posted driving directions to the nearest branch for patrons to use while both the new and old downtown branches are closed. Sure hope you didn't lose your home and car when the city cut library staff and hours. Working class and poor people without cars aren't visible to the new palatial library elite--or aren't wanted.
joew49 May 9, 2013 @ 2:25 p.m.
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Downtown. Fun. Baseball. we're got it all. Our team even wins some of the time.
mhinshsh April 9, 2013 @ 1:55 p.m.
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Donut Bar makes delicious dough Downtown
I didn’t have a teaspoon to crack the top of the crème brulee donut, but that didn’t stop me from biting into the delight and hearing the crackle of the burnt caramelized sugar. Specks of vanilla bean throughout the thick custard and carefully piped into this perfectly cooked yeast dough made me believe there are other ways to eat crème brulee than the traditional way.
San Diego’s independently owned donut shop named appropriately the “Donut Bar” makes their donuts from scratch using the finest ingredients and caters to the customer’s needs or more like wants. No greasy floors and nightmarish display cases, the donuts are prepared in the open and each by hand. Saturday morning when I strolled in, co-owner Wendy Bartels was dipping chocolate cake donuts into icing made in small batches. Ever so careful, she twirled her butane torch from different angles to brown the tops of the s’mores donuts. The fire department didn’t need to put out the flames from the torch because they were sold and out the door in no time.
The other part of the team, husband Santiago Campa told me the story of living their dream. Both looking forward to this new business venture, they scoured the county for just the right location until a former restaurant popped up on their radar. Downtown at 6th avenue and B St, and no donut places for miles; they decided it was meant to be. Soon they turned the place in a donut friendly environment and hired just the right people who liked being up at night making treats with a twist. On any given day the selections might be freshly grated blood orange, bacon draped over a maple bar or a fritter made with Julian apples. Santiago said the possibilities are endless with their creative team and suggestions from loyal customers.
Soon the upper floor will be refurbished into an inviting place for customers to relax with local coffee at $1 a cup and watch the pace of downtown go by one donut at a time.
Donut Bar 631 B St, San Diego, Ca 92101
Phone 310. 625.5571
Hours: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday, Saturday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, closed Sunday. Donuts can sell out early!
Daily donut flavors are listed at https://www.facebook.com/DonutBar
Wendy and Santiago enjoy making special donuts
mulveya March 10, 2013 @ 4:57 p.m.
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Lobbying for the Lou: Cast Your Vote for Human Dignity
How would you define human dignity? The term is derived from the philosophy that every human should be acknowledged as an inherently valuable member of the human community and a unique expression of life. The United States Declaration of Independence states, “..all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This statement expressed the moral standard directing our society and, more importantly, our government at its inception.
I’d like you to imagine a city where the most impoverished and indigent individuals have very limited access to restrooms and resort to using the streets and alleys. In this city, community members are expected to tolerate their streets being used as toilets and the homeless suffer from dehydration and die of complications related to their limited access to water and sanitation. What city has your imagination taken you to? In reality, you don’t have to look much further than outside your front door. This is the situation facing the roughly 10,000 homeless individuals right here in San Diego. There is no human dignity in this.
How can we enhance the presence of human dignity in San Diego? The Girls Think Tank (GTT), an advocacy group for the homeless living downtown, is lobbying the San Diego City Council on Monday morning, March 11th, 2013 for the installation of “Portland Loos” in the downtown area. This unique prefab, stainless-steel, graffiti-proof restroom, spacious enough to accommodate a stroller or bicycle. The Loos are eco-friendly with solar panels and low-flow toilets. Most importantly, they are equipped with louvers which provide adequate privacy while minimizing the potential for illegal activity. The Loos cost $60,000 to install and $1,200 per month to maintain, a steal when compared to the $900,000 once earmarked for a one traditional public restroom in Little Italy. Portland boasts of the five they’ve installed throughout their city and additional cities are joining their ranks, Victoria, British Columbia and Ketchikan, AK.
One real thing that you can do today is reach out your City Council representative and express your support for the Loos and the Girls Think Tank. If you’re not familiar with your district representative, you can easily access the council’s website and type in your zip code (http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/). While the needs of the homeless population in San Diego are vast, this is one very important action you can take today to express your belief in the promotion of respect and human dignity in your community.