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Del Cerro Stories
Up on the Hill
Del Cerro
| Feature Stories
Published Nov. 15, 2007
Del Cerro, which is Spanish for “of the hill,” is located just off I-8 at College Avenue. Turn north onto College and there it is, welcoming visitors and residents alike with a small cement sign. Just ...
War and Peace
Crasher
| Del Cerro
Published March 31, 2005
The night after attending a party, I was invited to another party hosted by Mike, one of the DJs. It was at a house in the Del Cerro area near SDSU. Mike lives at this place ...
Temple Emanu-El, Del Cerro
Del Cerro
| Sheep and Goats
Published Dec. 9, 2004
Denomination: Union for Reform Judaism Address: 6299 Capri Drive, San Diego, 619-286-2555 Founded locally: 1964 Senior pastor: Rabbi Martin S. Lawson Congregation size: 1400 Staff size: 15 Sunday school enrollment: 165 Annual budget: would not discuss ...
Circumnavigate Lake Murray on foot, utilizing the shortest practical and legal loop route.
Del Cerro
| Lake Murray
| La Mesa
| Roam-O-Rama
| San Carlos
Published Aug. 19, 2004
Lake Murray's paved (closed to cars) perimeter path is near East County's most pleasant and most popular place to gulp some fresh air on a summer morning or late afternoon. Unfortunately, the recreation path ends at ...
Visit Irvine Regional Park in Orange County and participate in the century-old tradition of picnicking there.
Del Cerro
| Roam-O-Rama
Published Aug. 2, 2001
For more than a century, Irvine Park has drawn Orange Countyans up into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. Once a meeting place for the early settlers -- then known as the Picnic Grounds -- ...
Best of 2000: Best Grotto
Del Cerro
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 28, 2000
Lourdes Grotto Saint Therese Catholic Church, 6016 Camino Rico, Del Cerro (619) 582-3716 The address is a little misleading. The mission-style church stands on the corner of Navajo and College, but you enter off Camino Rico, ...
What is the deal with the name "Oliver" spelled out with white rocks off I-8, above Adobe Falls in Del Cerro?
Del Cerro
| Straight From the Hip
Published Oct. 19, 2000
Dear Matthew Alice: Off I-8, above Adobe Falls in Del Cerro, there is a house with an assortment of white rocks that spell out the name "Oliver." This landmark has been visible from the freeway as ...
Fine Day for Sewage
City Lights
| Del Cerro
Published Oct. 12, 2000
In the time of Junipero Serra, Adobe Falls, at the east end of Mission Valley, was a year-round source of water for the padres and Indians at the Mission San Diego. Until the 1920s, it was ...
Can you make a list of the steepest streets in San Diego?
Balboa Park
| Bay Park
| Cardiff
| Del Cerro
| Downtown
| Golden Hill
| Mission Hills
| Point Loma
| Spring Valley
| Straight From the Hip
Published April 15, 1999
Matt: Would you do a favor for all us bike riders and make a list of the steepest streets in San Diego? -- A. Rider, San Diego Dear Matthew Alice: What are the steepest street sections ...
Sun-watching spots around San Diego metro area
Del Cerro
| Mount Helix
| Point Loma
| Point Loma Nazarene
| Roam-O-Rama
| San Carlos
| Sunset Cliffs
| UCSD
Published Jan. 13, 1999
Winter is an often perfect time for watching the sun rise or set in San Diego. Picture yourself on a clear late afternoon, perched atop a seaside bluff or on one of the hills that rise ...