Neighborhoods - Hillcrest
Hillcrest Events
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Art Star Series
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
3:00 p.m., Ruby Room
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Sacred Voices Series
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
7:00 p.m., Saint Paul's Cathedral
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Peter Bolland and Folding Mr. Lincoln
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
8:00 p.m., Java Joe's at Café Libertalia
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"Through the Lens of Autism"
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
2:00 p.m., Jake’s on 6th — A Wine Bar
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Boston Marriage
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
4:00 p.m., Compass Theatre
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National Comedy Theatre
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
7:30 p.m., National Comedy Theatre
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Boston Marriage
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
8:00 p.m., Compass Theatre
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National Comedy Theatre
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
9:45 p.m., National Comedy Theatre
Hillcrest Blogs
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If I Could Be Gay
By katwerts - June 26, 2009
I woke up suffocated. Why wouldn’t I? I lay in bed as he put his arm around me and thought, ...
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Beggar's Banquet
By andynewsham - April 20, 2009
“Can I have seventy five cents,” said the beggar. He’d edged up to us as we waited to get served ...
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An Attitude Adjustment
By winebowl - March 28, 2009
Before fleeing to Hillcrest, I lived off of misbehaving in New York City. Sex. Booze. Poetry. I had it all! ...
Famous Former Neighbors
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Hillcrest is known for its tolerance, diversity, and locally-owned businesses, including restaurants, cafés, bars, clubs, trendy thrift-stores, and other independent specialty stores. -

The Hillcrest Sign at 5th and University Avenue. -

Hillcrest is northwest of Balboa Park in San Diego.
Hillcrest Photos
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JasonfreakinBang: Pride Parade 2009
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bookishsue: This was taken outside of Baja Betty's in 2007.
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Hillcrest is northwest of Balboa Park in San Diego.
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The Hillcrest Sign at 5th and University Avenue.
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Hillcrest is known for its tolerance, diversity, and locally-owned businesses, including restaurants, cafés, bars, clubs, trendy thrift-stores, and other independent specialty stores.
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Even though San Diego Sports Club has a Ms. Pac-Man, their punching machine is more popular. Men and women line up, throw in a few ...
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Spruce Street Bridge
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Hillcrest sign
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Hillcrest Stories
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The Mashtis: Itai Faierman
Hillcrest
| Of Note
Published Oct. 21, 2009
They call themselves the Mashtis: Itai Faierman is back with a new band after a four-year hiatus. Before he took off, Faierman spent a lot of time on the local singer-songwriter stages, combining his intricate songs ...
Pedicab Wars
Cover Story
| Downtown
| Hillcrest
| Old Town
Published Sept. 9, 2009
Roll 'em! Straight-to-camera, Guy Harinton yells, “Why can’t I kill one of them little fuckers?!” He’s frothing. Here, at the Embarcadero’s Coronado ferry landing, a foreign-student pedicab driver has just ridden off with a load of ...
Critical Crash
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Aug. 30, 2009
August 28, Friday evening, at approximately 8:20 p.m. two Critical Mass bicyclists collided near the corner of University Avenue and Centre Street. One cyclist was said to be bleeding from his ear. They reportedly were not ...
Hard Times
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Aug. 19, 2009
San Diego police responded to a call on Sunday night, August 16, at about 11:50 p.m. near University Avenue and Park Boulevard in Hillcrest. A man called police and said his sister was jumping in front ...
Four for Fighting
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Aug. 1, 2009
Several people were involved in a fight shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday evening, July 26, near the Hillcrest Medical Center north of Washington Street. According to a resident who had just gone to bed, one ...
Gimme More Turkey
Hillcrest
| Restaurant Review
Published July 1, 2009
Pasha drew my eye with an ad in this paper, including a coupon for a freebie appetizer platter. Hmm...a new bargain destination? Worth trying? I scurried to the website and found that the restaurant wasn’t just ...
Come to the Cabaret
Blurt Music News
| Hillcrest
Published June 3, 2009
“San Diego stands poised to rival such musically friendly cities as Austin, Texas,” says Rafter drummer Andy Robillard, who recently took over booking the Ruby Room. “Now if only we could get those archaic cabaret laws ...
Rotten Contract
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News
Published June 2, 2009
On Sunday morning, just before dawn, David Larson can be found in front of the DMV on Normal Street in Hillcrest picking up trash scattered around the grey-and-blue stucco building or sweeping the gutters along Normal ...
Taking the Partner Out of Partnership
Banker's Hill
| Hillcrest
| Mission Hills
| Neighborhood News
| University Heights
Published May 8, 2009
Like the sidewalks and streets that surround the city’s parking meters, the relationship between Uptown Partnership — the group responsible for addressing parking issues in Hillcrest, Banker’s Hill, and Mission Hills — and the residents it ...
Meter Mythbusters
Banker's Hill
| Hillcrest
| Mission Hills
| Neighborhood News
| University Heights
Published May 7, 2009
Michael Vogl, revenue collections manager for the city, blames the media for spreading false information about the mayor’s parking meter utilization plan. He says news outlets are unable to explain the detailed proposal in 30-second bites, ...
Australian Rules
Crasher
| Hillcrest
| Pacific Beach
Published April 29, 2009
In late March, I went to a park in Hillcrest for a going-away party. People there dubbed the theme “crokaoke” because they were playing croquet and singing karaoke. The guest of honor was a local actor ...
Paying to Park
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News
Published April 17, 2009
"Last week, after city council members rejected a proposal to raise rates and extend operational hours of parking meters, it was believed that time had run out on the initiative. Not so. Members of the Uptown ...
For Frugal Foodies
Hillcrest
| Restaurant Review
Published April 15, 2009
Happiness is an ice-cold strawberry Bellini at Bite, made with the first berries of spring, and a $20 four-course dinner from a chef who can really cook. Bite is one of several good restaurants now offering ...
Meter Eater
Banker's Hill
| Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News
Published March 30, 2009
Who hasn’t rummaged through bags and searched underneath car seats, scavenging for loose change to feed the meter? Well, residents of San Diego better start loading their pockets with loose change, because the city is looking ...
Boom Goes the Boat
Hillcrest
| Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published March 17, 2009
A little after noon on Tuesday, March 17, a boat burst into flames in the canyon just down the hill from Self Realization Fellowship center in Hillcrest. Firefighters were on the scene within ten minutes and ...
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