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Artwalk, 2008

Artwalk, 2008

Artwalk, 2008

Artwalk, 2008

Artwalk 2008

Artwalk 2008

Artwalk 2008

Artwalk 2008

Flooding at Artwalk -- intersection of India and Date.

janeb: Flooding at Artwalk -- intersection of India and Date.

Woman crossing Date Street 'stream' during Artwalk.

janeb: Woman crossing Date Street 'stream' during Artwalk.

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Along intersection of Date and Columbia Streets, 4/27/08.

janeb: Along intersection of Date and Columbia Streets, 4/27/08.

Main stage of Artwalk, outside the Reader office.

janeb: Main stage of Artwalk, outside the Reader office.

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Flooding Puts Damper on Artwalk

Little Italy | My View
Published April 27, 2008

If you've been looking to get your feet wet in the art world, today was the perfect opportunity. Around 3:45 this afternoon a water main burst just north of State and West Date Streets, causing a ...

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The Rainbow Sign

Barrio Logan | Coronado | Downtown | Hillcrest | La Jolla | Little Italy | Mission Hills | Pacific Beach | Rancho Bernardo | Rancho Santa Fe | Restaurant Review | At Bite | BernardO's Restaurant | Brandt Natural Beef Prime | Cavaillon | Clay's La Jolla | Currant | Jack's La Jolla | JRDN | Mistral | Quarter Kitchen | Seasons 142 | The Guild
Published Dec. 27, 2007

We are a frazzled, worried country after seven years of every important decision being decided wrong by that "deciderator" and the awful gray eminences whispering in his ears. So do I dare to interpret the change ...

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Good Jazz Beats All Food

Little Italy | Restaurant Review | Anthology
Published Dec. 6, 2007

For author Marcel Proust, the taste of a madeleine, a beloved pastry of childhood, evoked nostalgic memories that subsequently unleashed thousands of pages of prose upon the literary public. Most of us don't get quite that ...

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Count Basie Orchestra

Little Italy | Of Note
Published Nov. 20, 2007

Anthology, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, December 21-23. 619-595-0300. $21 to $63. The trick of the jazz big-band ensemble is to sound as one, such that the individual instruments are indistinguishable. Not counting the soloists, the intention is ...

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Citywalk Christian Church, Little Italy

Little Italy | Sheep and Goats
Published Nov. 1, 2007

Address: 1789 State Street, Little Italy, 619-955-8360 Founded locally: March 2007 Senior pastor: Steve Denney Congregation size: 50 Staff size: 1 Sunday school enrollment: 5 Annual budget: n/a Weekly giving: n/a Singles program: no Dress: casual ...

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Hello, Dali!

Crasher | Little Italy
Published March 22, 2007

I received a voicemail about a party for Shay Davis, but I thought the guy said Gray Davis and that it would be a politician's dinner. Shay is an artist who moved here from Denver, and ...

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Crasher | Little Italy
Published May 25, 2006

I didn't have to travel far to the firefighter party in Little Italy's Firehouse Museum, but firefighters came from all over the U.S. and other countries to attend this party. I was told there were several ...

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Not So Crazy

Little Italy | Restaurant Review | Po Pazzo
Published Nov. 4, 2004

Po Pazzo What would make someone open another restaurant when he's already got three of them -- including two just down the street? In the case of Joe Busalacchi, owner of Po Pazzo on India Street ...

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Best of 2003: Best Smell

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Solunto Baking Company 1643 India Street, Little Italy 619-233-3506 The doors open at 7 a.m., but the genuine Italian bakers are at their craft an hour before that. By 6:30 the sidewalk area outside the landmark ...

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Best of 2003: Best Fountain

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Corner of Beech and India Streets, Little Italy Until this fountain was built, the only outdoor seating on India Street was at the cafés. Now, passersby can sit on the two-foot rim of this fountain or ...

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Best of 2003: Best Moroccan Atmosphere, Coffee, And Belly Dancing

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Gargoyle Gallery & Café 1845 India Street, Little Italy 619-234-1344 Moroccan decor with Turkish pillows, exotic lamps, tiles, inside fountain, and sunlit courtyard. This place may be in Little Italy, but it has captured North Africa ...

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Best of 2003: Best 1950s "Moderne" Furnishings

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Boomerang for Modern 2040 India Street, Little Italy www.boomerangformodern.com 619-239-2040 Remember falling-leaf chairs? Surfboard coffee tables? Blue-and-white cushioned stackable chrome chairs? Right now it's the young who are buying this stuff again -- for the first ...

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Best of 2001: Best Fresh Pasta

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Assenti's Pasta 2004 India Street, Little Italy 619-239-5117 Fresh pasta offers a richer flavor, so forget the boxed stuff and head for Assenti's. Sure, they've got plain pasta, and the plain pasta is superb. But if ...

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Best of 2001: Best Alternative To A Strip Mall On One Block

Little Italy | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Fir Street Between India and Columbia, Little Italy These brightly painted homes, circa 1900 to 1930, now enjoy a new identity, housing shops as diverse and colorful as the paint adorning them. On the corner, the ...

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Best of 2001: Best Way To Generate Your Own Electricity

Little Italy | Pacific Beach | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001

Solar Electric Inc. 5555 Santa Fe Street, Suite D, Pacific Beach 858-581-0051 www.solarelectricinc.com or contact: Utility Consumer Action Network (UCAN) 1717 Kettner Boulevard, Little Italy 619-696-6966 www.ucan.org What's a desperate SDG&E addict to do? The three ...

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