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Hillcrest VS High Rises — Judgement Day

Banker's Hill | Hillcrest | Mission Hills | Neighborhood News | Uptown
Published July 9, 2008

Over 50 residents of Hillcrest, Mission Hills, and Banker's Hill attended the July 8 San Diego City Council meeting. They waved five-inch, fluorescent green signs that on one side read "IHO," the other, "YES." Their purpose: ...

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Daddy's Girls

Diary of a Diva | Mission Hills
Published July 2, 2008

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. — Gloria Naylor Like a good amateur psychologist, when I encounter a hot mess of a woman I immediately look to her father. More often than ...

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Booze Ban Driving Homeless Inland?

Bay Park | Clairemont | Downtown | Hillcrest | Linda Vista | Mission Beach | Mission Hills | Mission Valley | Neighborhood News | Ocean Beach | Old Town | Pacific Beach | Point Loma
Published June 30, 2008

Two opposing views regarding the ban on brew at San Diego's beaches inadvertently surfaced during the June 25th meeting of the Ocean Beach town council. When Officer David Surwilo, community liaison for the police department's Western ...

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New Mission Hills Library: Fiction or Nonfiction?

Hillcrest | Mission Hills | Neighborhood News
Published May 23, 2008

The City of San Diego purchased the site for the new Mission Hills Library, the former IBEW Building on the corner of Washington and Front Streets, back in 2003. Two years after the purchase, the City ...

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The Vanishing Bees

Event Hilite | Mission Hills
Published Jan. 16, 2008

“Colony collapse disorder is an immune system disorder. The bees’ immune system is compromised, which might be due to the stress [commercial beekeepers] are putting on the bees,” says beekeeper Diane Busch. “It’s big business. Colony ...

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Calico Horse, The Sess, Red Feathers

Downtown | Middletown | Mission Hills | San Diego Music - As I Hear It
Published Dec. 27, 2007

Artist: Calico Horse Song: "Awake in the Clouds" (from myspace.com/calicohorsemusic) Heard By: Charlie Herlevic, downtown I liked it very much; it's a very pretty song. It reminded me of a band called Quix*o*tic. It also reminded ...

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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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Preservation, Renovation

Calendar Highlight | Mission Hills
Published Jan. 28, 2007

'I t galls me that all these house-and-garden shows called 'restoration something' are showing people who own an old building, and the very first thing they say is, 'Well, we had to gut it,'" says preservationist ...

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Drowsy Council Muffs Late-Night Vote

City Lights | Mission Hills
Published June 2, 2005

At close to midnight during the April 15 meeting of the San Diego City Council's consideration of the Paseo de Mission Hills project, District Seven representative Jim Madaffer observed that moments earlier he had received an ...

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By bicycle or by foot, discover the charms of San Diego's distinctive Mission Hills and Banker's Hill neighborhoods.

Banker's Hill | Mission Hills | Roam-O-Rama
Published May 12, 2005

You can explore two of San Diego's most beautiful old neighborhoods -- Mission Hills and Banker's Hill -- on the seven-mile, self-propelled tour outlined here. We'll define "self propelled" as walking, jogging, or bicycle riding. It ...

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Best of 2003: Best Pickled Herring

Mission Hills | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Chesapeake Fish pickled herring at Sausage King 811 Washington Street, Mission Hills 619-297-4301 Sausage King is an amazing source for all manner of Mitteleuropean foods, from their own house-made sausages and jerky (a huge assortment) to ...

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Best of 2003: Best "N'Awlins" Crawfish Boil

Mission Hills | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Sassafras 3667 India Street, Mission Hills 619-295-4745 This restaurant gains its moniker from ground sassafras, the primary seasoning in gumbo filé. Chef-owner, Andre Bellard, is a native son of Lafayette, Louisiana, and knows that flavor well. ...

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Best of 2003: Best Metro-Area Source For Herb Plants

Mission Hills | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Mission Hills Nursery 1525 Fort Stockton Drive, Mission Hills www.missionhillsnursery.com 619-295-2808 Some herbs can be grown from seed, but the long-lasting perennials (such as rosemary, French tarragon, and Greek oregano) are typically best started as seedling ...

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Best of 2003: Best Place To Recover Your Face

Mission Hills | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

Amy Steinmetz, International Skin Care Centre 3518 Union Street, South Mission Hills 619-299-0543 Steinmetz offers her services to burn victims and those suffering facial disfigurement. She also caters to less extreme conditions, ranging from acne to ...

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Best of 2003: Best Place To Play "Button, Button, Who's Got The Button?"

Mission Hills | Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003

As Cute as a Button 814 Washington Street, Mission Hills www.ascuteasabutton.com 619-220-7012 The retail store offers over 6000 button styles; 500 styles are featured in the online catalog. Old buttons, new buttons, antique buttons, chartreuse and ...

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