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Old Town Events
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Kaleidoscope Explosion 2008
Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
10:00 a.m., Designs in Shell Gallery
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Entre Peruanos and NovaMenco
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
4:30 p.m., Old Town State Historic Park
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Kaleidoscope Explosion 2008
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
10:00 a.m., Designs in Shell Gallery
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Weeding and Planting Party
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
1:00 p.m., Old Town State Historic Park
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Kaleidoscope Explosion 2008
Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
10:00 a.m., Designs in Shell Gallery
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The Morning Glory String Band
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008
4:30 p.m., Old Town State Historic Park
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The City Guard Band
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
2:00 p.m., Old Town State Historic Park
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Weeding and Planting Party
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008
1:00 p.m., Old Town State Historic Park
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Old Town Blogs
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Banning the banaholics
By DeniBrooks - July 31, 2008
This is a plog post from one of my other blogs. But the feeling is still the same no matter ...
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And In Conclusion.....
By mepg41 - July 29, 2008
I love living in Old, but then I think you figured that out or were told. Life is good. We ...
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Decendants of O.G in O.T.
By mepg41 - July 28, 2008
My uncle Leopoldo Wilkes was buried in the Old Town Cemetary. In fact, his marker is one of those embedded ...
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Living In Old Town Is An Unexpected Adventure
By mepg41 - July 27, 2008
Well, when you live in an area that has a world of people that comes to visit it from June ...
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Old Gang in Old Town -Our Introduction
By mepg41 - July 27, 2008
One night we were hanging out at the coffee shop, kidding around with the kids. Hey, they are in their ...
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The gate way of San Diego
By DeniBrooks - June 19, 2008
Just think of what this place could tell you if it could talk. The stories it would have of it's ...
Old Town Stories
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 ...
Pressing Need
City Lights
| Old Town
Published Dec. 13, 2007
You decide to take the trolley to Tijuana. The day goes well, and you're ready to start homeward. Before boarding the Blue Line, a cup of coffee at the McDonald's Trolley Station in San Ysidro sounds ...
Hushed House
Old Town
| Theater Reviews
Published Aug. 22, 2007
I have always wanted to turn the eyes of local theater artists outward: have them look at examples of their craft in San Diego at large. Eric Lotze, the award-winning lighting designer for Cygnet, Moxie, and ...
Around Town New Year's Day
Calendar Highlight
| Coronado
| Del Mar
| La Jolla
| Old Town
Published Dec. 28, 2006
O n the first day of the year, the roads are empty and most televisions are tuned to the Rose Parade -- some for the flowers, others in anticipation of the Rose Bowl (USC against Michigan ...
The Shoes and Gloves Come Off
Crasher
| Old Town
Published March 16, 2006
My friend Sally threw a birthday party for her sister Julie at the Old Town Saloon. When I arrived, Julie was showing off a ring that she received as a gift. I didn't know Julie well, ...
Back When
Back When
| Old Town
Published Nov. 10, 2005
Thirty Years Ago The first time I saw B.B. (BeBe) was 1967; she was in a white corduroy jockey suit and cap. She reminded me of a 90-pound white rat on speed. Later at an after-the-play ...
Underground With the Celebrity Dead
City College
| Cover Story
| Downtown
| Hillcrest
| Old Town
Published Oct. 27, 2005
Whether you're goth or you just dig celebrity graves (that's "dig" as in "enjoy"), you might be interested to know of these famous former neighbors entombed at a gravesite near you. BOBBY DRISCOLL (1937-1968) starred as ...
Will Bazaar del Mundo Become Squibob Square?
City Lights
| Old Town
Published May 27, 2004
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And if you yourself are broke, only fix things that are draining you financially -- not things that are filling your coffers. It seems basic. But the State of ...
Best of 2003: Best Faux California Mission
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Serra Museum 2727 Presidio Drive, Old Town www.sandiegohistory.org/mainpages/locate4.htm 619-297-3258 How is it that even locals confuse the stately Serra Museum overlooking Old Town with an 18th-century California mission? Well, for one thing, it really does look ...
Best of 2003: Best Hatha Yoga
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 25, 2003
Bikram's Yoga 2188 San Diego Avenue, Old Town 619-220-6811 Bikram's Hatha yoga is an exercise of postures, "a demanding 26-pose (Asana) series," performed in the same order every time. It's not fun and it's not supposed ...
Parks Coddle Killer Trees
City Lights
| Old Town
Published Feb. 13, 2003
On January 6, 2003, Suzee Vlk, a 49-year-old resident of Linda Vista, was walking her small dog around the plaza at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. It would be her last walk. The 49-year-old ...
Best of 2001: Best All Day Suckers
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001
Sanford Cousin's Old Town Candy Shop 2711 San Diego Avenue, Old Town 619-297-2000, 877-CANDY77 Old-fashioned rock candy sticks are plentiful in flavors such as traditional pure cane as well as blue raspberry, watermelon, cotton candy, cherry, ...
Best of 2001: Best Historic Building In Old Town For Out-Of-Town Visitors
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001
Seeley Stables Calhoun Street near Juan Street, Old Town 619-220-5427 The best way to introduce a newcomer to the Old Town State Historic Park is to take one of the free one-hour guided tours given at ...
Best of 2001: Best Ethnic Jewelry Store
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001
Byzantium 2607 Congress Street, Old Town 619-497-1848 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed Mondays This is the place to go for small quantities of reasonably priced burial amber or antique white agate from Africa. Two blocks away from ...
Best of 2001: Best Store For The Well Endowed
Old Town
| Best of San Diego
Published Dec. 27, 2001
The Enchantress 2465 Heritage Park Row, Old Town 619-294-4544 If you are busting out of that bra, head down to the Burton House in Heritage Park Row in Old Town. Up some creaky steps, above the ...