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University Heights Events
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University Heights Community Forum Series
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
6:00 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church
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Next Fall
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
8:00 p.m., Diversionary Theatre
University Heights Blogs
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Happiness for Two at Flavors of East Africa
By Elizabeth Salaam - January 30, 2012
I’m big on atmosphere. Give me a place where the music and the decor aid my fantasies of world travel ...
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Burn, Baby, Burn: Bahn Thai Not Scared of Spice
By Ian Pike - January 27, 2012
There's a guy in tears at one of the three small tables inside Banh Thai. There are three more tables ...
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Industrial Grind Coffee: Hard to Find Caffeine
By Ian Pike - January 26, 2012
Normally, I don't go for mid-afternoon coffee, even though it's my favorite time of day to drink the stuff. I ...
University Heights Photos
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This is a cool waterfall at a home on Mission Avenue in University Heights.
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This is one of the most unusual structures in University Heights. It's located at 4740 Kansas St., just North of Adams Avenue. A plaque on ...
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The townhouse section of the Lafayette Hotel is getting a yellow paint job. This section is located at the corner of Howard and Louisiana streets. ...
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A shot of Mission Valley taken from Old Trolley Barn Park on Adams Ave. in University Heights.
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Flowers outside a home on Florida St. in University Heights.
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If you look closely, you can see this scavenger's butt!
University Heights Stories
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Reverse Explorers
By Ed Bedford, Nov. 2, 2011
‘"She gives me everything…and tenderly…” Her voice rings out loud, clear, and beautiful. She’s singing along with the Beatles tune ...
Lafayette Hotel
By Chad Deal, July 20, 2011
Originally known as Imig Manor, the Lafayette Hotel opened in 1946 and hosted Bob Hope as their inaugural guest. The ...
Catch the Drips at Mama's Lebanese
By Emma Goldman, May 4, 2011
In our pre-kid life, my husband and I spent a lot of time crashing on our friends’ hardwood floor in ...
San Diego Teachers Find 66 Million Reasons to Rescind Layoffs
By Dorian Hargrove, April 22, 2011
San Diego Unified School District superintendent Bill Kowba stood in the commons of Chesterton Elementary School on April 22 to ...
To South America with Cueva Bistro
By Naomi Wise (RIP), April 13, 2011
They had me at empanadas. When I learned that Cueva Bistro was serving these sturdy Argentine/Chilean snacks — packets of ...
A Round and Around at Swedenborg Hall
By Mary Leary, March 16, 2011
Podunk Nowhere duo Heather and Johnny Janiga found out about Songwriters Acoustic Nights at a Gregory Page show. The Janigas ...
Here's the Deal: Kadan
By Chad Deal, March 2, 2011
Kadan at 30th and Adams takes its name from the town where owner Chris Heaney met his wife at a ...
I Want to Ride My Bicycle
By Chad Deal, Feb. 16, 2011
“Bicycling has a way of bringing more vibrancy to a city,” says Beryl Forman, marketing manager for the El Cajon ...
Pie's the Limit
By Chad Deal, May 19, 2010
it’s 7:30 at the House of Bromance by Lincoln and Washington in University Heights. Childhood friends from Massachusetts Ian and ...
Your Neighborhood of Azerbaijan
By Naomi Wise (RIP), March 24, 2010
Cafe 2121 began as a quiet little breakfast/lunch place a few blocks west of Cafe 21 at 2121 Adams. The ...
Pre-gaming
By Chad Deal, March 3, 2010
Friday, February 26, 8:45 p.m. A University Heights house at Georgia and El Cajon is illuminated by the retro neon ...
Battle for the Boulevard
By Dorian Hargrove, Feb. 6, 2010
Forty people gathered inside Birney Elementary's auditorium in University Heights on February 4 for a meeting of the University Heights ...
Happy Holly Daze
By Josh Board, Jan. 6, 2010
I went to a huge Christmas party a couple of weeks ago at the University Heights home of Liz Abbott ...
Friends Are Like Jewels
By Josh Board, Oct. 14, 2009
I was walking my dog around University Heights and saw a party setting up at a house near Adams Avenue. ...
Eerie Ease
By Jeff Smith, Sept. 30, 2009
Tough acts to follow. Welk Resorts Theatre begins The Andrews Brothers with video clips from the old USO Command Performance ...
