Eastlake

Blog entries concerning the Eastlake area of San Diego County.

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Entries

Memorial Unveiled for Slain Chula Vista High Schooler

Last week at High Tech High Chula Vista, a team of students led by multimedia teacher Patrick Yurick held a ceremony to unveil a mural that's been installed in memory of former classmate Sean Fuchs, ...

Ian Pike Learns to Taste Tequila

I attended my first ever tequila tasting over the weekend. Randomly enough, this happened at a school fundraising gala that I attended; call it a Bakesale for 2012 with tequila tastings and silent auctions instead ...

Refried Beans for Breakfast: Molletes at Eastlake's Cool Down Coffee

I’ve recently discovered that I get approximately 50% less work done when I work from home. Oh, I get plenty of laundry done, but my work work suffers. I have my favorite work-away-from-home joints in ...

$10 Feast For Two: Lisa's Filipino Cuisine

Although I have not yet finished combing my new neighborhood for sushi joints, there are those rare days when I want something besides Japanese food. Last week, I decided to take a chance on Lisa’s ...

Sushiman? Eh.

Lunch dates with my three-year-old daughter are usually a casual affair. I’m not a fan of the big chain fast food type places, and I can only eat so many Target hot dogs or diner ...

Eastlake's Mea Kwan 2

On the last night of my mom's visit, she requested Thai food. I’d seen Mea Kwan 2 (Eastlake) on the way to and from my daughter’s ballet classes, and we decided to give it a ...

A Proper Brunch: Proper Gastropub

I'm not a brunch person, and I almost never drink Bloody Marys (unless I'm in Las Vegas, where Bloody Marys are practically a food group). But Saturday I found myself enjoying both at Proper Gastropub ...

Week 1 High Five

Game of the Week No. 3 Eastlake at No. 2 Helix Friday 7 p.m. The best game of the opening weekend may be one of the best matchups of the entire season, as two of ...

Eastlake Speeding into Season

No matter how far Eastlake goes this season, they plan on getting there quickly. The Titans are a Division I championship contender in 2011, largely because they are loaded with speed and athleticism. “Our whole ...

The Walls are Closing In

I am surrounded by papers and books at 10:30 at night. I am trying to concentrate on writing a rhetorical masterpiece on the financial recession of 2008 that will hopefully get me an A in ...

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