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Blog entries concerning the neighborhood of Mission Valley in San Diego.

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McCartney concert screenings in Poway, Temecula, Mission Valley, more

Plus "Beatles Do Diego," chronicling the Fab 4's local adventures, together and separately

Someone stole my Wings Over America (1976) triple-album way back when triple-albums were still a "thing," and it's been a ...

Street Style: Madewell opens at Fashion Valley Mall

Fashion Valley Mall opened a Madewell on Tuesday May 7th. I was beside myself with anticipation. I finally got the ...

Love Boat Sushi

Fashion Valley restaurant has a good deal on a huge plate of food.

I don’t spend much time in the mall, not being a big shopper. But I’d heard that Love Boat Sushi ...

Mobile home parks give big to San Diego Democratic Party which in turn gives $20,000 to Mayor Filner

Four mobile home associations gave a total of $12,000 to the SD Democrats on April 26

Mobile home park associations are moving in the same direction as the Democratic Party. An April 29 filing from the ...

Pac-Arts 3rd Annual Spring Showcase

8 days, 12 films!

Spring is in the air and that means another outstanding showcase of world cinema from Pac-Arts Movement. I've yet to ...

Hotel moguls spent $19,000 lobbying in Filner funding war, report says

Same lobbyist used by billionaire Irwin Jacobs for failed Plaza de Panama makeover employed in battle to force mayor to sign Sanders-negotiated deal

Another major San Diego controversy has paid off big for MJE Marketing Services, Inc., the influence peddling firm that was ...

Development Impact Fees to drop in Mission Valley

More units coming to Mission Valley means developers will pay less per unit.

On Tuesday, city councilmembers will decide whether to decrease the amount in fees that developers are required to pay for ...

"Papa Doug" backs a Bush with lunch at UT San Diego headquarters

$1000 a person luncheon set to raise Texas campaign cash in newspaper's "Headliners Club," invite says

Fresh from a dust up over the price of campaign ads sold to favored San Diego candidates, UT San Diego ...

Hunger strike ends, though no resolution in sight

Hotel workers protest new management's use of E-Verify system to disqualify 9 employees

About 50 supporters gathered outside the Hilton Mission Valley yesterday afternoon (April 9) to congratulate the self-styled “San Diego Nine” ...

8,000-gallon ethanol spill next to Qualcomm absolutely not part of attempt to burn down stadium, insist Chargers officials

"That's just crazy talk."

RETHINKING MY DECISION TO LIGHT UP AND ENJOY A SMOKE BREAK, MISSION VALLEY - Last night, a tanker carrying over ...

San Diego hotel mogul's political reach extends to Big Apple

Evans Hotel executive, key fundraiser behind San Diego council's Todd Gloria, contributes cash to New York's bribery-torn mayor's race

Robert Gleason, the CFO and general counsel at Evans Hotels - one of three homegrown San Diego hotel empires behind ...

Hunger strike: hotel worker protests intensify

Union to protest use of E-Verify program at former Hilton Mission Valley

The Hilton Mission Valley hotel — scene of several large protests by members of the Unite Here Local 30 labor ...

MTS to give soda and snacks to Padres fans

Don't eat snacks on trolley or drink soda at stadium

The Metropolitan Transit System is adding a perk to attract trolley ridership on Opening Day for the Padres next Tuesday, ...

The Rocking Tanuki

Mission Valley Japanese restaurant has a cute name, but it's no hidden gem.

I wanted to go to the Rocking Tanuki (6110 Friars Road, 619-294-4404) because I liked the name. “Tanuki” means the ...

UT San Diego hopes to add four new buildings to Mission Valley property, including a 23-story residential tower

Additional details on mixed-use development revealed at public meeting.

A consultant and land planner hired by Doug Manchester released additional details on his proposed development of UT San Diego's ...

Last call for Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival

Sunday's MVCBF will be the last, but The Handlery's not done with beer

It’s the end of an era, albeit a relatively short era. After hosting the Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food ...

Beer of the Week: Gordon Biersch Vienna Ale

San Diego's number one lager guy heads down the ale trail

The name Gordon Biersch doesn’t get much play among San Diego craft beer fans. To them, the central San Diego ...

SDFCS sponsors closing weekend of SDLFF

And that's no EIEIO!

All good things must come to an end and this weekend the San Diego Latino Film Festival is going out ...

Doug Manchester moves forward with mixed-use development at UT San Diego's Mission Valley headquarters

Owner of UT San Diego to start preparing environmental documents necessary for project to move forward

The uptick in the real estate market that Doug Manchester was waiting for appears to have arrived. Yesterday, the City ...

Prodigy-to-protégé hand-off at San Diego Brewing Co.

A changing of the brewhouse guard for long-time local brewing bastion

Visiting San Diego Brewing Company (10450 Friars road, Mission Valley) in the late nineties was my first experience tasting beer ...

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