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University Heights
Blog entries concerning the University Heights neighborhood of San Diego County.
For more information on University Heights — including event listings, neighborhood establishments, photos, and more news and stories — visit the University Heights neighborhood section.
Entries
Chapter 2: The Custom Coupe goes south.
I had found the car that I wanted. The deal was made, a deposit paid. The seller was willing to ...
Chapter 1: The last flight of the Apache.
1959 Chevrolet 3100 Apache Stepside Shortbed Pickup. Of all the old cars and trucks that I have owned over the ...
The Red House: new name, same sexy flatbread
These happy hour mini pizzas work great when you’ve still got a corner of your gut to fill
So glad these guys changed their name to Red House. Before it was Park Boulevard Wine and Pizza…see? I can’t ...
Best events in San Diego through April 23
Friday | 19 CHARLIE MURPHY Charlie Murphy’s rapid evolution from Chappelle’s Show cast member to top-billed international comedian, playing to ...
Babbo's Bar & Grille, Uptown: Back from the brink?
Some talk about insurance has customers hoping fire-damaged Babbo’s may reopen after all
Oh no. I’d been hoping that things may be starting up again by now… But Babbo’s Bar and Grille looks ...
Industrial Grind, Park Boulevard: This place will wreck your schedule
The talkingest café in Uptown can make you late for the rest of the day
“This is San Diego’s first veteran women-owned and operated café,” says Kathy. We’re in the back patio, looking at a ...
Best events in San Diego: March 29-April 3
Friday | 29 DIVE IN MOVIES Watch National Lampoon’s Vacation from inside the pool. Includes self-serve popcorn and roaming servers ...
Natural Log Skateboards bring handcrafted decks to Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club
North Park hotel hosts artist of the month, surf-rock, acoustic folk, and a dance party in the Top Gun room.
On Thursday, March 21 (7 to 10 p.m.), Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club in North Park will host an opening ...
Mahanthappa's Gamak: Jazz at the Studio
Blending Indian music with funk, rock and other elements, Mahanthappa, Fiucynski, Moutin and Weiss threw down on March 3.
Alto saxophone master Rudresh Mahanthappa delivered two blazing sets of hard to categorize music on March 3, fronting a magnificent ...
Bonkfest: Tiny Telephones, Secret Fun Club, East of Sweden, Mike Delgado at The Void
A benefit for musician Nathan "Bonk" Joyner, who is recovering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by car in Hillcrest.
Walking home from work last September, multi-instrumentalist Nathan “Bonk” Joyner (All Leather, Some Girls, Hot Nerds, Ese' & Zain) was ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Gamak live in University Heights, March 3
Mahanthappa has an instantly identifiable sound, and his band is full of ringers.
Sunday, March 3, figures to be a noteworthy day in the San Diego jazz-concert landscape for 2013. Daniel Atkinson, the ...
Birds of a Feather at Diversionary
They may flock together, but it's more complicated than that in Mark Acito's allegorical comedy. Married birds find themselves aboard ...
Planeteer Pack's 1-Year Anniversary this Saturday
Volunteer-based trash clean-up group celebrates with a trek from University Heights' Small Bar to North Park's Tiger!Tiger!
Lizeth Santos, also known as one-woman band Smile Now Cry Later, has a dirty little secret. Starting as a New ...
Incoming on Washington!
The old Brian's building is finally getting a makeover after a long dormancy.
I mourned the loss of Brian’s American Eatery like I’d experienced the passing of someone who was almost, but not ...
An illegitimate Phrase
An Illegitimate Phrase By: Anthony Conwright The preamble of my college years was something of a wakeup call. On the ...
Point Blank. Finding your place on the gun control continuum
Hidden within the pages of our nation’s gun control history, you can find the story of the infamous Black Panther ...
San Diego Style: Piercings
My dad, who was normally very accepting of all my adolescent fashion choices, lost his mind when I got my ...
Time Stands Still at Farmhouse Cafe
Farmhouse Cafe is about to celebrate its 5th anniversary with a celebratory four-course dinner that will be served for the ...
Dogs for UH
Two of the best street foods join forces in one liquor store parking lot.
University Heights’ street food scene is exploding! Well, sort of. I cruised by the liquor store at Texas and Meade ...
The Spectacular 22 Hour Media Fast!
It was supposed to be 24 but this proved impossible because I live with other humans. I was doomed before ...
