The hazards of Balboa Park's golf course
The chain link fence along the ninth hole now is at least 18 feet high
Mike Madriaga 11:30 a.m., July 22
Fletcher Hills news & stories
Taking a chance on Fletcher Hills sushi
It was all going well until that last piece of "fish"
I've eaten sushi in Montana. So, intellectually, I understand that you don't need to be coastal to get fresh-enough fish. But, for some reason, I get as far as East County and I get dubious. ...
Fletcher Hills gets fetchin' entryway
Barren median replaced by stone slab and native landscape
It took 40 years to lay out the welcome mat, but the west side of Fletcher Hills finally has a spruced-up median at the intersection of Valley Lake and Fanita drives. The Valley Lake Median ...
El Cajon robbery suspect captured in North Carolina
Man accused of 2010 armed robbery
A fugitive wanted in connection with an armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in El Cajon was apprehended in North Carolina last week (March 13) by U.S. Marshals. Twenty-six-year-old Conner Douglas Burns is ...
Gillespie Field pilots prompted to become “good neighbors”
Fletcher Hills residents seek dialogue
Some Fletcher Hills residents want Gillespie Field airport to consider adopting the Scottsdale Airport pilots’ "Good Neighbor" pledge, a statement that pilots voluntarily sign to declare they are "sensitive" to community concerns such as noise. ...
Big sendoff(s) for Monsignor Michael Gallagher at Our Lady of Grace
Hundreds show for services June 22 and 23
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church parishioners spent two days saying goodbye to Monsignor Michael Gallagher, the priest retiring after serving for 27 years as pastor. Receptions followed weekend services, and 600 people attended the ...
Fletcher Hills’ mystery radio station
Heymatt: I grew up in Fletcher Hills. Ever since I was a kid, I have wondered what was going on at the corner of Hacienda Drive and Hacienda Circle. There is a fenced-off area with ...
Fletcher Hills Presbyterian Church
Membership: 310 Pastor: Kevin Womack Born: Melbourne, Florida Age: 40 Formation: Bethel Seminary, San Diego; Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada Ordained: 11 years San Diego Reader: What is your favorite subject on which to ...
El Cajon Battles Billboards
De La Fuente Cadillac car dealership, located on Main Street in El Cajon, proposes to erect two 35-foot-tall, 12- by 24-foot billboards between Blackthorne Avenue and Hillside Way along Interstate 8. El Cajon, however, has ...
Watch for the Blondes
Two women broke into a home in Fletcher Hills on the morning of April 8. While the neighbors were on their way to work, two blonde women driving a white Ford F150 with gold Eddie ...
No Drums Allowed in Fletcher Hills
I have lived on the same block, in the same city in the same state, and in the same house for my whole life. Fifteen years to be exact. It's hard growing up in Fletcher ...
Bums and Billionaires
I was invited to over 70 Halloween parties this year. For New Year's Eve -- none. It would be a night that I'd have to earn the title "crasher." A friend gave me the scoop ...
Waiting for the Ball to Drop
Snagging the midnight kiss in Santee, wait, Fletcher Hills
When New Year's Eve rolled around, I was surprised to not be inundated with party invites. I did get one from a woman named Sally, whom I'd known back in my junior-high days. Then on ...
Fly a kite in the summer breeze at Harry Griffin Park
Sparsely visited Harry Griffin Park, tucked away in Grossmont Summit where La Mesa and El Cajon adjoin, has for years remained one of East County's well-kept secrets. As the largest park within La Mesa's city ...
Fletcher Hills water tank, Carlsbad's Split Pavilion
Public art's hurly-burly
Consider people who rant on issues about which they believe themselves experts. Everybody holds an opinion on everything -- like a fellow on the radio contending that the National Endowment for the Arts should be ...
