Mission Valley Stories
"The seven deadliest words in churches are, 'It's the way we've always done it'," Pastor Ken Hensley remarked. Hensley recently returned to San Diego where he once served five years as pastor of Allied Gardens …
Over 1350 pastors and church leaders from around the world attended a pastors convention in San Diego last week. The dual National Pastors Convention and the EmergentYS Convention were held at the Town & Country …
When the Union-Tribune gets that old special-interest bit in its mouth, it seldom lets go. Witness the recent spate of stories the paper has run about how decrepit the once-mighty Qualcomm Stadium has purportedly become. …
"There are two groups of people who attend Old Catholic churches. The first are those who are not happy with the Roman Catholic Church and the second group of people were not attending any church …
"Think globally, act locally." The Friends of Ruffin Canyon group in Serra Mesa have taken this slogan to heart by launching a prototypical effort to preserve one of San Diego's several dozen undeveloped urban canyons. …
Sure enough, there were two parties going on. I walked into 214, and it was a room that looked to be only 12' by 12' with about 50 people in it. And they were playing volleyball.
Mission Valley branch 2123 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/ 858-573-5007 At the newest branch of the public library, desks are equipped with outlets for laptops and all computers (there are 11 workstations) have flat-panel monitors. …
Adam's Steak & Eggs 1201 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley 619-291-1103 These guys have cooked breakfast steaks since 1966 in this bricky, woody, clubby, business-convention-tourist kind of place for very faithful customers. The breakfast menu …
IKEA Restaurant & Café 2149 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley 619-283-6166, x1200 How do we know this place serves authentic Swedish food? Because of the number of Swedes you see and hear in the line to …
Dave & Buster's 2931 Camino Del Rio North, Mission Valley www.daveandbusters.com 619-280-7115 This place has the newest, hottest, and largest collection of video participation games -- from virtual skateboarding to a barrage of shooting galleries …
Hans' Tailoring 444 Camino Del Rio South, Mission Valley 619-291-3381 Employees in the suit departments at Nordstrom and Saks refer their clients here. Regular hems on men's trousers are $8, $12 if you want cuffs. …
Off 5th (Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet) 1750 Camino de la Reina, Mission Valley 619-296-4896 North of Mission Valley Center, Off 5th offers young women prom dresses short and long, fancy and elegant, by designers such …
Due Process 10391 Friars Road, Suite B, Mission Valley www.dueprocesslegal.com 619-284-9434 Due Process provides low-cost preparation of bankruptcy documents. Filing for Chapter 7 (discharging your unsecured debts so you're no longer responsible to pay them) …
It’s a difficult thing for a man to admit, but I’m going to have to come clean: I’m an unadventurous person. It’s unfashionable, non-PC, and virtually ensures the end of any social life I might …
Heymatt: Do you know about funny noises? Whenever I get on the I-8 in Mission Valley, my car is much quieter. Why is that? -- Robert Frantz, the net Perhaps your car is tiptoeing through …
“There were two different swimming holes. The girls would have one and the boys would sneak up there, and the girls would be swimming nude and we would try to swipe their clothes.
Michael's 1652 Camino Del Rio North, Mission Valley 619-294-5891 Temporary tattoos allow the indecisive to ink themselves with whimsical abandon. The artwork rubs on with a damp cloth and can be washed away easily with …
Ikea 2149 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley 619-563-4532 You'll get out eventually, but not until the crafty Ikea floor planners have routed you past every sofa and bookcase in the store. Once you mount the stairs, …
Lakeshore Learning Store 7510 Hazard Center, Mission Valley 619-297-8494 At Lakeshore Learning Center things are different. From 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. every Saturday, little creators can test their artistic side at a new craft for free: …
Mission Valley YMCA, Krause Family Skate Park 3250 Camino del Rio North, Mission Valley 619-281-7885 Krause Skate Park lies along the San Diego River next to Interstate 8. Fifty thousand square feet of cement and …
A man told sheriff’s deputies that Juan Jose Hillario, an Indian living in Balboa Park, had suggested to him on an earlier occasion that they kill Mrs. Sandrock and rob the store.
Game Empire 7510 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 417, Mission Valley (619) 574-6740 Face off in a 2000-square-foot meeting room at Game Empire. The shop up front opened in 1994 and sells game supplies and merchandise. …
Staff Pro Security 411 Camino Del Rio South, Mission Valley (619) 294-3990 The big guys in yellow jackets used to be considered the enemy by many concertgoers, when a few head-crushing security guards earned a …
Zany Brainy 1530 Camino de la Reina, Mission Valley (619) 291-9500 5485 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa (619) 466-6751 10661 Westview Parkway, Mira Mesa (858) 547-8700 Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Mankind -- oh, …
Nordstrom Rack Mission Valley Center, 1640 Camino del Rio North, Mission Valley (619) 296-0143 Can't miss it, big yellow-orange building, visible from Camino de la Reina. Eccos, Birkenstocks, Dr. Martens...$160 shoes for $85, $120 shoes …