As you can tell by this photo, some parts of the City’s 4th District are beautiful. This shot from the area behind the Jacobs Center is a good example. It sits just behind Market Creek Plaza at the corner of Market and Euclid. Here’s a useful graphic to understand the core “diamond” business district in … Continue reading
Posted in January 2013 …
Leaving Kansas – Robata Ya Oton
I love my neighborhood. And my community. And I love living in the older urban part of the city, quirks and all. But contrary to my bias for the culinary beauty that is 30th Street, San Diego’s people–and its food–are diverse…and diffuse. One of my newer friends lives north of the 8, so he and … Continue reading
Center for Civic Engagement: a bit of background
One of the things that seems to be true is that organizations that create major change all started off as little more than an idea. Or perhaps a collection of ideas. The photo above was taken by my friend at SD Urban, who writes about San Diego’s urban communities. The photo is a park dedicated … Continue reading
Understanding North Park Part II – Planning for change
I mentioned in a previous post that I’d do periodic updates about how some residents of North Park are planning for its future. Or, more accurately, how we are helping the City plan for growth and change in our community. I wrote an initial post here about land use, and what follows helps to build … Continue reading
Table 3
Every once in a while we decide to splurge on a dining experience. When we do go crazy, we want incredible options sourced from places that are responsible, prepared impeccably, served with passion and, of course, we want food that tastes really amazing. I’d like to have you sit down for a recap of our … Continue reading
The impact of Abraham Lincoln
I wish I could say this was a post about the President – it’s not, it’s about the movie. Which is, I suppose, also about the President–but more about the movie. Daniel Day Lewis was incredible. But that’s to be expected. What I didn’t expect was to shed a tear in the first 3 minutes. … Continue reading
The Joys of University Heights – Parkhouse Eatery breakfast
This morning we settled in for one of our favorite restaurants for breakfast in San Diego. It doesn’t hurt that it’s nestled in a charming little neighborhood called University Heights, or that we could ride our bikes there (we didn’t, because we were feeling lazy, but we have before, so BikeSD would be proud). And … Continue reading
Understanding North Park – Community Plan Update
As with all of my posts, some of these links are informative, some are fun and some are just random. Getting some basic information about how our community works doesn’t have to be mind-numbingly boring, so please be a good sport if you are used to reading “serious academic works” and this is a little … Continue reading
