SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles, ends its six-month stretch of monthly neighborhood bicycle tours Sunday, Oct. 20, in Ocean Beach. The final Bike Local Sunday kicks off at 11 a.m. in Robb Athletic Field with bike tune-ups courtesy of OB E-Bikes and…
The Hillcrest Business Association elected officers and a new board of directors Tuesday night at Heat Bar & Kitchen, as longtime board member and SDGLN.com publisher, Johnathan Hale was chosen by members to take the reigns as president of the business improvement association, which has a $1 million annual budget. In addition to an election,…
Singer Bobby Jo Valentine will perform his unique brand of “hopeful folk/pop” music Friday, Oct. 11 at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 2633 Denver Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. Valentine is a winner of the 2013 Rising Star Contest and L.A. Weekly described his music as containing “clever melodies, witty wordplay” and that…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) welcomes special guests, the Amadeus Ensemblet of Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday Oct. 18. at the First Unitarian Church, 4100 Front Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. The two ensembles will share the stage for an evening of classical wind music. The concert will open with two pieces from the Hillcrest…
The Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego (MCC) has announced that Interim Mayor Todd Gloria will be their special guest Sunday, Oct. 20, at the 11 a.m. service. Interim Mayor Gloria will bring the worship service message focusing on the unique talents and gifts we are all given and how beautiful it is to use…
A judge has reinstated a robbery charge against three San Diego firefighters who face trial next year on making a criminal threat to two brothers in an alcohol-laced incident in which both the victims and the firefighters yelled anti-gay comments to each other. Deputy District Attorney Michael Runyon said Monday he was pleased with the…
The Ribbons of Hope campaign, presented by Revivals, is a means to keep Being Alive’s services available to clients and provide them with hope. It will run from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, 2014. Being Alive have also signed up with 30 local businesses that will be selling the Ribbons of Hope. They are looking…
The fifth annual San Diego Beer Week (SDBW), the region’s largest craft brewing event takes place Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 10 across the County. This year SDBW kicks-off with a two-day main event that includes the VIP Brewer Takeover and San Diego Brewers Guild Festival. During the 10-days, breweries and restaurants will host more…
If there is a case against Councilmember Faulconer surviving the primary, it will be made by someone in the “Comments” section. Barring that, the focus of the case against Faulconer is the general election, and it is the downside of Republican unity. While Republicans surged nationwide in 2010, California was the Democratic firewall. Sen. Barbara…
Becoming the next mayor of San Diego requires two things: making it to the general election and winning it. The best argument for Councilmember Kevin Faulconer becoming the next mayor is that he has step one pretty well sewn up. He owes it to party unity. Voice of San Diego has reported the back room…
