Restaurants in Mission Hills will host the first annual Taste of Mission Hills Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 5 – 9 p.m. Council President pro tem Kevin L. Faulconer will announce and dedicate the area of India Street North, International Restaurant Row at 6:30 p.m. A free Old Town Trolley shuttle will transport tasters to participating…
Circle Circle dot dot will host their second-annual costume gala fundraiser as a Halloween-themed event at Queen Bee’s Arts and Cultural Center, 3925 Ohio Street in San Diego, Oct. 13 7 p.m. – midnight. The event, A Zombie Affair to Remember, will feature live entertainment including local bands, DJs, zombie-themed cabaret acts and several best-zombie-costume…
This week’s column is dedicated to those of you who have a story to tell but who have yet to find the time, place or support structure to tell it. Your story might be a memoir, a poem, something short or a novel. It might recount the color and spectacle of your own life, from…
thursday, oct. 4 Footloose One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the…
Social Chaos: Scene Out BY KIM RESCATE AND ANA PINES If you weren’t able to attend the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, do not despair. Fashion Week San Diego is coming back after a three-year hiatus, recovering from the economic recession, stronger than ever Oct. 1-7. The seven-day event will feature 17 designers from…
“Smart Vote 2012″ Temple Emanu-El is hosting two “Smart Vote” events—a candidate forum and a proposition seminar—to help the community make informed voting choices, say organizers. The candidate forum will take place Sunday, Oct. 14. There will be a light brunch at 9:30 am, with the forum beginning promptly at 9:50 am. The moderator will…
EXCLUSIVE Stuart Milk, an international civil rights activist and nephew of the late Harvey Milk, will endorse Democratic congressman, Bob Filner in his bid to become the 37th mayor of San Diego. “Bob’s a friend, somebody who has a very rich history in terms of civil rights who has equality as part of the very…
The 5th National Prescription Take Back will be held Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at locations throughout the region. A multi-agency press conference will happen tomorrow at Kellogg Park in La Jolla; members of the media are expected to attend in significant numbers. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and its law enforcement and community partners will…
The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) has announced that Executive Director Tony Freeman is leaving his post to return to the ministry of the Metropolitan Community Church. During this transition period, long-time supporter and past board member of the foundation, David Miles has been appointed interim executive director. Together with board Vice President Drew…
I am visiting my hometown Portland (the real one!), Maine. In the coffee shop this morning I overheard, “A deeah run into muthah’s cah dowah when she was leavin the pahkin lot.” A perfectly clear report of a common occurrence. Had this been heard in San Diego, various “wits” would claim to need a translation….
