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Members of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick participate in a previous St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo by Paul Hansen St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival set for March 13
The 30th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will kick off at 10 a.m. March 13 with a flag raising at Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street in Balboa Park. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. The I...
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City Councilman Todd Gloria addresses the crowd Feb. 22 prior to the ribbon cutting for the Historic First Avenue Bridge over Maple Canyon while Councilman Kevin Faulconer looks on. Courtesy photo Historic bridge open for traffic again
A little bit of rain couldn’t stop anxious onlookers in the Banker’s Hill area from coming out to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 22 celebrating the reopening of the Historic First Avenue...
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Frankie Laine will be honored March 30 as the first inductee into the Little Italy Association’s Little Italy Legends. Association launches Little Italy Legends
The Little Italy Association will launch Little Italy Legends, a program designed to honor prominent Italian Americans who have local ties to the community, with a tribute to entertainer Frankie L...
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Kettner Nights unveils another side of Little Italy
Little Italy may best be known for its authentic Italian cuisine, but a community of artists is adding a new dimension to the local culture with Kettner Nights, a bimonthly event celebrating the r...
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California Coastal Commission to Port of San Diego: Come back again in April
The California Coastal Commission asked the Unified Port of San Diego, city and Coastal Commission staff to come back in April with revised plans to move forward with the first phase of North Emba...
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HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ premieres at USS Midway Museum
San Diego’s USS Midway was in the spotlight Feb. 25 when HBO premiered part one of its new 10-part mini-series at the museum. “The Pacific,” created by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goe...
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Bids are in for Quiet Zone work intended to avert railroad whistles
by Sebastian Ruiz
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Loud train whistles have been waking downtown residents and guests at wild hours of the night because of a federal requirement for train engineers to sound the horn at every street intersection. Re...
The stories behind the songs
by BART MENDOZA
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It is possible that no other musician has made as big an impact on San Diego as the late Jim Croce, who passed away in 1973. He is practically synonymous with downtown thanks to his namesake restau...
Tea Party draws conservatives; opponents rally nearby
by Sebastian Ruiz
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The rain eased a bit for an anniversary Tea Party rally Saturday, Feb. 27 at the foot of San Diego Bay along North Harbor Drive near Grape Street. An estimated few hundred Tea Party movement supp...
Yes, it’s time for Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Quarter
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The biggest party of the year comes to the Gaslamp Quarter on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 6 p.m. to midnight during the annual Mardis Gras in the Gaslamp celebration. The event features two parade...
Downtown will celebrate Year of the Tiger
by Anthony Gentile
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Chinese culture will be on the prowl downtown later this month. The 28th annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair will ring in the Year of the Tiger on Feb. 20 and 21 in downtown’s Asian Pacific Them...
King-Chavez High School is giving its students a different look at the world
by Anthony Gentile
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In its first year, King-Chavez High School (KCHS) is giving local high school students a different option downtown. The public charter school opened its doors to ninth-graders in August. “We seek ...