Cover Story

Cover Story-Jan/Feb

January 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The Battle Over Balboa Park Irwin Jacobs and SOHO are leading opposing plans to upgrade the park for its 1915 centennial By Delle Willett Balboa Park’s plazas were originally designed like the grand plazas of Europe, accommodating pedestrians, automobiles and pigeons. Over the years, however, the park has literally been taken over by cars with nearly 7,000 vehicles driving through the plazas and promenades daily. With 12 million visitors to the park each year, conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles abound. This problem has long been recognized, and every plan for the park in the past 60... [Read the full story]

Features

Daily Business Report — Dec. 21, 2011

December 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Dec. 21, 2011 Sale of World Trade Center Building Sets Stage for Homeless Center The city of San Diego has sold the 12-story World Trade Center building Downtown to the city Redevelopment Agency for $8.2 million — one of the steps leading to the rehabilitation of the building into a one-stop service center and housing for the homeless. A development partnership — Connections Housing Downtown LLP — has agreed to purchase the building from the Redevelopment Agency for $4.3 million and to convert it into a 225-bed homeless and service center. It would be the city’s first permanent homeless... [Read the full story]

San Diego Scene

Lyceum Theatre Gallery hosts Art of Photography Show

September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The seventh annual Art of Photography Show, a judged competition featuring the works of photographers from around the world, is now in exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery in Downtown’s Horton Plaza. The judge for the competition is Anne M. Lyden, associate curator of the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Lyden selected 109 photographs for the exhibition in which more than 15,400 entries were received. Entries came from 72 countries. Artists chosen by Lyden represent 25 countries. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to the top 15 artists selected by Lyden. The... [Read the full story]

Columns

San Diego Office Submarkets Made Simple

November 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

By David Marino Companies looking to lease space, or buy their own building, often ask us which office submarkets are the best to locate to. Some companies will locate in submarkets most convenient to where the CEO or business owner lives. However, most of our clients really care about where the entire employee base is commuting from, and want to understand how locations can help them attract future employees. Here is a simple summary of what is going on in the region. Downtown: The Downtown work-live-play vision has become a reality, and Downtown has the best amenities, business infrastructure,... [Read the full story]

Side Stories

Lyceum Theatre Gallery hosts Art of Photography Show

September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The seventh annual Art of Photography Show, a judged competition featuring the works of photographers from around the world, is now in exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery in Downtown’s Horton Plaza. The judge for the competition is Anne M. Lyden, associate curator of the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Lyden selected 109 photographs for the exhibition in which more than 15,400 entries were received. Entries came from 72 countries. Artists chosen by Lyden represent 25 countries. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to the top 15 artists selected by Lyden. The... [Read the full story]

Dining Column

Addison — The Grand Del Mar, ‘Fit for Royalty’

July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

By David Rottenberg Ever wonder what it would be like to live like a king? With the recent marriage between William and Kate (now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), there has been a renewed interest in royalty. Many little girls worldwide now have fantasized of marrying a prince and have dreamed of living in a palace, where staff fulfilled every wish, where every desire was gratified. There’s a shortage of princes (William has only one brother) so marriage may not be the road to the castle. But one can get a taste of the good life (no pun intended) by dining at Addison, located at The Grand Del... [Read the full story]

Features

Daily Business Report — Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 21, 2011 Sale of World Trade Center Building Sets Stage for Homeless Center The city of San Diego has sold the 12-story World Trade Center building Downtown to the city Redevelopment Agency for $8.2 million — one of the steps leading to the rehabilitation of the building into a one-stop service center and housing...

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Theater Review

Theater Review Trailer Park’s a Trashy Treasure Reviewed by Marianne Regan Extended through Dec. 11, the San Diego Repertory Theater’s “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” delivers a laugh-out-loud romp through middle earth — in the guise of Armadillo Acres, located somewhere off Highway 31 in the great...

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The State of Credit Unions

In a world free of debit card fees While some national banks are testing monthly debit card fees in select markets, others are setting up to implement them at various times throughout the fall. Traditional banks charging debit card fees are receiving a backlash from their customers. This isn’t helping the debate...

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