San Diego Theater
San Diego Theater Late Fall Stage Harvest: A Cornucopia of Classics By Pat Launer October was National Arts and Humanities Month. And November is a time for giving thanks. So why not combine the two, and sample our local theatrical bounty: an exciting crop of classics, both dramatic and musical. “The Glass Menagerie” — One [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 31, 2011
‘One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing Material place.’ — Emily Dickinson 20-Building Apartment Complex Sells for $44.3 Million Woodbend Shadowridge, a 20-building apartment complex at 1500 Shadowridge Drive in Vista, has been sold for $44.3 million to a management corporation. Shadowridge [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 28, 2011
2011 Orchids & Onions Winners The San Diego Architectural Foundation Orchids & Onions award winners: The Grands • Craft & Commerce — Grand Orchid 675 Beech St., San Diego • Sherman Elementary School — Grand Onion 301 22nd St., San Diego People’s Choice • Fallbrook Branch Library — People’s Choice Orchid 124 South Mission Road, [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 27, 2011
Coastkeeper Names 2011 Volunteer of the Year Oceanside resident Taya Lazootin, the lead volunteer in Coastkeeper’s water quality monitoring program, has been named the organization’s 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Lazootin oversees all aspects of the two-day water quality sampling and laboratory analysis. “We provide essential water quality data for our county,” said Travis Pritchard, [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 26, 2011
Council Approves Funds for Balboa Park Centennial Balboa Park Celebration Inc., the nonprofit set up for the park’s centennial celebration in 1915, received City Council approval Tuesday to plan year-long festivities and authorized $450,000 to get it started. Other funds would come from donations, tourism dollars and foundations. Cubic Applications Gets $10.8 Million Army Contracts [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 25, 2011
Fat City Lofts Project Challenged by Solar Turbines A proposal to develop a large residential and retail complex at the site of the Fat City/China Camp property on Pacific Highway has encountered opposition from Solar Turbines, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. that operates a large turbine manufacturing business across the street. The company objects to [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 24, 2011
General Dynamics Receives $1 Billion Canadian Contract The Canada division of General Dynamics, parent company of San Diego’s NASSCO, has been awarded a $1 billion contract by the Canadian government to upgrade the Canadian Army’s fleet of LAV III combat vehicles. The upgrade will modernize 550 vehicles and extending their life span to 2035. The [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 21, 2011
San Diego County Employment • Employment down 3,600 jobs over the month • Up 17,300 jobs over the year The unemployment rate in the San Diego County was 9.7 percent in September, down from a revised 10.2 percent in August and below the year-ago estimate of 10.5 percent, according to the state Employment Development Department. [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 20, 2011
NASSCO Receives $37 Million Navy Contract NASSCO has been awarded a $37 million contract by the U.S. Navy for the fitting-out availability of the San Antonio-class amphibious assault dock ship USS San Diego. Work under the contract will be performed at NASSCO beginning in May 2012 and is expected to be completed by December 2014. [...]
Daily Business Report — Oct. 19, 2011
County Foreclosure Notices Decline The number of San Diego County homeowners that were pulled into the foreclosure process during the third quarter fell by 14 percent from the same period of last year, according to San Diego-based DataQuick, la real estate information service. Notices of Default that were recorded for the third quarter of this [...]
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