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 [...]
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 state of Florida. The three bleached blonde [...]
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 against Wall Street [...]
New SUV review: 2012 Range Rover Sport
By Eric Peters Well, this is a drag. The 2012 Range Rover Sport will offer a new 3-liter turbodiesel engine/eight-speed automatic combo capable of 33 MPG. Oh. Wait a sec. It just won’t be offered here. It’s a Euro-only deal. U.S.-bound 2012 Range Rovers do get a number of important improvements, though — including an [...]
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 [...]
Music Scene
MUSIC SCENE By Bart Mendoza Songs for Two-Stepping No doubt about it, San Diego’s country music scene has been picking up steam of late. Seemingly all of a sudden, numerous bands have sprung up, developing a twang and a following at the same time. Way ahead of the trend is fiery singer Sara Petite, who [...]
San Diego Business
Hughes Marino Offering Free Services to Businesses Hughes Marino, a commercial real estate company specializing in tenant representation, announced that it will provide businesses with free space availability surveys for all areas of San Diego. Surveys will be available for the entire county, for lease or purchase, and be segregated by Office, Industrial, Retail, Medical [...]
Susie’s Sept. 11 Story
The call home never came By Delle Willett Susanne Ward-Baker — Susie — was always filled with angst when her son, Tim Ray Ward, flew in airplanes. They had an agreement: He would call her when he left and again when he got home. Tim left a message on Susie’s answering machine: “Hi Mom, I’m [...]
New Car Review – 2012 BMW 1 Series
Turn a dream into your driveway By Eric Peters BMW’s 3-Series coupe/convertible is a car that many car lovers dream about. Most of these dreamers, unfortunately, awake in the morning to the harsh reality of the Three’s economic inaccessibility: A 335i convertible is a $52k car; the base model hardtop 328i coupe starts at almost [...]
New technology is transforming the real estate landscape
Can agents compete with the newly savvy consumer? By Zach Todaro There is a battle raging in this information age, a standoff between professionals and their potential clients. Attorneys, doctors and Realtors are fighting a new wave of information dissemination and peer-to-peer advice. At the forefront are services such as RocketLawyer and WebMD, challenging the [...]
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