Historic hotels built for Balboa Park opening
By Sandee WilhoitDuring the early 20th century, many small hotels sprang into construction in answer to the foreseeable need for accommodations for tourists coming to the proposed Panama-California Exposition. The exposition was planned to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, and was meant to
Funds secured to repair stairwell to beach at Camino de la Costa
District 1 City Councilmember Joe LaCava worked with state lawmakers to secure $2 million in state funding for much-needed repairs to the viewpoint and stairwell at Camino de la Costa in La Jolla’s Lower Hermosa neighborhood.“The concrete stairs along the coastline there are in very bad shape, and w
Emma’s Gutbucket jams on the bay with sea shanties, bluegrass
Every Friday afternoon a troupe of musicians gathers under the shade of a giant tree at De Anza Cove in Mission Bay Park, armed with a mix of violins, flutes, acoustic guitars, banjos, and mandolins, for an impromptu concert of old-time sea shanties and bluegrass. The group, “Emma’s Gutbucket,” was
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