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Jeff Clemetson | Editor
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the La Mesa Library moving into its temporary location at 8074 Allison Ave. The temporary location was given to the library after a 2005 agreement between the city and the San Diego County Library (SDCL) after the city took its old location to house the La Mesa Police station, with the promise to build a new La Mesa branch library sometime in the future. In June of 2008, the library opened in its current digs.
At the May 22 City Council meeting, La Mesa Library branch manager Heather Pisani-Kristl presented an update on the library and how it has fared in the temporary location. She noted that the temporary location’s 10,000 square feet is now at capacity and as the city grows, the temporary location will not be adequate to serve the residents of La Mesa. Read More
The city of La Mesa is inviting residents and businesses to participate in its first ever Dine, Shop, Explore Social Media Photo Contest, to be held July 6–8. Read More
‘Romeo, Romeo & Juliet’
Through July 8
The Roustabouts Theatre Company presents a play about what happens when Shakespeare’s iconic, star-crossed lovers get a third wheel: a tangled triangle of unrequited love. Read More
By Jay Steiger
With a roll of drums, blasts of brass, and whistling woodwinds echoing across the green of La Mesa’s Harry Griffen Park, the 17th annual Sunday’s at Six concert series kicked off on June 10 with a performance by The San Diego Concert Band. Read More
By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review
The first visit I made to City Tacos was several years ago at the original San Diego location in North Park. At the time, scoring a carnitas or carne asada taco was out of the question. They were too mundane for the shop’s envelope-pushing concept. Read More
By Alex Owens
Typically, you don’t want an actor to phone in a performance — unless, of course, the play requires them to do so. Read More
By David Dixon
Actor/writer John Cariani (who is currently one of the stars of the Tony Award-winning musical, “The Band’s Visit”) is known for his 2004 play about unique relationships, “Almost Maine.” While it wasn’t an initial success off-Broadway, the play, comprised of different vignettes, has been produced at a number of high schools, colleges, community theatres and regional theatres. According to the Educational Theatre Association, it was the most-produced play in American high schools in 2016-2017. Read More
By Sen. Joel Anderson
This June 6 marked the 40th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13 (Prop 13), a 1978 ballot measure that reduced property tax rates on homes, businesses and farms and capped how much property tax rates could grow in the future. The core motivation of Prop 13 was to protect Californians from being taxed out of their homes by the state. Read More
By Linda Michael
Kathleen A. McLaughlin, a native of San Diego, picked up a camera and a paint brush in elementary school. She has been “snapping” and “doodling” her way through life ever since. Read More
Jeff Clemetson | Editor
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the La Mesa Library moving into its temporary location at 8074 Allison Ave. The temporary location was given to the library after a 2005 agreement between the city and the San Diego County Library (SDCL) after the city took its old location to house the La Mesa Police station, with the promise to build a new La Mesa branch library sometime in the future. In June of 2008, the library opened in its current digs.
At the May 22 City Council meeting, La Mesa Library branch manager Heather Pisani-Kristl presented an update on the library and how it has fared in the temporary location. She noted that the temporary location’s 10,000 square feet is now at capacity and as the city grows, the temporary location will not be adequate to serve the residents of La Mesa. Read More
By Ron Stern
Situated about halfway between Austin and San Antonio, the city of San Marcos is the epicenter of a culinary area of deliciousness known as The Texas Hill Country. Spread over multiple counties, this region offers the real Texas experience. Get your taste buds ready for action and prepare yourself for down-home hospitality as you experience award-winning barbecue, one-of-a-kind distilleries, and family-owned eateries. Read More
By Connie and Lynn Baer
For 97 years, Grossmont High School’s students and staff have taken great pride in the traditions surrounding graduation. On Thursday, June 7, 503 seniors became part of an amazing group, more than 36,600 Foothiller graduates. Read More
Re: “Farmers market moves” [Volume 8, Issue 5 or bit.ly/2IUpVbT] Read More
By Tina Rynberg and Jeff Benesch
We’d like to invite you to join our club’s annual salute to Independence Day, democracy, progressive idealism, and those heroes that choose public service to advance the principles that really make America great. Read More
By Jennifer Osborn
On Thursday, June 7, 530 Helix Highlanders, donning caps and gowns, crossed the stage and accepted their diplomas, completing their four years of high school. Read More
By Rachel Corradini
On June 11, friends and family gathered in the main quad at Grossmont College to celebrate the Office of Professional Training (OPT) program’s graduation.
State Senator Joel Anderson provided the graduates with Senate certificates to recognize them for their hard work. Read More
By Julie White | What’s Cooking with Julie
On a warm summer night, you will enjoy eating this salad when it is well chilled. You can serve it alone as a side dish or with canned or grilled tuna — really different and delicious!
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 15-ounce can of white cannellini beans (rinsed and drained)
1 cup of sliced or chopped celery
1/2 of a red onion, chopped
1/2 cup of olives, chopped (you can use black, green, or nicoise olives)
1 can of tuna, drained and flaked
Dressing:
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced (you may use 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder)
1/2 teaspoon of both salt and pepper
Place dressing in a jar and shake well. Pour over salad ingredients. Chill well and serve!
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
Grossmont High School alumni are invited to reconnect with old classmates at class reunions this summer and fall. Read More
By Genevieve Suzuki | Gen-X in a Millennial World
The clash of generations in my home has finally culminated in an epic battle: Grandma vs. the iPhone 6S. Read More
By Heather Pisani-Kristl | La Mesa Reads
What’s a 3D printer doing in the library? Aren’t libraries for lending books? Yes, we have a very long history of book lending – centuries, in fact – and we’ll continue to do that for hundreds of years into the future. But libraries have another tradition that doesn’t immediately come to mind: we make technology available to customers, often long before that technology is feasible for home use. Read More
By Jeff Clemetson | Editor
Politics season has begun. And while most seats won’t be decided on until November, two county races will be decided by voters on June 5 — San Diego County District Attorney (DA) and County Sheriff. Read More
By Harrison Rahm
On May 16, over a hundred people came together in a banquet room at the Sycuan Golf Resort for the annual Healthcare Hero Awards. Read More
By Jeff Clemetson | Editor
The La Mesa Village Association held its inaugural Friday Farmers Market in its new location of the downtown Village on May 4. Read More
The congregation of Vista La Mesa Christian Church recently finished work on a mural project that beautified a wall in the church parking lot. Read More
By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review
At first glance, the menu at Sunshine Pancake House doesn’t seem out of the ordinary. Read More
