Opinion
Helix High prepares students for real world
By DAVE THOMAS For many individuals who’ve gone to school, the focus has often been on reading, writing and arithmetic...
Mobile Crisis Response Teams are working
By Nathan Fletcher Everyone knows someone in their life who has been affected by mental health injury or addiction. Maybe...
Grossmont Center’s Elam’s Hallmark showing it has heart
By DAVE THOMAS When it comes to having heart, Elam’s Hallmark in Grossmont Center certainly qualifies. The business recently completed...
Beef Barley Soup
By Julie White Serves 6 -8 The barley in this soup adds a nutty flavor that is very tasty. Ingredients...
Buyer and seller beware: Do not fall for Facebook Marketplace scams
By Summer Stephan Facebook is a platform where you can seemingly get it all: updates about your friends, cute baby...
Artists over the decades depict Grossmont ‘castle’
By Connie and Lynn Baer Since its earliest years, Grossmont High School’s original 1922 granite school building has been an...
Helix High School students help unhoused neighbors
By DAVE THOMAS Doing their part to help others, a group of Helix High students have been volunteering with the...
Three Ginger Cookies
By Julie White These soft, delicious cookies would make a great gift for your Valentines! Ingredients: 1 cup packed brown...
A taste of Thailand in La Mesa
By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON It began, as it so often does in cooking, with grandma. In this case, the Yay (Thai...
Longtime La Mesa resident celebrates 104 years
By Jack Jaeger Alma Jaeger, a resident of La Mesa for more than 50 years, celebrated her birthday on Jan....
A fond farewell
By JEFF CLEMETSON Happy new year! January brings in the first issue of the Courier papers that I have helmed...
Helix Charter High lottery enrollment for new students ends March 4 at 3 p.m.
Be sure to mark your calendars for a number of Helix Charter High happenings right around the corner. 2022-23...
Supporting working families, micro-businesses and visiting La Mesa landmarks
By Nathan Fletcher Since I wrote my first column for La Mesa Courier, the Board of Supervisors has advanced several...
Barbara Drews: late-in-life artist
By Bonnie Owen As a child, Barbara Drews was always interested in the art shows around the Pacific Northwest where...
Fletcher: I am proud to now represent the Jewel of the Hills
By Nathan Fletcher I am excited to be La Mesa’s new representative on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors....