Sign up for our eNewsletterA REMINDER FROM MTS Lane closures and pedestrian detours in Gaslamp Quarter As part of the Downtown “Rapid Stations Project,” a total of 11 new stations will be built on and along the Broadway corridor to serve routes that terminate Downtown.
Snoopy plate campaign reaches its goal Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins’ AB 482, also know as the “Snoopy plate bill,” was established in 2013 with the support of Jean Schultz, the widow of Charles Schultz, and the California Association of Museums.
FIT FOODIE 5K WEEKEND Dubbed the “most delicious 5K ever,” the Cooking Light & Health’s Fit Foodie 5K race weekend launches on Friday, Nov. 6, and lasts the weekend. In its third year, the three-day event returns to the Embarcadero Marina Park South at 200 Marina Park Way, Downtown.
ACE PARKING wants you to ‘Park for Pink’ Throughout the month of October, any customer that parks in an Ace Parking lot Downtown will have a portion of their parking fee donated to organizations that fight cancer. Last year, in its inaugural year, “Park for Pink” raised thousands of dollars for the Susan G. Komen […]
Gaslamp launches major parking changes In an effort to increase public safety and reduce traffic on weekend nights, the Gaslamp Quarter Association and the Downtown Community Parking District launched the Fifth Avenue Active Passenger Loading Zone, a yearlong pilot program coordinated by both organizations.
LITTLE ITALY TO TRANSFORM INTO POMPEII On Saturday, Aug. 15, from 6 p.m. – midnight, the Little Italy Association (LIA) is inviting the community to come to Amici Park where they will be holding their next big fundraising bash, “Pompeii: Little Italy’s Toga Party.”
ATKINS HONORS SMALL BUSINESSES OF YEAR Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach has been named “Small Business of the Year” for 2015 in the 78th Assembly District, which runs along the coast from Imperial Beach to Solana Beach and reaches inland along Interstate 8 and into Downtown.
LOCALS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY The Grove on Juniper in South Park will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with an array of special events, authors, new merchandise and free festivities.
Downtown’s OH! Juice launch Kickstarter campaign Readers know local entrepreneurs Hanna Gregor and Anna Duff’s OH! Juice from a recent profile in Downtown News, as well as their consistent presence at The Dailey Method located at 1230 Columbia St., and their weekly juicing at Little Italy Mercado.
DOWNTOWN NEWS CONTRIBUTOR RECEIVES AWARD Taylor Schulte, founder and CEO of Define Financial and a regular finance contributor for San Diego Downtown News, has received SD Metro’s 2015 “Metro Movers Award” for his contributions to the financial planning profession.