The effort to influence public opinion regarding a proposed mixed-use development in Carmel Valley is well underway, even though city hearings to determine the project’s fate are still months in the future.
Enjoy an enlightening seminar on the United States Constitution with emphasis on “what we need to know to restore our Constitutional rights.” The seminar will be presented by Joseph Andrews, founder of the Center for Teaching the Constitution.
The annual Torrey Pines High School Foundation Rummage Sale, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Carmel Valley, is this Saturday, April 30, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Items for sale include furniture, antiques, children’s items, clothing, tools, books, art, lamps, sporting goods, jewelry and much more.
The San Diego City Council voted last unanimously to approve the revitalization of Protea Properties’ Flower Hill Promenade shopping center. This decision, which follows favorable votes from the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board and city of San Diego Planning Commission, represents the final approval needed to allow construction to begin.
The Del Sol Lions Club is inviting the community to join in a Mardi Gras-themed celebration on Saturday, May 14, complete with live entertainment, casino games, a silent auction, and dinner — all to raise money for two worthy local charities.
Beauty Bundles SpaTique in Piazza Carmel may be a new business but the woman behind it is a familiar face in Carmel Valley. Owner Marlene Gadinis opened and operated the Ecotique in Del Mar Highlands for nine years before selling it in 2006. She is returning with her Beauty Bundles retail boutique and salon that offers hair services, facials and waxing with massage and nails still to come.
Drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely to die behind the wheel than their older counterparts and, in fact, car accidents are the leading cause of death among teens, according to data from the Center for Disease Control. The statistic is sobering, and one that emergency first-responders know all too well. And for retired San Diego firefighter Mark Woody it’s an epidemic that hit especially close to home. His 17-year-old daughter BreAnna was killed in a car accident last year.
A truly unique musical experience will take place on the Canyon Crest Academy campus on Friday, April 29, as the school hosts its first Gamelan Festival. The festival, presented in part by the Center for World Music, celebrates Canyon Crest as the first American high school to purchase a full gamelan and gives an opportunity to hear some of the traditional music the students have learned to play from high caliber instruction.
Santa Fe Irrigation District directors agreed to cut more than $800,000 in expenses from next year’s budget during a special workshop session held on Monday, April 25.
Ed Wagner is a creature of habit when it comes to lunch. The Encinitas man, who works as an investment manager at a Carmel Valley office, has gone to the drive-through of the same Taco Bell restaurant on Carmel Valley Road near Interstate 5 once or twice a week for the past three years. He always orders the same thing: two tostadas and a bean burrito, and the total always comes to $3.88.
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