By DANA J. STEVENS Quitting smoking isn’t easy. About 32.4 million American adults still smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the...

By CYNTHIA G. ROBERTSON American radio and TV personality “Shotgun Tom Kelly,” sporting his trademark ranger hat, was in La...

Volunteers plant a tree in Aztec Park. (Photos courtesy Urban Corps of San Diego) On Sept. 24, Urban Corps of...

By JEFF CLEMETSON With a background in city government and a history of volunteering, La Mesa City Council candidate Kathleen...

City, Home Start offer mortgage assistance The City of La Mesa has partnered with Home Start to provide a Mortgage...

By ELAINE ALFARO During the seventh month of her pregnancy, La Mesa resident and filmmaker Kate Morgan Chadwick began a...

By NICOLE DONSKAYA Blo Blow Dry Bar is rolling out its luxurious “pink carpet” and is ready to treat La...

By RICK BEAVIN The annual Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment period is here. From Oct. 15 to...

By FRANK SABATINI JR. It was a stroke of luck that many small-business owners could only dream about. Out of...

By JULIE WHITE Tomato toasts are an autumn-feeling, easy appetizer to serve for one person or 10 people. Can be...