By Dr. Ink No matter the weather, an intoxicating, tropical ambiance envelopes you when perched at the roomy bar inside...

by Bret Smith CPT, B. A., B.S. | Move Strong Studio I was exposed to martial arts at a young age...

By Benny Cartwright There’s a lot going on these days so our Hillcrest Town Council meetings continue to have lots...

by Ken Williams | Editor Finest City Improv wades into the pseudo-“War on Christmas” waters with an irreverent show that...

By Phyllis Hordin Ken Williams, thank you for the informative newspaper you edit. I get so much neighborhood news from...

To feed the homeless, or not Re: “Don’t feed the homeless!” I think food is valuable — there were times...

By Ken Williams | Editor From the first time humans congregated together, community members have consistently squabbled over whether to...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Immune until recently from the rapid growth that swept through North Park and Little Italy over...

By Toni G. Atkins | Speaker of the Assembly I’ve been thinking a lot about military veterans lately. It doesn’t seem like...

By Ben Nicholls For Hillcrest there has always been three legs to our street-level business community: dining, services and retail. They’re...