By Charlene Baldridge Little Ben is the love child of Lana Turner and Bob Hope, conceived at the Lafayette Hotel...

By Hutton Marshall Every year, thousands of elementary children pack into a Hillcrest thrift shop to receive what many of...

North Park youth wins $100,000 chef award On Feb. 24, North Park 12-year-old Nathan Odom won the third season of...

By Hutton Marshall Last year, Mayor Kevin Faulconer unveiled his draft Climate Action Plan, a legally binding blueprint for creating...

By David Smollar There was nothing subtle in promotion brochures enticing Americans to venture west for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, which...

Ascending the California Tower By Catherine Spearnak For the past 80 years, a superb view of San Diego has been...

Featured Events ‘Big in Japan’ Friday, Feb. 27 – Thursday, March 5 The film, playing at Digital Gym (2921 El...

By Lucia Viti Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden will feature its 10th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, March 7...

By David Espinoza At the annual trustees retreat on Jan. 24, the Mission Hills Town Council (MHTC) reinstated the research...

By Katherine Hon For more than 100 years, the intersection of University Avenue and 30th Street has been North Park's...