adams avenue news, april 2015

For the kids, parents and vol-unteers of Mid-City Little League,opening day at Adams AvenueRecreation Center is tinged withexcitement. This year was noexception with hundreds of Mid-City residents on the field and inthe stands, eager to usher in a newbaseball season with great fanfare.

With a giant balloon arch, man-icured infield and sponsor ban-

ners setting the stage, Mid-CityLittle League President MarkRowland welcomed the crowd. Itwas perhaps the only time duringthe season where the children’scrisp, clean new uniforms wouldbe free of grass stains.

For this particular opening day,Mid-City Little League opted outof a time-honored tradition.Instead of asking a local dignitary

to throw the first pitch, the leaguetasked 8-year-old Kimi Schroder,a girl who has bravely battled can-cer for the past five years, to dothe honor. She did not disappoint,firing a strike and lighting up thecrowd with her thousand-wattsmile. There wasn’t a dry eye instands.

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Members of the majors A’s team.

Festival of ArtsFamily friendly and walkable,North Park’s annual Festival ofArts is set for Saturday, May 16,from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m PAGE 4

San Diego’s Oldest Little League Teaches Kids Aboutthe Game of Life

The Lupus Foundation of Amer-ica will host its eighth annual WalkTo End Lupus Now event in SanDiego on May 16 at NTC Park inLiberty Station.

The Walk to End Lupus Nowevents are held in more than 60cities across the country, making itthe largest lupus walk program inthe entire country. The walk eventsbring together community mem-bers — people with lupus, friends,families, health care providers, andcelebrities — to raise money for

lupus research and education pro-grams, increase awareness of thedisease, and rally public supportfor those who feel the brutalimpact of lupus.

“I have participated in the walkfor several years to support patientslike me who are living with lupus,”said Kensington resident RoxanneBornowski, event chair. “I wasdiagnosed with Systemic LupusErythematosus in 2004 while serv-ing in the United States Navy. Ihave seen first-hand how unpre-

dictable and devastating this dis-ease can be on the entire family.My battle with Lupus has includedeight miscarriages leading to a hys-terectomy at age 33, multiple hos-pital stays for infections, joint pain,chronic fatigue, fevers, hair loss,skin rashes and many other ail-ments.”

“The most frustrating thingabout Lupus is that it is so unpre-dictable,” adds Bornowski. “I canbe fine one day and the next day

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A Portrait ofHumanity TodayThe Museum of Photographic Arts ispresenting the United States pre-miere of “7 Billion Others,” a multi-media exhibition that attempts toportray a sensitive, humanist portraitof the world in videos. PAGE 5

Autism ResearchInstitute

Dr. Steve Edelson, executive directorof the Autism Research Institute, willtravel to Moscow in May for the thirdstraight year to co-chair an autismconference. PAGE 9

Crown Jewel ofMid-City

The new Copley-Price Family YMCAis quickly becoming a crown jewel forthe Mid-City area of San Diego. It wasenvisioned as a community asset forthe three intersecting neighborhoods:Talmadge, Kensington and CityHeights. PAGE 14

The Padres minors team.

Kensington resident Roxanne Bornowski, who suffersfrom lupus, is chair of the Walk to End Lupus Now.

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Finish Chelsea’s Run Part-ners with Girl Scouts SanDiego

The members of Girl Scout JuniorTroop 2049 were among the 8,000 par-ticipants and supporters gathered inBalboa Park recently for a morning offitness, fun, hope and inspiration. The5th annual Finish Chelsea’s Run 5Kin Partnership with Girl Scouts SanDiego brought community togetheras one “voice” to share their commit-ment to creating positive change forchildren.

Held on March 7, run/walk is theprimary fundraiser for the Chelsea’sLight Foundation’s Sunflower Schol-arship Fund, which provides scholar-ships to San Diego County college-bound teens who embracecharacteristics that reflect ChelseaKing’s thirst for knowledge, service-over-self-ethic, and indomitable spir-it. In 2014, more than 7,000 partici-pants ran and walked to help raisefunds, which fueled over $85,000 inSunflower Scholarships and the foun-dation’s efforts to continue the expan-sion of Chelsea’s Law. Additionalfinancial sponsorship from Bridge-point Education, Wells Fargo, Chick-

fil-A Carmel Mountain and ClarkCares Foundation provides the Foun-dation the ability to recognize theseoutstanding students. Girl Scouts SanDiego will also receive proceeds to helpkeep Girl Scouting available andaffordable for 40,000 local girl andadult members.

“More than anything, this event isabout hope. Hope that, as an engagedcommunity, we will make a difference.Hope that amazing teens have theopportunity to pursue their collegedreams. Hope that children throughoutthe nation will have the same protec-tions we have in California as a resultof Chelsea’s Law,” said Brent King,Chelsea King’s father and co-founderof Chelsea’s Light Foundation.

Council Declares March 17 asNathan Odom Day

The City Council declared March17 as Nathan Odom Day in San Diegoin honor of the 12-year-old North Parkresident’s victory on the Fox televisioncompetition show “MasterChefJunior.”

Odom, who began cooking with hisgrandmother at age 6, beat out 19

competitors over seven weeks for the$100,000 grand prize.

Councilman Todd Gloria, whose 3rdDistrict includes North Park, told hiscolleagues they shouldn’t be surprisedthat the winner came from his district.

“We have the best food and the bestrestaurants, so naturally, of course,we’re going to have the best chefs,” saidGloria, who conceded that he can’tcook.

Odom honed his skills in a culinaryprogram at McKinley ElementarySchool, the councilman said.

The youngster said he’d like to openhis own restaurant some day.

“I want to express my gratitude toTodd Gloria and all of the San DiegoCity Council,” Odom said. “I’m reallyjust incredibly thankful for this honor,and I’d like to thank everyone whohelped it happen.”

Odom told the council membersthat he likes to cook French andJapanese dishes, and especially enjoysmaking pastries. — City News Service

Mission Hills Heritage 11thAnnual Walking Tour ‘PrairieStyle in Mission Hills’

Mission Hills Heritage will presenta docent-led walking tour on April 18to explore the enclaves of Prairie-stylehomes. The style was conceived byMidwest architects and made its wayto Mission Hills a century ago.

Docents will share details of theearly occupants, local builders andarchitects who built in this style.

Starting point: Espresso Mio at 1920Fort Stockton in Mission Hills. Tours

From 1 to 4 p.m. and tickets are $10for members and $15 for nonmem-

bers. Can be purchased in advancethrough the website at

www.MissionHillsHeritage.com orthe event beginning at 11:30 p.m..

Read Across America DayLatasha Tarachsel, a volunteer with

United Way of San Diego County,reads to students at Rowan Elemen-tary School in City Heights for ReadAcross America Day on March 6. TheNational Education Association esti-mates nearly 45 million children andadults celebrated the joy of reading onDr. Seuss’s birthday each year. Toinspire a love of learning and the writ-ten word, volunteers from United Wayparticipated in NEA’s 18th AnnualRead Across America Day and cele-brated Dr. Seuss’s 111th birthday bysharing beloved tales from the localliterary legend with students at ele-mentary schools across the county.

Oldies Showband Performs inKensington

San Diego’s favorite oldies show-band The Legends — known for trib-

utes to the early years of rock ‘n roll —Tina Turner, Dion, the Supremes, TheMarcels and more — will perform Sat-urday, May 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 4117Lymer Drive in Kensington as part ofthe Kensington Concert Series. They’llcome with their authentic sounds,wigs, costumes and choreography.

Drummer Howard Blank, whofounded the group in 1987, was theoriginal drummer for The Outsiders,whose hit, “Time Won’t Let Me” soldover a million copies. This is a Kens-ington Concert Series favorite. Foodand drink reception following concert.

Tickets are $25 (cash or check only).Call (619) 283-4888. Leave name, call-back number and ticket request. Yourcall will be returned to finalize pur-chase. Or mail — Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Kens-ington Concert Series, c/o Winnie,4644 Marlborough Drive, San Diego,CA 92116. Include number of ticketsneeded and your check, payable toKensington Concert Series. (Ticketswill be mailed to you.)

Net Proceeds will be donated to theKensington-Normal Heights Friendsof the Library.

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Nathan with his parents and CouncilmanTodd Gloria in City Council Chambers.

One of the pristine Prairie-style homes thathave graced Mission Hills for 100 years.

The Legends.

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Ask Dr. ZWhy didn’t the flu shot workthis year?

Two different points must beexplored to explain this. First, the flushot every year is really just a predic-tion of which flu strains will be themost prevalent in the year. They pre-dict this well in advance. They arealready starting to process the flushots for the 2015-2016 flu season asI write this article. Much can happenin the intervening months before theflu actually arrives for that year.

The prediction is mainly based onthe flu strains in Asia the previousyear. So the flu strains Japan andChina have right now will most likelycomprise the flu shot next year.Unfortunately, this leaves Asia with-out flu shots, since they have no oneto base theirs on. If you have everwondered why so many people inAsian countries wear masks to pre-vent infection, this is one big reasonwhy. No flu shots that would workthere. It has even made it into theircultures. Notice how many Asiancountries greet each other withouttouching —they bow. Namaste.

The second reason for the flu shot’sfailure this year was a particularmutation in the dominant strain fromlast year’s Asian flus. Once a virusmutates, or changes a small part ofitself, then the flu shot will no longerwork against it.

With that one-two punch, we had

a flu shot that was only about 15 per-cent effective, and so our flu seasonwas, and is, particularly bad. Withworld travel, I expect this to becomethe norm in the future. People will flywhile ill and bring the dominantAsian flu over a year early, thus nulli-fying the benefits of flu shots in theWestern world. Masks, anyone?

What causes hiccups?Anything that stretches the

diaphragm, the big muscle inside usthat separates the chest cavity from theabdominal cavity, can cause hiccups.This is why eating a really large meal,or having reflux, or eating dry bread,will cause hiccups. All of those stretchor irritate the diaphragm, which thencontracts, causing you to inhaleabruptly. Infants hiccup all the timebecause they are growing so very fast.The growth in length, and a very largeabdomen after nursing, will triggerthem. They will even hiccup while inutero — they are growing extremelyfast then. As adults, we only grow ingirth —another trigger. So if you beginto hiccup more often, cut back on thefood quantities, alcohol and caffeine,and drink more water while eating.

Dr. Tara Zandvliet welcomes your ques-tions. Send them to questions@ south-parkdoctor.com. She practices at 2991Kalmia St. Phone: (619) 929-0032.

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Cal Humanities Grants$395,000 to San Diego FilmProjects

Two media projects in San Diego areamong 15 that were awarded a com-bined $395,000 in grants Monday bythe nonprofit Cal Humanities, throughits California Documentary Project.

“ArtBound at the Border,” a multi-platform documentary series exploringthe arts, culture and social movementsof the San Diego and Tijuana border-region, is being produced for onlinedistribution and television broadcaston Link TV and KCET, the publicbroadcasting station in Los Angeles.

“Sanson and Me” is sponsored byMedia Arts Center San Diego in NorthPark. The coming-of-age tale is abouttwo Mexican immigrants in Califor-nia’s Central Valley -- one a country-boy serving a life sentence for murderand the other a middle-class intellectualfrom Mexico City.

“Cal Humanities is proud to supportthese 15 extraordinary film, radio, andnew media documentaries,” said JulieFry, president and CEO of Cal Human-ities, the state partner of the NationalEndowment for the Humanities.

“Each adds a new layer to a complexand growing portrait of California,” Frysaid. “Together, they help us better under-stand who we are and where we live.”

Other programs provided grantsinclude a young playwright’s reinter-pretation of “Romeo and Juliet,” whichhe set in the Northern California city

of Richmond, and an inside look at therise of the Vietnamese American-runnail industry.

The documentaries represent adiverse spectrum of the Californiaexperience, and are aimed at statewideand national audiences, according toCal Humanities.-- City News Service.

San Diego Authors ReleaseSummer Novel

We all have friends whose Facebookpages are so carefully curated that theirlives look absolutely, annoyingly per-fect! That’s 35-year-old advertisingexecutive Kate one week before herdream wedding in Hawaii.

The protagonist of San Diegoauthors Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke’supcoming novel, “The Status of AllThings,” is constantly checking in athot spots, spouting off clever observa-tions, and posting filtered selfies inrapid succession.

When Kate is jilted the night beforeher wedding, the humiliated socialmedia junkie wakes up with more thanjust a broken heart. She is magicallyable to turn back the hands of time andrewrite her history through Facebookstatus updates. As she does, she learnsabout the nature of relationships,friendship, and fate. It’s a fast, fun readperfect for those who loved Bill Mur-ray’s 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day.”

Meet Fenton and Steinke on June 8at 7 p.m. — Adventures by the Book’sChocolate, Wine, and Cheese tastingliterary event at Eclipse Chocolate onFern Street in South Park. $40.

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Family friendly and walkable,North Park’s annual Festival of Artsis set for Saturday, May 16, from 11a.m. until 6 p.m. Always a fun day,this year’s event will surprise resi-dents and visitors with new talentand activities.

The event is sponsored by SanDiego County Credit Union andpromoted by North Park MainStreet, the association bringing all theplayers together.

Notice the colorful posters aroundtown, designed by poster grand prizewinner Denisse Wolf, announcingthe festival.

Indulge your shopping side bybrowsing and buying from almost200 vendors, and celebrate the cre-ative talents of local artists, musiciansand dancers.

There will be five stages with suchbands as Barbarian, Chateau andmusician Jesse LaMonaca & The

Dime Novels. Stop for food at themany food trucks and food booths,and steer the kids toward their veryown Kids Art Block where they canenjoy interactive activities. On displaywill be submissions from the YoungArtists Photography Competition.

A major focus of the festival isrecognition of the North Park CraftMafia. Founded in 2008, this non-profit group encourages do-it-your-self, signature crafts which enhancethe visual interest of North Park. TheCraft Mafia Alley can be found eastof Ohio Street during Festival Day.

Unique this year will be the ZipCar Live Art Expo on Herman Street.Festival goers can experience the cre-ative expressions of ArtCar artists atwork, customizing a dumpster, deliv-ery truck, a Zip Car, and even arefrigerator.

An extension of the popular con-cept of decorating North Park elec-trical/utility boxes, the Live Art Expo

celebrates self-taught folk artists, whobring a fresh look to ordinary objectsand a refreshing aspect to the 2015festival.

Beer from local breweries will besold at the two beer gardens locatedon the corners of 30th and Universityand 31st and University. In addition,the Waypoint Public Craft Beer Blockwill be located on Ohio Streetbetween Lincoln and University. Thisvenue will include music by FM 94.9,karaoke, food by Waypoint Publicand City Tacos, and tastes from morethan 25 brew makers.

Proceeds from ticket sales benefitNorth Park Main Street, which sup-ports neighborhood improvement,planning and development, pedes-trian-friendly streets, the area’s his-torical nature, entrepreneurship, andinnovative and creative experiencesfor area families.

Tickets to the Craft Beer Block canbe bought now by going to

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1260827.

Plan on walking, biking, taking buslines 2, 6, 7, or 10, or parking in theNorth Park Garage. San Diego CityCouncilman Todd Gloria, Council

candidate Chris Ward, and represen-tatives from the North Park BranchLibrary, Lion’s Club, and HistoricalSociety will be among friends andfamilies enjoying the 2015 NorthPark Festival of Arts.


It’s Festival Time! Festival of Arts Returns Bigger and Better

Jesse LaMonaca & The Dime Novels will perform at this year’s festival.

BY SUSAN TAYLOR

Crowds gather at the many vendors lining the street at last year’s Festival of Arts.

The Museum of Photographic Arts is presenting theUnited States premiere of “7 Billion Others,” a multi-media exhibition that attempts to portray a sensitive,humanist portrait of the world in videos.

The museum selected the exhibition as its leadingexhibit for Balboa Park’s centennial commemorating the1915 Panama-California Exposition.

The exhibit, created by the GoodPlanet Foundation,will run through Sept. 13.

The “7 billion Others” project began in 2003 as anambitious project to assemble a sensitive, humanist por-trait of the world in videos. For seven years, authorsSybille d’Orgeval and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire traveledthe world to meet its people, accompanied by a team ofreporters. They recorded the voices of more than 6,000men and women in 84 countries who share numeroussimilarities despite their differences.

All answered the same 45 questions on the meaningof life, their dreams, their fears and their joys to sharetheir connectedness — from a Brazilian fisherman to aChinese shopkeeper to a German artist.

Among the questions:

• What meaning does life have for you?• What difficult circumstances have you lived through?• What did you learn from your parents?• What message do you want to pass to your children?• What changes have you seen in your country?

Yann Arthus-Bertrand created the GoodPlanet Foun-dation that aims to raise public awareness of environ-mental issues. Within the foundation, he developed the“6 Billion Others” project, which changed names tobecome “7 Billion Others.”

As a global multimedia exhibition, 7 billion Othersprovides an immersive, technology-driven experiencethat unites the world like the exposition, using videointerviews. Thematic updates occur throughout itsinstallment to keep content fresh and engaging duringits extended run of 30 weeks.

“Others” unleashes the collective image of the voices,


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7 BILLION OTHERSA PORTRAIT OF HUMANITY TODAY

perspectives and faces of the 7 bil-lion human beings living on thisplanet and shaping the ever-chang-ing portrait of humanity. Thesetouching, open testimonials, spokenin more than 50 languages, aremoving expressions of truth, toler-ance and solidarity that shake pre-conceptions and beliefs. The inter-viewees call on viewers to lookdeeper than simple appearances.

A Living ProjectThe “7 billion Others” project has

traveled around the world for morethan seven years.

The project is still collecting newstories as more footage rolls inthanks to users uploading on the

website. This additional filming canbe done in places where the “7 bil-lion Others” team has never gonebefore or organized by theme.

For example, in 2009, a new filmcalled Climate Voices was complet-ed. It was made with 600 additionalinterviews recorded in 17 countries.The film was screened at theCopenhagen Climate Change Con-ference in December 2009 and atall subsequent exhibits.

In 2011, some films were pro-duced, this time about the Millen-nium Development Goals, in col-laboration with RFI (Radio FranceInternationale) and FRANCE 24. “7billion Others interviewed morethan 500 people in 16 countries aspart of this project, titled “Devel-opment Matters.”


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The North Park community isinvited to join the celebration of the100-year anniversary of Our Savior’sLutheran Church, located at 4011Ohio St. on the corner of Lincoln andOhio. The party will be in full swingon Saturday, April 25, from noon to2 p.m. and will include food, music,and mingling with congregationalmembers, youth, church officers, andthe pastor.

Appetizers will be served, dona-tions accepted. After the open house,there will be a concert and sing-a-long of melodies from every decadesince 1915. If you have never visitedOur Savior’s this is your opportunityto meet people and take a lookaround.

The sanctuary is designed withbroad pews on both sides of a longaisle and the altar is beautifullyembraced by rich wood. The sidewindows are stained glass and behindthe altar, facing the congregation, isa depiction of Christ praying. Thetall, arched ceiling instills reverenceand contemplation.

The church campus includes asecure courtyard, gardens, a libraryand offices, a pre-school, a fullkitchen, and a fellowship hall usedfor annual meetings, martial arts,quinceaneras and weekly squaredancing.

Pastor Maria Santa Cruz, born inMexico, leads services in Spanish andEnglish. Her passionate andthought-provoking sermons compel

reflection and fellowship — andreturn visits from worshipers. Afterchurch she can be found greetingthose people who stop by for freebread and a homemade Mexicanbrunch between services.

Many families from North Parkand other neighborhoods entrusttheir children to the pre-school, whichhas been in existence since 1980.

Preschoolers are met at their devel-opmental level, and the staff fills eachday with thematic activities, crafts,foods, walking trips, and assemblies

with speakers from local businesses.Kids experience the occasional thrillof a close encounter with a firemanin full regalia, a local postman, orSanta Claus. Our Savior’s preschoolconsistently has a waiting list.

The church beginnings date backto 1915 when it was part of the Unit-ed Norwegian Lutheran Church ofAmerica. At that time the church was

located at Park Boulevard and Cen-tre Street. It had a pump organ anda piano purchased for $100. By 1921sermons were sometimes deliveredin English.

In the 1930s, Sunday School wasestablished in Vasa Hall at IllinoisStreet and El Cajon Boulevard. Soona generous parishioner offered tobuy a corner lot at the present churchsite. War years brought many troopsand military families from the Mid-west, and people drawn to theLutheran faith and strong Scandina-vian and Northern European rootspopulated the congregation.

The evangelizing members helpedto establish other Lutheran churchesin San Diego County, including LaJolla Lutheran, College Lutheran andLemon Grove Lutheran. Our Savior’sitself expanded with the acquisitionof four adjacent lots, including apart-ments.

In 1959, membership numberedalmost 1,300, however, today mem-bership has dwindled, a trend seenamong churches nationwide. How-ever, what Our Savior’s lacks in con-gregational size, it makes up for withits sense of family and abidingfriendships.

(Susan Taylor is a member of thecongregation of Our Savior’s Luther-an Church.)

A festival of music, food and merrimentLutheran Church Celebrates 100 Years

BY SUSAN TAYLOR

Yann Arthus-Bertrand created theGoodPlanet Foundation.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church traces its beginning to 1915.

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City Heights CDC and Wakeland Housingand Development Corp. have completed aneight-month project to renovate a total of 132affordable homes at 10 properties scatteredthroughout City Heights.

The major rehabilitation project “was thebest way to ensure that these homes would beproperly maintained as quality affordablehousing for families and individuals in CityHeights for many decades to come,” said CityHeights CDC Executive Director KennethGrimes.

Elected officials, residents and representa-tives from City Heights CDC and Wakelandgathered March 13 to celebrate the completionof the renovation project.

Now known as the City Heights Ten, theproject included rehabilitation of homes ateach property, exterior improvements and thecreation of a completely remodeled commu-nity room/computer lab at the largest of the10 properties that greatly increases the part-nership’s capacity to serve the residents’ needs.

The City Heights Ten properties were

acquired by City Heights CDC in the 1990s. The overall cost for the renovations was

around $4 million and it came from a combi-nation of Low Income Housing Tax Creditsand bond financing.

To complete the project, the two partnershad to coordinate eight months of rehabilita-tion construction at 10 fully-occupied prop-erties, which included temporarily relocatingworking families, seniors and residents withspecial needs in a way that impacted their dailylives as little as possible.

“My experience with the rehab constructionhas been awesome,” said City Heights Ten res-ident Tranisha Dangerfield. “I’m really enjoyingthe improvements, but the biggest benefit ofliving here is that this is a clean, nice, stableplace for families to call home.”

Since completion, residents from all prop-erties have enjoyed updated amenities in theirhomes plus social events and enrichment pro-grams at the new community room.

Major Renovations Completedat 132 Affordable Homes in City Heights

Community and Board MeetingsGreater Golden Hill Community Develop-ment Corp. The CDC normally meets at6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the monthat the Golden Hill Recreation Center, 2600Golf Course Drive. Email: [email protected].

Greater Golden Hill Planning Committeemeets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday ofthe month at the Balboa Golf Course club-house, 2600 Golf Course Drive. For infor-mation, call (619) 533-5284.

The North Park Redevelopment ProjectArea Committee meets at 6 p.m. the secondTuesday of the month at the Lafayette Hotel,2223 El Cajon Blvd. Meetings focus on rede-velopment projects in construction or plan-ning. For information, visitsandiego.gov/redevelopment-agency.

The North Park Main Street board meetsat 7 a.m. the second Wednesday of themonth at its storefront office, 3076 Univer-sity Ave. North Park Main Street has morethan 250 members, primarily businesses pay-ing annual assessments in the city-autho-rized North Park BID. For information, call294-2501.

The North Park Maintenance AssessmentDistrict Committee normally meets at 6p.m. the second Monday of every othermonth at North Park Community AdultCenter, 2719 Howard Ave.

The North Park Planning Committeemeets meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesdayof the month at North Park Christian Fel-lowship, 2901 North Park Way. The com-mittee is an advisory group to the city onNorth Park land use, including the generalplan, infrastructure and density. For infor-mation, visit northparkplanning.org.

The North Park Community Associationmeets from 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Wednes-day of each month at the Lafayette Hotel,2223 El Cajon Blvd. The Community Asso-ciation provides a forum for issues and con-cerns about public safety, education, landuse, public facilities and services, commercialrevitalization, community image and cul-tural activities. For more information, visitwww.northparksd.org.

The North Park Historical Society meetsfrom 6:30 to 8 p.m. the third Thursday ofeach month. The Historical Society conductsresearch and educational outreach in orderto facilitate preservation of North Park's cul-tural and architectural history. For moreinformation, visit northparkhistory.org.

The South Park Business Group meets onthe last Wednesday of each month at 8:30a.m. at Alchemy Restaurant, 30th & Beech.The SPBG is comprised of business ownerswith storefronts and service businesses locat-ed in South Park. The organization producesthe quarterly South Park Walkabouts andthe annual Old House Fair. For more infor-mation, call (619) 233-6679 or [email protected].

The University Heights Community Asso-ciation meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday ofthe month in the auditorium of Birney Ele-mentary School, 4345 Campus Ave. Forinformation, call 297-3166.

The Adams Avenue Business Associationboard of directors normally meets at 7:30a.m. the first Tuesday of the month at theNormal Heights Community Center, 4649Hawley Blvd. For time, place and more infor-mation, call (619) 282-7329 or visitadamsaveonline.com.

The Kensington/Talmadge Planning Groupmeets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday ofthe month at Kensington CommunityChurch, 4773 Marlborough Drive. For infor-mation, call 287-3157.

The Lions Club of North Park meets forlunch every Wednesday from noon to 1:30p.m. at the club, 3927 Utah St. Prospectivemembers are welcome to enjoy their firstlunch on the club. For information, call(619) 692-0540.

Uptown Rotary welcomes prospective mem-bers at its 7 a.m. Thursday breakfasts atJimmy Carter’s Mexican Café, 3172 FifthAve. For more, call (619) 500-3229 or visitsdurotary.org.

The North Park Recreation Council meetsat 6 p.m. the fourth Monday of every othermonth at North Park Recreation Center, 4044Idaho St. For information, call 235-1152.

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This scene is typical for almostevery Little League opening day inAmerica. But Mid-City Little Leagueis anything but typical.

While many Little Leagues focuson winning, Mid-City Little Leagueteaches children about the game oflife. As San Diego’s oldest, Mid-CityLittle League has served the commu-nity for 66 years. A lot has changedin 66 years, but this league’s missionhas stayed the same: to foster char-acter development and sportsman-ship; to provide a safe, healthy andaccepting environment to learn base-ball; and to promote the values ofcitizenship and community respon-sibility.

“We make it clear to parents — ifyou’re looking to go to Williamsportfor the Little League World Series,this is not the league for you,” saidRowland. According to Rowland, theleague seeks to provide a positiveexperience for every kid who wantsto play, which means teams don’talways win. “Winning isn’t the onlything,” Rowland said. “Having funand learning sportsmanship is.”

Unlike other Little Leagues, Mid-City Little League strives for compet-itive balance on every team. “Whereother leagues might have superteams, we don’t,” Rowland said. Theleague welcomes all children, girlsand boys from every walk of life,including kids with behavioral prob-lems or disabilities. According toRowland, the league places a premi-um on inclusiveness, despite eco-nomic status, race, ethnicity andbaseball pedigree, where everyone

belongs and everyone matters. Infact, the league maintains the dis-trict’s lowest registration fees andsponsors players who are unable toafford the fees or equipment. Ratherthan counting trophies, Rowland saysthat the league’s success is measuredby the kids’ return rate year-after-year.

And unlike other Little Leagueswhose numbers are dwindling, Mid-City Little League’s enrollments con-tinue to increase, despite the fact thatso many other activities compete forkids’ attention. This year, an estimat-ed 200 kids will play in the league.

According to Rowland, the leaguewouldn’t be possible without thecountless hours of committed volun-

teers. While 21 Mid-City residents siton the board, he estimates there areover 60 volunteers involved in someway, helping to shape the lives of theleague’s young men and women.

In 66 years, Mid-City Little Leaguehas never taken a team toWilliamsport, Pa., for the LittleLeague World Series. And that’s justfine by the board members, coachesand volunteers. Says Rowland: “Ifthey can touch, or inspire, or connectwith one child through a simplegame that has bound generations ofAmericans, all of their work will havebeen worth it.”

(Kevin Kelly contributed to thisreport)


have a flare up where I am in so muchpain I can’t do anything. It is hard tomake plans because you never knowhow you are going to be feeling. Itcan be just as frustrating for your fam-ily, there has been many times I hadto miss out on holidays, my son’ssports events, or other social outingsbecause of a sudden flare up.

“I recently had to go on disabilityat age 35 and have to use a wheelchairon bad days, which was devastatingfor me since I recently graduated andworked so hard to get my MBA.Lupus has affected my ability to retainemployment due to its unpredictabil-ity and a lot of people don’t under-stand because you don’t look sick.Lupus treatments are limited. Themain treatment is taking high dosesof steroids which present another listof problems.

“I am lucky to have supportivefamily and friends and live in a com-munity that cares. I recently held abake sale in Kensington to raise fundsfor the Walk to End Lupus Now andraised $458. My battle with Lupushas inspired me to open up my ownbusiness, an in-home care agency tohelp others afflicted by medical con-ditions. My goal is to help others likeme live the best quality of life possi-ble.”

The goal of the walk is to raise

$130,000 to pay for critically neededresearch and support programs.

A recent survey found that 72 per-cent of Americans between the agesof 18 and 34, the age group at greatestrisk for the disease, have either notheard about lupus at all or know littleor nothing about the disease beyondthe name. Every dollar raised fromSan Diego’s Walk to End Lupus Nowevent, supports the Lupus Foundationof America’s efforts to solve the mys-tery of lupus — one of the world’s

cruelest, most unpredictable and dev-astating diseases.

Persons interested in donating toRoxanne Bornowski’s local Ken-ingston team can donate securelyonline at lupus.donorpages.com/S a n D i e g o Wa l k 2 0 1 5 / R ox a n -neBornowski

Registration for the walk can bemade at walktoendlupusnow.org/San Diego.

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Kimi Schroder throws out the first pitch on opening day of the Mid-City Little League.

Roxanne Bornowski celebrates her graduation.


Although many of our readers areaware of the Autism Research Insti-tute (ARI), located in the heart ofKensington, you may not know thatthe institute is a world leader in con-ducting and funding research as wellas disseminating relevant informa-tion to professionals and parents.

The institute was established in1967 and was first housed whereClip Art Salon is currently located,and then moved to the corner ofAdams Avenue and Edgeware Roadin 1982.

ARI was established by Dr.Bernard Rimland, a true pioneer inthe autism field and was an activeparent advocate. He passed away in2006. In 1964, he wrote an influen-tial book titled “Infantile Autism” inwhich he argued rather convincinglythat autism was not caused byparental neglect; but rather, autismis a physiological condition andinvolves the interaction of genes andthe environment.

The book has recently beenreprinted to celebrate the 50thanniversary of its publication. Much

research, especially in the past 10years, has supported Rimland’s viewabout autism.

Rimland was also the head con-sultant to the Academy Award-win-ning film “Rain Man,” and he iscredited for suggesting that Ray-mond had autism rather than intel-lectually challenged.

Rimland’s son, Mark, is a popularfigure in the Kensington communi-ty; and he is sometimes referred toas the (unofficial) Mayor of Kens-ington. Mark is the resident artist ofSophie’s Kensington Gallery, whichis located next to ARI. The galleryoften showcases artwork by individ-uals with developmental disabilities,and each month the gallery spon-sors a new show. See www.Kensing-tonGallery.org to learn about thecurrent art show as well as theupcoming one.

The Autism Research Institute hasawarded research grants to scientistsat many major universities includingCleveland Clinic, Harvard/Mass-General, Arizona State University,Columbia University, the University

of Arkansas, the University ofLouisville, University of Minnesota,Tufts University, University of Pitts-burgh, UCLA/VA Center, and manymore.

Besides research, ARI funds twotissue banks (University of Mary-land and Harvard/MassGeneral);sponsors at least two major thinktanks each year; publishes books,several e-newsletters, and a sciencenewsletter; maintains a popularwebsite, www.Autism.com, and sev-eral Yahoo discussion groups; andprovides support to autism organi-zations throughout the world.Recently, ARI sponsored conferencesin Russia, Ukraine, Ghana, thePhilippines, and Columbia.

InMay, Dr. Steve Edelson, theexecutive director of ARI, will betraveling to Moscow for the thirdstraight year to co-chair a majorthree-day conference on autism.

ARI does not provide direct ser-vices to individuals with autism, butpeople are welcome to stop by andobtain information on autism.

The Autism Research InstituteA longtime member of the Kensington community

Dr. Steve Edelson, executive director of the Autism Research Institute, will travel toMoscow in May for the third straight year to co-chair an autism conference.

Hello Everyone!I’ve been asked to tell you all each

issue about, and to recommend, someof my favorite movies. and I’m goingto start with some of my old favorites.

I really suggest you look at “TheBest Offer” with Geoffrey Rush. Youwill watch the ending a few times tofigure out what is going on. “AnzacGirls” (about the nurses in the WWI)is good entertainment.

If you want to laugh be sure andwatch “Good Hair!” You won’t believehow much people spend on their hairand where most of the hair for wigscomes from.

All of you know I love documen-

taries - you learn so much. Put onyour list “The Parrot”, especially sincewe have so many parrots flyingaround our neighborhoods. You’llfind out why. “Trashed” by JeremyIrons is one everyone should watch.

I just read about a bird store inJulian and I was wondering if theyever watched the documentary on theBirders (about the birds that migratefrom South America and fly to Cen-tral Park, and then on to Canada.) 200species in that park alone! See the doc-umentary and maybe also try to takein the three part video (Life of Birds)with Attenborough.

If you like planes this one is a win-ner-another true story - “Arrow”(about an airplane in Canada).

“Music from the Big House” is oneI really enjoyed about a lady fromCanada that came down to the pris-ons (and you know music can meltanyone). She did such a good job withthose people.

“Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorfs” isanother fun documentary. Some ofyou might remember who boughtthat store (if not see it).

Some of you like a light movie, so I

suggest “Elsa and Fred” (ShirleyMacLaine and Christopher Plum-mer). Indeed, you will smile. If youhave never watched “Mrs. Palfrey atthe Claremont”, this one has to go onyour list!

I must tell you about “Chico andRita” (animation). I know I neverwatch animation but a man convincedme to take the time so I did, and Ihave never stopped talking about it!Be sure and watch the specials and seehow they made it and loved doing thevideo.

“ID:A” (Danish) is excellent sus-pense, and a four-disc BBC thriller“Salamander” is very, very good.

You are going to love all of these,and maybe you should email Guy andorder them for your own collectionat [email protected]

Bye for now. See you next month!Winnie

Winnie Hanford is a long time residentof Kensington and owner of KensingtonVideo. Winnie plans to host a weeklyfilm community group near the Kens-ington – Normal Heights BranchLibrary on Adams Avenue

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Like the communities of NorthPark, South Park Normal Heights,Hillcrest Burlingame and Golden Hill,Mission Hills owesmuch of its existenceto the San DiegoElectric Railwaystreetcar lines thatlinked them to SanDiego’s urban core.

The streetcar linesestablished by John D.Spreckels in the early1900s were largelyresponsible for thegrowth of those com-munities, and, thanksalso to the 1915 Pana-ma-California Exposition, the abun-dance of historic homes that grace allof the neighborhoods.

Now, a century later, historic preser-vationists Allen Hazard and JanetO’Dea have crafted a book that cap-tures the history and beauty of one of

those streetcar neighborhoods —Mission Hills — after years of

research.During the 14 years

Hazard and O’Dea havelived in Mission Hills,they have continuouslyresearched and docu-mented the communityby collecting oral histo-ries, vintage pho-tographs, ephemera,and more.

The result is“Images of America:Mission Hills” (Arca-dia Publishing 2015).

The centerpiece is atranquil neighborhood rich in estab-lished gardens and lush fingercanyons, streets lined with beautifullydesigned and handcrafted historichomes that are the result of the 1915Panama-California Exposition andrelated building boom, which drew

architects, builders and craftsmen toSan Diego from all over the country.

The Save Our Heritage Organisa-tion (SOHO) presented a book launchin March as part of its ongoing cele-bration of San Diego’s historic neigh-borhoods.

“The story of Mission Hills isunique in many respects,” Hazardnoted. It may be “the largest, mostintact street car neighborhood whereevery major San Diego architect (withthe exception of Irving Gill) andbuilder created a lasting legacy of early20th-century architecture.”

The little-changed neighborhoodincludes homes designed by or formany prominent architects, such asWilliam Templeton Johnson, CliffMay, Richard Requa, Lilian J. Rice andEmmor Brooke Weaver; and builderssuch as David O. Dryden, Martin W.Melhorn, and Alexander Schreiber.

Writing and compiling this 128-page book led Hazard and O'Dea evendeeper into neighborhood lore, asthey knocked on countless frontdoors, discovered on a tax preparer’soffice wall a rare early photograph ofSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church(a Mission Revival building razed in1968), and reached into the seeminglybottomless photo archives of HenryFord.

Ford’s business entered the MissionHills story in a surprisingly boldstroke. The 1935 Neuner BrothersFord dealership and filling station onFort Stockton Drive (since convertedto the Frame Station) was originallyan eye-catching mini version of thetowering Streamline Moderne FordBuilding, just a few miles away in Bal-boa Park. Renowned industrialdesigner Walter Dorwin Teague wasthe architect of this iconic structure(now the San Diego Air and SpaceMuseum) built for the 1935 CaliforniaPacific International Exposition.

Among the many residents and for-mer residents who offered generationsworth of information, charming fam-ily photos and invaluable records wereIrene and Merrill Miller Jr. MerrillMiller is the great grandson of Cap-tain Henry Johnston, the skipper of a

steamer that brought many newcom-ers to San Diego. In 1869, Johnstonbought about 65 acres of a promon-tory he could see from San Diego Bay,the prospect now known as MissionHills. He did not live to build a housethere, but his stepdaughter and otherdescendants made it their home andsubdivided the portion Johnstonbought, calling it Inspiration Heights.

Along with famous forces thathelped shape early Mission Hills andthe 1915 Exposition, civic leader anddeveloper George Marston, nursery-woman and botanist Kate Sessions,streetcar and sugar mogul John D.Spreckels, the authors include somenew discoveries in their book.

Acclaimed painter and WorksProgress Administration muralistBelle Baranceanu lived and workedfor a time in Mission Hills. The Mex-ican girl portrayed drinking from afountain on a Spanish Revival glazed-tile plaque at businessman Mariano

Escobedo’s Sunset Boulevard homewas inspired by an 1875 oil paintingby Léon Bonnat, “Roman Girl at aFountain.” A vintage aerial photo-graph (just one among dozens previ-ously unpublished in the book) pre-sents a stark summary of change atthe heart of Mission Hills. “This pho-tograph really allows one to see thechanges over time and the essence thathas remained,” O’Dea noted.

“We’re very pleased to help launchthis significant book because Janetand Allen are dedicated, tirelessSOHO members who have led orserve on multiple SOHO committeesfor years,” Alana Coons, SOHO’sdirector of education and communi-cations, said. “I do not know of anoth-er book dedicated to Mission Hills, asincomprehensible as that may be, andwe applaud their ongoing work toresearch and preserve their MissionHills neighborhood.”

Revealing History of Mission HillsOne of San Diego’s streetcar neighborhoods

Allen Hazard and Janet O’Dea in front of their historic home on Sunset Boulevard in Mission Hills.


By Bart Mendoza

Gregory Page’s Farewell ShowGregory Page is a beloved San Diego institution, but his talentshave begun to keep him away for longer and longer periods oftime. On April 18 Page performs a farewell show at Lestat’sCoffeehouse (3343 Adams Ave.) before he heads off to Europeand Australia. Our town is blessed to have so many mega-tal-ented performers in our midst, but we tend to take them forgranted far too often. Don’t miss a chance to catch a set fromPage before he heads off to new adventures. Lestats.com

Ilya’s Atmospheric MusicBack after a lengthy pause, Ilya perform at the Soda Bar (3615El Cajon Boulevard) on April 18. Their most recent album,“In Blood,” continues the band’s penchant for beautiful atmo-spheric music, epic tunes that mix symphonic touches withrock and hip hop beats. It’s perfect for fans of Sigur Ros, Por-tishead etc. Their albums are all excellent listens, but live theyare particularly impressive, the dense, intense nature of theirmusic particularly focused when heard at a loud volume in arelatively small space. sodabarmusic.com

Berryhill and Straw TogetherA chance to take in a set from anti-folk heroine Cindy LeeBerryhill would be reason enough to head to Java Joe’s onApril 18, but the fact that she will be joined by legendary singer-songwriter Syd Straw, makes this one of the most importantgigs so far this year. Berryhill is currently recording her firstalbum since 2008’s “Beloved Stranger,” with a wealth of, asusual, excellent new material to showcase, but for local musicfans it’s the chance to catch a rare local appearance by Strawthat makes this show special. She has worked with everyonefrom Pat Benatar to Wilco, though coincidentally, like Berryhill,she also has not released a new album since 2008’s “PinkVelour.” So, this isn’t a show to promote anything in particular,just a chance for two musical friends to get together, in frontof an intimate audience. Indeed, the performance isn’t evenlisted on Straw’s home page, but music fans can rest assured,that come April 18, Java Joe’s will, once again, be the site of avery special performance. javajoessd.com.

Loveless Worthy of the HooplaOhio-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lydia Love-less returns to San Diego for a show at Queen Bee on April 23.Her previous performance at Seven Grand was a sellout andit’s easy to see why. Though still at the early stages of her career,she’s now signed to Bloodshot Records and been cited byRolling Stone magazine as one of 2014’s artists to watch. Love-less is worthy of the hoopla with superb originals that wringevery melodic possibility and emotion out of its four minutes.Loveless has a commanding voice, with perhaps a hint of Loret-ta Lynn, particularly effective on the more traditional soundingmaterial. But it’s all great stuff, with more rock-inflected num-bers such as “Can’t Change Me” — radio ready and cross overfriendly. No doubt about it, Loveless is the real deal and in hersong, “Verlaine Shot Rimbaud,” she’s already penned her firstclassic, destined to be covered by generations of future musichopeful’s. queenbeessd.com

Celebrate the Boulevard PartyOn April 24, the Lafayette Hotel (2223 El Cajon Blvd.), will bethe site of the El Cajon Business Development District’s annualCelebrate the Boulevard party, spotlighting businesses andactivities along the thoroughfare. A number of local musicianswill be honored with a banner set to be hung along the boule-vard, and many of them will be performing at the event. Pro-viding entertainment that evening will be former Beat FarmerJoey Harris, Celtic fiddler Patric Petrie, guitarist DavidFleminger and his combo the Down Lights featuring Nor-mandie Wilson, and percussionist Al Howard’s group, TheMidnight Pine. Folk Arts Rare Records founder will also per-form a few tunes and he will be introduced by the iconic store’snew owner, Brendan Boyle. It’s a great night of entertainmentand a chance for local business and residents to engage in a bitof civic pride. theboulevard.org

A Special Occasion for Chinese RocksAnyone who’s a fan of punk rock ‘n’ roll will want to head tothe Black Cat Bar (4246 University Ave.) on April 24 for anappearance from Johnny Thunders tribute band, ChineseRocks, fronted by guitarist Diana Death. Chinese Rocks onlyplays on special occasions, such as this birthday tribute toThunders, making the band a must hear for anyone whoenjoys the former New York Dolls explosive sound. Best of all,the group plays the songs with real passion. This isn’t a groupplaying dress up, it’s a bunch of musicians who love Thundersmusic. facebook.com/pages/Black-Cat-Bar/122288527859895

Desert Suns Vinyl Release ShowStoner rock favorites Desert Suns host a vinyl release show atthe Tower Bar (4757 University Ave.) on April 24. The albumwas released digitally last year, but this will be the first opportu-nity to get the band’s self titled debut disc on vinyl, limited to100 clear vinyl and 200 white vinyl copies, with four postcardsand a poster. It’s an instant collectable. thetowerbar.com.


THE LUNATIC FRINGE IS REAL

Tim Flannery headlines Adams Avenue Unplugged

You would think that Tim Flan-nery had a tough time adjusting tolife in retirement from professionalbaseball the way many former ath-letes do. But the former Padresplayer and ex-third base coach forthe San Francisco Giants — whoenjoyed three World Series cham-pionships in five years — simplyput away his baseball uniform in2014 and picked up a guitar full-time. Not a bad way to go.

Today, “Flan” is playing musicand singing with his band, TheLunatic Fringe, in large part forphilanthropic causes through theLove Harder Project he inspired.He used to play 25 shows a yearand now will do about 50, since heno longer has to squeeze showsbetween baseball commitments.

Tim Flannery & the LunaticFringe will be one of the headlinersat this year’s fourth annual AdamsAvenue Unplugged musical festivalApril 25-26 sponsored by theAdams Avenue Business Associa-tion.

Flannery and company will joinmore than 135 other artists bookedfor the weekend who will performon 25 stages along a two-milestretch of Adams Avenue. The fes-tival goes from noon to 10 p.m. onSaturday and noon to 7 p.m. onSunday.

The festival will feature perfor-mances staged in participatingrestaurants, bars, coffeehouses andgalleries, as well as four communitystages along Adams Avenue. Manyof the performers will play multiplesets to allow attendees to catchtheir favorite artists while taking

advantage of the neighborhood’smany independently owned busi-nesses along Adams Avenue. Inaddition, there will be a chance topurchase priority seating for spe-cific headliners performing in theChurch on Mansfield for $10.

The other headliners are Ver-mont-based singer-songwriterAnais Mitchell; David J, foundingmember the avant-garde bandBauhaus; Bay Area five-pieceacoustic band Hot Buttered Rum;Brooklyn bluegrass-inspired quar-tet Roosevelt Dime; and local teensinger-guitarist Cody Lovaas.

Joining the headliners will be avariety of musicians, including GBurns Jug Band, Gayle Skidmore,Grampadrew, Stevie Harris, Tom-cat Courtney, Cindy Lee Berryhill,Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, GaryHarkins, Euphoria Brass Band,Western Collective, Jimmy Ruelas,Sierra West, and Karlos Paes. (Thefinal line-up and performanceschedule is on the official festivalwebsite: www.adamsavenueun-plugged.com.

Adams Avenue Unplugged willbe held on Adams Avenue, fromUniversity Heights on the west end,through Normal Heights, and intoparts of Kensington on the east.Since street parking is limited,organizers will provide free trolleyservice along Adams Avenue dur-ing the event. In addition, masstransit bus service (MTS #2 & 11)will also be available since AdamsAvenue will be open to traffic dur-ing the event.

For more information, call (619)282-7329.

ANAIS MITCHELLAPRIL 26, 1:30-2:30 p.m. atAdams Park Stage and 4-5p.m. at Church Stage.

Anaïs Mitchell is first and foremosta storyteller. As a Vermont-basedsinger-songwriter, Mitchell record-ed for Ani Difranco’s RighteousBabe Records for several yearsbefore starting her own Wilderlandlabel in 2012. If there’s a commonthread in Mitchell’s work — fromher earliest acoustic records, to theHadestown opera, to this new chap-ter — it’s that she’s as interested inthe world around her as the oneinside her.


TIM FLANNERY & THE LUNATIC FRINGEAPRIL 25, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Church Stage and 4-5 p.m. at Adams Park Stage.

His name is Tim Flannery and when he is not coaching thirdbase for the 2010 & 2012 World Series Champion San FranciscoGiants, he is writing some of the most gorgeous acoustic musicto roll out of California since the halycon days of the ’70s folkexplosion.

CODY LOVAASAPRIL 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Church Stage and 5-6p.m. at Ken Park Stage.

Dallas born, San Diego-raised singer-songwriter Cody Lovaashas discovered a voice and pure direction that make it hard tobelieve he is only 16. His preferred means of travel is a surfboard,which carries him through crystalline days along the PacificCoast. Influenced by artists such as Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson,Ben Howard and his local peers, Lovaas seamlessly combineshis love for music and surf into fluid blues-imbued acousticmachinations.

HOT BUTTERED RUMAPRIL 25, 2-3 p.m. at Adams Park Stage and 7-8 p.m. at Church Stage.

The band’s three songwriters — Nat Keefe, Erik Yates and Aaron Redner —spin tales about the good times, the bad times, and the roads in between, andbelt them from the heart in three-part harmony. Bryan Horne’s athletic standupbass and Lucas Carlton’s tasteful percussion combine with the acoustic instru-ments to create what is California’s own acoustic music.

ROOSEVELT DIMEAPRIL 25, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Kensington Park Stageand 5-6 p.m. at Church Stage.

There was a time when Appalachian strings made romance withNew Orleans rhythms, a love affair that yielded one of the mostinfectious beats the world had ever heard. For Roosevelt Dimethat time is now. A bedrock of New Orleans rhythms that bringsdriving, melodic banjo, fat-back blues guitar, pure honky-tonkharmonies, and deliciously dirty R&B vocals along for the ride.

DAVID J.APRIL 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. atRabbit Hole and 6-7 p.m. at ChurchStage.

Founding member of Bauhaus andLove & Rockets now flying solowith the help of talented friends.

THE HEADLINERS

The new Copley-Price FamilyYMCA is quickly becoming acrown jewel for the Mid-City areaof San Diego.

When Price Charities purchasedthe five-acre site in 2008 (includingthe undeveloped 1.5 acre lot acrossthe street), the site was envisionedas a community asset for the threeintersecting neighborhoods: Tal-madge, Kensington, and CityHeights.

Many options wer considered byRobert Price and the Price Charitiesboard of directors before theydecided to donate the land (valuedat $7.6 million) to build a newYMCA to replace the 59-year-oldY on Landis Street a few blocksaway.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony forthe new Y in January, Price wasthrilled. “Nothing in my life hasever worked as perfectly as this pro-ject,” he said to several hundredguests in the freshly minted basket-ball gymnasium. “This will be agame changer.”

No one will doubt that. The oldYMCA had a base membership ofabout 1,000. The new facility isapproaching 4,000 memberships.

The spike in memberships is theresult of a combination of things,like offering more scholarships tofamilies, an outreach campaign tosign people up in surroundingneighborhoods and, in the wordsof Robert Price: “Sol said the bestadvertisement is word of mouth.The word got out on this.”

(Sol Price is Robert’s father. Theyfounded The Price Company andPrice Club in 1976.)

The Copley-Price Family YMCAis bringing together communities

that in the past have not mingled.“We’re kind of the cultural centerof the community right now,” saidLoni Lewis, administration special-ist at the Y.

“People have come from all threecommunities in the area and we’vegot something for everybody andso it’s just a wonderful place foreverybody to come.”

The 53,000-square-foot facility,

located at 4300 El Cajon Blvd., fea-tures an indoor and outdoor pool,a basketball gym, group exerciserooms, free-weights, exercisemachines, child care centers, com-munity meeting space, and ademonstration kitchen.

“Throughout San Diego County,countless people know the YMCA.But there’s so much more to our Ythan one might think,” said BaronHerdelin-Doherty, president andCEO of the YMCA of San DiegoCounty. “From exercise to educa-

tion, from volleyball to volun-teerism, from preschool to preven-tative health, the Y doesn’t juststrengthen our bodies. It strength-ens our community. The Copley-Price Family YMCA is so muchmore than a gym. For 132 years, wehave been proud to help our neigh-bors learn, grow and thrive and weare thrilled to bring such an incred-ible Y to these three very deservingand underserved communities.”

The name of the Y is in recogni-tion of the major support providedby the Copley and Price familiesthat made the new facility possible.

Baron Herdelin-Doherty wasjoined at the January ribbon-cut-ting event by

Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Coun-cilwoman Marti Emerald, andMichael Copley from the David C.Copley Foundation.

Robert Price’s commitment tochanging lives has transformed theSan Diego community of CityHeights and broken the cycle ofpoverty for thousands of youngmen and women. Price and hisfather, Sol, the recipient of an hon-orary degree from San Diego StateUniversity in 2003, achieved successas pioneers of the membershipwarehouse club merchandisingconcept.

After graduating from PomonaCollege, Price worked with hisfather at FedMart Corporation.They founded The Price Companyand Price Club in 1976. Shortlyafter, The Price Company mergedwith Costco in 1993, the Pricesfounded PriceSmart, a warehouseclub business operating in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean withRobert Price as chairman of theboard.

San Diego State University has along association with the PriceFamily. Price’s parents attended SanDiego State College in the l930s andhis wife, Allison, graduated fromSDSU in 1974. In the year 2000,SDSU and the Price Family Chari-table Fund formed a partnership toconnect the university to the com-munity of City Heights through anagreement that includes the SanDiego Unified School District andthe association representing districtteachers.

For the past 15 years faculty andstudents from SDSU have engagedin a transformative intervention inthree City Heights schools — RosaParks Elementary, Monroe ClarkMiddle and Hoover High schools.Led by Robert Price and his col-leagues at Price Charities and thePrice Family Charitable Fund, thisunprecedented public-private part-nership has improved learning out-comes, social services and healthcare for neighborhood familieswhile providing a dynamic labora-tory for SDSU faculty and studentresearch to reform urban educa-tion.


The Crown Jewel of Mid-CityThe new Copley-Price Family YMCA is uniting threeintersecting neighborhoods

Gear up for a Big Night on TheBoulevard, where on the evening ofApril 17th, the monthly BLVD Marketand quarterly BLVD Nights align!

The BLVD Market, launched inOctober of 2014 showcases some ofSan Diego’s most creative, up-and-coming chefs and culinary purveyors.With 12+ food vendors and live music,The BLVD Market is a San Diego style,open-air celebration of cuisine, andfrom hand-rolled meatballs to home-made pupusas, there’s something forevery fun loving foodie in the family.

BLVD Nights is a good, old-fash-

ioned and new-fangled block party.Dedicated to the community experi-ence, it was founded in 2012 by pro-prietors of Boulevard businessesincluding Media Arts Center/DigitalGym, Coffee & Tea Collective, GymStandard and The Homebrewer.Showcasing local businesses, artists,filmmakers and home brewed beers –the event is consistently expanding toinclude participation by neighboringbusinesses of #30ECB, including FolkArts Records who is hosting their firstin store musical performance.

Happenings on The Boulevard

SEE YMCA, Page 15

Copley-Price Family YMCA Facilities:• 7,500-square-foot Fitness Center

with cross training and free weights

• Two pools — inside and out

• Three group exercise studios; one

dedicated to cycling

• Gymnasium with full-sized basket

ball court

• Sports Arena with artificial turf

• Computer lab

• Enclosed parking garage

• Community meeting room

• Licensed pre-school and school-age

child care center

• Demonstration kitchen

• Teen Center

• LEED Silver certified building

BY MANNY CRUZ


Benefits of An All-Girls EducationStudents at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace excel

The spotlight on girls educationis not only a global topic of con-versation, but one that the Acade-my of Our Lady of Peace (OLP)takes seriously on a daily basis.

Under the new, and first lay lead-ership of Head of School, LaurenLek, the only all girls high schoolin San Diego is not only drawingfrom its rich 132-year history ofensuring excellence for their 750high school girls, but is cutting edgein its holistic academic practices inconsideration of the 21st centurylearner.

The single gender environmentcreates a culture of achievement inwhich peer encouragement of eachindividual is of great importance,and the discovery and developmentof a girl’s potential is paramount.

Time spent in the classroom istime spent learning. Girls areempowered to ask questions andparticipate in the classroom with-out worry of judgment from boysor other distractions that come nat-urally in a mixed-gender environ-ment.

This is evidenced in the resultsof the National Coalition of GirlsSchools (NCGS) study Steeped inLearning: The Student Experienceat All-Girls Schools. The studyfound that students at girls’ schoolsfelt more comfortable being them-selves and expressing their ideas,which translated into 95 percent ofsurvey participants reporting thatthey actively participate in class dis-cussions compared to 93.5 percentat coed independent schools and80.4 percent at coed public schools.

“All-girls education ensures ouryoung women, the next generationof leaders and innovators, find theirvoices and discover that they canaccomplish anything they set theirminds to,” said Head of School Lek.

OLP provides more than 340leadership opportunities available

each year and more than 50 electedstudent leadership positions. Inaddition, OLP offers a STEM Cer-tificate and over 47 courses inSTEAM disciplines. Just this pastyear, they partnered with UC SanDiego to be one of the chosen pilotsites for the new Pre-AP ComputerScience Principles course.

Lek’s insight is echoed further bythe school’s statistics that on aver-age, 100 percent of graduates go onto higher education, and the classof 2015 garnered over $17.8 millionin academic scholarships for Col-leges and Universities internation-ally.

Although academic excellence isa cornerstone of the OLP mission,it is as essential as the focus onforming young women to be thechangemakers in our world. As aCatholic school sponsored by theSisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,OLP women are committed tobeing both great scholars, as wellas women of heart. Annually, OLPstudents give over 25,000 hours inservice to the larger bi-national SanDiego community.

With Lek at the helm, the greaterSan Diego community is beingcalled upon on March 27 for thefirst annual Women’s Symposium.“The Women’s Symposium isbringing together prominentwomen leaders on five multi-sub-

ject panels to share insights andknowledge with the change makersof tomorrow,” said Lek.

Panel discussions will cover awide array of topics helping thenext generation of women leadersmanage the multi-faceted aspectsof being a woman in the workforce.

With a vast array of research tosupport the benefits of an all girlseducation, coupled with the topnotch practices in place at OLP, SanDiego can continue to boast of itsacademic asset and partnershipwith the longest running school inthe city.

Lauren Lek, Head of School at the Academyof Our Lady of Peace.

The partnership between SDSUand the foundations led by RobertPrice currently includes the CollegeAvenue Compact, guaranteeingadmission to graduates of HooverHigh School who meet prescribedscholastic standards; and the PriceCommunity Scholars Program, pro-viding four-year scholarships to 15diverse SDSU students from SanDiego inner-city communities whoagree to mentor City Heights middleschool students for a total of fouryears. Each Price Scholar mentorsthree City Heights students fromseventh through 10th grades, help-ing to prepare them-academicallyand socially-for higher education.

(The YMCA of San Diego Countyis the second largest Y in the nationserving hundreds of thousands ofSan Diego County residents andemploying more than 4,500 people.)

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