I was lucky to join in on a quick flight over San Diego county. We flew west to the ocean, roughly following HW 8, then north along the coast to Carlsbad before heading east to Escondido and then south to return to the airport. There was a bit of haze over the ocean, but the …
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Eversweet pomegranate
I planted an eversweet pomegranate tree about a year ago in a very hot and sunny part of the yard. It seemed to enjoy it and the still small tree has produced 5 fruit this year. They are quite unique, I’ve never tasted any pomegranates like them – very sweet and delacate. The seeds are …
25th Street Renaissance in Golden Hill
The Examiner notes that this is the year work starts on a large number of changes to 25th street in Golden Hill, San Diego. I am looking forward to seeing the changes when completed, it will give the street much more pedestrian and tree-lined feel. The largest change looks to be a traffic circle instead …
Stone Brewery’s expansion south
Stone Brewing’s Escondido location is one our favorite places to spend an afternoon. Located in a business park wasteland, the gardens and open air bistro are unexpected and delightful. However, the hour drive to Escondido keeps us from going too often. West Coaster covered what looks to be a large south bound expansion by Stone. First they …
Uptown San Diego trolley
SD Urban linked over to a story at SD Uptown News about the “Restoring the Magic” trolley project concept. It seems like a great idea – bring back the old school trolley cars, run them downtown for a while and push the route up north to connect along some of the old San Diego Electric …