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UC San Diego Medical Center One of Five Comprehensive Stroke Centers in the Nation

Rigorous requirements highlight significant difference in the treatment of complex stroke cases UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest is one of five facilities in the country, and the only center in San Diego County, to be recognized as one of the first Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSC), the newest level of certification for advanced stroke care awarded [...]

Hospital wins Reuters honors

SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego Medical Center, located in Hillcrest, has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters. Ranked among the country’s major teaching hospitals, the medical center also was one of 12 hospitals to receive the Everest Award. This award honors hospitals that have achieved both the highest [...]

Bus Farm Rolling Onto Completion Thanks to Whole Foods

 Artists’ concept of the Bus Farm. The San Diego Unified School District’s innovative new Bus Farm project is gaining momentum thanks to Whole Foods Markets in Hillcrest and La Jolla. The stores will donate 5 percent of their net sales on Wednesday, March 21, to support the new Bus Farm. Events at the 5 Percent [...]

New Whiskey Girl Ready for Her Close Up

Whiskey Girl, located at 702 5th Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter is open and ready to entertain guests again. Whiskey Girl is one of the longest-running venues in the Historic Gaslamp Quarter, and has been listed in Nightclub & Bar’s Top 100, 2012. The Grand Opening VIP Party is scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2012. [...]

New Whiskey Girl Location Stops Pedestrian Traffic

Improvements have started at the new Whiskey Girl, located at 702 Fifth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter and the graphic windows are stopping pedestrian traffic. Scheduled to open at the end of January 2012, Whiskey Girl will be closed for a few weeks, from its New Year’s Eve bash at its current location at 600 [...]

San Diego’s Premier Hair and Make-Up Artist Inspired at NYC Fashion Week

Karla Lopes-Martinez, Co-Owner of Gila Rut Aveda Salons, San Diego Our team comes back full of inspiration and with all NEW Fall looks in make-up, hair and even clothing trends – after all it is all connected! San Diego based Gila Rut Aveda Salon with locations in Hillcrest and Otay Ranch are lending their top [...]

Good Girls Hate Bad Rumors: Whiskey Girl Is Not Shutting Down; Nightclub Getting Makeover With New Location Beginning of 2012

Whiskey Girl, where San Diego goes to dine, dance, drink, and enjoy live entertainment, has been the subject of a bad rumor, and she’s not having any of it. Whiskey Girl is not shutting down. She’s getting a makeover with a new location in early 2012. “We’ve been hearing rumors that Whiskey Girl is shutting [...]

Hillcrest Chocolat Bistro Celebrates First Anniversary

Chocolat Bistro, Creperie and Cremerie celebrates the first anniversary of its new Hillcrest location this week.  This Hillcrest restaurant is the second Chocolat to open in San Diego and has become a hot spot for the local Hillcrest community. Chocolat Bistro, Creperie and Cremerie offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with a delectable menu of pastas, [...]

Ralphs and The Kroger Family of Stores Commit $3 Million in Donations for Breast Cancer Awareness

In partnership with key suppliers, Ralphs and its parent company, The Kroger Co., have committed $3 million in donations to support breast cancer initiatives in communities across the country where Ralphs and Kroger customers and associates live and work.

“Mr Platinum” to lead metal workshop at Whaley Studios

Jurgen Maerz, known to many around the world as “Mr. Platinum” will conduct for a one day ‘Gold on Silver’ workshop on April 3, 2010. The platinum expert will show metalsmith students at Whaley Studios how to create a ring using gold onto silver. Originally trained in Germany, Maerz is a skilled Goldsmith and Director of Technical [...]

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