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Beth Swersie — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:12:04 +0100

Bocce Ball in Morley Field

Gladys — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:27:25 +0100

I had a blast playing Bocce Ball over the weekend with family & friends. Most of us were Bocce Ball virgins. Turns out it's a simple game to learn, very relaxing to play, and is doable for kids and seniors alike. Even my friends who "never play sports" joined in.

The Bocce Ball courts on Upas in Morley Field provide an eRead More...

Wildlife in North Park

Gladys — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:21:26 +0100

I love the wildlife here in North Park. It's great to live in such an urban neighborhood and be able to enjoy nature at the same time. San Diego has more biodiversity than any other county in North America. We also have a vast number of threatened and endangered species residing here, many of which are native to our area and found nowhere else in the world. We're in a special place.

Today I admirRead More...

Sidewalks of North Park

Gladys — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:56:59 +0100

Ever been curious about all those names & dates stamped into our concrete sidewalks in and around North Park?

Here's a website with a little more information about this phenomenon. As pictured & discussed on this website, some present day developers are making an attempt to preserve these little pieces of history.

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North Park in the 50's

Gladys — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:23:09 +0100

I recently met a real true North Park native. It was fun hearing her memories of growing up here in the 50's. Joyce Abram was born in a hospital which once existed in North Park; I believe she said Mercy Hospital on Illinois Street (??) and moved into her family home on Gregory Street street in 1949. She was 3 years old. Her family still owns the house, which was a mere 4 years old when they bought it and moved in!

She talks abRead More...

21 Years in North Park

Gladys — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:03:19 +0100

Dick & Alberta Wagoneer moved to North Park 21 years ago. Since then, they have been creating and maintaining what I would call the most striking garden on my street. (My photos are not doing it justice!) I've been walking by and admiring it for 8 years and I finally had the pleasure of meeting them today. It was another reminder of why I love living in North Park; it's the people. Okay...maybe it's the flowers, too.

I've been living in North Park for about six years now. Used to hang out here as a kid, though infrequently and always in the same house/front yard, but even then it was clear that I was in North Park. My friend always described it as North Park and I never questioned it. Granted, at 10 or 12 I don't think most kids really know what a neighborhood is all about, so I suppose I didn't know thRead More...

MARCH BLOOMS IN THE YARD

Gladys — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:03:41 +0100

It has begun to feel a little like Spring now and then, which inspired me to share a few pictures taken this week in my garden. Most of these plants are common in North Park yards.

We're relandscaping our frontyard; mostly with drought tolerant plants given to us by friends and neighbors. So...I'm a bit "plant identification" obsessed these days. Below are some of the things I've learned recently.

I'm sure you recognize the ubiquitous Angel Trumpet Tree below ('BrugmaRead More...

true grit in North Park

Chloe & George — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:22:06 +0100

Like any neighborhood worth its salt, North Park has its gritty side that gives it character, keeps it interesting, and reminds you to lock your doors at night. Who hasn’t seen that crazy angry guy walking down the street with the tennis racket, or that one neighbor whose residence is a junkyard maze like something out of Silence of the Lambs?

If you want to keep track of the grittiness in your neighborhood, one way to do this is to tune Read More...

R.I.P. (N)(P)(N)

Chloe & George — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:35:08 +0100

We missed out on Ray at Night last weekend, much as we might have liked to have been there, admittedly not so much for the art as to bare witness to the inevitable victory party on Ray Street celebrating an apparent triumph over North Park Nights, Ray at Night's former monthly art walk nemesis.

As reported in the Union Tribune in this amusing write-up, North Park Nights has apparently thrown in the towel, perhaps ultimately acquiescing toRead More...

If the whole 'net could see...

Omar Passons — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:02:51 +0100

I just came back from a trip abroad and was pleasantly surprised at how clean the very metropolitan Sydney downtown area was. The transit system was good, though a shot of friendliness would have done some of the drivers and ticket booth operators a world of good. One thing that struck me, though. It can be summed up with this photo:

Entertained in North Park

Gladys — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:48:12 +0100

Tonight I met my sister and a few of her friends for dinner at Ritual Tavern on 30th (editor's note: it is at Polk and Mike and Staci--the owners--are really wonderful and supportive of the community). Everything was yummy. After dinner, our group made it's way around the block to the corner of Ohio & Lincoln where one of the women in our party had a flat tire. We waited around for AAA. It took awhile.
While the 5 of us waited, we saw some amusing sights. With La Boehme loomiRead More...

water main strikes again!

Chloe & George — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:10:23 +0100

The other night a rambunctious herd of white service trucks gathered ominously outside on the street, communicating with one another in flashes of amber hazard lights and reverse-gear bleatings.

This can't be good, we thought, spying on them through the window. Around the same time we noticed the kitchen sink would only proRead More...

Comparison shopping...Australia style

Omar Passons — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:48:06 +0100

While drifting along the streets of downtown Sydney, I wondered about what types of things they do well that we could learn from. One thing that jumped out at me was the number of people on the city bus and how clean and relatively undamaged the streets and sidewalks are. These are basic things, but with millions of people in the metro Sydney area, it sRead More...