Mission Valley Stories
Bali Thai Café just celebrated its first anniversary. That makes it an exception to the very short shelf life of most Indonesian restaurants in California, which typically open with bare-bones budgets and go under before …
Tiffany was turning 30 and hosting a party in the clubhouse of her Mission Valley apartment complex. I got there a few minutes after 7 p.m. as she was setting up, so I shot pool …
A wave of late afternoon light gushed through the great arched window at the head of First United Methodist as the congregation waited to begin Vespers on Ash Wednesday. It washed over the white-tiled high …
Denomination: nondenominational Address: Dave & Buster's, 2931 Camino Del Rio North, Mission Valley Founded locally: January 2004 Senior pastor: Chad Furlong Congregation size: 140 Staff size: two, plus two volunteers Sunday school enrollment: TK Annual …
I got a call from Susie in P.B. who was turning 28 and planning a holiday party. She requested toys be brought for the Toys for Tots program. I went out and bought a toy …
In early September the plan to build the Pacific Coast Office Building into Mission Valley's southern hillside sounded innocuous enough to community watchdog Randy Berkman. Then the building's developer, Robert Pollack, sent him a mid-October …
I was invited to a tailgate party a few weeks ago in the parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium. Although the choice of tailgate food wouldn't have been mine -- sushi -- they had everything else …
I went to a CD release party this summer for a group called Four Eyes. I had seen them play at Humphrey's, and they reminded me of the Beatles, Squeeze, and Elvis Costello. The party …
Over the past 50 years, Mission Valley, once home to dairy farms and truck gardens, has grown into one of the most developed and congested parts of the city. The commercial direction of the valley …
Never say never, but a hurricane like the one that hit New Orleans is unlikely to flood San Diego anytime soon. The San Diego River, however, is another story. After a rainstorm last winter, the …
In America, everybody is Irish one day a year. Planning for St. Patrick's Day, I headed for what I thought was a new Irish pub. Well, bother and begorrah, I was wrong on both counts. …
"The seven deadliest words in churches are, 'It's the way we've always done it'," Pastor Ken Hensley remarked. Hensley recently returned to San Diego where he once served five years as pastor of Allied Gardens …
Over 1350 pastors and church leaders from around the world attended a pastors convention in San Diego last week. The dual National Pastors Convention and the EmergentYS Convention were held at the Town & Country …
When the Union-Tribune gets that old special-interest bit in its mouth, it seldom lets go. Witness the recent spate of stories the paper has run about how decrepit the once-mighty Qualcomm Stadium has purportedly become. …
"There are two groups of people who attend Old Catholic churches. The first are those who are not happy with the Roman Catholic Church and the second group of people were not attending any church …
"Think globally, act locally." The Friends of Ruffin Canyon group in Serra Mesa have taken this slogan to heart by launching a prototypical effort to preserve one of San Diego's several dozen undeveloped urban canyons. …
Sure enough, there were two parties going on. I walked into 214, and it was a room that looked to be only 12' by 12' with about 50 people in it. And they were playing volleyball.
Mission Valley branch 2123 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/ 858-573-5007 At the newest branch of the public library, desks are equipped with outlets for laptops and all computers (there are 11 workstations) have flat-panel monitors. …
Adam's Steak & Eggs 1201 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley 619-291-1103 These guys have cooked breakfast steaks since 1966 in this bricky, woody, clubby, business-convention-tourist kind of place for very faithful customers. The breakfast menu …
IKEA Restaurant & Café 2149 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley 619-283-6166, x1200 How do we know this place serves authentic Swedish food? Because of the number of Swedes you see and hear in the line to …
Dave & Buster's 2931 Camino Del Rio North, Mission Valley www.daveandbusters.com 619-280-7115 This place has the newest, hottest, and largest collection of video participation games -- from virtual skateboarding to a barrage of shooting galleries …
Hans' Tailoring 444 Camino Del Rio South, Mission Valley 619-291-3381 Employees in the suit departments at Nordstrom and Saks refer their clients here. Regular hems on men's trousers are $8, $12 if you want cuffs. …
Off 5th (Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet) 1750 Camino de la Reina, Mission Valley 619-296-4896 North of Mission Valley Center, Off 5th offers young women prom dresses short and long, fancy and elegant, by designers such …
Due Process 10391 Friars Road, Suite B, Mission Valley www.dueprocesslegal.com 619-284-9434 Due Process provides low-cost preparation of bankruptcy documents. Filing for Chapter 7 (discharging your unsecured debts so you're no longer responsible to pay them) …
It’s a difficult thing for a man to admit, but I’m going to have to come clean: I’m an unadventurous person. It’s unfashionable, non-PC, and virtually ensures the end of any social life I might …