Tucked between Spring Valley, Rancho San Diego and Jamul, Vineyard Hacienda’s lush landscape lines the 1930s hacienda-styled Spanish estate. Owner Joseph Harmes III, along with his late mother and grandfather worked together in the 1990s, opening it to the public as a rental space for short and long-term tenants in…
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Thrive Lemon Grove Farmer’s Market debuted its new location at Treganza Heritage Park on Thursday, May 11, and will be held every Thursday at the park from 4-6 p.m. This is a joint project between Thrive Lemon Grove, and Project New Village’s People’s Produce Mobile Farmers Market. The Parsonage Museum…
The Alzheimer’s Association San Diego Chapter and the Grossmont Healthcare District have partnered to bring East County residents a three-part education series to answer questions about dementia, the latest on Alzheimer’s and dementia research, learn how to communicate with loved ones experiencing memory loss, and preparing for the future. The…
For Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, June 4, National Cancer Survivors Day represents more than a single Day. Throughout June, Scripps MD Anderson invites cancer survivors, cancer patients, their families, and caregivers to take part in several free webinars, classes and support classes, designed to provide emotional, mental and physical…
The El Cajon youth rocketry team, the SkyScrapers from Vocational STEAM Works has qualified in the top 100 again, and now moves to compete at the National Finals on May 20 in Plains, Virginia. The champion of the national competition earns an all-expense paid trip to the International Rocketry Challenge…
A Lakeside construction company is working on becoming a solution to the homeless population in East County, and beyond. A.M. Ortega began its own pilot program with up to 10 people currently in shelter at the East County Transitional LivingCenter through its East County Empowerment Program. Ortega will provide a…
The annual celebration of the unofficial start to summer in Santee will begin on Friday, May 19. Thursday Night Live!, the weekly community festival, has changed days of the week and will now be on Fridays. Beginning May 19 musical acts and family-friendly acts will take place at Santee Trolley…
On Tuesday, four of the five San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with a special election utilizing a vote center model to replace District 4 Supervisor Nathan Fletcher. This follows the Board’s resolution of no confidence for Fletcher at its April 11 meeting. Fletcher announced…
National Healthcare Decisions Day is a day dedicated to educating and empowering people to take an initiative in planning for unforeseen health outcomes through advance care planning. Advance care planning is a formal process focused on making your wishes known on how you would like to be cared for by…
Service dogs in training are providing learning opportunities to students in the Santee School District in the Recess with Rover program, a partnership with Cajon Park School and Momentum Tutoring. The dogs in the program, Marjess, Raspberry, Rainy, Winslow, Putman, Merin, Kiva, and Roe are support dogs trained by Canine…
The La Mesa Downtown District is a few tiles closer to getting signage in The Village with guests that purchased tiles. Members of the La Mesa Village Association Board of Directors and officers, the fiscal partner, La Mesa Parks & Recreation Foundation, City representatives, and downtown La Mesa business owners…
Parkway Plaza has partnered with Youth Venture to provide a dedicated and positive space for youth to hangout, with games and planned activities led by Youth Venture staff. Founded by Foothills Christian Church, Youth Venture operates domestically through one-on-one mentorships and providing safe spaces throughout East County San Diego. With…
Kasey Viani, of Viani’s Performing Arts Academy, applies her talents and career to teach the art of dancing, singing, and theater in Southern California, and is based in El Cajon. For more than four decades. The actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, producer, and teacher received the Ovation Award’s Creative Leader…
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Promise2Kids is selling blue pinwheels to bring attention to the issue of child abuse during Child Abuse Prevention Month. The pinwheels will be planted on the lawn of the San Diego County Administration Center on April 26, with a 1 p.m. press conference with County Board of Supervisor chairperson Nora…
Anyone living in East County wondering under what circumstances they would see a belt powered machine gun atop a local law enforcement vehicle may find an answer at a planned community meeting next week. The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is hosting an April 24 forum in which they will discuss…
Let the competitions begin. The El Capitan Stadium Association is back with its 49th annual Lakeside Rodeo April 27-30, bringing cowboys and cowgirls into the arena for four performances of non-stop action as they compete in bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, barrel racing, tie-down roping, steer racing, and team roping,…
On Tuesday four of the five the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously for a resolution of no confidence for District 4 Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and called for his immediate resignation. This follows Fletcher’s announcement of his resignation on March 26 stating he was entering an out-of-state treatment…
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center is gearing up for its 22nd Annual Morning Glory Brunch on April 29. The event is an afternoon of tastings, music, shopping, and opportunity drawings, its signature Frog Race, around the campus and Sophie’s Organic Garden. Guests have the opportunity to enjoy bites and sips from…
Amanda Lee has joined the city of La Mesa as Assistant City Manager. Her annual salary is $208,873.60. Lee comes to La Mesa from Vista, California where she was employed for 10 years, the last two years as Assistant City Manager. While in Vista “Lee provided direct supervision over Homelessness…
