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  • Tweet City Heights: Back of the Visa Line

    By Megan Burks Checking in on The Stumblr Voice of San Diego continues to document San Diego’s crumbling sidewalks on its photo blog, The Stumblr. This week, Voice mapped the reader-submitted photos, which are clustered throughout mid-city San Diego. A significant number were taken in City Heights’ Corridor neighborhood. View Mapping The Stumblr in a…

  • Antibiotics Without a Prescription Still Common in Tijuana

    Sue Eriksen buys antibiotics without a prescription in Mexico. She’s prone to bronchitis during the winter and doesn’t have health insurance. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Antibiotics Without a Prescription Still Common in Tijuana, Aired on KPBS Feb. 1, 2013 [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/SCRIP1-meb.mp3] Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español Only about 5…

  • Emerald Calls for a ‘Frank Discussion’ on Park Shortage

    By Megan Burks Council President Todd Gloria has convened a new committee on infrastructure. It held its first meeting Monday. Committee Chairman and District 5 Councilman Mark Kersey laid out his plans for the committee last week; they center on assessing the weight of our infrastructure problem first. In a memo, District 9 Councilwoman Marti…

  • Skate Plaza a ‘Good Start’ for Skaters

    By Tom Fudge Plans for a new park in City Heights include a skate plaza. That’s good news to neighborhood skateboarders, though it’s not everything they had in mind. Plans for a mini-park on Central Avenue in City Heights show a skate plaza for local skateboarders. Neighborhood activists and skateboarders have been lobbying for a…

  • New Supermarket Offers Access to African Food Staples

    Pacific Caribbean Supermarket opened in City Heights this month, catering to West African and Caribbean San Diegans looking for a little taste of home. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers There’s a new grocery store in City Heights that can help African immigrants remember the taste of home. Pacific Caribbean Supermarket opened after…