Tag: El Cajon Boulevard

  • El Cajon Boulevard Night Market Expanding

    City Heights residents Javier Ortega and Krista Berry say the BLVD Market has acted as an incubator for their empanada business, Spanglish Eats. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks First they reclaimed an old strip mall on El Cajon Boulevard. Now, young business owners are reclaiming Utah Street in San Diego’s North Park…

  • New Bus Line Distinction Under ‘Rapid’ Fire

    Construction on the Mid-City Rapid bus line begins at El Cajon Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Andrew Keatts San Diego’s mid-city neighborhoods are getting a new, faster bus service this year. The idea was to create a bus line that mimicked the trolley, but cost a fraction…

  • Teen Producers: The Changing Face of El Cajon Boulevard

    Teen Producers Project New businesses bring new people and new people transform a neighborhood. That’s the premise behind the latest video by the Teen Producers, a a group of youth filmmakers at the Media Arts Center. Their piece centers on El Cajon Boulevard near 30th Street in North Park, which, for the past couple decades,…

  • When a Community Plan Isn’t Specific Enough

    The city could soon carve out a smaller planning area to help spur development along El Cajon Boulevard. By Andrew Keatts San Diego’s system of city planning could be in for a significant change if a proposal to use targeted “specific plans” in economically disadvantaged communities wins City Council approval later this year. The city’s…

  • Comercios se Esfuerzan por Aumentar el Tráfico Peatonal

    Crédito: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Traducción facilitada por City Heights Life Click here to read it in English A las 3 p.m. de un miércoles reciente, el comedor del restaurante vietnamita Hoai Hue, ubicado en City Heights, está más lleno de lo normal. Los cocineros se apuran para preparar los…