It is my personal honor today to be writing about my favorite neighborhood in all of San Diego, Hillcrest. This area is where I call home when I’m in the city. Hillcrest is rich with activity, small businesses, and a whole lot of people who are exactly who they want to be. It’s home to San Diego’s L

If you like your coffee and pastries Italian style, then Il Giardino di Lilli in La Jolla is for you. Named for a family member of the owner’s business partner, Stefania Sciomachen, Lilli, “Lilli’s garden” in Italian, is owned and operated by Giuseppe Scognamiglio, who doubles as the eatery’s pastry

While the corner was turned on the pandemic in the Jewel in 2022, there remained vexing problems to be dealt with such as homelessness, a perceived lack of enough public parking, and uncertainty over how new regulations governing short-term rentals, sidewalk vending, and beach fires were to be imple