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San Diego Community Newspaper Group
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009
www.SDNEWS.com Volume 14, Number 39
Jack’s La Jolla shuts its doors BY ALYSSA RAMOS | VILLAGE NEWS
While more established eateries such as the La Jolla Hard Rock Cafe closed months ago, locals said a newer landmark was the last spot they expected to find locked upon their arrival last week. But the newly renovated, multi-story Jack’s La Jolla closed its doors July 30, apparently without warning. “It’s a great tragedy for the whole community if in fact they are closing,” Promote La Jolla President Rick Wildman said. “I know on Thursday nobody had any advance notice, and there
be out of work.” Although the Jack’s La Jolla Website and phone systems said nothing of the restaurant’s current status, according to La Jolla village locals, word spread quickly of the upscale establishment’s closing. “I’m sure something will come in before too long, but Jack’s was so unique,” Wildman said. Jack’s, at 7863 Girard Ave., RICK WILDMAN PROMOTE LA JOLLA was reported San Diego’s top “Cougar Bar” by local media. It featured three levels and at least was only a lot of rumors... In seven segmented bars, two finethese economic hard times, all dining restaurants and the more these people are now going to casual Jack’s Grille. ■
In these economic hard times, all these people are now going to be out of work.
SummerFest’s sensational sounds continue BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | VILLAGE NEWS
SummerFest’s July 21 sellout opening night gambit, titled “Piano Extravaganza,” came off with both Steinways still standing and the audience more than a little giddy, after hearing four renowned pianists play Gershwin, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, SaintSaens, Rossini and Bizet. Add to those four pianists and two Steinways two actively engaged page turners and a mystery guest, a youthful Barnett, either Stephen or Steven,
pulled up from the audience, as if unplanned, to play a work listed as Franz Schubert’s Standchen for Piano - 6 hands. After they’d played a few bars, Anne-Marie McDermott pointed out to Jon Kimura Parker that between the two of them they had only four hands, so they searched the audience for another pianist. Later, when it was time for encores, there were more hijinks. A piece announced as “Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 arranged for three players” devolved into a mishmash of
John Williams’ music from “Star Wars,” replete with Parker’s impersonation of a “Star Trek” character (Mr. Sulu, is that you?) in uniform giving the split-fingers hand signal. That provided a fitting conclusion for a high-spirited evening, which included pianist Helen Huang as well. The four traded duties on high and low parts and in high and low comedy, as in various pairings and combinations they SEE SOUNDS, Page 8
BREAKFAST GOES AIRBORNE Henry Shin practices his flapjack-flipping skills Aug. 1 during the La Jolla Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast event at La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. In addition to food, the annual fund-raiser also featured entertainment, pony VILLAGE NEWS | DON BALCH rides and a raffle.
City applies to unclog Rose Creek BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | VILLAGE NEWS
Once Rose Creek leaves the open plains of Rose Canyon, it traverses Interstate 5 and heads into dense Pacific Beach neighborhoods before it merges into Mission Bay. The portion of Rose Creek that rolls behind Mission Bay High School — the oasis of trees, shrubs and birds — makes for a lovely stroll but has become too clogged for the city to adequately control flooding. The city’s Storm Water DepartPHOTO COURTESY MATT GRAY La Jolla High School student and Eagle Scout Matt Gray built this Rose Creek ment is in the process of applying for a 20-year permit from state information kiosk near Rose Cottage in PB.
Surf Report SATURDAY
Hi: 8:51 a.m. 7:08 p.m. Low: 2:01 a.m. 12:53 p.m. Size: 2-3 ft. Wind: 10-20 mph
SUNDAY
Hi: 9:18 a.m. 7:48 p.m. Low: 2:36 a.m. 1:37 p.m. Size: 2-3 ft. Wind: 18-22 mph
Pro-pinniped
Ladies first
Newly minted student taxpayers organize protests in favor of Children’s Pool seals. 3
Women show more natural balance in latest surf craze, standup paddleboarding. 11
and federal agencies that will allow crews to clear vegetation out of channels like Rose Creek that threaten to flood development that was built too close to waterways. “The city is looking at ways to preserve the larger trees to preserve the canopy but make sure the channel bottom is more clear of shrubs and scrubs that hold the water,” said environmental planner Bruce McIntyre for Helix Environmental Planning, a consultant to the city on the permitting process. “We’d like to keep the trees on the banks so there is still a habitat for birds to nest and rest
in. We’ll look at each segment with a hydrology study to make sure we’re not taking out more than we need to.” Called the Master Storm Water System Maintenance Program (MSWSMP), the segments of creeks and channels pegged for clearing are detailed in the draft EIR that can be viewed at www.sandiego.gov/thinkblue (click on “Master Storm Water Maintenance Program EIR”). Comments for the draft EIR report are due by Aug. 22. If the permits are approved, SEE CREEK, Page 4
Green with envy ‘Wicked’ casts a musical spell with its re-imagined back story of good and bad witches in Oz. 10