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1 week ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons
19th Concours d’Elegance car show draws near The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance car show returns Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, with the theme “Mascots in Motion,” intended to pay tribute to the signature hood ornaments that have symbolized luxury, innovation and elegance for more than a century — from Rolls-Royce’s “Spirit of Ecstasy” to Cadillac’s “Goddess.” The 19th annual Concours also will pay homage to Lincoln Motor Co.’s centennial, as well as cars that have graced the program’s...
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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon
Le Coq executive chef a finalist again for James Beard Award in CaliforniaLast year, Tara Monsod, executive chef of Le Coq, a French steakhouse on Herschel Avenue in La Jolla, became the first San Diego County chef in 34 years to reach the final round of the James Beard Awards competition. This year, she did it again. Monsod is under consideration for the Best Chef: California award. In addition to Le Coq, she is executive chef of Animae, a Michelin-recommended restaurant in San Diego.
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3 weeks ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon
Local brothers hold new volunteer effort for Voices for ChildrenInspired by their successful holiday season donation drive last year, La Jolla brothers Will and Noah Stupin planned a follow-up effort to benefit the nonprofit Voices for Children.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons
Torrey Pines Conservancy to hold outdoor events at natural reserveThe Torrey Pines Conservancy plans several events in coming months intended to showcase the flora and fauna at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla. The outings will start with a flower photography workshop at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at 12600 N. Torrey Pines Road.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons
Birch Aquarium to open new ‘Living Seas’ exhibit May 22Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla plans to open its new exhibition, “Living Seas,” to the public on Thursday, May 22. “Living Seas,” the aquarium’s largest capital improvement project since 1992, will replace the Hall of Fishes.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon
La Valencia Hotel featured in 50 Best Discovery guideThe La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla has made its debut in the 50 Best Discovery guide as the only San Diego-based hotel featured. 50 Best Discovery features more than 3,700 hospitality establishments worldwide on a digital platform. Each venue, including the La Valencia, is selected after receiving a certain number of votes from the expert academies that create 50 Best’s global and regional lists.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons
Dozens of residents of La Jolla’s Casa de Mañana senior living community — some of them over 100 years old — took to the nearby streets over the weekend to protest policies and decisions of President Donald Trump. At least 65 residents stood on the Casa de Mañana lawn along Coast Boulevard on March 1, many yelling chants or carrying signs containing messages against the Trump administration, and heard from speakers before walking a lap around the property.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon
La Jolla Playhouse brings home four Craig Noel AwardsLa Jolla Playhouse won four Craig Noel Awards handed out by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle at a ceremony Feb. 24. The awards are named after Craig Noel, founding director of California’s oldest professional theater, The Old Globe, and the winner of a National Medal of Arts. The awards honor stage productions from across San Diego.
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2 months ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons
Appeal scheduled for locally approved La Jolla Shores home projectA San Diego Planning Commission hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, to consider an appeal of a La Jolla project that got local support in 2023. The project would build a new 7,509-square-foot two-story house with a garage and a 3,034-square-foot basement on a 17,545-square-foot lot at 2538 Ruette Nicole in La Jolla Shores.
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2 months ago | 
mercedsunstar.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons |David Garrick
Smokey Bear tells us "Only you can prevent wildfires."When it comes to brush management in the city of San Diego, that's often the case, with volunteers with city permits fanning out to remove dead, dried-out and overgrown vegetation that can ignite and fuel the spread of flames. The volunteers often say they're doing it because the city can't or simply isn't. "You have to have collaboration to do a project like this," Kiwanis Club of La Jolla member Glen Rasmussen said of a Feb.
