Ashley Solomon

5 days ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon

LeCoq offers James Beard Award countdown menuAhead of the James Beard Awards ceremony on Monday, June 16, competition finalist Tara Monsod, executive chef of LeCoq restaurant in La Jolla, is presenting a special countdown menu with a la carte dishes based on the day’s fresh catches and market runs. Monsod will cook and serve from LeCoq’s bar starting at 5 p.m. each Thursday through June 12, and she will curate the bar’s music playlist as well.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons

Seal Society records season’s first sea lion birth at Point La JollaThe Sierra Club Seal Society says it has observed what it believes is the first live sea lion birth of the season at Point La Jolla on May 20. Sea lion pupping season begins in mid-May, and births continue through the first week of July, according to the Seal Society. Point La Jolla, off Scripps Park near La Jolla Cove, is closed to the public year-round to keep people and sea lions apart.

3 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons

Hearing set on Sea Change Church expansionA public hearing has been scheduled on an application by what is now known as Sea Change Church at 627 Genter St. in La Jolla to add 1,768 square feet, including creating a third floor and more space on the first and second floors. A city of San Diego hearing officer will review the application during an online meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 21.

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Noah Lyons |Ashley Solomon

La Jolla Lutheran Church celebrates 80 yearsA local church “that bees built” is celebrating its 80th anniversary this month. La Jolla Lutheran Church at 7111 La Jolla Blvd. will mark its eight decades with a gathering Sunday, May 18, featuring new and old photos, a folder describing the history of the church, a luncheon with music and more. The church’s Sunday services begin at 9:30 a.m.La Jolla Lutheran was founded May 20, 1945, and members originally met in a local mortuary for services.

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Ashley Solomon |Noah Lyons

Broken handrail to be privately repairedA missing handrail next to a stairway on Prospect Street will be privately replaced in coming months. The handrail was removed after a tourist visiting La Jolla from out of state suffered minor injuries last month when the handrail broke from its base and gave way, causing the man to fall. The broken handrail was removed, and the handrail on the other side of the stairs remains.