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VOLUME 18 ISSUE 5 May 2017

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By Sara Butler

Two San Diego Community News Network (SDCNN) ed- itors will be honored at Save Are you in compliance? Our Heritage Organisation’s (SOHO) 35th annual People In Preservation Awards on May 18. FEATURE P. 5 Morgan M. Hurley, editor of both San Diego Downtown News and Gay San Diego, and Ken Williams, editor of San Diego Uptown News, will re- ceive “The Town Crier” award from SOHO. SOHO is a local nonprofi t dedicated to maintain- ing San Diego’s history through advocacy and education. After serving in the Navy and working in the IT indus- try for nearly 30 years, Hurley “A Prayer for a Child,” one of the many rare works of Dr. Seuss, which will be on display at Chuck Jones Gallery followed her father’s footsteps Dancers at the airport (Courtesy Chase Art Companies) and became a community news- paper editor. She began her focus on a journalism career at San Diego Gay and Lesbian COMMUNITY P. 12 News (SDGLN) in 2009, before A sassy, Seussical display joining the SDCNN family fi ve years ago. ‘Private’ and ‘naughty’ side of beloved, local animator to exhibit Downtown Williams has been the editor of San Diego Uptown News for By Joyell Nevins about, “The Cat that Changed special upcoming exhibition, a little over two years. Since the World”? “The Art of Dr. Seuss — A moving to San Diego in 2005, You may have watched Those works are also part Rare Editions Event” at the he has held roles as senior co- “How the Grinch Stole of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s — Chuck Jones Gallery, located pyeditor at Union-Tribune and Christmas,” or read “The better known as “Dr. Seuss” Downtown in the Gaslamp editor-in-chief of SDGLN. Cat in the Hat,” but have you — “Midnight Paintings” Quarter, May 13–June 4. SOHO’s annual People In gazed upon “The Rather Odd collection. Some of that Preservation Awards commend Local couple makes a difference Myopic Woman”? Or how art will be on display in a see Seuss, pg 6 and thank community members who are upholding the non- profi t’s mission of preservation EMBARCADERO P. 15 and service. This year they will The bird is (still) the word(nerd) recognize 10 separate projects, including Horton Plaza Park’s restoration, renovations and Indie bookstore survives in Seaport Village rehabilitations of private homes, and SDCNN’s media coverage on preservation. “The Town Crier” honor is reserved for voices in the media who have contributed a signif- icant body of work to promote preservation and raise aware- ness to their readers. “What stands out is how A throwback to the days of Vietnam Morgan [Hurley] and Ken [Williams] have included, along with all the other news and business content, a focus on Index community,” said Alana Coons, education and communications Opinion 8 director of SOHO. “They take Politics 9 this further by embracing each community’s uniqueness and News 14 individual stories and history by Calendar 22 By Kit-Bacon Gressitt gathering historians, communi- Fashion 23 ty leaders, museum profession- Upstart Crow Bookstore & als, artisans and preservation- Coffee House, a 25-plus-year A crow’s eye view of the bookstore from the second fl oor, which has been ists from each area to contribute Contact us fi xture in San Diego’s Seaport upgraded (Courtesy Upstart Crow) preservation and history news Editorial/Letters Village, announced on Dec. 5 stories.” 619-961-1960 its planned closure by the end opened across the street two hands, look at our books and Williams, a resident of North [email protected] of that month. It was going the years before. buy nothing.” Park, noted that the patchwork Advertising way of countless small inde- Upstart Crow store manag- The circumstances were of unique communities is one 619-961-1958 pendents before it, succumbing er, Judith Calleros, captured dismal and responses to the of the reasons he loves living in [email protected] to the book sales behemoth, the store’s situation in one sen- store’s closing announcement San Diego. sdcnn.com Amazon.com, and a national tence: “People would come in San Diego Community News Network coffeehouse chain that had with Starbucks cups in their see Upstart Crow, pg 13 see SDCNN, pg 4 4 San Diego Downtown News | May 2017 FEATURE sdcnn.com FROM PAGE 1 pride comes forth from that,” he San Diego Downtown News Christian Science: continued. “You don’t see [that currently runs two regular SDCNN in] a lot of places I’ve lived over columns that deal with histo- What It Is and How It Heals the years.” ry, “Gaslamp Landmarks” by Williams holds a great appre- Sandee Wilhoit, historian of the Join us for this special free community event! “People who live in each ciation for San Diego’s older build- Gaslamp Quarter Historical neighborhood are extremely ings and the character they carry, Foundation; and “Growing proud of their neighborhood, citing the Craftsman, Victorian Balboa Park,” compiled and Michelle Nanouche, international speaker, evidenced by all the street signs homes and Spanish Bungalows written by both Reema Makani practitioner and teacher of Christian Science [such as in University Heights, as examples. He currently lives Boccia and Ann Wilson, of the from Paris, France, visits us to address public Mission Hills, Hillcrest and the in a 1932 historical house him- Friends of Balboa Park organi- Boulevard],” Williams said. “So self, which includes many of its questions and concerns about Christian zation. Ann Jarmusch, a SOHO each neighborhood takes on a original design elements, such as member and former architec- Science. She will speak about healing different personality because a stone fireplace, high ceilings, ture critic for the San Diego prayer, its e ectiveness and relevance today. they are built in different eras.” built-in bookshelves, and a Jack- Union-Tribune, wrote six issues Williams had not experienced and-Jill bathroom. of a “Preservation Matters” col- Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM this phenomenon in other cities In addition to architecture, umn in 2016. First Church of Christ, Scientist he previously called home, such Hurley pointed out that the ex- Gay San Diego runs a month- as Dallas, Fort Lauderdale or his periences locals share — includ- ly column called “Out of the 2450 Second Ave at Laurel St. 450-person hometown in Ohio. ing the struggles and strides of Archives,” written by Lambda San Diego “Everybody [in San Diego] the LGBT community —com- Archives staff, focuses on the Come early for an 11:00 AM Church Service has a little bit of different histo- prise San Diego’s history. history of the local LGBT com- and free light lunch at noon. ry that they can boast as part of “Our LGBT community has a munity and shares information their neighborhood and I think big history here and it has gone about various collections within from being where the people had the vaults of the organization. to march in the street with bags Hurley and Williams have over their heads [to hide their both also run or penned various faces] to our current Pride cele- other editorials and articles bration, which is the largest civ- related to history and pres- ic event of the city,” Hurley said. ervation themselves, such as In Gay San Diego, Hurley Williams’ extensive news cover- runs “Out of the Archives,” a age of the Uptown Planners. column from Lambda Archives “The outstanding articles of San Diego that focuses on the from numerous columnists and history of the local LGBT com- paper-wide content help inform munity. A recent piece – “The their readers with a larger history of our [LGBT] bars” understanding of San Diego’s – was extremely popular with development,” said Bruce Coons, readers. executive director of SOHO. “We have had more response “The myriad of voices and topics to that column than any of their illustrates that preservation and columns for a year and a half,” history are relevant to all and she said. “So clearly that’s what important in today’s world.” people want to know and talk Also being honored with about, sharing things that con- People in Preservation Awards nect with their own personal at the event are: City of relationship with the history of San Diego/Civic San Diego our community.” Westfield, LLC; Richard Gentry Hurley, who lives in the of the San Diego Housing Loma Portal area, uses her role Commission; Richard and Kim in the media to share her views Schwab; Jim Hughes of Friends on community history, preserva- of Balboa Park; Charles Tiano; tion and progress. Elizabeth Maland; Nicole “As an editor, I can often Purvis; and Bandy Blacksmith speak out on how I feel,” she Guild. said. “I think the community Save Our Heritage has to move forward, but I re- Organisation’s People In ally want them to preserve the Preservation ceremony will be things that can and should be held on Thursday, May 18, from preserved,” she said. “It is our 4–6:30 p.m. at the Marston job to be objective when it comes House Museum and Gardens. to reporting the news but we are Champagne reception starts at also a voice for our community 4 p.m., followed by the awards to take a stand occasionally on ceremony. Tickets are $45 for certain things. And preserva- members, $55 for nonmem- tion can be an area where we bers and available online or by could all make a stand.” phone. Call 619-297-9327 or vis- SOHO is recognizing the two it SOHOsandiego.org. editors for the content they over- see in their respective newspa- —To find links of the pers, including a number of reg- San Diego Community News ular columns. Uptown News has Network newspapers, visit “House Calls,” which runs every sdcnn.com. Reach Morgan M. other issue and is authored by Hurley at [email protected] Michael Good, a restorative and Ken Williams at ken@ HARBOR CLUB expert on Craftsman homes; sdcnn.com. Sara Butler is the and “Past Matters,” written by web and social media manager Katherine Hon, secretary of the at SDCNN. Reach her at web@ North Park Historical Society. sdcnn.com.v Own one of 5 TRUE Penthouses Downtown, with only PENTHOUSE the helipad above you! 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