• Seven things to do with the kids this February,Matthew Lickona • Special for Times of San Diego

    Seven things to do with the kids this February

    There are worse things you could do than to try to give your kids a childhood that echoes the best parts of your own. Here are seven events and activities that harken back to pre-internet times, with just a slight nod to the notion of cultural literacy. Peter and the Wolf This was a children’s carto

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  • Gloria partially backs off Balboa Park paid parking— and kills Council’s full reversal plan,Andrew Keatts • Times of San Diego

    Gloria partially backs off Balboa Park paid parking— and kills Council’s full reversal plan

    Parking in the Palisades lot in Balboa Park will now be free for city residents. (Photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San Diego) This post has been updated.Widespread backlash to paid parking in Balboa Park has finally pushed Mayor Todd Gloria to back down from his steadfast support for the unpopular po

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  • Richard Neutra In Crestwood Hills, $5.3M,Philip Ferrato

    Richard Neutra In Crestwood Hills, $5.3M

    Now legendary in the architectural folklore of L.A., the Crestwood Hills community was developed shortly after WWII as a cooperative development for affordable housing with a Modernist approach. Some homes have been lost to fire while others have been remodeled nearly out of existence. But back then

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