VOL. 102, ISSUE 14 • APRIL 3, 2014
ENLIGHTENING LA JOLLA SINCE 1913
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Parks & Beaches agrees to drive Whale View Point beautification
Friday, April 4
■ La Jolla coast improvement plan has a $2.1 million pricetag and could take 20 years to complete
meeting. The two projects are similar only in that they both aim to improve public space along the La Jolla shoreline.
BY ASHLEY MACKIN The La Jolla Parks and Beaches (LJPB) advisory committee heard updates on two public improvement projects — the Whale View Point shoreline enhancement plan and the Children’s Pool Walk beautification project — during its March 24
Whale View Point During the meeting, LJPB voted to assume responsibility for implementation of the Whale View Point project via a motion by Rebecca Morales, which stated LJPB would appoint a sub committee to
SEE WHALE POINT, AA2
One task in the Whale View Point project is to ease the transition from beach paths to city sidewalks. ASHLEY MACKIN
National Walk to Work Day Established in 2004
COMMUNITY: A
City seeks La Jolla input on car-sharing programs, A1 ■ Calendar, A1 ■ Crime Report, A4 ■ Obituaries, A8 ■ Business, A9 ■ Opinion, A18 ■ Sports, A21
LIFESTYLES: B
Thousands of luxury car enthusiasts are expected to arrive in La Jolla April 11-13 to ooh and aah over the best of the best.
COURTESY PHOTOS
At 10-year mark, La Jolla luxe auto show’s cachet on the rise BY PAT SHERMAN bout 100 judges are honing their knowledge of classic and luxury automobiles in anticipation of the La Jolla Historical Society’s 10th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance auto show and related events, April 11-13. “There are 30 classes of cars, and each class has a team of three judges, including one lead judge,” explained the event’s chief judge, Cy Conrad, who has been judging concours events around the globe for 46 years. Judging is from 9 a.m. to noon, with awards handed out at 2 p.m. First- and second-place prizes will be presented in each class, as well as two “Best of Show” awards. “Primarily, we’re looking to make sure the car is as close as possible to how it was when it was new — we don’t want it over-restored; we don’t want it under-restored,” said Conrad, who will conduct two comprehensive training seminars for the judges prior to the event. Judges will be assessing the quality of care or restoration, as well as
A Butterfly art project comes to Jewish Community Center, B1
SEE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE, AA6
Camps Guide: Time to register for summer programs, B8
Photographers had fun at last year’s concours event, shooting eyecatching images of all the gorgeous ‘models’ parked in La Jolla Cove.
Athenaeum to oversee Murals of La Jolla
■ 10 Questions, B1 ■ Let Inga Tell You, B3 ■ On The Menu, B4 ■ Social Life, B12 ■ Best Bets, B14 ■ Real Estate, B22
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‘Palladium’ (left) by Robert Irwin, recently on display at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (photo by Philipp Scholz Rittermann), and the adjacent mural by Irwin and Rittermann (displayed near Jonathan’s Market on Fay Avenue), highlight the ongoing connection between artists contributing to the Murals of La Jolla and exhibiting at the Athenaeum.
BY PAT SHERMAN What began four years ago as an effort to beautify the Village of La Jolla with artistic murals on the walls of private buildings — starting with Kim MacConnel’s “The Girl From Ipanema” (7724 Girard Ave.) — has blossomed into 13 captivating public art pieces. The project is the brainchild (as opposed the Brain/Cloud, John Baldessari’s mural at 1250 Prospect St.) of the La Jolla Community Foundation (LJCF). To take the venture from a beautification project to an “outdoor museum,” with educational and marketing SEE MURALS, AA3
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