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SD newsgroup, merchants team to fuel Village business successes By DAVE SCHWAB San Diego Community Newspaper Group and La Jolla Village Merchants Association have teamed in a business partnership aimed at fulfilling the missions of both groups. The association “looks to build its image and bridge the gap of stores being left vacant due to everchanging rents, and developers
removing retail from mixed-use development,” said association president CA Marengo. “In this effort, the [association] has noticed that they weren't getting positive reinforcement from the local media after efforts to sustain bouncing back from a downturn in the economy.
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Scripps admits first patients to Prebys heart institute FISH STORIES La Jolla's Birch Aquarium is renowned for its special events programming on aquatic life. That's probably why organizers at the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering, set for March 14 through 21, picked Birch as one of its anchors again this year – that programming, after all, is the product of exhaustive research designed for learning, interaction and behind-thescenes opportunities for kids in grades kindergarten through 12. Kid-friendly lab tours will include a look at a hydraulics lab, featuring a wind wave channel, a wave flow channel, a deep tank and pressure testing. The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP), featuring the science of wave measurement, swell modeling and forecasting and the analysis of coastal environment data, is another of the behind-the-scenes attractions. For a schedule and list of activities and venues, see lovestemsd.org.
For D. G. Wills, there's no place like home Longtime bookseller slates 36th annual St. Patrick's Day fête La Jolla has changed. D.G. Wills hasn’t. Nor has his brick-and-mortar bookstore at 7461 Girard Ave. A wooden Indian still guards the door. Books are stacked floor to ceiling. Most days, Wills can be found in his easy chair jawing with guests. Despite changing times, the dawn of the Information Age and the ongoing conversion from print to electronics, D.G. Wills just keeps on going.
“My world is here,” confided Wills. “It could be argued that I live here.” Wills came to La Jolla shortly after the 1960 founding of UCSD with the intention of setting up shop near the campus. But he had to settle for 7527 La Jolla Blvd. in a structure that is now a hair salon. He moved to his present location in the early '90s and remodeled it, putting
By DAVE SCHWAB
On March 8, Scripps Health admitted the first 100 patients to its newly opened Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, reportedly the most advanced center dedicated to heart care on the West Coast. The $456 million institute, on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, combines diagnostic and treatment technology with features such as natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows and 167 private rooms.
“Starting today, people from San Diego County and beyond can receive care at the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, a hub for innovation that was designed around our patients and their needs,” Scripps president and CEO Chris van Gorder said. “This hospital brings together leading researchers, world-class physicians and staff from one of the best heart programs in the nation.”
SEE SCRIPPS >> PG. 17 The $456 million Prebys Cardiovascular Institute features natural light and 167 private rooms. COURTESY PHOTO
With his faithful sentry on guard, D. G. Wills is the safest one in his bookstore. COURTESY PHOTO
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