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Live plane spotting with Plane Jockey Kevin at San Diego International Airport (SAN). Join us for a day of plane spotting on August 12th, 2025.

Low Crime SAN DIEGO...Beautiful, But Few Can Afford It

 

$1,150,000

3bd-2 ba-1,661sq ft

2921 Boundary St,

San Diego, CA 92104

Beautiful North Park Duplex — Endless Possibilities! This charming North Park duplex offers the best of both worlds — an ideal opportunity for an owner-occupant or an investor. Live in one unit and rent the other, or rent both for a solid investment in one of San Diego’s most desirable neighborhoods. The top unit features 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and a 1-car attached garage. At just over 1,050 square feet, it has been beautifully upgraded throughout, making it a welcoming space for its new owners or tenants. The lower unit is a cozy 1-bedroom, 1-bath layout with ample storage, ideal for long-term rental or guest accommodation. Both units share convenient laundry facilities, and the property offers plenty of parking for residents and guests. Enjoy a beautiful deck that overlooks lush greenery and fruit trees — a serene spot to relax or entertain. With its prime North Park location, charming character, and flexible living options, this property truly has it all. Don’t miss your chance to make it yours!

J. Michael Luttig, a Republican, condemned Donald Trump's remarks

 

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Our Lady of Guadalupe procession 2022 in North Park

Making moves

Remember Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo whose fancy footwork to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” brought him viral fame in 2007? I recently rewatched the video, and it holds up. Here is this bird, perched on the back of a chair. As the song opens, he appears to be sketching out his moves, getting a feel for the song. When the chorus arrives, he shrieks and grooves, he high-kicks and head-bangs, settling into his rhythm, possessed by the beat.

The video of Snowball is astonishing because of how humanlike he is. Look, an animal moving spontaneously to the music, just like we do! Or, rather, just like we can. We can dance, but how often do we, really? Aside from weddings or other milestone occasions, when was the last time you really cut a rug?

We don’t dance as much as we could, or as much as we want to, because we’re afraid to look foolish. That greeting card exhortation to “dance like no one’s watching” caught on for a reason.

When I was in high school, a group of friends and I would regularly park a car in our town’s commuter train station parking lot, blast some music from the stereo and dance. There, in one of the weird open spaces suburban teenagers can own after dark, we’d move just to move, trying out our bodies in space, together, before hitting the local diner for grilled cheese.

Those nights were exhilarating, opportunities to turn off our brains and let loose, to express ourselves physically, outside of the limited vernacular we normally afforded ourselves as self-conscious teenagers.

When you ask people why they don’t dance more, they get pensive, maybe a little defensive. They don’t have time, they don’t have the opportunity, what are they going to do, go to a club? These are people with responsibilities, with jobs and children! Dancing, one person suggested to me sadly, is something you do when you’re young and then you stop.

This perception of dancing as unserious, as something frivolous people do, like eating a bowl of whipped cream or sleeping until noon, seems inaccurate, especially once you start deliberately dancing more, as I’ve tried to lately. I’m not talking about complicated choreography that requires learning moves or executing steps; I mean simply moving spontaneously to music.

If you start looking for opportunities to dance, you find them. While cooking dinner or cleaning the house. Instead of running in place at the crosswalk during a jog. Perhaps a spontaneous living-room disco with your kids. It’s sort of miraculous: Each little break offers a little dose of endorphins. A little moment of expression. Of returning to yourself in the midst of an otherwise chaotic life.

We’re busy. We’re tired. Most of our movement in the course of a day ends up being about utility. We move to get from here to there, to accomplish tasks or as part of an exercise regimen. Dancing is a way of reclaiming movement, of deciding how you want to use your energy and your body rather than just getting things done.

It’s holiday party season. There might be opportunities for dancing, should you wish to avail yourself of them. You could find a dance party, or occupy a parking lot, or a corner of the subway, or just the one square foot of space in front of the sink while you do the dishes. Or, if you need more persuasion before you bust a move, you could watch the CBC documentary “Why We Dance,” a lovely exploration of cultural and evolutionary rationales for dancing. But honestly, you don’t need an occasion or a good reason or any reason at all. Put on whatever music makes it impossible for you to sit still (I’m partial lately to “New York Groove” by Ace Frehley) and do your best Snowball (manic screeching optional).

María Jesús Contreras

"Homework Club" at Grim & Thorn

Trinity UMC is starting a "Homework Club"! at Grim & Thorn.

On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, students in 6th through 12th grade are invited to drop in for our Homework Club!

This will be a safe and welcoming space for teens to do their homework, play games, or just relax!

Please contact Jennifer if you have any questions at jennifer@92104church.org

We hope to see you there!

2912 Boundary ~ SOLD

 

This charming, bright, turn-key home in a quiet corner of North Park has it all! New flooring throughout, remodeled kitchen, tons of natural light, large primary bedroom with walk-in closet, and a detached office in the back, perfect for your work-from-home lifestyle. Watch the sunrise over the mountains from the dine-in kitchen's picture window, or from the elevated, oversized front patio. Enjoy all that both North Park and South Park have to offer, as you find yourself no more than a mile from the heart of both communities. Yet, you will also love the quiet and peaceful nature of this particular location, free from commercial buildings or large apartment complexes, with ample street parking. Truly, the best of both worlds.

Upgraded electrical, stainless steel appliances, tankless water heater, dual-pane windows, reverse osmosis system, walk-in storage shed, and central AC are just a few more of the great features that make this home a can't miss opportunity.

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Breaking the Fast for Yom Kippur

Breaking the Fast for Yom Kippur

By Melissa Clark

Today is Yom Kippur, which, for many observing the holiday, means a day of fasting. I’ve fasted on and off over the years, so I know just how incredibly satisfying the traditional break-fast of bagels and lox tastes after all those quiet, contemplative, hungry hours, when the shofar blows and the sun finally sets.

When I was a kid, our family’s break-fast was held at my aunt and uncle’s house in Midwood, Brooklyn. My aunt’s specialty was sweet-and-sour fish surrounded by a sparkling, wobbly aspic that I couldn’t appreciate then. Years later I riffed on her recipe for a lighter, brothier salmon dish sweetened with raisins and sharpened with balsamic vinegar. It’s just as good on any night of the week, maybe paired with a fancy rice salad.

This year, as I have always done since I’ve been in charge of the meal, I ordered our smoked salmon and whitefish salad from Russ and Daughters. Also on the menu: a generous fruit salad, a big platter of roasted vegetables (or this simple roasted cauliflower would work nicely), homemade challah, and some kind of vegetable soup (mushroom is a favorite). Dessert is traditionally either cake (this orange-scented poundcake looks lovely) or rugelach (above) — or both. It’s food that tells a very New York story and one of my favorite meals of the year.

Of course, all food can tell a story about the people who made it and the places they came from. Kayla Stewart has an excellent piece about how second-generation owners of West African restaurants are working to expand on the narratives around their cuisines in the United States to include fast-casual dining. The owner of ChòpnBlọk in Houston, Ope Amosu, who is Nigerian American, says he is “trying to tell our story and welcome people in who may be nervous about going to a place that feels a bit unfamiliar.” Other West African chefs around the country are doing the same, using strategies that vary as widely as their respective food heritages.

So, what’s your story with dinner this week? Have you roasted a chicken since the weather turned chilly? Now’s a great time! You could pair it with roasted potatoes with loads of sage, or maybe maduros (fried sweet plantains) and some simple sautéed spinach. And if you want to add a salad, we have a new one with apples, Cheddar and crispy sage (crispy sage!) that looks like a solid win.

To access the recipes, you’ll need a subscription. Subscribing supports our work, so we can continue to bring you dozens of new recipes every single week, adding to the thousands and thousands already available. We’re also on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, where Jesse Szewczyk made chewy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie bars that are like blondies tinged with spices. (You can find the recipe here.)

And speaking of pumpkin and spices, dare I ask what you think of pumpkin spice? I don’t mean as a “season” or a P.S.L., but as a spice blend for pies and desserts. I like it. It makes quick work of flavoring everything from oatmeal to cookies to, of course, pumpkin pie. I know people have strong opinions here, and I look forward to reading them. Send me a note if you like at hellomelissa@nytimes.com. See you next week.