Want to improve your neighborhood? Have suggestions on how to make East Village a better community? Join the East Village Safety and Quality forum together with the community organization Evcan 

• When and Where
  Saturday, May 9th, 2009
  9:30am - Noon
  Petco Park - Auditorium
• What’s included
  Brief community statements by East Village residents and small business owners regarding current challenges, experiences and visions
  Resources, programs and strategies for improving safety and QOL within East Village
  Responses from elected and other officials
  Community “Call to Action” – Next steps
• Proactively address
  Chronic drug and inebriation issues
  Chronic homelessness issues
  Neighborhood safety, appearance and economy

Do you want to connect with your neighbors in Downtown San Diego? Visit these different community groups:
Little Italy
Downtown
Gaslamp
East Village

For more information about this forum please visit Evcan

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Last week crews swung in the last piece of the span for a $26.8 million dollar pedestrian bridge. Which has one of the longest self anchored pedestrian suspension spans in the world; the 500-foot bridge is designed by San Diego architects Safdie Rabines.

92101 Urban Living have been following the development of the Pedestrian Bridge and we are excited to see how fast this construction is taking place. Visit our earlier blog Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge Breaks Ground and also our earlier news Pedestrian Bridge Span Put in Place Downtown for more information. 

The City of San Diego has to build an overhead span for pedestrians in order to reopen the public walkway across Harbor at Park Boulevard which closed as a byproduct of the Petco Park Project.The bridge will unite Downtown San Diego’s Urban core with a safe pedestrian crossing with easy access to the Convention Center, Petco Park, restaurants, shopping and more. What can beat the “one of a kind” view of a San Diego Downtown loft or condo owner at night time with so much to offer?  

For more information about the bridge or other redevelopment projects in the Downtown San Diego area visit www.ccdc.com.

Come join Little Italy’s ArtWalk featuring art, music, and dance performances in Downtown San Diego on April 25^th and 26^th. Bring your friends, family and be a part of this spectacular celebration of the 25^th anniversary of the Mission Federal Artwalk. A group of Featured Artists are selected every year, and this year the San Diego’s Mission Federal ArtWalk honors a special group of artists from Mexico. Paintings, sculpture and more make this extraordinary exhibit a must see. Visit our previous blog ArtWalk San Diego: Bring on the Art!

For more information visit San Diego Mission Federal ArtWalk 2009.

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This is the place to go when you are looking for fresh farm produce, flowers, and goods with compatible prices. This Farmers Market gives you OPTIONS!

Check out the three different ways you can access this market:

1)Walk in

2) Drive by for Curbside Pickup

3) Call/fax in your order for free delivery

Some of Market 32’s many choices include a fresh Chicken Goat Cheese Salad, a Londonport Roast Beef Sandwich, or a gourmet Spicy Tuna Roll.  Nothing beats the delicious Fruit and Acai Bowl…it is just heaven!

They also have a “Build Your Own Smoothie”!

While you are there, pick up some of their fruits, vegetables, breads, and muffins for the office or home. 

Market 32 Produce is a family owned farmers market that had its Grand Opening on April 4^th in Downtown San Diego’s growing neighborhood….East Village.   The market is located on the corner of 10^th and Island just below the M2i complex.

92101 Urban Living is happy to wish Matt at Market 32 Produce “Good Luck!” and welcome him to the East Village.  Stop by and say hello!

Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal, one of The Port of San Diego’s largest public work projects is advertising for construction bids.The building will have a baggage claim area, a passenger waiting area, and a ticketing office. There will also be a station for customs and Homeland Security, a passenger disembarking area, and baggage handling. The building may be used for public events, and local public art will be included in the project.

To meet the demands of the Port’s growing cruise business a new terminal is needed. In 2008, there were 297 cruise calls, compared to 2007, with only 181 calls. Two cruise vessels at once can be handled by the Port’s main cruise ship terminal located at the B Street Pier. On days when there are more than two cruise ships in port, the vessels use Broadway Pier as an additional berth.The Port needs to build an additional cruise ship terminal to avoid losing business to other port cities that have more modern features.

The project includes a 52,000 square feet building and demolition and removal of an embarkation platform that is on the pier. The building is planned as a steel, metal-framed structure with photovoltaic panels and sustainable materials and equipment.We at 92101 Urban Living are very excited about this new project and the value it will create for Downtown San Diego Real Estate in the Columbia District.  To read the full article please visit The Port of San Diego

Lured by increases in prices, as 92101 Urban Living talked about in an earlier blog, Slight increase in Median Home Prices, but also government incentives like interest rates and tax brakes, first time buyers are finally rushing in. Housing sales are increasing in some of the hardest markets. So, why is this happening? In this market, bargain deals attract cash rich people and foreclosures are being dumped. If it is the right deal, why wait? Shoppers are getting interested again now when prices have fallen , improving the balance between buyers and sellers. For information about the full article visit Business Weeks article Housing – Signs of life

The half mile stroll along San Diego Bay’s North Embarcadero in Downtown San Diego has once again been improved with 31 new uniquely designed sculptural trees in the Urban Trees Exhibit. This is the fifth year for this rotating exhibit, which is a part of the Port of San Diego’s Public Art Program. Last year 92101 Urban Living talked about this project in general and wrote a blog about it “San Diego Urban Trees“.Sculpted with a variety of designs and materials this exhibit is giving San Diego Bay artistic life and color and invites city residents and visitors to walk along and enjoy the creative designs. Some of the designs are very clever. There is one with a kaleidoscope and another one with bicycle wheels made out of fans. What else could be more relaxing and inspiring than taking the family out for a walk for this unique experience?Click here to see the Tree Gallery. The following link showcases information about this current exhibit of Urban Trees.

In February 09 the 92101 Neighborhood had 22 Resales with the Marina on top with eight and East Village with five. During this time Little Italy and Marina both had seven REO’s with a total of 25 for the whole neighborhood. East Village had seven Developer sales with a total of 13 for the neighborhood.

In February 09 there were eight Resales in the Marina District. Park Place, Pinnacle and Renaissance all had two and Park Row and the Watermark each had one. This neighborhood saw three REO sales, Horizons, Meridian and Renaissance each had one.

Its game time at Petco Park, located in the Ballpark/East Village neighborhood.

At 92101 Urban Living we’re excited about the new 2009 season start. As we type Downtown is buzzing with music, vendors, food and Padres fans. Come join the fun!

The San Diego Padres open the season at home with a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Monday’s opening day game begins at 4.30pm. Tuesday and Wednesday night games are at 7.30pm and the opening series wraps up on Thursday at 12.30pm.

For more information see Event Information