Living in a downtown San Diego loft or condo means you are also neighbors with numerous dogs. Downtown San Diego is home to thousands of dogs (read here) and their owners come in all different dog etiquette styles…as I’ve recently learned now that I have joined the downtown dog owner’s club. Dog Etiquette Topic #1 Continue…
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Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego and The San Diego International Children’s Film Festival are now presenting Family Film Day. Come on down on the second Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm, where the museum will screen a selection of family friendly films from around the world, followed by Continue…
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Zandra Rhodes was introduced to fashion by her mother in the 1960’s and has helt tight with the inspiration and happines it comes out of making fashion. On Friday January 21st from 6pm to 9pm in Downtown San Diego – Zandra is holding silent and live auctions, dinner and a fantastic fashion show for you Continue…
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If you already have the plan to visit the San Diego Natural Museum in Downtown San Diego….get ready to explore the wild and wacky worlds of mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and phenomenal science hands-on! So, wind up your mental motor and cruise on down to surf some brain waves with the Frizz! The shows are Continue…
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Hold on to your hats and come on down to the place to be in Downtown San Diego when it comes to dining… The Dinner Murder Mystery Show located in the Marina District at 601 Pacific Highway in Downtown San Diego offers a real unique dining adventure with the imaginative world of interactive Audience Entertainment. Continue…
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If you have the financial means to take on the endeavor of remodeling your Downtown San Diego Condo or Loft or preparing your home for sale take a look at this article in the CNNMoney.com called “Get A High Quality Remodel For Less“. The article explains a way to renovate at a lower cost during Continue…
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Just the thought of New Year’s Eve in the Gaslamp is enough to make me want to crawl in a hole (give me a break, I’m 40) but the thought of New Year’s Eve in downtown San Diego with live music might make me crawl right back out. It depends. If you are in Continue…
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We’ve lived in a downtown San Diego loft for 6 years now and every once in awhile I find that I need a reminder of just what an amazing city it is to live in-I tend to take that for granted sometimes. After watching the east coast get slammed with blizzards and snow, I am Continue…
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Once again in downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, a battle of the bands will take place two days before the big Poinsettia Bowl. This year, San Diego State University Aztecs and the US Naval Acadamy Midshipmen will go head to head-as well as their marching bands in a musical showdown on 5th Avenue. Text a Continue…
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The reality that there are homeless children stinks but the thought of homeless children at this time of year-that’s just heartbreaking. The San Diego Coalition for the Homeless is, once again, providing these children with just what they deserve-a magical holiday event. On December 18th at 1pm, Golden Hall Community Concourse (202 C Street) Continue…
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The Port of San Diego’s new Broadway Pier in the Columbia District in Downtown said welcome to its first cruise ship yesterday on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, when Holland America’s a 1,400 passenger Rotterdam docks at the $28 million new port. The grand opening of the Port Pavilion was on Saturday, December 18, 2010. A Continue…
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Did you guys know that 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego is known as one of Americas greatest streets? The nonprofit community development organization, APA, did put this official title on 5th Avenue in 2010 through the APAs Great Places in America program. This program was founded in 2007 where they Continue…
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This graph is showing us the average sales price by month from January 2008 to September 2010 for Condos & Lofts in Downtown San Diego. In June of 2009 a huge dip occurred and it might be becauase of the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit started and that Bayside in the Columbia District, Atria Continue…
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This is a comparison chart for Downtown San Diego Condos & Lofts sold from January – September 2009 to January – September 2010. Looking at the Short Sales and the REO’s…a +01% change occured in the average sales price. For Resales a huge -24% happened and for the Developer sales a -14% occured. Once again…the Continue…
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On Decemebr 17th, 2010 at 10am the Port of San Diego is hosting a behind the scenes media tour to preview the New Broadway Pier located in the Columbia District in Downtown San Diego. Members of the media will have the opportunity to view the two-story, 52,000 square foot building, which has room for approximately Continue…
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In case you’ve never heard of this downtown San Diego event (even if it has been going on for 39 years), here’s a little video to give you an idea of what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNUZ6G5Ib7k On Sundays, December 12th & 19th, a showcase of downtown San Diego’s boating community starts off with a bang (literally-fireworks Continue…
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Oh when the pets, go marching in, oh when the pets go marching in… It’s that time of year again my downtown San Diego friends! The 3rd Annual Gaslamp Pet Parade is almost here! Mark your calendars, and advise your pets, that Sunday, December 12th at 3pm the festivities begin. Don your costume, dress Fido Continue…
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, presents Viva la Revolucion: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape. Did you guys know that for the first time in history, the majority of the worlds population lives in urban communities? When it comes to contemporary culture, the urban setting and its corresponding lifestyle are major sources of Continue…
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Living in a downtown San Diego loft or condo, especially in Little Italy, provides a lifestyle that promotes fun, family and traditions. During the holiday season Little Italy starts off the season with its Tree Lighting and Christmas Village Event. Here are some highlights and general info on the event. If you’re feeling Grinchy, Continue…
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This graph is showing us how many Condos & Lofts were sold by month from October 2009 to September 2010 in Downtown San Diego. Since January, the resales have been pretty steady and it seems like the REO and Short sales are following the same trend. To compare and read 92101 Urban Livings former blogs Continue…
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