• Father Joe’s Villages Helps Aspiring Chefs Find Culinary Careers,Cole Novak

    Father Joe’s Villages Helps Aspiring Chefs Find Culinary Careers

    For those experiencing homelessness, a career in culinary arts can potentially seem out of reach without the proper resources. Thanks to Father Joe’s Villages, a growing number of unhoused San Diegans are getting the opportunity to pursue a career in food through a new culinary program. “I spent my

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  • Inside Mini Mansions Built for Kids,Cole Novak

    Inside Mini Mansions Built for Kids

    Want to avoid raising an iPad kid? Get them a place to pretend. But options like backyard playhouses are often clunky, mass-produced plastic structures in garish red and yellow, an eyesore against a thoughtfully designed home. Jihyun Kang Butler saw the problem and set out to change it.With two youn

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  • San Diego preparing to put downtown’s old Central Library on the market,Jennifer Van Grove

    San Diego preparing to put downtown’s old Central Library on the market

    After more than two years exploring its options, San Diego is now preparing to market the empty old Central Library at Eighth Avenue and E Street for sale or lease to maximize redevelopment of the half-block, downtown property where height limits are not a constraining factor.On Thursday, San Diego’

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