UltraZone is located at 3146 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110

Alpine Community Center Alpine Community Center Park

     Sundays at 6pm

Balboa Park- Twilight in the Park

     Too many to list!  Balboa Park concerts are Tuesdays-Thursdays, 6:15-7:15pm 

Carlsbad TGIF Jazz in the Parks

     Fridays 6-8pm in Stagecoach Park, Poinsettia Park, and Calavera Hills Park. 

Coronado Summer Concerts in the Park

     Spreckels Park, Sundays at 6pm.

Prescott Promenade

     200 Block of Main St, El Cajon

Encinitas Sunday Summer Concerts by the Sea- Moonlight Beach

     Sundays 3-5pm. 

La Mesa Sundays at Six

     Harry Griffen Park, Sundays at 6pm

La Jolla Conerts by the Sea

     Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove, Sundays 2-4

There are so many more, it's incredible! 

This story was borrowed from Marcia Manna at Sign On San Diego

Since then the movement has picked up quite a bit of speed, evolving from a small political outcry to a full blown trend. Now it’s cool to be “green.” There is so much pressure to be green that one might have an anxiety attack in the grocery checkout line when asked the simple question “Paper or plastic?” (For the low down on which is really best, check out this handy article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18538484)

How does this pertain to you, loyal apartment dwellers? Well, if your San Diego apartment doesn’t even have a recycling program, you need to help them catch up with the times. Here are a few ideas to help your community Get Green:

• Recycle: Read this wonderful step-by-step guide to recycling and waste management specifically geared towards multi-family communities, created by the BFI Waste Service of Salinas, CA: http://www.bfi-salinas.com/multi-family-sbs-guide.cfm. Talk to your apartment manager about investing in a community recycling bin that residents can dump in. If necessary, send a petition or poll around to your neighbors to get their support.

• Grow: Scout out a plot of soil on the property grounds to start a community garden. Growing and eating your own food not only helps the environment, but it also helps you save on your grocery bill. You don’t need a ton of space to grown common veggies, fruits and herbs. Just a little patch of soil in a well-lit area will do. If you live in an urban community with zero green space, no problem, you can plant in containers on the rooftop, too. Recruit a team of interested residents to help you plant and maintain the garden (maybe you have a landscape designer or horticulturist living amongst you?). Make it fun for kiddies, too, by labeling areas of the garden with what they could be used for, like “Salsa garden” for tomatoes, cilantro and onions, or “Pizza Garden” for basil and peppers. Once you have a thriving garden, plan a community garden cookout!

• Reuse: Organize a community drive to collect gently used clothes, shoes, cell phones, laptops and small kitchen appliances to ensure they are properly disposed of or donated to those in need. You’d be surprised by how many organizations are out there to collect specific items. Most likely all you need to do is contact them with your idea and they can help you make it happen.

• Educate: Reserve the community clubhouse to host free seminars on topics such as composting, gardening, recycling, organic nutrition, etc. Not only will your neighbors like the free learning opportunity, but I’m sure there are plenty of local small businesses who could use the free advertising, too.
• Volunteer: Round up a group of residents to participate in green community activities, such as planting, picking up trash, maintaining trails, etc. Contact your local parks & recreation office for ideas.

• Switcheroo: Minimize waste and contaminants as much as possible in your daily operations. Replace all light bulbs with more efficient kinds (you’ll love the reduced utility costs), use low-no VOC paint on your accent walls, ask your management team to replace all paper products in the business center with recycled materials, etc. These are small, simple changes that make a big difference.

There are a ton of other great ideas out there that will help take care of the environment, and also bring your apartment community and neighborhood together in the process. Not to mention that volunteer activities and community leadership look fabulous on a resume…

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He headed home Friday to perhaps explore his options in Europe, since he's still under-age. He certainly has a future, but the question for right now is where? 

For locals and college students, the food coupons are great. And if you have guests coming in town (as they regularly do when you live in a place as fabulous as San Diego) you can suggest they check out these hotel coupons instead of crashing your place :) Other coupon categories include "Recreation", "Live Theatre", "Museums" and "Wineries" (Perfect for gifts!).

There are a lot of coupons out there but it's helpful to have them all collected in one place. Check out the complete list of savings here: San Diego Discount Coupons & Spectacular Savings

For more San Diego neighborhood information, maps and apartments for rent, visit hubbuzz.com.

Here are some tips to help you stay safe and healthy at your apartment this flu season:

1.) By far the #1 most important and effective way to prevent illness is to wash your hands. And not just after you go to the bathroom, either. Make sure you thoroughly wash your hands after working out at the community fitness center, shooting pool in the clubhouse, using the business center computers or even just pushing the elevator buttons.

2.) It’s one thing if you want to cover your own apartment in germs, but PLEASE, if you have to cough or sneeze in the hallway, laundry room or any other public areas of your apartment building, make sure you turn your head into your elbow or shoulder! No, it is not sufficient to use your hand to cover your mouth because then you will spread your germs to the next surface you touch (unless, of course, you run straight to a bathroom to scrub your hands ?)

3.) Get a regular flu shot. There is much debate about what time of the season you should have the flu shot administered, but most health professionals agree that getting a flu shot is a solid step towards preventing illness. Go one step further and work with your apartment manager to organize a flu shot clinic at the community to encourage your neighbors to get one, too.

4.) If you live with roommates, make sure you all pitch in to clean your apartment at least weekly. Wipe down kitchen and bathroom counters with an anti-bacterial cleaner and a clean sponge and/or paper towel. Also, regular vacuuming and sweeping cuts down on dirt particles that can aggravate allergies (which cause sneezing and germs).

If you still get sick this fall, do your best to stay at home so you don’t infect your neighbors and/or co-workers! Don’t use the community amenities during your down time, including the fitness center, hot tub or TV/game room, and make sure to wash your bedding and toss your toothbrush once you’re back on your feet again.

And, if you're really worried about getting H1N1, maybe you should invest in a neat face mask like the one in this picture haha.

You can find more information about swine flu on the Center for Disease Control website.

Looking for an apartment to rent in San Diego? Search apartment rentals by neighborhood now on hubbuzz.com!

One is YardSaleTreasureMap.com which lets you enter an address, search radius and day of the week to generate a list and a map of local yard sales taking place around San Diego that day. The listings are pulled from craigslist ads and not only show the location of the sale but also details about what sort of items will be up for grabs.

If you have recently moved into a new house or apartment in San Diego and need some new furnishings this could be a very helpful tool that will save you time and money. And if you’re not familiar with San Diego, don’t worry, the site helps you map a route and lets you print directions so you don’t get lost.

Another great site is MapMyFitness.com which has a ton of fitness tools, including articles from popular fitness magazines, local running paths, fitness plans, and a ton of other cool tools for fitness buffs.

This tool would be especially helpful for someone who has just moved to a new San Diego neighborhood and needs to create a new fitness routine, or even for someone who travels a lot and needs to change their routine often for different locations.

You can also hook up with other members to join fitness groups in San Diego on the ‘community’ tab. There are so many links and resources on this site that you could spend hours browsing and planning. Related sites include MapMyHike.com, MapMyRide.com and MapMyTri.com.

You can catch this great deal at the Pearl Hotel's "Dive-In Theater" on Wednesday nights from July through September in Point Loma. 

You can chill in the mid-century modern bar next to the oyster-shaped pool, or relax on a pool raft (you must either purchase a drink or be a current hotel guest for pool access) to watch a variety of movies from "Breaksfast at Tiffanys" (1961) to "Top Gun" (1986) that are projected on a 10x13 foot screen.

Check out the lineup below:

July
01 Top Gun (1986 / 110 minutes)
08 Ocean’s Eleven (2001 / 116 minutes)
15 Blazing Saddles (1974 / 93 minutes)
22 Valley Girl (1983 / 90 minutes)
29 Harold and Maude (1971 / 91 minutes)

August
05 The Goonies (1985 / 114 minutes)
12 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002 / 95 minutes)
19 North Shore (1987 / 96 minutes)
26 The Deep (1977 / 123 minutes)

September
02 Fletch (1985 / 98 minutes)
09 An Officer and a Gentleman (1982 / 124 minutes)
16 Point Break (1991 / 120 minutes)
23 Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961 / 115 minutes)
30 Knocked Up (2007 / 129 minutes)

Hubbuzz has a map of Point Loma for directions.

You will get the chance to learn about fun things like the science of chocolate, how to turn French fry grease into high performance diesel fuel, and how to create a rocket from things already in your medicine cabinet. This brainy festival is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

The best part? The following museums will be FREE the day of the Expo:

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum

For more information visit the San Diego Science Festival website or call (760) 846-3473.

Unfamiliar with the Balboa Park neighborhood? Click HERE for a map of the neighborhood "hotspots" including restaurants, parking, etc.

Gift Idea: Gift from the Junior League boutique
Benefits: The Junior League of San Diego
leads research and develops community programs in San Diego County through services projects, collaborations, education and advocacy.
Details: Shop the Junior League boutique for cookbooks, jewelry, clothing and more!
Learn more: San Diego Junior League

Gift Idea: Take a friend out on the town to Kava Lounge to enjoy organic libations and live music - located in the Bankers Hill neighborhood.
Benefits: The venue supports the organic movement and local business.
Details: You'll be welcomed by a warm and beautifully diverse nightlife. Sip on organic libations while you listen to live music and enjoy the art and dance.
Learn more: Kava Lounge

Gift Idea: Donate to the San Diego based Fruit Tree Planting Foundation in a client's, friend's or family member's name
Benefits: Support a locally owned business that is a unique nonprofit charity dedicated to planting edible, fruitful trees and plants to benefit needy populations and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water.
Details: FTPF's goal is straightforward: to collectively plant 18 billion fruit trees for a healthy planet (approximately 3 for every person alive). Fruit trees heal the environment by cleaning the air, improving soil quality, preventing erosion, creating animal habitat, sustaining valuable water sources, and providing healthy nutrition.
Learn more: Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Artworks in the collection range from 13th-century altarpieces through 18th-century portraits to 19th-century still lifes. Represented are the works of Dutch, Flemish, French, and Italian painters, including Rembrandt, Rubens, Petrus Christus, Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Veronese, as well as American artists such as John Singleton Copley and Eastman Johnson.

Starting in November and running through the beginning of January, view a special exhibit called Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota. A display of landscape kimono crafted by textile artist Itchiku Kubota, including the tapestry Symphony of Light made from 40 kimono.

Coinciding with Kimono as Art is the “Art in the Evening” lecture series on 11/13 at 5:30p. Renowned artist Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada will lecture on "Blossoms at Crossing: Itchiku Kubota and Tsujigahana Textile”.

Free guided gallery tours are open to the public are offered at various times throughout the week. Check the website for more information and to make reservations.

Timken Museum of Art
1500 El Prado, Balboa Park
619-239-5548
www.timkenmuseum.org

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday: 10a to 4:30p
Sunday: 1:30p to 4:30p 

Photo from the Timken Museum of Art website

Ghost tours at Plaza del Pasado
Dates: October 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 & 30
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. (Get your tour pass at the Visitors Center early)
Location: Plaza del Pasado in Old Town San Diego
2754 Calhoun St, San Diego, California 92110
Details: Enjoy ghastly tours, trick-or-treating, and other Halloween celebrations.
More Info: Ghost Tours at Plaza del Pasado

The Masquerade Costume Ball
Date: October 24th
Time: 9pm - 2am
Location: Club Pop Noir at Static Lounge in Marina
634 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: Marie Antoinette-like costumes and masks are highly recommended. Enjoy dancing and a fashion show at this "electro, indie 80's" 18+ club.
More Info: clubpopnoir@gmail.com

Halloween Monster Bash Block Party
Date: October 31st
Time: 6pm -12am
Location: Gaslamp Quarter
7th and Market East Village, San Diego, CA
Details: Enjoy great music and entertainment at this block party event. $3000 cash prize for best costume. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
More Info: 619-233-5008 or Monster Bash in the Gaslamp Quarter

Halloween Ball 2008
Date: October 31st
Time: 9pm
Location: The Prado at Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: This 21+ event features great music and a $500 costume contest. Tickets are $40.
More Info: vip@djhere.com or Halloween Ball 2008