East Village Tavern & Bowl

While this is still in the planning stage this project would definitely offer a unique experience for downtown.

From CCDC's recent update:

East Village Tavern & Bowl (East Village Tavern, LLC) - Centre City Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with live music and entertainment within a proposed neighborhood restaurant/bar and six-lane bowling alley located at 930 Market Street - East Village.

I personally believe that the city needs more entertainment, shopping and workout options. The recent demise of Sunset Bowl in Clairemont left very few options for a occaisonal bowling night with friends.

It's lonely at the top

If you've never had dinner or cocktails at Mister A's then do yourself a big favor and go check it out. Awesome and unique views and experience. I'm glad the Union Tribune did a story on this place as well as the hopeful new trend coming downtown.

Name game is no joke for marketing of new condos

In case you ever wondered where some of the downtown condo names come from this Union Tribune article offers some insight.

Surfing 'new' San Diego

Downtown San Diego makes USA Today with a piece on the Gaslamp revival into the "next South Beach".

New Albertsons Opens Downtown

This welcome addition to downtown has another coffee shop and a Boston Market. The free parking should help keep this part of the city.

San Diego Business Journal Online - New Albertsons Downtown"

New Boutique Hotels Find Place to Stay in Urban Core

Interesting San Diego Business Journal article that discusses the boutique hotel trend and how it impacts San Diego in the form of three new boutique hotels coming soon to downtown.

Sushi Fix in Little Italy

The Union Tribune reports on the recent addition of Sushi Fix to Little Italy. I've been there many times and frequently see their delivery people around the city. It's good stuff.

Filling a role | The San Diego Union-Tribune

New 12 story building coming to Hillcrest

Based on this Union Tribune Article there are a lot of unhappy people about this project. Personally I like the development. While I don't go to that part of the city often the extra parking will well received.

Hillcrest project to add parking | The San Diego Union-Tribune

A new kind of condo | The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union Tribune has this story on rowhomes in the city.

I also like the row home concept. In many cases you also have a small back yard and a garage. There are more row homes in the Bankers Hill neighborhood than the other downtown areas. There are several projects underway at the moment on Bankers Hill. I do not think row homes are allowed downtown by CCDC anymore. Good examples of rowhomes downtown are Rowhomes on F and Citimark at Cortez.

Cortez Hill: The Perks Of Geography

Nice story on one of downtown's quieter neighborhoods. Personally I think Cortez Hill needs a lot more retail and I like the development activity that's taking place all over the city. I wouldn't want to see it end because of political pressure even if the "housing bubble" does delay projects.

San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - The Perks Of Geography

Machines for Living: Downtown Condo and Office Towers

Fantastic cover story in this week's San Diego Reader features a walk through downtown and details many of downtown's buildings.

The Bankers Hill Green Revival

The Voice of San Diego reports that the on again off again Bankers Hill Green project appears to be back on track although it'll probably be different than originally planned.