(Courtesy Envision La Mesa) Envision La Mesa, a community group dedicated to cleaning up blight and other issues in the city, held a “Shing Our Streets” cleanup event on Saturday, Oct. 20. Volunteers picked up trash along University Avenue from 69th Street to Maple Avenue. The event was funded by…
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By Julie White | What’s cooking with Julie? The maple syrup in this recipe makes a great sauce for the baked apples. Super easy to make! Ingredients: 6 firm baking apples (Sugar Crisp, Golden Delicious or Granny Smith work well.) 6 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup real maple syrup (using the…
Jeff Clemetson | Editor On Nov. 6, La Mesa residents will vote on Proposition V to decide whether the city should impose a special tax on medical marijuana businesses that were authorized under Proposition U, passed by voters in 2016. “When Prop U passed, there was no excise tax or business…
Jeff Clemetson | Editor Boys & Girls Clubs of East County open new La Mesa clubhouse On Oct. 4, Boys & Girls Clubs of East County celebrated the opening of its Brady Family Clubhouse and Bill Walton Gymnasium with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local representatives, as well as the gymnasium’s…
ONGOING EVENTS ‘Butterflies are Free’Through Nov. 11 The Lamplighter Theatre presents its rendition of Leonard Gershe’s 1969 play about a blind aspiring songwriter who falls in love with a free spirit in Manhattan. “Butterflies are Free,” winner of the 1970 Tony for Best Stage Actress, is a touching and entertaining…
