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A Look at Who Built the San Diego Bluegrass Community
Have you ever been curious as to why bluegrass music and culture is so prominent in San Diego? There’s more bluegrass going on in San Diego than in many other parts of the U.S., including more than in the much larger Los Angeles area. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but one of them is undoubtedly the prominence of key bluegrass and folk stars with ties to our area. Here is a rundown on a few:
hoodline.com
Normal Heights Theater Hosts North County Adults Returning to Stage in ‘Oliver!’
Three full casts will share performances of “Oliver!” this November at Adams Avenue Theater in Normal Heights. Solana Beach Community Theater and HeyJoJo Productions are presenting the Nov. 12 through Nov. 15 run with parents, grandparents, teachers and longtime performers among the cast, including adults returning to the stage.
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East Village housing project has two published unit counts
The published unit counts for 16th & Island differ, and the sources do not explain why. BuildSD’s project page, dated February 20, 2026, describes a 102-unit development: 101 affordable homes and a manager’s residence, then listed as under review. In a later account, the San Diego Reader reported that Father Joe’s Villages had broken ground on the $47 million project and described it as containing 124 affordable apartments.
Times of San Diego
Elvira Station and Rose Canyon’s early railroad history
Rail travel was once an important part of getting around San Diego and connecting the region’s communities. However, a photograph of a Rose Canyon train wreck around 1915 shows one of the risks that came with traveling by rail. The California Southern Railroad completed its track through Rose Canyon...