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Sen. Anderson Visits La Mesa Aug. 24th

LA MESA -- California Sen. Joel Anderson (R-Alpine) will listen to constituents and invite ideas to improve state government at a “Community Coffee” from 6 to 7…

Save the date!

La Mesa Collaborative will be hosting a community event on child sexual abuse prevention and human trafficking. 

Experts will provide information for parents and the community to protect kids.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

More details will be posted soon.

Teens Get A Dose Of Real Hospital World

LA MESA -- The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) recently hosted graduation ceremonies for 15 high school students who spent the month of July interning at Sharp…

New Boys & Girls Club Rising

LA MESA -- The Boys and Girls Clubs of East County (BGCEC) has begun construction of its new Brady Family Clubhouse in La Mesa that will house the Gagon Academy…

The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, will host “Gambling: Just Fun or a Problem?,” a free program on problem gambling issues and treatment resources, from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 26. The program is part of the library’s “Wellness Wednesday” series, normally held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. Advance RSVP is not necessary. Handouts will be…

The 10 Chick-fil-A restaurants in San Diego County, including the Grossmont Chick-fil-A at 8200 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa, will host a “Daddy-Daughter Date Night” for fathers and daughters from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 1.

 “One of Chick-fil-A’s goals is to promote community connections and enrich the lives of everyone we come in contact with,” said Rick Preciado, Grossmont Chick-fil-A owner-operator. “We understand the importance of father-daughter relationships and…

How You Can Care For Your Brain

LA MESA -- More than than 60,000 people in San Diego County suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Another 150,000 people love and care for them. What are the risk factors for…

Thousands of local teens are headed off to college in the coming weeks. That means its time to decorate dorms and get all the supplies needed to make university a productive and fun place.

Instead of running around from store to store or trying to find the right thing online, local wireless stores have it all (okay, maybe not furniture with matching bed cover). Whether your student is looking for a new phone, ways to watch TV, headphones, or new speakers, San Diego's Cricket Wireless…

La Mesa’s own C. Hook Theater will present, “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”, this week at the Joan Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Ave.

This Broadway musical follows a year in the life of Charles M. Schulz loveable Peanuts Characters.  The show turns 50 this year having opened on Broadway in…

New Chick-fil-A Open With Camping

LA MESA -- The newest Chick-fil-A restaurant in San Diego County has opened. The Grossmont Chick-fil-A at 8200 Fletcher Parkway, La Mesa, recently became the 11th Chick-fil-A restaurant operating in San…

New Initiative To Combat…

LA MESA -- Andrew Hayes, a district representative with California Sen. Joel Anderson (R-Alpine), has been honored with Wendell Cutting Legislative Staff Member of theYear award from the Republican Party of San Diego County. The award, presented at the recent Lincoln Reagan Dinner, recognizes…

Take A Deep Breath La Mesa!

LA MESA -- The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, will host “Qigong: Meditation in Motion,” a free program on Qigong, an ancient breathing technique originated in China, from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 28. The program is part of the library’s “Wellness Wednesday” series, normally held on the…

Beauty From The Laboratory Team

LA MESA -- The Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, a consumer health library at 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, is now presenting its Spring 2017 art exhibit…

Celebrating 50 Years of Musical Inspiration 

LA MESA -- “A national treasure right in our midst!”*  That’s the incomparable Valerie Victor, organist/pianist at The Table:  United Church of Christ of La Mesa (UCCLM).

Valerie was seven when she started to play the piano, eight when her elementary school music teacher asked that she not return to class – it was “too easy” for her.  Taken on as the…

Teens Get A Chance To Teach

LA MESA -- June signals the beginning of what are known as the "100 Deadliest Days" for teenage drivers on the road. Summer is a particularly dangerous time for teens on the road, as they're out of…

Getting To The Center Of Peripheral Neuropathy

LA MESA -- The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, will host “All About…

DONATE your gently used items on Sunday, June 4 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday,

June 5 - 7, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

HUGE SALE open to the public Friday, June 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 2…

Nurse Joins Construction Committee

LA MESA --The volunteer citizens group monitoring the spending of millions of dollars in public funds for new and improved…