Tag: Home Avenue Park

  • A Sneak Peek at Charles Lewis Park

    Video Credit: Matt Bowler, KPBS By Megan Burks City engineers are just waiting for the new plants to take root before opening Charles Lewis III Memorial Park on Home Avenue in City Heights to the public. It has a dog park, half basketball court, space for barbecues, grass to run around on and two playgrounds.…

  • What’s Rising in City Heights

    The Copley Family YMCA will move from its 29,000-square-foot facility on Landis Street to a 53,000-square-foot facility on El Cajon Boulevard. | Photo Credit: Jamie Scott Lytle By Megan Burks and Bianca Bruno Former Mayor Bob Filner’s more wholesome legacy – shifting the focus from downtown development to the city’s deteriorating neighborhoods – has already…

  • City Budget a Boon for Mid-City

    Mid-City CAN Youth Council members and supporters show their support for free student bus passes called the Youth Opportunity Pass at the City Council meeting June 10. | Photo Courtesy of Mid-City CAN. By Bianca Bruno The work done by City Heights advocates to access funding for their community has not been done in vain.…

  • City Heights Looks for More Places to ‘Park’

    There’s an empty lot near the corner of Home Avenue and Euclid that lies along a creek bed. It’s covered with wild yellow flowers and tall grasses. One weekday morning City Council president Tony Young joined me at the spot to tell me what this vacant lot is going to become. “And what you’re going…