Lori Weisberg
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New restaurant and nightlife concept coming to Little Italy (opens the original)
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Little Italy, already a magnet for a broad array of restaurants and bars, is on tap to get one more, which will combine dining, drinking and DJs in a single venue. A team led by the current manager of Chez Loma in Coronado has already started work on reimagining a vacant restaurant space at the north end of Little Italy as a French-inspired concept called Juliette that will include three bars and seafood-focused cuisine with a French twist. The new operators are taking over the 5,000-square-foot
San Diego doesn’t prohibit smoking at outdoor restaurants. That could soon change (opens the original)
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In a first for San Diego, elected leaders are advocating banning smoking and vaping at all outdoor dining areas. At the urging of City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell — who is also a longtime medical professional — members of the council’s Community and Neighborhood Services Committee on Wednesday agreed to advance an ordinance that would create a citywide standard for smoke- and vape-free outdoor dining areas, something that’s already in place in 15 of the county’s 19 jurisdictions. The propose
Inside the $21M transformation of storied hotel in Little Italy (opens the original)
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La Pensione Hotel, a hospitality staple in Little Italy for more than three decades, is undergoing a $21 million transformation by the same San Diego firm that has brought more than a half-dozen signature bars and restaurants to the downtown neighborhood. Purchased five years ago by CH Projects for nearly $18 million, the boutique hotel, which began life as an SRO for low-income residents, is currently closed as the owner upgrades all 67 rooms and adds three food and beverage venues where today
County leaders push to fast-track an airport trolley or people mover in San Diego (opens the original)
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By Lori Weisberg | lori.weisberg@sduniontribune.comPUBLISHED: September 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM PDT | UPDATED: September 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM PDTGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...Regional planners say much progress has been made in narrowing down airport transit options, but such a project is still decades away. Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribers Flash Sale Standard Digital $1 for 1 year Get this offer Offer valid for non-subscribers only Share this:
3 years after its relaunch, San Diego’s Lafayette hotel is still reinventing itself (opens the original)
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More than three years after the Lafayette hotel reopened on El Cajon Boulevard following a $31 million overhaul, the ambitious makeover still isn’t quite finished — but it’s getting closer. San Diego hospitality firm CH Projects, which owns the Lafayette, is in the midst of constructing a new Turkish spa that will be part of a plan to introduce a swim membership club for San Diegans. At the time that the makeover of the Lafayette was introduced to the public, CH Projects acknowledged there were
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