Barnes & Noble plans new store in La Jolla
La Jolla is getting one of more than 60 new stores that Barnes & Noble Booksellers plans to open this year.
The big-box bookstore plans to open in a 15,000-square-foot space in October at La Jolla Village Square in the 8600 block of Villa La Jolla Drive. The space was previously occupied by an Ulta beauty store. The shopping center is anchored by a Ralphs, a Trader Joe’s and an AMC movie theater.
A sign in the window of Barnes & Noble’s new space says prospective employees can learn about jobs by texting “HIREME” to BARNES (227-637).
The store is opening on the center’s east side, near the Nobel Drive Blue Line trolley station. — The San Diego Union-Tribune and La Jolla Light
San Diego cuts the ribbon on new Torrey Pines beach walkway
The city of San Diego recently celebrated the creation of seven feet of new smooth and level walkways from the Torrey Pines State Beach parking lot on North Torrey Pines Road to the sand.
Previously there was a ramp there, but over the years, it was damaged by high tides and storm surges. On the ocean side, the ramp was three feet above the sand.
Thus, the city worked with California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission on a $1.8 million project to rip out and rebuild the ramp, smooth out ramps and walkways on both sides and install new handrails.
Menehune Art Contest seeking submissions
The Windansea Surf Club is accepting submissions through Sunday, June 15, for the 2025 Menehune Art Contest.
Artists 18 and younger may submit up to three pieces for consideration for the Oct. 4 contest. The winner will receive $150, and the winning art will be featured on all event promotional materials, including posters, programs and T-shirts. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers.
To enter pieces, send them to Windansea Surf Club, P.O. Box 438, La Jolla, CA 92038. For more information, visit windanseasurfclub.org.
La Jolla to host documentary screening and discussion
The La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club and Friends of Coast Walk Trail are partnering to present a film screening and discussion of “Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the La Jolla Historical Society, 780 Prospect St.
Tickets are $55, with proceeds going toward Sunrise Rotary hip scholarships.
The documentary focuses on six organizations with of different races, religions and/or ideologies, united by their desire to get to know one another. The post-viewing discussion will center on the lessons highlighted in the film and how they can be applied to everyday life.
Learn more at friendsofcoastwalk.org/events.
Mutt Strutt high-tailing it back to La Jolla
Ready, set, stroll!
The popular La Jolla Mutt Strutt is coming back, with an added twist — a scavenger hunt.
The free event on Sunday, June 22, will be presented by the La Jolla Loves Pets Foundation, La Jolla Village Merchants Association and Events.com. It will encourage participants to complete a puzzle with a pet theme while walking their dogs and visiting pet rescue organizations that will be onsite in The Village.
The Mutt Strutt will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1111 Prospect St. To , visit bit.ly/3HuLcrx.
Scripps Oceanography accepting applications for start-up accelerator program
Applications are being accepted for the StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator program at UC San Diego in La Jolla.
The four-month program is designed to launch the latest scientific research into commercially viable ocean-based start-ups across the country.
The deadline to apply for this year’s cohort is Thursday, July 31.
The program welcomes applications from start-ups focusing on developing an ocean/freshwater technology, product or service that s economic growth, maritime security, coastal resilience and resource management needs of the United States and the “blue economy,” which encomes various ocean-oriented sectors.
Learn more at scripps.ucsd.edu/news.
Summer Reading Challenge encourages participants to ‘Level Up’
San Diego Public Library is uniting book lovers and game players this summer with the Summer Reading Program “Level Up at Your Library.”
Readers and gamers of all ages can participate in board and video games, as well as outdoor activities and gamified reading adventures.
Participants can through August to earn points redeemable for prizes including museum es and free books that are available while supplies last.
City library branches also are hosting events throughout the summer, including video game tournaments, board game nights and more.
The Summer Reading Program offers categories for children ages 0-5 and 6-11, youths ages 12-17 and adults ages 18 and up. Reading and activities can be tracked online or on paper logs, which can be printed at home or picked up at any city branch library, including the La Jolla/Riford Library at 7555 Draper Ave.
To online, view a list of activities and books or to find a Summer Reading Program event near you, visit sandiego.gov/summerreading.
Vi at La Jolla Village celebrates Pride Month
Residents of the Vi at La Jolla Village retirement community are celebrating Pride Month in June with a series of events honoring LGBTQ+ culture and history, including film screenings, discussions and more.
The series includes a screening of the 1996 film “The Birdcage” and a post-viewing discussion with Vi resident and Academy Award winner Roy Helland, who had a cameo in the film.
Additional events include a presentation and discussion about ing families with LGBTQ+ loved ones, a staged reading of the play “The Wedding Cake” by Vi residents, and a talk called “My Career on Capitol Hill” by an unidentified gay Vi resident who worked in government for 30 years.
Local scientists help map silky shark populations
For the first time, researchers have mapped the population structure of silky sharks in the eastern Pacific Ocean, offering new insights that could guide future conservation and management of the vulnerable species.
A recent study led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, The Nature Conservancy and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission brings together more than 30 years of silky shark research and data to reveal how its populations are structured across the Pacific.
Silky sharks are the second most commonly caught oceanic shark species worldwide, sured only by blue sharks. Silky sharks are found in tropical waters and frequently are caught as bycatch each year, primarily by small-scale coastal and offshore longline fisheries.
Efforts to assess and manage silky shark populations have been limited by a lack of data, including gaps in understanding how their populations are structured across the region.
Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Brendan Talwar and his colleagues conducted a comprehensive review and analysis of existing data on silky sharks, focusing on both large- and small-scale fisheries.
“This study gives us one huge step forward in achieving more accurate population models for silky sharks,” he said.
Children with MS experience accelerated aging, UC San Diego study says
Children living with multiple sclerosis show signs of accelerated aging, even in their teenage years, researchers from UC San Diego’s School of Medicine say in a new study.
MS is an autoimmune disease that attacks the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. For the study, researchers used DNA methylation markers (which indicate biological age) to analyze blood samples from children with or without MS.
Children with MS showed DNA patterns that suggested they were biologically older than children without MS. According to UC San Diego Health Sciences, the study suggests biological age progression may begin earlier than expected.
Future studies could explore how early biological aging may affect long-term disability and how social stressors accelerate aging.
The findings were published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
UC San Diego researchers find parasites in most freshwater fish
More than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California contain parasites that may be capable of infecting humans and causing health problems, according to a UC San Diego study.
The study evaluated two types of trematodes, or flatworms that can cause gastrointestinal problems, weight loss or lethargy if they infect humans. In some cases, strokes or heart attacks may occur.
The trematodes likely arrived to the United States more than a decade ago through an invasive aquatic snail commonly referred to as the red-trimmed melania or Malaysian trumpet snail.
As the snail makes its way to a fish, it then can be ed on to a warm-blooded vertebrate such as a bird or human.
Proper food handling — fully cooking fish or freezing fish intended to be eaten raw — can prevent illness, researchers say, though a survey indicated that many Americans haven’t taken those precautions and face higher risks of repeated infections over months or years.
Fish from Murray, Miramar, Chollas, Otay and San Vicente lakes were examined for the study. Researchers say they hope the results will make doctors and Americans more aware of the issue. — City News Service ♦
