When Alce 101 permanently closed earlier this year, Solana Beach lost a pretty great tequila and mezcal selection. But the partners behind Bluewater Grill plan to bring a new Baja-Mediterranean concept to the space called Mia’s Solana Beach “Our real estate philosophy is waterfront Southern California,” Ulcickas explains the pair asked themselves “What concept do we feel would work in this community?”  Ulcickas believes Alce’s approach of upscale Mexican food was sound—it was just bad timing post-pandemic. The crowds were there, from summertime visitors to locals to people going to the races at Del Mar “We have to prove the concept first,” he laughs “[But] we’re confident… we’re excited to come to Solana Beach.” Mia’s Solana Beach is planned to open in April 2025 at  243 N Stay tuned for the chef announcement coming in January.  who previously worked at Juniper & Ivy and shareable plates designed to pair with Little Victory’s collection of minimal intervention wines Between their experience and Little Victory owners Jeremy Simpson and Kirsten Potenza who also have star-studded resumes themselves (Jeune et Jolie Carlsbad is showing no signs of slowing down.  Have breaking news, exciting scoops, or great stories about new San Diego restaurants or the city’s food scene? Send your pitches to [email protected] Beth Demmon is an award-winning writer and podcaster whose work regularly appears in national outlets and San Diego Magazine By clicking subscribe you're confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions Email: [email protected] By clicking Subscribe you’re confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions Email: [email protected] © Copyright 2023 San Diego Magazine 1230 Columbia Street To encourage cycling and walking on scenic highway 101 Encinitas built a protected bike lane along the north and southbound shoulders between Chesterfield Drive in Cardiff and Solana Beach to the south Soon after the low concrete barriers went up in 2020 there were reports of crashes and injuries Walkers and slower recreational riders were using the bike lane; faster "spandex riders" were choosing the sharrows; and people were weaving around the wheel stops and bollards according to traffic commissioner Ron Medak was the "road furniture" — people were crashing into the structures meant to shield them from traffic he proposed a "simple fix": replace the class IV separated bikeway with a large 5.5 foot class II lane "It won't be plastic to run into or give the illusion of safety." involved these flexi posts (bollards) or wheel stops and Solana Beach has plenty of space for a wide buffered class II bike lane in both directions He also recommended usage data be recorded starting as soon as possible and continuing for a period after the changes are made the city doesn't know how many people walk When the class II lane was removed in 2020 "The cyclists would almost immediately start riding in the class II bike lane And pedestrians can walk on the side of the road." Others spoke against removing the protected lane who are more comfortable using the sharrows she would stop riding if the lane is removed She suggested the structures might be more helpful than anyone realizes "How many people have tapped those bollards and wheel stops and woken up?" suggested education has been missing and should be tried before such a drastic change "I'm unaware of any rules posted on the cycle track."  Longtime cyclist Chris Giles said he's ridden that stretch hundreds of times "and I've  never had a problem with any of the curb stops."  said the addition of the lane has radically changed the road once dubbed "the gauntlet." It is getting "a ton of use." And the accidents are "all rider error," people going too fast or not paying attention "We're gonna fight you tooth and nail if you decide to change it." One area of agreement for possible removal was locations near restaurants "You'll never catch me on a bicycle in Encinitas (KGTV) — A retired Solana Beach firefighter is being remembered after passing away while on a cruise vacation last month died during a snorkeling excursion on a 5-day cruise from Miami to Turks and Caicos he had said that he wasn't feeling well," Janet Potter said somebody thought that his color didn't look very good had stayed on the cruise ship on that day in early February but doctors later told Janet that her husband likely died before reaching the shore The medical examiner's initial indication was that Bret suffered a heart attack "Just missing him so much that it actually hurt and missing being held by him Just trying to accept doing life without him,” Janet said of her husband of 38 years She described Bret as her "other half" and a grandfather of nine Bret Potter worked for the Escondido Fire Department for two years and then spent over 23 years as a firefighter engineer with the Solana Beach Fire Department before being medically retired about a decade ago after suffering a heart attack "The biggest thing was just serving people just being with people when times were difficult," Janet said of her late husband Janet said there were no indications anything was wrong before the tragic incident on the cruise Bret Potter loved activities related to the ocean Thoughts of the water have provided his wife some solace "There's a lot of comfort that comes from [the fact] that he went from the beautiful crystal clear waters into heaven," Janet said "I can't think of a better way for him to go except for that I would be by his side." A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help with the costs of transporting Bret Potter's body back to the U.S A public funeral will be held at noon on March 24 This story was initially reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy Many of Valentina’s dishes ( including the croquetas de iberico, gambas al ajillo, and jamón ibérico sliced from behind the bar) will appear on Vále’s menu, and it’ll share its big sib’s emphasis on small plates and local, sustainably caught fresh seafood. The wine program will be similar as well as a few Henderson calls explorative but not too adventurous “This is a space where we love to be able to have our creature comforts—things that are comfortable and familiar to a lot of our guests,” he says.  but it’s not bending the concept of what’s palatable It’s tasty and simple and beautiful.” Above all, Vále hopes to be a community gathering space helping friends and neighbors connect Henderson says that as much as he loves wine he loves bringing people together even more “Providing a service to others and creating a little landmark in a community—that is something I’m incredibly passionate about and very much looking forward to,” he says little space over in Solana—where I think Cedros will be very happy to have us—it’s just a beautiful endeavor.” Have breaking news, exciting scoops, or great stories about new San Diego restaurants or the city’s food scene? Send your pitches to [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Solana Beach woman says her political signs have been stolen three times ABC 10News anchor Aaron Dickens shows how she used AirTags to track the culprits down It is just getting exhausting," says Amy Bryan Bryan says the latest incident happened on Oct In a surveillance video she provided ABC 10News Bryan says her signs were taken for the first time on Sept "The first time we did not have any way to track who had done this crime we saw it on our driveway cam We were just floored that it would happen," she says We did meet with the individuals involved and we got some satisfaction," Bryan says Bryan says the teens apologized for the first two incidents in September But she says the incident in October was a different story Bryan says it was a different group of teens The AirTag tracking on her phone indicated the starting point was at her driveway Bryan says she tracked the tags to La Jolla our reporter did get a call from one of the homeowners "My son and a few friends took the signs as a prank It will not happen again," the homeowner told us "Is a political sign more than just a sign to you?" Dickens asked and everyone's right to vote for who they wish," Bryan says JLL Capital Markets facilitates successful sale of retail center in San Diego County Your browser doesn't support speech synthesis LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2024 – JLL Capital Markets announced today the $32.125 million sale of Beachwalk Shopping Center a 55,580-square-foot coastal retail property located in Solana Beach JLL represented the undisclosed Seller in the transaction Beachwalk is coastal shopping center that features a diverse tenant mix including food and beverage health and wellness and service-oriented businesses with a strong following in the community Beachwalk offers strategic access to major east/west thoroughfares and serves affluent communities including Del Mar The property benefits from its proximity to popular San Diego destinations such as the Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar Fairgrounds and Cedros Design District Solana Beach boasts an average household income exceeding $172,000 and average home values surpassing $2,000,000 underlining the area's desirability and economic strength The JLL Investment Sales and Advisory team was led by Managing Directors Geoff Tranchina and Gleb Lvovich and Senior Director Daniel Tyner “Coastal retail properties rarely surface in Southern California,” commented Tyner “The Beachwalk transaction exemplifies the strong investor interest these distinctive assets generate given the strong fundamentals and affluence in coastal San Diego.” “Beachwalk presented a rare opportunity to acquire a generational coastal real estate asset in one of Southern California's most coveted communities,” added Tranchina diverse tenant mix and substantial lease-up potential offered an attractive opportunity for Capstone.” JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales and advisory The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL’s newsroom ("JLL") is a real estate broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate Capstone Advisors is a diversified real estate investment and development company with a proven track record of having acquired five million square feet of commercial properties throughout the U.S across multiple real estate cycles and product types Capstone Advisors has served as operating partner joint venture partner and developer for some of the most well-regarded financial institutions in the world The company has invested and developed a variety of commercial property types as well as been an active investor in residential land development Capstone Advisors is headquartered in Carlsbad Visit CapstoneAdvisors.com for more information insights and opportunities from global commercial real estate markets straight to your inbox (KGTV) — Some people in Solana Beach feel their freedom of speech is under attack after political signs were stolen from their front yards We would’ve never expected that to happen," said Cheryl Rosen who moved to the area with her husband Howard 11 years ago The Rosens noticed the political sign supporting the Harris-Walz campaign was missing from their front yard on Sept their neighbor shared security camera footage which captured three people riding away carrying something in their arms He has the sign by the spokes," said Howard as he played back the footage for ABC 10News the Harris-Walz sign was the only one targeted They think it's three middle schoolers using electric bikes to make a quick escape Denisevich said it's only happened to him once but his next-door neighbor had seven signs stolen — all Harris-Walz as well He sees this as a symptom of a larger issue which I don’t think is the way we want things to be," Denisevich said A couple of neighbors reported the incidents to the San Diego Sheriff's Department a few public posts on the Nextdoor app seem to have stopped the activity for now “Whatever you want to put on your property Although the Sheriff's Department is aware of the incidents they said there is no active investigation they tell ABC 10News that not much will happen This is considered petty theft since the property value is below $950 Follow ABC 10News Anchor Max Goldwasser on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (KGTV) – A family was forced to flee from their home in Solana Beach Monday night after a fire erupted in the garage and quickly spread Crews were dispatched to the 1000 block of Cerro Verde Drive just after 9 p.m due to a fire spreading at a two-story house and a pet escaped from the home as flames fully engulfed two cars in the garage and then destroyed the second floor and the attic Firefighters knocked down the blaze before it spread any further Crews determined the fire ignited in the garage but the exact cause is under investigation — The Medical Board of California has given a psychiatrist a public reprimand after he recommended the parents of a 14-year-old boy allow their teenager to use marijuana to “ease tensions” in his home Edward Siegel started seeing the boy in 2017 for ADHD gave the teen medications but didn’t document the possible adverse side effects of the controlled substances he “engaged in alternative therapies” with the boy including “mini-hypnosis” and teaching piano The teen told Siegel he was vaping and smoking marijuana on multiple occasions and vaped in front of the doctor the boy’s parents placed him in an intensive outpatient program for substance abuse The same year he told the doctor he tried to kill himself two years prior Siegel did a home visit at the teen’s villa and noted he “helped (sic) some with massage,” according to the medical board Siegel proposed to the teen’s parents “they allow him to vape marijuana in order to ease tensions in the household and they should consider obtaining a prescription for appropriate medicinal THC.” did not discuss the risks of cannabis use or the potential problems of taking marijuana along with controlled substances “It would alarm me because there are side effects especially when they're mixed with these other drugs he was prescribed He may not be able to learn as well,” said patient safety advocate Marion Hollingsworth who read the medical board’s findings against the doctor Siegel declined an on-camera interview request but claimed in an email “the accusations were proven false and were thrown out.” Medical Board spokesman Aaron Bone said that wasn’t an accurate reflection of the case He said the disciplinary order against Siegel remains in effect and was adopted by the board in July Siegel agreed to which involved him waiving his right to contest the board’s charges against him,” Bone said in an email Siegel has been ordered to take courses in record keeping and prescribing practices in addition to 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