yog-art opens in north park

sporting free frozen yogurt from 12-6 today, yog-art officially opened its second location in north park today on university, just east of 30th. while the space is significantly smaller than its predecessor in hillcrest, this location features self-serve yogurt and toppings stations, similar to yogurt world in kearny mesa. by chance we got there just after noon and the place was quickly slammed with freebie-seekers. it's the perfect addition to the burgeoning scene in the heart of north park, where there's plenty of new retail space opening up, including the newly-painted building big lots vacated just across the street.

also in np, north park news reports that ray at night will be renamed north park nights in october, given its encroachment onto neighboring blocks. local businesses involved with this event are forming an organization named "the art institute" to focus on increased exposure to the arts.


more north park news items - sounds like the graffiti cleanup went well on 8/9, with 135 (!) volunteers turning out to paint over previously-documented tags. unfortunately we came across this awful defacing of a great mural in university heights on monroe ave. how much of a piece of shit do you have to be to actually do something like this? coincidentally, "fuck art make war" was duncan hunter's presidential campaign slogan...

moving into normal heights, twiggs bakery/cafe is slated to open by the end of the month on adams just west of 30th, after the usual new business delays involving the city. be sure to check them out, as twiggs owners bernie and dan have come across as excellent people since we met them during the taste of adams avenue event, and as they took us through the steps of planning our wedding cake.