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The top-to-bottom makeover of the 1940s-era North Park landmark, reopening this week, goes well beyond the hotel's original splendor. Five of eight new restaurants and bars will make their debut.

CH Projects, known for its cutting-edge dining ventures and speakeasies, will give the North Park landmark a top-to-bottom makeover that includes seven new restaurants and bars — and a game room — in its first foray into the hotel business.

125 years December 9, 1896 There will be a football game played tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock on the grounds in East Sidney between a team selected

Print The prolific San Diego restaurant group, CH Projects, is currently in escrow to purchase the Lafayette Hotel, a North Park landmark that in its heyday was a retreat for some of Hollywood’s most famous movie stars. The prospective sale, first reported Tuesday by SanDiegoVille.com was confirmed by CH co-founder Arsalun Tafazoli, whose company would be making its first foray into hotel ownership should the purchase be successful. CH Projects is known for its robust portfolio of San Diego d...

VISTA —  After decades of planning, six years of construction and $30 million in spending, Vista’s long-awaited Paseo Santa Fe improvement project is finally complete. The 0.8-mile stretch of South Santa Fe Avenue between Vista Village and Civic Center drives is the latest piece in a downtown revitalization project that has been under way for more than 20 years. For the record: 9:26 AM, Jan. 31, 2021This story has been updated to update the cost of the project and correct the fact that ...