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As we emerged from the harshest restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 made headlines in connection and creativity.

Munk Laboratory at Scripps Oceanography is recommended for National Register of Historic Places A photo presented to the San Diego Historical Resources Board shows the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Munk Laboratory. (City of San Diego) The facility, where late oceanographer Walter Munk once worked, may join his La Jolla home on the list. Print Ten days after the former home of late La Jolla oceanographer Walter Munk was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,...

La Jolla Shores group supports proposed historic designation for Walter Munk house The landscaped house known as Seiche, home of late La Jolla oceanographer Walter Munk, is up for historic designation review next month. (Courtesy) The Shores Association board also is looking for the outdoor dining program on Avenida de la Playa to be made permanent. Published March 12, 2021 Updated March 14, 2021 12:57 PM PT Print The proposed historic designation of the La Jolla ...

Seiche, the lush and landscaped La Jolla Shores property once home to famed oceanographer Walter Munk, was damaged last week when a tree fell over during a storm. The tree’s roots raised the ground about eight feet, damaging the guest house roof, compromising its foundation and breaking some underground lines Jan. 26. Munk died in February 2019 at age 101, but his widow, Mary Coakley Munk, has been living in the main house. She said she wasn’t in the guest house when the tree toppled and di...