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Robberies spike in La Jolla, while home burglaries and assaults decline

‘Beaming’ offers everything from acai bowls to salads and gluten-free cookies

La Jolla student shares vision for peace at United Nations event

Fully restored Florence Palmer cottage in Barber Track receives historic designation

A section of sea bluff collapsed near Tourmaline Surfing Park Friday, causing no reported injuries or structural damage but prompting lifeguards to close a stretch of beach as a safety precaution against any further landslides.

Christopher Gattelli received in 2012, Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his cho­reography in “Newsies” (currently on tour). Now, as director, choreographer and co-conceiver of “In Your Arms,” his idea for a show without words, he continues to surpass expectations and gain rave reviews.

Last year’s “Selma” — an Oscar nominee for Best Picture — brought the unresolved issue of freedom back to the forefront for new generations. Theatergoers are in for a similar reawakening when the world-premiere of “Blueprints to Freedom: An Ode to Bayard Rustin,” debuts at La Jolla Playhouse, Sept. 8–Oct. 4. The script comes from Michael Benjamin Washington. Lucie Tiberghien directs the production.

Before I moved to La Jolla, I worked as a journalist in Los Angeles covering events including the 1998 Academy Awards. When Jack Nicholson walked into the press room with his statuette for “As Good As It Gets,” he was asked by a male reporter, “How does it feel to be the coolest guy in the room?” Jack, of course, was too cool to answer that it’s not much of an accomplishment in a room full of journalists. But if I had to answer, I’d say the coolest guy I ever met was La Jolla’s Mark Scales, and in a town full of surfers, that is saying something.

Are you plugged into ArtPower? It’s a 12-year-old program at UC San Diego that powers up the arts scene on-and off-campus by presenting innovative dance companies, musicians and movies from around the world and offering opportunities for audiences to interact with the performers.

Recently, we spent four days in LA babysitting our grandchildren — 5, 4 and 14 months — paroling our son and daughter-in-law for a much needed get-away. Overall it went well. There were, however, three heart-stopping episodes but fortunately nothing that could not be resolved by either 1) acetone 2) phenobarbital or 3) the realization that the house wasn’t on fire after all.