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The 2016 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance pre-show parties April 8 and 9 attracted classic car lovers to the Village to mix and mingle and raise funds for the La Jolla Historical Society and Monarch School Project, among others. The Rolls-Royce soiree was Friday night in Scripps Park, and the Aston Martin San Diego Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil took place on Saturday in the park.

Do Ho Suh may not be a household name to most people, but he’s definitely a rising star in the wide world of museum installations and public art. And if you’ve walked around the UC San Diego campus, looking up from time to time, you’ve surely seen his piece, “Fallen Star,” one of the stars of the Stuart Collection — a small house tilted precariously on the rooftop of the Jacobs School of Engineering.

Local dentists, Dr. Joseph D’Angelo and Dr. Ashley Olson, are expanding their practice into newly remodeled space and are excited to celebrate with an Open House, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 1111 Torrey Pines Road. The Open House also commemorates Dr. D’Angelo’s 25 years of service in La Jolla. He opened his doors in the summer of 1990, and before long won over the community. Dr. D’Angelo and his wife, Lisa, have raised their children in La Jolla, and enjoy their involvement in local organizations. For the last several years, he has been voted the best dentist in La Jolla by the annual reader’s poll.

At almost 70 years old, the Stella Maris Academy looks back on a rich, proud history. But, just as important, according to Principal Patricia Lowell, the school is preparing today’s students for the future with a well-rounded, modern education. The school was founded in 1947 as the affiliated parochial school for Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church, established in 1906. (Stella Maris is Latin for Star of the Sea.) It offers a faith-based education for grades TK to 8.

La Jolla Community Planning Association heard plans for a retaining wall on Torrey Pines Road, with favorable results

Plans for a sidewalk replacement, artistic whale installation and picnic bench repair under the guise of Whale View Point Shoreline Enhancement Project are progressing

Letters to the Editor: La Jollans speak out about Maintenance Assessment District (MAD), graffiti, sandwich-board signs, public art, phone scams

La Jolla’s Community Planning Association (LJCPA) swore in new and re-elected trustees during its April 7 meeting at La Jolla Rec Center.

While both teams were satisfied with their play in Saturday’s boys lacrosse rivalry game between La Jolla Country Day and La Jolla High, the visiting Vikings were just a bit happier thanks to their 8-6 victory. The contest, which was between two groups of players that are very familiar with each other, went back and forth after La Jolla (9-2 through Saturday) took a 3-1 lead near the end of the first quarter. The Torreys (5-5 through Saturday) countered in the second period, eventually pulling ahead 5-4 on a goal from junior David Brewster.

FRONTLINE CANCER: Sleep is the best meditation, says the Dalai Lama. It may also be the best medication. Sufficient sleep – seven or eight hours each night – is important to healing, proper immune function and mental health. Inadequate sleep has been associated with a host of ailments, from obesity and diabetes to stroke and heart disease. Add cancer to the list, particularly breast, prostate and colorectal.