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Answers to the photo scavenger hunt: Where in La Jolla is this? Congratulations to the out-and-about La Jollans who found all seven mystery locations in “Where in La Jolla Is This?” photo scavenger hunt, originally posted in the July 28, 2016 issue of . and with found each site, some providing photos of their own to prove it. Linz, who took pictures of her daughter at each location, said, “My daughter and I spent an afternoon and found them all. It was so much fun! Thank you!”

The 53rd annual Kanis Club of La Jolla Pancake breakfast brought children of all ages to the Rec Center July 23 for a morning of family fun.

Cusp Dining & Drinks has remained one of La Jolla’s best-kept secrets. High atop the 11th floor of Hotel La Jolla at 7955 La Jolla Shores Drive. Cusp’s sweeping ocean views provide the perfect setting to sip, savor and soak in La Jolla from every seat in the house. But it’s more than the dramatic views and epic sunsets that keeps Cusp on top; it’s the latest menu by new head chef, Ingrid Funes.

Theater Review: Among all the honest and knowledgeable financial traders in America, there are greedy wolves waiting in the background to pounce and seduce investors into their schemes. La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere of “Junk: The Golden Age of Debt,” by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Doug Hughes, tackles the topic with intrigue and humor. It’s 1985 and the wolves are out there to scam whomever they can. Enter Robert Merkin (Josh Cooke) shadowing the real-life Michael Robert Milken, a former financier and philanthropist convicted in 1989 of racketeering, securities fraud and insider trading. Merkin plans to use investors to take over a devalued conglomerate and then maneuver the stock through junk bonds. Cooke pulls off this character with the gravitas of a push-to-the-end bond trader.

Business Spotlight: Right now, while you’re going about your daily business, a team of intrepid and forward-thinking scientists in La Jolla is hard at work, in search of ways to make your life healthier … and longer. Human Longevity, Inc. is a genomics-technology company with more than 300 employees. In just two years, HLI has sequenced over 30,000 human genomes (full sets of chromosomes) and is today doing so at the rate of one every 15 minutes. A distinguished scientist, Dr. J. Craig Venter, is HLI’s co-founder along with Dr. Robert Hariri and Dr. Peter H. Diamandis. “I started HLI with the goal of learning how to interpret the human genome so we can understand people’s risk for disease and have the ability to do prevention and early treatment,” he said.

The 70th annual Las Patronas’ Jewel Ball with the 2016 theme of “Shangri-La,” took place Aug. 6 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, dinner and dancing to music by Wayne Foster Entertainment. Funds raised will support a variety of special projects proposed by non-profits in need. laspatronas.org

California Sea Grant fellows take coastal walk to La Jolla, State kaw helps reduce unvaccinated kindergarteners, City to “refine” DecoBike locations in La Jolla and more.

The San Diego premiere of “In Search of Israeli Cuisine,” directed by Roger Sherman, will screen 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Garfield Theater in the Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive.