An Evening Well Spent at PIPBy Ann JarmuschMore than one hundred SOHO members and friends old and new attended the 28th annual People In Preservation Awards celebration May 21, which began in Old Town's Heritage Park with a hearty outdoor reception many guests proclaimed delicious. As an evening chill set in, the enthusiastic crowd entered the 1889 Temple Beth Israel, site of the PIP Awards ceremony for the third year in a row. Pacific Hospitality Group helped sponsor the venerable venue.
(From the top, each row left to right) Row 1 - Melvin & Ellen Sweet; SOHO Treasurer Jessica McGee; Joan Bigge & Tom White; Donna Burcher. Row 2 - Ingrid Helton, Delpha & Erik Hanson; David & Melanie Cohen; Ann Garwood, Dan Soderberg & Nancy Moors; Jim Royle. Row 3 - winners (clockwise from back left) John M. Garrison, Bob Coffin, Kevin Kelly, Jeanie Camp, Victor Camp, Tim Blood, Celia Conover, Karon Clipple, Suzanne Grant, Gina Gianzero, Maggie McCann, Jan Bart, Kim Gregory; SOHO Vice President Jaye MacAskill; Berta & Armando Armendáriz, Kathryn & Benjamin Cueva. Row 4 - Sandra Scherf; Elsa Sevilla & Karla Martinez; Steve Hill & winner Councilman Todd Gloria; winners Allison & John Lane. Row 5 - David Goldberg; winners Joe & Kim Grant; Susan & Carl Nelson; winner Mark Koll. Row 6 - Chris Latham; Steve & Katherine Hon; Vykki Mende Gray & David Swarens; Jan Barnes & Linda Matlock. Photo by Sandé Lollis San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria announced the 2010 Most Endangered List with bits of personal commentary laced with righteous indignation. Audience members were also incensed. Overheard regarding one site on the list: "That's really stupid!" To which the speaker's neighbor replied, "They're all really stupid."
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2010 - Volume 41MORE FROM THIS ISSUE The Cosmopolitan Hotel: A Resurrection of the Past Most Endangered List of Historic Resources The California Theatre Under Siege 10-Year Anniversary at the Whaley House Marston House - First Year Retrospective People In Preservation Winners Preservation Community
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