(This post originally appeared HERE in San Diego Uptown News.)

Hillcrest Business Association Executive Director Benjamin Nicholls and the organization’s Beautification Committee are organizing a community walkabout, in part to gain feedback from residents and business owners on potential projects for the committee.

The walkabout will take place Thursday, April 18 at 5 pm.

SAN DIEGO -- The Hillcrest Town Council has a full agenda planned for its meeting tonight, including a presentation by San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria.

Community members and others gathered at the meeting will hear a presentation from Gloria on community issues, and will also be given the opportunity to ask questions of him. Gloria is currently in his second term on the City Council and has represented the area for five years.

Representatives from other local government offices will also be present and available to hear feedback and take questions from the audience.

SAN DIEGO -- Whole Foods Market recently completed a remodel of their Hillcrest location, and employees are getting set for a grand celebration. In the business’s 16 years in Uptown, this is by far the largest – and most extensive – remodel.

Marketing Supervisor Ray Kau said the remodel was a big change for the store, and designers strived to keep the integrity of the neighborhood in tact through several elements. Around the inside perimeter, images and artistic renderings of several iconic Uptown images and streets were incorporated.

SAN DIEGO -- A newly created map of the Hillcrest neighborhood describes the area in ways that it is known better known by many of its residents and visitors.

Conceived by local graphic designer and owner of Raw Substance Design Raanan Rosenfeld, the map coins Hillcrest as "San Diego's Den of Sin" and pokes fun at many of the businesses and landmarks that are enjoyed by the area's regulars.