Karl Strauss and San Diego Fly Rides leave The Village
Karl Strauss Brewing Co. closed its La Jolla brewpub Jan. 11.
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The Village in La Jolla is losing two businesses: Karl Strauss Brewing Co. at 1044 Wall St. and San Diego Fly Rides bike shop at 7444 Girard Ave.
Karl Strauss has operated in La Jolla for more than 25 years but closed the location Jan. 11.
“We have some bittersweet news to share we have closed our La Jolla brewpub,” a notice on its website reads. “Our lease has expired and the difficult decision was made not to renew it. The support we’ve gotten from you during the pandemic has been incredible. For that, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
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The COVID-19 pandemic continued to cast a shadow as the La Jolla Village Merchants Association approved its strategic plan for the coming year during its Jan. 13 meeting, its first of 2021.
The move followed a lengthy brainstorming session during the group’s December meeting.
Many of the overarching goals remain from previous years organizational excellence, merchant education and engagement, design and ambience, and marketing and events but this time with modifications for COVID-19.
For example, in exploring ways to increase revenue, the board is looking at virtual events and non-event fundraisers, including online silent auctions and selling La Jolla-branded items such as puzzles and coloring books. Historically, the group would hold in-person community events as fundraisers and to encourage support for local businesses.
Some La Jolla restaurants maintain onsite dining after conflicting court rulings
Beaumont’s in Bird Rock, which switched to a drive-through format after a regional closure order shut down in-person dining Dec. 7, reopened Dec. 17 for onsite dining following a county judge’s ruling. The next day, a state appeals court issued a stay of that ruling.
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A stay issued by a state appeals court Dec. 18 that closed a window for in-person dining that was briefly opened by a lower court ruling left some La Jolla restaurants swinging their doors shut, while others left them open.
A Dec. 16 ruling and a clarification the next day from San Diego County Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil in a lawsuit filed by two adult entertainment clubs said the state and county had not provided sufficient evidence that live entertainment venues and businesses with restaurant service operating with safety measures had contributed significantly to the spread of C
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Following a Dec. 16 ruling and a clarification the next day from a San Diego County Superior Court judge that coronavirus-related restrictions limiting restaurants to takeout service were no longer applicable, several La Jolla restaurants reopened for onsite dining service.
Restaurants, along with several other businesses, were asked to close their doors Dec. 7 to in-person dining after the state enacted regional closures based on the region’s hospital intensive care capacity dropping below 15 percent.
Judge Joel Wohlfeil ruled in a case filed by adult entertainment clubs that the state and county had not provided sufficient evidence that restaurants and live entertainment venues operating with safety measures in place contributed to the spread of COVID-19.
Merchants group explores ways to get more visitors to The Village The sea lion population draws tourists and locals to La Jolla Cove, as seen in this 2016 photo.
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With more and more people seeking outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, like visiting La Jolla landmarks such as The Cove and the Children’s Pool, the La Jolla Village Merchants Association is looking at how to attract those visitors to local shopping opportunities.
“This has been a crazy year … and as bad as it can get for all of us, the ocean is right there, the weather is beautiful. We should be happy to be in this community,” LJVMA President Brett Murphy said during the board’s annual strategic planning meeting Dec. 9 online.