Main Street Promenade, Back to School, and Time to Pop a Tic Tac

1. Paying for the Park: The Lemon Grove City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Center, 3146 School Lane. Among the agenda items council members will consider is the voting results of the city’s Community Facilities District special election on whether to collect a tax to be used to maintain the Main Street Promenade. If approved, the city expects to generate $14,500 in annual fees for upkeep of the park. 

2. Minty Fresh! Break out the Listerine, Binaca or Scope. Or all three. Tuesday is Fresh Breath Day. Come to think of it, every day should be Fresh Breath Day.

3. Supes Meeting: The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Administration Center, Room 310, 1600 Pacific Highway. Among the agenda items is a contract for the Sheriff's Department to patrol the Grossmont and Cuyamaca college campuses, and a resolution to rename two jails.

4. How-To Post an Event on Patch: Putting your event on the Patch calendar is easy and a great way to let the community know what's going on around town. 

You need to register on the site to be able to make posts of any kind—events, announcements, comments, blogs and the like. Just click on "Join" at the top of the homepage, open a Patch account (it's free), and respond to the verification email. You're all set!

From the home page, click on the Events tab to go to the Events page. Then click the green "+Post an event" button. Fill in the template, upload a photo if you'd like, and click the green "Post now" button. Your event is on the calendar!

5. School Days: Classes begin in just three weeks. Have you started your back-to-school shopping? If you’re picking up a new backpack for your student, here’s some advice that will help avoid back strain and injury from carrying all that weight.