La Jolla News Nuggets: The French Gourmet sold, Town Council cell tower town hall, Lunar New Year fashion show, more

La Jolla News Nuggets: The French Gourmet sold, Town Council cell tower town hall, Lunar New Year fashion show, more

The French Gourmet being sold to high-rise developer The French Gourmet restaurant in north Pacific Beach, on a site proposed for a 22-story, 239-foot residential-commercial building in the 900 block of Turquoise Street, is being sold to Kalonymus LLC, the developer behind the controversial project. Neighbors for a Better California, a leading opponent of the project that critics call the “Turquoise Tower,” said Jan. 31 that a check for $6.5 mil…