On Tuesday, November 1, he came bounding out of the old blue-and-white van in blue jeans and a sweat shirt. He smiled. Pumped my hand. Ushered me to a seat on the patio of the …
Did you ask us where to get reefers and wenches in San Diego? Why, in the Frontier Housing, a government project for Mexicans and Negroes.Go no further.— “San Diego — Springboard to Mexico,” in USA Confidential, …
“You gotta keep a constant lookout for black widows. They just love to string their nests under these things.” Fifty-one-year-old Jerry Frude is crouched behind a 1972 Whirlpool washing machine tilted forward on a pile …
Zak Najor at Lou Lou’s Jungle RoomJune 5Funky jazz drummer Zak Najor is a founding member of The Greyboy Allstars, helping to develop their signature boogaloo sound and performing on influential early releases. His 1970s-inspired …
LeAnn RimesUpcoming EventLeAnn RimesSaturday, June 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m.Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula, CAAge Limit: Not availableMoreCountry music star LeAnn Rimes first gained national attention at age eight on the TV talent …
Things we’ve saved and saved and SAVED. For all the stupid reasons you or I or anybody saves things. You can’t take them “with you,” not all, not any, but chances are what’s left is …
Jazz vocalist Jonathan Karrant's full-length On and On was released in early 2012, hitting number four on the Billboard Jazz charts. He has gone on to receive honors including the New York City Jazz Cabaret …
“I’m sorry, sir, I can’t give any information.” Speaking from his Coronado Cays home, Miguel Crespo sounds tired and shaken. His wife, Georgina, was kidnapped over a month ago.“All the family are concerned about this,” …
When Vulgar Favors, Maureen Orth's book about the murderous saga of Andrew Cunanan, hit the best-seller lists last month, a national audience was offered a sinister portrait of San Diego, far different from the image …
In and out, in and out – it reminds me of my grandmother darning the toe of a sock as the needle came and went, except these are lunch trucks see from far away: white, …
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's lifeguards and the San Diego Police Department impounded more than 30 water vessels at Mission Bay on July 4, most of which were personal watercraft. "So my office is by there, …
Look for the online list of Best Of voting winners soon.We have printed and re-stocked extra copies of this week's print version where the Best Of voting winners are listed.Best place in San Diego for …
Few who enjoy the outdoors on Fiesta Island care that it's a man-made landscape. Its 470 acres and six miles of shoreline, part of the much larger Mission Bay Park, are a rare find in …
Breakdance with Olympic prospectsKearny Mesa/Old TownBreakdancing will be an official sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and local b-girls and b-boys have been practicing breakdance maneuvers in hopes of repping Team USA. Throughout the …
Animal Kingdom is TV’s intense weekly drama about the crime-loving Cody family. Brothers Pope, Craig and Deran took on murder, armed robbery, explosives, and drugs all while living in Oceanside. A Warner Bros. Television crew …
Even though many people are still working from home, traffic is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. Telework, it turns out, won't exactly crush San Diego's auto emissions. "If you put those additional people onto roadways, …
“You’re going to Spring Valley?” she told me, “You know, the best kept secret in San Diego is a Spring Valley meat counter. It makes the best carne asada….” A couple nights later, a wide …
City planners and some cycling advocates insist that protected bike lanes are the best and safest way to encourage many San Diegans to ditch their cars and join the cycling transportation revolution. Bordered by raised …
Barrio Logan has fewer residents today than in 2010, a reverse trend from most of San Diego. But as its new community plan takes shape, chock full of improvements from parks and bikeway links to …
February 16, 2021
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