With time running out before the big game, I was still without a ticket. I spotted a fellow trying to unload an extra ticket in the hotel lobby, and he kindly offered it to me …
February 2, 1995
News & Stories
Mission in Miami: scenes from Super Bowl XXIX
How groundhogs replaced Michaelmas
Matt: Where did Groundhog Day come from? Who decided that a groundhog could predict the weather? — “Rocky Squirrel,” San Diego Our European ancestors gave us the idea for Punxsutawney Phil, that furry Farmers Almanac. …
February 2, 1995
The big man in sweet potatoes in San Diego is Bill Whittman
“The people we sell them to are by and large people from Southeast San Diego, black people. They are connoisseurs of sweet potatoes. Most of them grew up in the South, and it was part of their diet.”
February 2, 1995