Fires sometimes interrupt dinner preparations at Fire Station 35, a few blocks from University Towne Centre. But when I watched the men one late afternoon, I was struck by the calm grace of their motions. …
November 26, 1997
News & Stories
San Diego fire station cooks at UTC, Midway, Southeast
Waifs, strays, and grace come to Thanksgiving dinner
I hate walking along the street and seeing cars filled with families driving to grandmother’s house. I hate for the neighbors to see me and to imagine their thinking, “I wonder if she has any place to go.”
November 26, 1997
San Diego avocado growers fight off thieves
Despite the revolver, the man got out and tried to push the car. It wasn't until Jeanne fired a shot in the air that he stopped, got out of the car, and put the avocados back into the bin.
November 26, 1997
Off-shore sewage pipeline in South Bay $98 million
What's the biggest challenge facing new San Diego City Manager Mike Uberuaga? Controversies over a new baseball stadium, the convention center expansion, or cost overruns at the proposed downtown library? None of the above, say …
November 26, 1997
Karen Krasne's Extraordinary Desserts is "like my baby"
It's 80 degrees outside and there is no breeze and a couple sit in a snug booth at Karen Krasne's Extraordinary Desserts on Fifth Avenue and with neither comment nor expression methodically eat several slices …
November 26, 1997
Matthew Lickona gets kisses from first baby
When I was in college, some of the tutors would bring their families up to campus on Sundays to attend Mass and stay for brunch. When your school has only 200 students, the influx of …
November 26, 1997
Darryl Young roots out SEAL impostors
When is a SEAL not a SEAL? Too often, says Darryl Young, an ex-SEAL who trained in Coronado. Young heard of so many many SEAL impostors that he helped form a group called the "U.S. …
November 26, 1997