Neighborhood groups have previously fought proposed developments on a large sloping parcel on the northwest corner of Birmingham Drive at I-5. So, there was much concern on Thursday, August 18, when a green-canvas-covered fence was …
August 24, 2011
Blog Entries
- Adiós Micro, Hello Norse Foraging
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- My Homeless Year: Confessions of a Former Crackhead Cartoonist
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- How Safe Are Mexican Prescription Drugs?
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- Mays Plays Musical Venues with Butthole Surfers
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- Gluten-Free Flour from The French Laundry
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- Solana Beach Going Nutty -- Free Peanut Candy 9/13
- Sharon DuBois Supports New Disc with Local TV Debut August 30
- The MIHO Gastrotrucks Are on a Roll
- Experimental 170 Returns to the Kava Lounge
- UCSD Launches Liver Fixit Clinic in Las Vegas
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- (More) Reviews!
- Loads of Crops
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- From Local Porn Store Clerk to Acclaimed DIY Rock Star
- Eastlake Speeding into Season
- A Closer Look at the Trailer for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
- County Reminds Citizens of Terror Threat
- Dig a Hole: Jimmy Kimmel's Uncle, Frank Potenza
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- FBI Warns of Car-Selling Scam
- Local Drummer Featured in New Documentary
- Child Passenger Safety Day in Solana Beach
- Hesse
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- Two Tigers Enter, One Tiger Leaves
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- U-T Wouldn't Print Issa Piece, Draws Criticism
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- Americans At Last
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- San Diego Alleged to Have Improperly Used State Lands Cash
News & Stories
Cardiff to Get a New Fire Station on Birmingham Drive
Bonnie Dumanis Subpoenaed in Michael Pines Case
On Wednesday, August 24, a superior court judge declined to quash a subpoena that was served on San Diego County district attorney Bonnie Dumanis.The subpoena reportedly demands her as a witness in the case against …
August 24, 2011
Adventures with the Compost Pile, Part 2
Childhood experiences in England demonstrate composting as an easy, beneficial way to recycle organic waste, but in San Diego County the author encounters drought, animal pests, and the concerns of neighbors. Ancient compost piles were …
August 24, 2011
Twin Kittens, Brownie Points, Green Apple Jolly Ranchers
Hey Matthew: When my cat had kittens two of them looked exactly like each other. Are they twins? Is this common? I don’t remember seeing identical twin cats before. — Crazy Cat Lady, El Cajon …
August 24, 2011
Reviews: Our Idiot Brother, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Higher Ground, Senna
Into commercial territory, then on to higher ground and a fast, hot track: Sometimes a movie needs lines such as “Not in front of the chickens” and “He does pottery at the U.N.” The pleasing …
August 24, 2011
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
Contact: 1629 Columbia Street, San Diego (Little Italy); 619-234-4820; olrsd.org Membership: 2500 Pastor: Father Joseph Tabigue Age: 34 Born: Prosperadad, Agusan Delsur, Philippines Formation: Barnabite Fathers Novitiate (Seminary), Marikina City, Philippines; Pontifical Urbanian College, Rome. …
August 24, 2011
Empedocles
Behold the sun, everywhere bright and warm, and all the immortal things that are bathed in heat and bright radiance. Behold the rain, everywhere dark and cold; and from the earth issue forth close-pressed and …
August 24, 2011
Chula Vista mom chose homeschooling to “force” herself to spend more time with her children
At the kitchen table, Andrea Manroe pauses her reading from The Story of the World and asks her three children a question about what they’ve just heard. “How did Shamshi-Adad get the people to obey? …
August 24, 2011
Some Rules for Riding San Diego's Craft Beer Superhighway
The recent passage of AB 1014, a bill initiated by San Diego’s own Nathan Fletcher, will make life a lot easier for the individuals behind our county’s craft-beer tasting bars. It also ensures that the …
August 24, 2011
Moose Cutter
There are two things that Colin Bryce Fraser III would like you to know about him: he would very much like not to be homeless and he and his band Mercury Legion are filming a …
August 24, 2011
Betty White in the Cage with Peyton Manning
How did this start? The first thing I remember is reading an ESPN.com item on Kobe Bryant questioning whether or not he’ll play in China this year. Which led to an article on another website, …
August 24, 2011
Rave On, a Tribute to the Songs of Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly's been dead 52 years. He died at 22 in a plane crash described "as the night the music died" by singer Don McLean in his classic-rock anthem "American Pie." Though his recording career …
August 24, 2011
Lori Saldaña's Indecision 2012
Ex–Democratic assemblywoman Lori Saldaña, who apparently has had difficulty making up her mind on what office to run for next, recently announced she will take on GOP congressman Brian Bilbray in a newly redrawn district …
August 24, 2011
Surf's up at La Jolla Shores, but your wallet’s gone
"Do you hear that? Is that my car alarm?” Gus Neves asked as we walked up Naga Way to La Jolla Shores Drive after an early morning surf session at Scripps Pier. We rounded the …
August 24, 2011
Go with Me, Seapony
Seapony’s music is a classic indie-pop mix of jangling three-chord rhythm guitars, a clean, melodic lead guitar, a minimalistic drum machine, a barely noticeable bass, breathy, sleepy female vocals, and intentionally simple lyrics. The Seattle …
August 24, 2011
Radio Foos for News?
“Somebody is going to blink; someone is going to switch to talk.” That’s what one local rock DJ says about the inevitability of one of the four modern-rock stations in town dropping music for news, …
August 24, 2011
Be on the Alert for Marijuana
Thirty-Five Years Ago<br>San Diegans are meeting in churches, recreation centers, and living rooms, hoping that somehow, some way, they’ll make it through the night without a chocolate milkshake.... Most of them are fat...not just pleasingly …
August 24, 2011
Do the Chargers Love L.A.?
How much do the Chargers love Los Angeles? First came word via L.A.’s Street-Hassle blog that the team’s PR honcho and all-around fix-it guru-in-chief Mark Fabiani gave $1000 to L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel. Now …
August 24, 2011
Issa Staffer Gets Free Lodging and Lobbying in Palo Alto
A top staffer for GOP congressman Darrell Issa recently traveled free of charge from Washington to Palo Alto to meet with a group of high-tech company executives, thanks to funding from an outfit called the …
August 24, 2011
Nucor's Death by China, co-authored by Peter Navarro
UCAN agreed to pay $1 million to the production company in three installments. According to an internal document, UCAN has deposited two checks from Nucor — one for $600,000 and one for $400,000.
August 24, 2011
Cabaret Closed
Formerly known as Tragic Tantrum, the goth theatrics of London Below will include bassist Randy Renaud and drummer Cruz Caudillo when they play Electric Ladyland on September 2. According to band cofounder Zoe Tantrum, “When …
August 24, 2011
The Appeal of the Hookah Lounge
“Do you hookah?” read the sign on a building as I passed by in the trolley. Not yet, I thought. But as a onetime smoker who enjoyed the ritual of it, I was curious. So …
August 24, 2011
Stoney B. Does S.D.
Singer/guitarist Stoney B. grew up in Chicago listening to the music of his father, Lil’ Howlin’ Wolf, aka Jessie Sanders. “My dad was mentored by Howlin’ Wolf, and he introduced me to many blues legends …
August 24, 2011
Hairspray at Moonlight, Grace at Ion
In his youth, John Waters watched the Buddy Deane Show, Baltimore’s version of Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, on WJZ-TV. For years, both programs had white teenagers only. Deane called his “the Committee.” They were “the …
August 24, 2011
Going Mobile with Alan Sanderson
Recording technology has become more portable than ever, but Grammy-winning producer Alan Sanderson was still surprised when he received a call to engineer a vocal recording at Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn prior to America’s concert …
August 24, 2011
Death Cab's Slam Dunk at Rimac
While the acoustics of Rimac strived for mediocrity, Death Cab for Cutie found a way to stretch their sound over a Division II basketball court on a brisk August night. A mellow, mid-tempo outfit at …
August 24, 2011
Butthole Surfers with 400 Blows
The Butthole Surfers proved they weren’t just another punk band with a foul name when they released Electriclarryland in 1996. “Pepper” was a chart topper then, and it still gets radio play. “Some will die …
August 24, 2011
The Griffin
O’Connells’ green trim went red in June when the bar was purchased by Mike Reidy, owner of Bar West in Pacific Beach. “We’re not Bar West Two,” manager Joe Gleason emphasizes from one of the …
August 24, 2011
"Traveling," by Malena Mörling
Like streetlights still lit past dawn, the dead stare at us from the framed photographs. You may say otherwise, but there they are, still here traveling continuously backwards without a sound further and further into …
August 24, 2011
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
The boat ride to Santa Cruz, Guatemala, was cold. The wind blew fervently as the boat hit rough patches, splashing swaths of freezing water on the passengers seated in front. Lake Atitlan is very windy. …
August 24, 2011