According to reports and SDPD community relations officer Rene Murillo, Kensington has experienced an increase in crime from January through June, with most of the crime spiking in April and May. In this five-month span, …
July 13, 2011
Blog Entries
- A Coyote Skinned My Knee
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- Local Scientists Say Birds and Whales Rock, Too
- Alchemy's New Street-Food Menu
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- More Gluten-Free at Terra, Plus Mini-Tempest
- FINALLY open again -- Cafe Sevilla
- Maine Lobsterama in New York -- where here?
- Mamma mia! Arriverderci Solunto!
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- It's Summer. Go Ahead, Be A Tourist
- Grey is ok
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- Backyard Chickens
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- Ex-County Lobbyist Staffers Use Congress's Revolving Door
- Girls in Gelatin and Dude Body Shots
- Reviews!
- Anatomy of a Press Photo: Sarah's Key Premiere Afterparty!
- The Woolgatherer at Ion Theatre
- Geneva Jacuzzi Meets The Cure
- Melee Over Managed Competition at Miramar Landfill
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- Found! Best Staycation BBQ
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- Your Terrifying On-Set Image of the Day: Brett Ratner and Shaquille O'Neal
- "From my cold, dead hands."
- SD Film Critics to Host 10th Anniversary 35mm Screening of Ghost World
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- Video Tyme: Balboa Park in Citizen Kane
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- Body Found in Sweetwater Reservoir
- Local Brewer Makes Playful Toast to the Other Budweiser
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- Plaza de Panama Planners Dispute Criticisms
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- Anatomy of an Ad Campaign: The Marx Bros. A Day at the Races
- Arevalos Ascendant
- We're Just Beginning
- Pep talk
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- Bridges, hmm, this is an old bridge.
News & Stories
Crime Spike in Kensington
Dog Still Missing from 4th of July?
This black lab is one lucky dog. She was one of 20 dogs taken to the Humane Society’s facility in Oceanside in the two days after the Fourth of July weekend. Her relieved owners came …
July 13, 2011
The Fleetwood's Gentleman Smash
According to the Fleetwood’s bar manager and head bartender Mike Garcia, the stirrers and shakers at the eatery have revamped the menu to accommodate good times and higher temperatures. Bartending for 12 years, Garcia says …
July 13, 2011
Comic Concerts
Plenty of musical events are happening at and around Comic-Con next week. On Thursday, July 21, Japanese rocker Yoshiki (X Japan) will debut his Blood Red Dragon #0 comic, cocreated with former Marvel mainman Stan …
July 13, 2011
R.I.P., Red Velvet
On June 4, I awoke to an otherwise awesome Saturday, fired up the ol’ email, and clicked open a message from one of San Diego’s finest local chefs. What I saw horrified me. One of …
July 13, 2011
Slow Down at Caffe Vergnano 1882
"Everything here is imported,” Kaitlyn says. “Everything?” I ask. “Everything, except for Ferrila and me.” Ferrila, the other barista, gives a little wave from the strangest espresso machine you ever did see. It’s like a …
Chase Catania Legends Before His Time
“My first race was at Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino. I was 15 and it was Legends cars.” El Cajon’s Chase Catania, now 20 years old, is talking into a tinny cell phone from …
July 13, 2011
Jeremy Messersmith, Gently
Jeremy Messersmith has a voice so gentle that it makes Elliott Smith sound like Tom Waits. It’s the kind of voice that’s made for lullabies, and I once saw Messersmith use it to charm a …
July 13, 2011
Blue Hair, Dumpster Diving
Hey, Matthew: Why can’t we have blue or green hair? We can have blue or green eyes, and isn’t melanin responsible for coloring our hair and our eyes? So why no blue hair? — Anonymous, …
July 13, 2011
Bill Ray Drums
Drummer Bill Ray has played with dozens of local groups (Tubby, Playground Slap, the Wild Truth), though he’s probably best known from Ike Turner’s band, having appeared on the late rocker’s Grammy-winning 2006 album Risin’ …
July 13, 2011
Seen on DVD: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Battle of Algiers, Freedom Riders
Ralph De Lauro Film program director, Central Library and Cinema Under the Stars Napoleon, by Abel Gance. All sparks and pinwheels. Gance’s silent thrill ride is long, sentimental, and simplistic, yet it’s bursting at the …
July 13, 2011
So Long, Harry Potter
The great deed is done. Seven novels published, selling 450 million copies. Eight movies made for over $1 billion, their income over $6 billion and soon rising to over $7 billion as the last film …
July 13, 2011
Saddlehorn Ranch West in Jamul – for retired thoroughbreds
And where do they go — not after the gates spring open — but after the race is run, after all their races are run? After the society matrons’ $1000 hats are back in the …
July 13, 2011
Rosa/Luisa: The California Whirlwind, Part Two
“Strange things are happening to this land,” said Luisa Moreno in 1949. “Yes, tragically the unmistakable signs are before us…who really love America. And it is we who must sound the alarm, for the workers …
July 13, 2011
The TJ Cliché
“We knew it from the get-go,” says Electric Healing Sound rhythm guitarist Ricky Soltero when I refer to the Velvet Underground. “We even cover ‘Waiting for My Man’ live. We don’t hide our influences.” Soltero …
July 13, 2011
Continental: Lou Reed vs. Gram Parsons
Continental is Rick Barton’s newest band. They are presently on the road and would like to crash at your house. It says so on their Facebook page. “We have sleeping bags, will need floor space.” …
July 13, 2011
The Tempest at Old Globe; Poster Boys at Diversionary
Since The Tempest opened in 1611, people have wondered where Shakespeare located its strange, enchanted isle. Prospero’s enemies are returning to Naples from a wedding at Tunis. A storm blasts them onto the rocks of …
July 13, 2011
Brawley's Ex-Mayor Is New Warden at Donovan
The ex-mayor of Brawley, Daniel Paramo, has been appointed acting warden at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa. A San Diego State University graduate and a former Brawley city councilman, Paramo has …
July 13, 2011
Battle for Lindbergh Field Concessions Is Gold Rush for Lobbyists
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority’s master concession agreement with HMSHost is expiring next year, and the battle over a replacement has turned into a gold rush for local lobbyists. With the competition reportedly …
July 13, 2011
What war economy would do for San Diego
Once again, Americans are beginning to talk about guns versus butter. Do we want to remain a military superpower, or do we want our social safety net and our corporate welfare programs? In San Diego, …
July 13, 2011
Fishermen Cited at Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Three fishermen at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon were nabbed by the Department of Fish and Game for fishing violations on July 12. Acting on a tip, wardens confronted the suspects on the banks of a …
July 13, 2011
NUG: Homegrown Radio
“We’re not just a weed station that talks about weed all day.” Michael “Ras Mike” Callahan is co-owner of Nug Radio (NugRadio.com), an offshoot of marijuana advocacy publication NUG Magazine. Callahan’s broadcast partners include NUG …
July 13, 2011
El Cajon Boulevard Church of Christ
Contact: 2528 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego; 619-299-6812; ecbchurchofchrist.org Membership: 130 Pastor: John Manor Age: 43 Born: Monterey Formation: San Diego State University Years Ordained: 3 San Diego Reader: How long do you spend writing …
July 13, 2011
Larry Keough's Mime Music
“I don’t know of any other mimes that have written songs, unless you consider Charlie Chaplin, who did write and record music for his movies,” says singer/songwriter Larry Keough. Having spent over a decade as …
July 13, 2011
Jane Kenyon
“Mosaic of the Nativity: Serbia, Winter 1993” On the domed ceiling God is thinking: I made them my joy, and everything else I created I made to bless them. But see what they do! I …
July 13, 2011
Lawn Mower Repair in S.D.
“According to Tim Allen, the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance,” smiled my friend Kate, gazing at our overgrown backyard. “And grilling and serenading wives,” I added, winking at …
July 13, 2011
Archie Bunker Would Have Thrived in Lakeside
Thirty-Five Years Ago Jerry Ford and Ronald Reagan use them. So does the Chicano Federation. As a matter of fact, almost no political happening would be official without them. Security guards are the new symbols …
July 13, 2011