San Diego Fashion Week (the first ever) will involve more than flip-flops and bathing suits.
September 26, 2012
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- Ken Filiano & Anders Nilsson: Fresh Sound, Oct. 2
- The Shins & Washed Out come to town
- Interview: David Spaltro brings Things I Don't Understand to the San Diego Film Festival
- Wanton Sandwiches and More at The Promiscuous Fork
- Across the unbridgeable gulf: Christian pastor partners with satanic porn producer
- Baja & Border News Translations: Mexico Side of Border Crossing Poorly Operated; 6 million U.S. Jobs Depend on U.S. Trade with Mexico
- City Auditor calls for improvements in Economic Development Program
- Across the great divide: Conservative U-T San Diego partners with San Diego CityBeat
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- Scenes you probably won't see at tonight's opening of the San Diego Film Festival
- Baja & Border News Translations: FreeWiFi Started in TJ; 12,000+ Pirated CDs & DVDs Seized
- San Diego Film Festival opens with locally based remake of 1954 classic On the Waterfront
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- My fave pickle prep found in the Gaslamp
- Government Funded San Diego State University Foundation Gives Big to Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Campaign
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- Betty Boop is back!
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- Street Style University Heights: Leather Pants
- LMCOG Proposition Recommendations
- Victorious menu expansion for the "Urban Palate"
- Distressed sellers make up smaller portion of housing market
- #YoSoy132 Activist found alive after federal detention
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News & Stories
San Diego's official fashion week
Yacht Fire on Harbor Island
A large yacht went up in flames on Harbor Island near downtown Wednesday morning just after 11 a.m. Smoke from the fire, which was docked at Harbor Island Marina, blew over downtown and was visible …
September 26, 2012
Blood Red Shoes
Aimee Mann, meet Cold War Kids. Blood Red Shoes, yet another drum-and-guitar rock duo sound as if tutored by both L.A. artists. They were not. They are, in fact, a British band. Laura-Mary Carter and …
September 26, 2012
Mandelbrot Set
I grimaced at the tiny slip of paper in my hand. “I think this one’s written in German,” I groaned. “How am I supposed to give clues or act it out if I don’t even …
September 26, 2012
Josh Damigo defected to L.A. — he's back.
"I’m a mix of Switchfoot and Taylor Swift,” says singer/songwriter Josh Damigo. “My music is pop, with a slight twang. I usually play acoustic, but I also have a technically talented group of guys that …
September 26, 2012
Red Velvet Cheesecake
Joe Burns of Waters Fine Foods offers up a red velvet cheesecake with chocolate ganache.
September 26, 2012
The Lei Lounge's Tokyo Plum
As an Asian-fusion restaurant that seeks to bring the best of Eastern and Western cuisine under one pagoda, the Lei Lounge is offering an intriguing twist to the cocktail concept. Take, for instance, one of …
September 26, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
The local band compilation Staring at the Sun Volume 10 will debut with an all-ages show at Lestat’s on October 6, featuring a bill that includes Tolan Shaw, the Comeuppance (performing as a quartet), David …
September 26, 2012
Fur Peace
Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp, established in 1989 by Jorma Kaukonen and his wife Vanessa, comes to San Diego.
September 26, 2012
Torta Trundlers
Bolillo aims to be as big with their tortas as Chipotle is with burritos.
September 26, 2012
Communist Daughter
Communist Daughter’s “Not the Kid” rumbles along on a rolling rhythm. There is a part of the song in which singer-songwriter Johnny Solomon breathes loudly, like he’s running to get away from the rest of …
September 26, 2012
Jerry Schad Memorial Trail
Guidebook author Jerry Schad’s favorite Balboa Park trail and an opportunity to volunteer service.
September 26, 2012
Allegiance, an important musical at the Old Globe
Everything became extreme, chaotic, life-threatening for over 120,000 Japanese Americans.
September 26, 2012
Mounted Martial Arts
An interview with Katie Stearns, mounted martial artist (she does archery while riding a horse).
September 26, 2012
Twinkle Lights for Hillcrest
Earlier this month, the Hillcrest Business Association voted to approve a new project that will add some sparkle to a block of the community’s streets. The Uptown News reported that "the project to install a …
September 26, 2012
It's all Chinese to Spelich
Once upon a time, John Spelich was the king of San Diego PR. Today he’s in a war with Google, fighting on behalf of one of China’s biggest internet companies over the future of the …
September 26, 2012
Get a Manly Pedi in TJ
Pedicabs experience a surge of popularity in downtown Tijuana.
September 26, 2012
Shamu's Super PAC
It hasn’t given away any money yet, but a federal political action committee set up by the new owners of SeaWorld has been raking in a lot of cash from park employees. The SeaWorld Parks …
September 26, 2012
Mary Hoffman takes on CPUC
The state’s major utilities — San Diego Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Southern California Edison — realize that renewable energy represents the future. So, in defiance of federal law, these big utilities …
September 26, 2012
Best Places to Train as a DJ in San Diego
It started at Disneyland, of all places. The park brought in a DJ to perform in sync with a light show built around Tron: Legacy. My teenage son saw stars. He already makes music on …
September 26, 2012
Air travel in the jet stream; why your specs can't be glued
Hey Matt:I got my tickets yesterday to fly from Los Angeles to São Paulo, Brazil, at the end of the year. On my way to Brazil it will take 10 hours, 45 minutes on my …
September 26, 2012
The Popol Vuh
Wait! thou Maker, thou Modeler, look at us, listen to us, don’t let us fall, don’t leave us aside, thou god in the sky, on the earth, Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth, give us …
September 26, 2012
Amin Nash: Journal
A San Diego newcomer (a Muslim from Vegas) falls in love with the city.
September 26, 2012