Tijuana is making a comeback, thanks to hipsters, hypesters, and people that never gave up on the border city.
July 24, 2013
Blog Entries
- Mayor Filner responds to Taylor Baldwin's on-air claim, "He made me feel cheap."
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- RA Sushi drops the bomb
- Downtown retail property sold for $15M
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- New UC head Janet Napolitano: "I believe the children are the future... of homeland security."
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- San Diego hotel business lagging coast rivals
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- Judd Apatow to receive Visionary Filmmaker Award
- The limited stylings of Clutch Cargo
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- Filner may be the winner in last two accusations
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- Heading to Hearst Castle
- Downtown San Diego Partnership threatened with lawsuit if it does not provide accounting of assessment district funds
- Faulconer and Gloria visit Fantasy Island
- Papa Doug Manchester buys Playboy Enterprises for $400 million
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- From the Fringe: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are born, part one
- California sixth-largest producer of solar power per capita
- Priest murdered in Ensenada during robbery
- Would Filner's doom be a Peters boon?
- Best events in San Diego: July 25-31
- El Cajon man arrested in bicycle-related stabbing
- Breakfast at Tobey's 19th Hole Cafe
- Sweat equity! Pedal off the pounds on your progressive dinner
- Brewers fall flat to Padres
News & Stories
Baja is back for visitors
Allied Gardens hosts speech by U-T chief John Lynch
U-T San Diego CEO John Lynch referred to mayor Bob Filner several times during his talk at the July 23 Allied Gardens Community Council town hall meeting at Ascension Lutheran Church. Lynch also spoke about …
July 24, 2013
Tijuana offers safe transportation for women
The city of Tijuana this week launched a limited special municipal bus service to provide secure transportation for women traveling alone or with children and for the elderly of either gender. The pink line began …
July 24, 2013
Righteous Exploits slated for August open and September run
Performance art from Margaret Noble and Justin Hudnall explores generational narratives and struggles with family history.
July 24, 2013
Open your ears
KSDS assistant music director Chad Fox plays nontraditional jazz: “I’d say that at least 85 percent of our listeners have been very positive.”
July 24, 2013
Glass Castle and Half-Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
What are you reading? “I’ve read two books lately that my wife turned me on to: The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, and Half-Broke Horses, which is also by Walls. The Glass Castle is a …
July 24, 2013
Cocktail casual at the Turf
If you can stomach some ’tude with your food, hit the Turf Supper Club in Golden Hill.
July 24, 2013
We must be talking bánh mi
At Linda Vista’s Bale Restaurant & Deli (serving Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai Cuisine), Ed attacks an egg loaf and other morsels.
July 24, 2013
Record-release roundup
The release party for Shiva Trash’s new seven-inch happens at Til Two in City Heights on Friday, July 26, with Northern Tigers, the Natives, and California 666 also playing sets. The same day will see …
July 24, 2013
Lester Bangs, El Cajon kid
Interview with Grossmont College’s Raul Sandelin, who is near completion of the film A Box Full of Rocks: The El Cajon Years of Lester Bangs. Sandlein: "I'm an El Cajon cheerleader."
July 24, 2013
Paddleboard safari
Stand-up paddle board lessons are a good, easy way to learn how to surf. But don’t do it. Surfing is no fun.
July 24, 2013
Shakey Graves
Alejandro Rose-Garcia, from Austin, Texas, goes by the stage name Shakey Graves. If this makes him sound like an itinerant Delta bluesman, in the design of his performance, he is — partly. Graves is a …
July 24, 2013
Zeke Hindle is not quite a tennis bum. Close, though
Making a living as a professional athlete is for a very few. Making a good living is for a tiny percentage of the very few. Introducing Zeke Hindle (real name), 27, professional tennis player. Zeke …
July 24, 2013
The flip side of vinyl
Mark Alan Hamilton bought a downtown record store in 2007 (Fiesta Records) and his timing couldn’t have been worse. Now he says vinyl is making a comeback (probably so we’ll publish an article about his record store).
July 24, 2013
Mt. Gower Open Space Preserve, South Route
Unusual rock formations, views, and a variety of landscapes and habitats make this one of the better hikes in the county.
July 24, 2013
South Bay’s most expensive, most mysterious property
Sitting on a one-acre lot that the listing office describes as the “highest point in Bonita,” the 9045-square-foot estate at 368 Surrey Drive is the most luxurious property currently available in any of San Diego’s …
July 24, 2013
Vinyl addiction
Former M Theory record store founder Eric Howarth thins his record collection while at the same time staging “Vinyl Junkies” record swaps.
July 24, 2013
Are the volunteers getting hosed?
County government is poised to take over the Julian Cuyamaca Fire Protection District. Whether that’s good or bad is an open question, even to those residents who are emotionally involved.
July 24, 2013
Into Mexico
Sometimes I forget that a mere 15 miles away from downtown San Diego is a-whole-nother country, with its own customs and laws that, despite their close proximity to America, are light years away from those …
July 24, 2013
News product placement
What’s news to NBC-owned TV station KNSD, at least according to its latest federally required “issues and program list,” covering the operation’s news coverage during the period between April 1 and June 30? First, a …
July 24, 2013
Destination Lindbergh; destruction Old Town
"It would transform the way travelers use our airport, reduce traffic congestion around [Lindbergh Field] and take advantage of the airport’s close proximity to Interstate 5 by providing access right into the airport.” That was …
July 24, 2013
UCSD flunks rabbit test
Federal regulators have sent UCSD a warning notice regarding the university’s alleged violation of federal regulations in the treatment of an animal at one of the school’s experimental test labs. On April 8, administrators were …
July 24, 2013
Moving targets
The controversial possibility of installing new electronic billboards downtown continues to be a lucrative affair for GOP lobbyist Paul Robinson. According to his latest financial disclosure report of July 11, he got $5000 from Capitol …
July 24, 2013
Caffeine Club and the Patter of Tiny Royal Feet
A Brit ex-pat marvels at American ways, especially when at Starbucks.
July 24, 2013
Gonna sit right down and write...
Correction Gather No Moss last week included a misidentified photo; the ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral are in Macau. — Editor G-Rated Humor I was amused and delighted to read Barbarella’s “Laugh Lines” (July 18 …
July 24, 2013
Elementary
You come in big and high from the beach though your shoulders are small your arm is in place around the red board and your orange swim trunks are just where they should properly be …
July 24, 2013