The strong smell of black coffee served in a plastic cup no bigger than a shot glass startled me from my deep slumber. As one flight attendant pushed the cart forward, tightly squeezing it along …
Blog Entries
- Who is the "land use expert" Michael J. Pallamary behind the Filner recall campaign?
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- Body found at Imperial Beach identified as 13-year-old from Tijuana, another teen still not found
- The Heart & Trotter: Meet your meat at Alchemy
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- Todd Gloria's strange Sunday meeting with ex GOP Mayor Jerry Sanders
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- Locals pay tribute to Valley Center's JJ Cale pt. 1 - Greg Douglass
- Gaslamp's 40 Foot Film series pays tribute to Cinerama...sort of
- Rhythm triplicate at Dizzy's
- Dinosaur rampages through downtown San Diego, killing dozens
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- Bob Filner offered role in upcoming Sea World film project
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- Otay Mesa port of entry to open additional lanes on Sundays and holidays
- Feinstein, tops in Predator maker’s political cash, talks Filner recall
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- Time out with Daniel Jackson
- Top Ten Movie Mayors
- Emperor Tibobius in exile
- Natural Style Chicken is cheap and delicious
- Imperial Valley ambulance crews on strike
News & Stories
Charmed in Chiang Mai
Karl Strauss tasting room open
In April 2012, I wrote about “The Summer of Karl,” noting new developments for Karl Strauss Brewing Company. That included the 24-year-old stalwart, which is known for having been ahead of most local operations in …
July 29, 2013
Tijuana officials prepare to replace Kumeyaay statue
It will cost Tijuana about $20,000 to repair a severely damaged statue honoring an indigenous Baja California tribe, according to the city's assistant director of urban maintenance. The bronze statue dedicated to the Kumeyaay tribe …
July 29, 2013
Car crashes onto beach at Sunset Cliffs
Early in the morning on July 29, a driver crashed his car through a gate near Osprey Street and flew off of Sunset Cliffs into the sand below. The car flipped in mid-air as it …
July 29, 2013
Rhode Island: little state, big history
Rhode Island is America’s smallest state by area and its eighth-least populated. Despite this, it’s one of America’s most historic states, having been settled in 1636. Rhode Island was established as a colony by Roger …
July 29, 2013