I was working in Mira Mesa as an “internet specialist” at the time, calling over 200 real estate agents a day, trying to sell them advertising. I didn't have a lot of money one day, …
September 23, 2013
Blog Entries
- Our Star Will Die Alone: an interactive heavy metal(s) band
- Dodgers get serious and take series from Padres
- Tale of two pairs of guilty brothers
- The Tacoburger: Part One
- SD hotel business up, but lagging coastal California cities
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- Rodeo Daze-Cowboys and Drunk Indians
- Stock swindler sentenced to 15 years
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- Ex-Qualcomm exec vp charged with insider trading
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- How to save the world while dining out
- Coming this November: San Diego Indie Acoustic Original Artist Showcase
- Billboard cash attempts mayor's race influence
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- San Diego home prices keep rising and remain very high
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- There are spoiler alerts and then there's...
- Pharmacist loses license for stealing dangerous drugs
- Former Fallbrook Klansman involved in town takeover attempt
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- Nuclear Regulatory Commission finds fault with Mitsubishi's calculations on failed San Onofre generators
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- Golden Hill: Healthy brekky in the tree house
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News & Stories
Never homeless: Mission Bay party crash
New lawsuit filed to block Jamul casino
The highly contested plan to build a casino in the rural East County community of Jamul has hit a new roadblock, as a local citizens’ group and area church have filed a lawsuit challenging the …
September 23, 2013
Logan Heights at OnStage Productions
It’s too bad they don’t give a Craig Noel Award for Audience of the Year. I sat in a sure nominee recently at OnStage. High school students packed the house. They hung on every word …
September 23, 2013
Two matches in the cup
“I am the very model of modern major-general, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral...” Who hasn’t heard this before? The text is from the Major General’s patter song in Gilbert and Sullivan’s *The Pirates of …
September 23, 2013
Advance Copy: Ballast Point's Menu
Earlier this month, I dished details about Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits’ upcoming combo research and development brewery, taproom, eatery, and beer garden in Little Italy. Today, I’m dishing on the dishes that the restaurant …
September 23, 2013
Southwestern College Foundation's Nathan Fletcher connection
The Southwestern College Foundation held its annual gala on September 21. The cost for a seat ran from $200 to $15,000. The keynote speaker for the event was Nathan Fletcher, candidate for mayor of San …
September 23, 2013
Hiking in Vegas?
I've been coming to Vegas for years: it's a bit like Los Angeles in a desert with a giant adult Disneyland in the middle, the glitter of the lights, the gambling and the shows. This …