At the time, it was the biggest cash robbery ever committed in the United States. Not the daring 1978 Lufthansa heist at New York's JFK International Airport that inspired Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. I'm talking about …
January 23, 2014
News & Stories
Lufthansa heist that inspired Goodfellas finally solved
Ex–pension-board members to rake in $5.4 million?
The court case over whether the city should pay the legal costs for six former pension-board members is now one step closer to being a done deal. The most recent appeal filed by the city …
January 23, 2014
Popular street food finds a permanent home, for the moment
It's not likely Don Pepe loaded up his first tamale cart thinking his name would echo through San Diego lore as a street food legend. Then, it's equally unlikely his pursuit of the American dream …
January 23, 2014
Bumble Bee's claims on omega-3 challenged in court
San Diego–based Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, located near Petco Park, has been sued in federal court in the Northern District of California over claims it makes about its tuna products. The plaintiff argues that Bumble …
January 23, 2014
Hatchet attack on El Cajon jewelry shop owner
Police in El Cajon are searching for a man accused of beating a jewelry store owner with the blunt end of a hatchet and stealing a gun on Wednesday afternoon (January 22). Around 3:30 p.m., …
January 23, 2014
Bug at Ion Theatre
A rogue male aphid’s dining on Agnes and her new friend Peter? No, he says. Must be a female, a “matriarchal aphid,” and she isn’t just slicing skin, she’s spawning a world-wide infestation from a …
January 23, 2014
New life breathed into “Atmosphere” project
The dead-in-the-dirt “Atmosphere” downtown condo project, which crashed in 2004, is getting a new lease on life. Now it will definitely become a low-income apartment complex, through efforts by Centre City Development Corp. (now Civic …
January 23, 2014
Interview with Gimme Shelter writer-director Ron Krauss and Several Sources Shelter founder Kathy DiFiore
In 2009, filmmaker Ron Krauss (Puppies for Sale, Alien Hunter) paid a visit to his brother in New Jersey. While there, he learned about a shelter for young mothers, just a mile away. He decided …
January 23, 2014
Ramona Egg Farmer Investigated for Solitary Acts of Abuse
A 56-year-old employee of the Pine Hill Egg Ranch is currently under investigation by the District Attorney for the abuse of several chickens under his care. The chickens, which had slowed in their production, possibly …
January 23, 2014
D.A. Dumanis at center of tangled cash web
As San Diego's latest corruption scandal unfolds, it is casting fresh light on the well-monied political network of Republican district attorney Bonnie Dumanis and her consultant Jennifer Tierney. Tierney, a longtime confidante of the D.A., …
January 23, 2014
A day in Balboa Park
I try to live my life in accordance with the famous quote attributed to Walt Whitman: "Be curious, not judgmental." On a recent visit to Balboa Park, camera in hand, I came across a plethora …
January 23, 2014
African-American Museum of Fine Arts opens February 1
Gaidi Finnie was one of the first people I met upon arriving in San Diego during the winter of 2000. He acted as co-director of the Museum of Photographic Arts during my tenure as their …
January 23, 2014
Frank Porretta: A tenor talks (2 of 2)
San Diego Opera's production of Pagliacci opens on Saturday, January 26th. The show starts at 7:00 pm at The Civic Theater. There are only four performances: January 26th, 28th, 31st and February 2nd. Read part …
January 23, 2014
Pot political action committee forms
In this age of political action committees, it's hard to fathom that there wasn't already a committee dedicated to fight for medical marijuana initiatives and boost pro-pot politicians. Well, now there is. On January 6, …
January 23, 2014
All Things BBQ: Abbey's Real Texas BBQ
Abbey’s Real Texas BBQ makes bold moves, claiming “Best BBQ Brisket In San Diego” at the head of its website. Well, says who? These kinds of claims always beg for upholding or debunking. The restaurant …
January 23, 2014
Phil’s BBQ upping beer game
Though San Diegans logically think of succulent, sauce-slathered meat at the sounding of the words Phil’s BBQ, the minds behind the business aren’t singularly focused on ‘cue. Phil Pace and company also harbor a devotion …
January 23, 2014
Canada issues travel warning for Mexico
Canada has joined the United States in warning its citizens of the potential dangers they may face when visiting Mexico, with specific reference to Baja California. In an advisory posted on the home page of …
January 23, 2014
Addis Ababa: escape from ordinary
“Ethiopia?!” cried my mother, her eye wide shut. “Why are you going there?” It’s not on everyone’s “to go” list, for a variety of reasons, but for anyone with a devil-may-care attitude to travel, this …
January 23, 2014