If you lived in Japan, any local place you can think of with the words "Public House" in its name would be called an izakaya instead. The relatively casual type of Japanese restaurant may basically …
March 7, 2014
News & Stories
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La Mesa Planning Commission favors 18-unit complex
On February 4, the disapproval of a proposed City of La Mesa condominium development was demonstrated by a local family’s door-to-door collection of signatures on a petition against the project. The family, residents of Wheaton …
March 7, 2014
Tijuana police get the wrong man…repeatedly
I have always been afraid of the cops, even when I had no reason to be. But I have never been so afraid of the police until I moved to Tijuana. In the two years …
March 7, 2014
City attorney Goldsmith fights to keep his emails private
San Diego's city attorney Jan Goldsmith is above the law — California's public records law, that is, says a February 27 legal briefing filed in San Diego Superior Court. According to attorneys for Goldsmith, public …
March 7, 2014
County unemployment rate jumps in January
The San Diego County unemployment rate leapt to 7% in January from 6.5% in December, as nonfarm jobs declined by 16,400. However, much of that was seasonal. Retail jobs dropped 8700. Educational and health services …
March 7, 2014
Try this one weird trick to enjoy 300: Rise of an Empire
Concentrate only on the fantastic, menacing set design. Or, you know, Eva Green's bosom.
March 7, 2014
Bishop delivers rock 'n' soul goods to Belly Up
A career retrospective of sorts, Elvin Bishop’s show at Belly Up Tavern was a reminder that Duane Allman and Dickey Betts had another Southern boy hot on their heels. Bishop’s intricate dual guitar harmonies (co-guitarist …
March 7, 2014
Mogwai's Rave Tapes
What happens when a notable ’90s post-rock band gets in a head-on collision with a pile of synthesizers, you ask? The album Rave Tapes, by Scottish mainstays Mogwai. The first release by the group since …
March 7, 2014
Plastic surgeon Sean Darcy and medical group sued
A San Diego woman claims in court that a November 2012 plastic surgery operation scheduled to last six hours was so poorly performed that she remained under anesthesia for over nine hours, which resulted in …
March 7, 2014
Encore Champagne Bar open downtown
What a cool idea is Encore Champagne Bar. Decked out in white leather and crystal chandeliers, it has a vaguely Russian sensibility; the kind of cheesy opulence that’s earnest, retro, fun, and attractive all at …
March 7, 2014
Meet Jamul Town Brewery & Tap
Being a native San Diegan, I have a soft spot for the Filippi’s Pizza Grotto chain. Just before writing this piece, I actually chowed down on a marinara-soaked meatball sub from that institution’s Scripps Ranch …
March 7, 2014
Florida surfer at Swami's unwelcome
After two weeks of harassment by a man who was described as a bipolar transient from Florida, sheriff’s deputies were called to Swami’s beach parking lot on March 6 at around 9:30 a.m. Danny Knoblaugh …
March 7, 2014