Cemeteries have always fascinated me, and I have visited them all over the world. On a recent trip to Saint Petersburg, Russia, I visited the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Founded in 1710, it contains some of …
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Ringing of the bells: St. Petersburg, Russia
Flat Albert: Mother Goose parade float suffers mysterious deflation
Everybody knows Bill Cosby's lovable animated creation, Fat Albert. But what everybody doesn't know is that the corpulent cartoon was all set to appear in this year's Mother Goose parade in El Cajon. All set, …
November 25, 2014
Dave Boyle’s Man from Reno receives Independent Spirit Awards nomination
“Nobody,” came Dave Boyle’s response when asked who he was wearing this morning when news arrived that his latest film was recognized by the Independent Spirit Awards. Man from Reno was nominated for the John …
November 25, 2014
Spare, direct contact
By definition, staged readings are not reviewable. They have no set, little lighting, few rehearsals. They’re actors seated behind music stands reading a play, maybe a bottled water to one side, maybe a costume that …
November 25, 2014
No, the war on drugs didn't end
The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking for a home in San Diego. On November 24 the General Services Administration released a pre-solicitation notice to building owners, making them aware of the plans. According to the …
November 25, 2014
Transition tower
Folks on Coast Highway 101, passing by Cardiff by the Sea’s San Elijo State Beach campground, often ask what’s up with the scaffolding on the bluff with the lifeguard tower on top. The three levels …
November 25, 2014
It would have been prudent...
At the regular November 20 Sweetwater Union High School district meeting, lame-duck trustees authorized the district to proceed with entitling 1130 Fifth Avenue in Chula Vista for 135 townhomes. The project, which is called the …
November 25, 2014
The hoppiest comeback ever
They say it’s what's inside that counts and that’s true of any business, including Bolt Brewery (8179 Center Street, La Mesa). After all, it’s inside that soon-to-open operation’s Quonset hut brewhouse where the beer is …
November 25, 2014
November 24 dock totals
Yesterday's fishing report: Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 15 Anglers, 1 Boat, 2 California Yellowtail, 4 Ocean Whitefish, 8 Vermilion Rockfish, 3 California Sheephead, 23 Rockfish, 6 Bocaccio H&M Landing 71 Anglers, 4 Boats, 12 California Spiny …
November 25, 2014