Arthur Grigorian admitted in federal court today (September 11) that he took in $1.5 million from phony tax returns, filing them in the names of hundreds of victims. Commonly, Grigorian and his conspirators claimed that …
September 11, 2014
News & Stories
Trillion troubles
Best soda ever spotted at Bev-Mo!
Bev-Mo, home of the 5-cent wine sale, stocks plenty of nonalcoholic beverages. Some of those are sodas, and one of those sodas is Moxie, which claims to be the original carbonated soft drink, produced since …
September 11, 2014
Free parking in La Mesa
The La Mesa City Council on September 9 voted 3-2 to temporarily suspend enforcement of parking meters downtown, a move to compensate for disruptions caused by the $5 million Downtown Village Streetscape Improvement Project. Starting …
September 11, 2014
UCSD employees lack criminal checks
How certain is UCSD that its employees and volunteers aren't ex-convicts? Not as sure as it should be, according to a report by the school's audit and management services department critical of lapses in university …
September 11, 2014
Atmosphere: Beats, rhymes, alcohol & women
My last trip to catch Atmosphere at the House of Blues some five years back marked the last time I would see the enigmatic wordsmith Eyedea perform before his untimely death. Following inspired sets from …
September 11, 2014
Head for the hot springs: Corona's Glen Ivy
Lacking the time or energy for a road trip, but in need of a quick getaway? We found ours last Thursday, getting on the road at 8 a.m. and heading north on I-15 for 70 …
September 11, 2014
Zoo officials report newly captured albino cobra is "significantly smaller" than darker snakes of the same species
ASKING YOU TO PLEASE STOP THAT SNIGGERING, SAN DIEGO ZOO — Scientists today released their initial findings on Willy, the albino monocle cobra captured in Thousand Oaks and transported to the San Diego Zoo two …
September 11, 2014
Coronado eucalyptus trees destined for doom
Kirby Watson has resided in the shade of the eucalyptus trees on Coronado Island’s E Avenue for over 45 years. She said she was devastated when she received a letter from the City of Coronado …
September 11, 2014
Don't sauce that burrito!
“A wet burrito is not Mexican, I think, but people love them,” says Chef Antonio Friscia, who opened his latest restaurant, Don Chido, in the Gaslamp in late June. He knew going in that some …
September 11, 2014
Meet 32 North Brewing Company
Miramar is already home to a plethora of local breweries including powerhouses AleSmith Brewing Company, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits and Saint Archer Brewery. Few communities offer as many brewery-touring options. The current count is …
September 11, 2014
Drought doesn’t diminish county crop yield
San Diego County released figures on the region's annual agricultural output Wednesday, September 10, placing the total value of the farming industry within the county at over $1.8 billion in 2013, an increase of more …
September 11, 2014
It really is all semantics
Back to my disbelief in the 14 Huffington Post artists who are transforming opera and the fact that many critics have been wrong for many years regarding the progress of music and art. In the …
September 11, 2014
Neighborhood (Meme) Watch
Move over, Strutting Leo. Slow it down, Happy Keanu. Grab a seat, Prancing Cera. Earlier this month, San Diego Police released a surveillance photo that they thought depicted the man responsible for six assaults on …
September 11, 2014
Midweek fishing report
September 10 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 23 Anglers, 1 Boat, 14 California Yellowtail, 2 Yellowfin Tuna Fisherman's Landing 47 Anglers, 3 Boats, 6 Rockfish, 3 Yellowtail, 3 Sculpin, 4 White Seabass, 11 Bonito, 4 …
September 11, 2014