City Heights–raised D. Dove has been rapping since she was 14. “There’s not a lot of opportunity. Besides the sheer number of other MCs in San Diego, this is simply a hard city to break …
September 26, 2014
News & Stories
Local rappers soundtrack New York tagger
Contractor outed by ironworkers
Local ironworkers are taking aim at North America Sekisui House (NASH), a national developer with offices in San Diego, asking the firm to reconsider its business relationship with a San Clemente–based subcontractor accused of wage …
September 26, 2014
Barb Jungr's Hard Rain
Some of the righteous ones, this season, hurt to listen to. Barb Jungr’s been threshing splendor out of Dylan, Cohen, and a few others, many seasons now, and so this one comes acutely calibrated. She …
September 26, 2014
Kensington Video is closing!
Winnie Hanford, Kensington Video’s Rock of Gibraltar, just delivered a heaping dose of terrible news. After 30 years in business, the world-class video store will be closing shop in February, 2015. Apart from helping them …
September 26, 2014
Drug-fueled Sun God chomps into UCSD budget
How much did it cost to stage this year's Sun God, the annual drug and alcohol-plagued rock festival at the center of an ongoing internal controversy at UCSD over the May 17 drug overdose death …
September 26, 2014
Tierrasanta’s savory secret
When I was invited to dinner at Choice of Mandarin in Tierrasanta, I turned to the all-knowing internet to gain some insight on this new-to-me restaurant. Turns out the owners have been serving Chinese cuisine …
September 26, 2014
Buzzcocks leave Belly Up breathless
English punk band the Buzzcocks performed a blistering set before an enthusiastic audience at the Belly Up Tavern. The club was packed with a mix of scene veterans who remember the band from its original …
September 26, 2014
My Acting Bucket List: Jeffrey Jones
I’m asking veteran local actors to name five dream roles and say why. The answers not only reveal aspirations, they may put an idea in the minds of artistic directors and producers – even some …
September 26, 2014
Baja Beer Touring: Valle de Guadalupe — Part I
The following is the third in a six-part series about that adventure, which yielded some good beer and a good deal more. Tijuana - Part II is the previous stop on this tour of Baja’s …
September 26, 2014
Coyotes are dogs, too
In the world of moving targets, coyotes are enemy number one. On forums, hunters confess that it can take multiple hits to “put a dog in the dirt.” A testimonial on a website that sells …
September 26, 2014
Yellowtail in the hold
September 25 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 21 Anglers, 1 Boat, 2 California Yellowtail, 1 California Sheephead, 8 Rockfish, 1 Kelp Bass, 19 Pacific Bonito, 1 California Barracuda Fisherman's Landing 80 Anglers, 4 Boats, 73 …
September 26, 2014
Deploy the teenager
One in four La Mesa residents approached recently by minor decoys seeking access to alcohol have been arrested after willingly providing booze to teenagers, La Mesa police are reporting. Funded by a $21,668 state grant, …
September 26, 2014