“I don’t worry about being overexposed because all our shows were different,” says Josh Damigo, whose band the Freeloaders just finished a seven-month-long weekly residency at House of Blues. “We never had a setlist, we …
September 30, 2014
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Cronies and fricassee in DC
San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer had a grand time in Washington DC with the local chamber of commerce, fellow politicos, and the nation's infrastructure lobby earlier this month, based on an official itinerary of the …
September 30, 2014
Escape from Texas
This past summer, in Tomball, TX, bankruptcy fillings for an optometrist, Dr. Elaine Kmiec, indicated she had a large number of collies on her acreage. She claimed to have only 35. Attorneys for Houston Collie …
September 30, 2014
A rare jack for San Diego
Whether the weathermen decide it’s an El Niño year may be perpetually debated, but with reports of wahoo and blue marlin caught off shore, and the confirmed sighting of a whale shark near Catalina Island, …
September 30, 2014
Two great things
There are a couple of great things happening this week. On Friday evening, at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal in La Jolla, New York Polyphony will be performing a concert of Thomas Luis de Victoria’s O Quam …
September 30, 2014
Manufacturing: wages good but jobs down
Last year, manufacturing jobs in San Diego County paid an average wage of $75,800, up stoutly from the average wage of $53,800 throughout the private sector, according to data compiled by the National University System …
September 30, 2014
Font of wisdom
On Thursday, September 25, a green construction-barrier fence went up around the fountains and pools in front of the Oceanside Civic Center. The water was drained and construction began on September 29 to retrofit the …
September 30, 2014
A special significance
Tattoos are so mainstream. Gone are the days when the rebels and counter-culture characters among us were the only ones sporting ink. In San Diego, trendy tattoo parlors like Remington in North Park and Full …
September 30, 2014
Fierce tragedy
Now in its world premiere, Robert Barry Fleming’s 75-minute, “fierce tragedy in one act” pays a multi-media tribute to one of the greats of American music. The complex form uses different kinds of storytelling, from …
September 30, 2014
Million-dollar lawyer
The Illinois Supreme Court this month disbarred Brian P. Lee of Wheaton, Illinois. On February 19 of this year, Lee pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego to participating in a scheme to embezzle …
September 30, 2014
Baja Beer Touring: Valle de Guadalupe — Part II
The following is the fourth in a six-part series about that adventure, which yielded some good beer and a good deal more. Valle de Guadalupe - Part I is the previous stop on this tour …
September 30, 2014
Nothing against the 76 ball, but...
Since 1983, Robert Rosano has owned and operated the 76 gas station at 350 North El Camino Real. Last week, when he changed his brand to Chevron. The station had a complete makeover — signage, …
September 30, 2014
May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it
September 29 dock totals Fisherman's Landing 169 Anglers, 6 Boats, 24 Skipjack Tuna, 276 Yellowfin Tuna, 22 Yellowtail, 3 Sculpin, 1 Sand Bass, 27 Calico Bass, 60 Bonito, 1 Sheephead, 28 Rockfish, 2 Lingcod H&M …
September 30, 2014