Paul Appleby is a smart guy. He is also performing the role of Don Ottavio in San Diego Opera’s Don Giovanni. Paul went to Juilliard and then into the Metropolitan Opera’s young artist program. During …
February 10, 2015
News & Stories
He's no wimp
They said, he said
Revivals, the nonprofit thrift store at 1644 University Avenue in Hillcrest, will close down on February 28. It will not be relocating. Opened February 7, 2011, by Desert AIDS Project (D.A.P.) in Palm Springs, Revivals …
February 10, 2015
More than a late-night munchies spot
I'd actually never been to Pokéz, though I've heard about it repeatedly over the years. Everybody I know who went to college in this town seems to have fond memories of the "vegetarian Mexican eatery." …
February 10, 2015
Beware: Publishers Clearing House scam
There seem to be a lot of Publishers Clearing House $100,000 Sweepstakes winners in Oceanside. According to the Oceanside Police Department, elderly or live-alone residents have been receiving calls from a “Lieutenant Aaron Doyle,” claiming …
February 10, 2015
Sunday is go time
A Lemon Grove man was caught over the weekend attempting to cross the border into the U.S. with a gas tank full of liquid methamphetamine, Border Patrol officials are reporting. The unnamed 39-year-old was stopped …
February 10, 2015
Tour Del Mar
Like most San Diegans I'm familiar with the touristy parts of Del Mar (Del Mar Fairground/Racetrack and the beaches) – the scenic coastal village between Soledad Valley and the San Dieguito River – but didn't …
February 10, 2015
Ex-PR man Faulconer pitches GE
As students of 20th-century California history will nostalgically recall, a once-struggling movie actor named Ronald Reagan rose to political prominence selling General Electric. The Democrat-turned-Republican hosted General Electric Theatre on television and toured the country …
February 10, 2015
Craig Noel Award Winners for 2014
The San Diego Theater Critics Circle held its 12th annual awards ceremony last night. Congratulations to the winners, the nominees, and the entire community of theater artists for one heck of a year. Resident Musical: …
February 10, 2015
San Diego, mortgage hot spot
Among the nation's 30 largest metro areas, San Diego is the best for an African-Amerian attempting to get a mortgage. Zillow.com came out with a study yesterday (February 9). It measures the rate at which …
February 10, 2015
February 9 dock totals
Seems as though only two 1/2 day boats made it out yesterday in the big swells. Sometimes it's the fishing, sometimes it's the bump. The fishing is good, but those who get queasy on the …
February 10, 2015