My friend Saba and I decided to take a trip outside of Istanbul to Ağva, a vacation village in the mountains, by the Black Sea. Saba is a native Turk, but she majored in American …
March 31, 2015
Audio clips
- “Drive-In” by the Beach Boys
- “Hollywood or Bust” by Dean Martin
- “How About You” by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby
- “Saturday Night at the Movies” by the Drifters
- “Take Your Girlie to the Movies” by Dean Martin
News & Stories
Ağva's "Club Bar"
Family dramedy at sitcom speed
Evelyn, 75, lives in the same Brooklyn apartment where she raised her children. Her best friend of over 30 years, Rose, lives across the hall. Their children care about their widowed mothers, but Evelyn’s son …
March 31, 2015
Spock lobster
No, it was not an April Fool’s joke or a Cardiff Kook prank. The City of Encinitas officially proclaimed a Vulcan Avenue block for its favorite Vulcan — Mr. Spock. “Spock Block” was proclaimed for …
March 31, 2015
Didn't mean to shoot you in the face
An Oceanside man accused of shooting two people pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on March 27. Diego Arturo Martinez admitted to firing the rifle that killed Robert Earl Robbins, 47, the night of August 29, …
March 31, 2015
Look your recommendation in the eye
When some food- and wine-loving college friends visited La Jolla recently and asked for restaurant recommendations, this whole I Write About Feasts thing meant I really needed to be on point. This would be no …
March 31, 2015
California rules
According to a report released Monday, March 30, by Orange County–based economist Alan Meister, Indian gaming was a $23.8 billion business in 2013, the most recent year for which comprehensive figures are available. Nearly a …
March 31, 2015
San Diego breweries among country’s largest
Each year, the Brewers Association releases its list of the country’s top 50 craft-brewing companies based on the previous year’s sales numbers. Each year that I post the rankings and numbers, comment sections go wild …
March 31, 2015
Muslim swim
Sahra Abdi and a group of Muslim women swam in the 60-year-old pool at the Copley Y at 41st and Landis for several years. It had high tiled-concrete walls and tiny windows above the 25-yard, …
March 31, 2015
More special interest cash for mayor's non-profit
Contributions from a growing set of city hall's biggest special interests continue to pour in to One San Diego, a nonprofit corporation set up by San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer. Ostensibly established by the Republican …
March 31, 2015
Pup killer
A San Marcos family whose pit bull puppy was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy during an unannounced and non-warranted visit to the home is suing the county and the deputies for unlawful search …
March 31, 2015