“My family were dairy people from the Azores. We adore things like cheeses and anchovies.”
July 29, 2015
News & Stories
I depend on an angel on the San Diego Transit info line
He who puts his lips to it would wish them never to be removed
The blessed Black Stone is encased in the corner [of the Kabah] facing east. The depth to which it penetrates it is not known, but it is said to extend two cubits into the wall. …
July 29, 2015
Product coming in August from San Diego bands
The band formerly known as Ed Ghost Tucker will release a final EP under that name while debuting their new incarnation, the Lulls, at the Soda Bar on August 1. Now a trio since the …
July 29, 2015
Putting faces to the Unknown Mortal Orchestra
In 2010 a singer/songwriter and guitarist named Ruban Nielson posted an original track to his Bandcamp site. Pop music bloggers got their hands on it, reposted it all over the internet, and due to the …
July 29, 2015
Four poems
On a Pair of Dice We are little brethren twain, Arbiters of loss and gain, Many to our counters run, Some are made, and some undone: But men find it to their cost, Few are …
July 29, 2015
Readers' thoughts on the Reader
Babies Having Babies Your cover story of a child who, at age 16, delivered a baby (“Child No More,” July 23) portrays her as a heroine. Your heroine is a fortunate exception. This piece is …
July 29, 2015
Summertime’s cold coffee culture
Hot coffee may be a year-round drink, but with summer temperatures rising, cold brew becomes a greater focus for local shops. At Coffee & Tea Collective, they’re experimenting with longer steep times, taking a standard …
July 29, 2015
A drink that is not a pick-me-up so much as a wind-me-down
Like New Yorker Tony Bennett singing his heart out for San Francisco, Counterpoint bartender Ryan Andrews has made the East Coast cocktail known as the Quick Fix his own — and in the process a …
July 29, 2015
Lucy's drenched in sweat
The promise of San Diego as “the next Seattle” was never fulfilled. But that creatively fertile time was saluted with the release of the feature film It’s Gonna Blow: San Diego’s Music Underground 1986–’96. Many …
July 29, 2015
Will CivicSD approve Trump-like sign for old Sempra HQ?
Manchester Financial Group now owns 49 percent of the downtown building that formerly housed Sempra Energy, at 101 Ash Street. It bought the minority share in the property for $20 million, reported the San Diego …
July 29, 2015
The Producers
“The producer is an ego booster, a cheer leader, and a critic. It’s all about getting them to do their best work.”
July 29, 2015
Lawson’s popular with peakbaggers and rockclimbers alike
Bushwhack to the hidden cave.
July 29, 2015
Political DIY money
As next year’s election season looms ever closer, a couple of local politicos are lining up to place substantial cash bets on themselves. San Diego Republican city councilman Mark Kersey, who didn’t have an opponent …
July 29, 2015
Hydrate your hair for the summer
Summer of Love. That’s what my hubby Patrick is calling it. We’ve been invited to eight weddings of friends and family. Eight. Love is in the air. But my poor hair, it’s not feeling the …
July 29, 2015
The Strange Case of Mr. Wallace Leach
The sun over Coronado said 3 p.m. Wallace Leach bumbled out the side door of the Horton House bar and shielded his eyes from the glare. Though a snappy dresser — he was one of …
July 29, 2015
Onward, to flyover country!
Dear Hipster: I know you were mostly joking about moving to Austin because moving to Portland is too mainstream, but it got me thinking. The Y2K years saw widespread gentrification of major urban centers, but …
July 29, 2015
Procrastination nation
Dear Hipster: I’m an independent contractor with a handful of small design clients. It’s not a huge amount of work, but it pays the bills. Sometimes, especially when I work at home, I procrastinate for …
July 29, 2015
Kensington Video prepares to enter the digital age
The sign on the front window now reads, “Kensington Video and Vidajuice Smoothie Bar,” as our town’s august video store inches one step closer to its projected October 1 grand reopening. If things go as …
July 29, 2015
Sacri Monti skate, but they’re no skate band
“The only fans that come up to you after the show are music nerds or prog-rock dads.”
July 29, 2015
Lifeguard-Harbor Patrol Blotter
07-26-15 Possible 1145 (suicide) threat. 19 yo male in the PB area threatening 1145. LGs search along with SDPD. Unable to locate. N. channel Jetty. Boat showing smoke and near jetty. Resc, LG respond. Vessel …
July 29, 2015
L.A.'s Aggrolites take the stage at Belly Up Friday night
A couple of years after forming in 2002, the Aggrolites put the pedal to the metal. They commenced a grueling concert schedule that would take up nearly a decade of their lives. “We were constantly …
July 29, 2015
Is that a skunk in your pocket?
“Holding a baby skunk is on my bucket list,” I said. Bob shot David an Is she for real? look, and David assured him of my sincerity.
July 29, 2015
Original San Diego punk band regroups and re-energizes
The first time I saw the Executives play was when I hired them to open for a Penetrators show I was promoting at the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas. Lead singer Mike Jenks explains 35 …
July 29, 2015
Casa Mira View — city of villages or mecca for crime?
Will Mira Mesa mega-development become a slum?
July 29, 2015
The Look of Silence makes it personal
There’s a quote from Jean-Luc Godard — the source of which has escaped me — in which the greatest living filmmaker suggests that the future of well-balanced cinema is subject to a need for documentary …
July 29, 2015
It’s raining PR
With San Diego’s water rates set to rise and supply cuts ever growing, that $1.6 million, off-again, on-again public relations contract being issued by Kevin Faulconer to hype his status as the anti-drought mayor is …
July 29, 2015
A small marlin, juvenile mako and a big bluefin
A smallish striped marlin was caught near San Diego last Saturday on a trolled tuna feather. It took the angler 11/2 hours to land the 95 lb fish. (on trolling gear??) No story on why …
July 29, 2015