According to the San Diego County News Center, the first county Zika virus case that was sexually transmitted was confirmed this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A county woman was infected …
March 25, 2016
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Zika virus reaches San Diego County
San Diego spirits brand relaunches with local ingredients
As of the new year, 619 Vodka is produced in its home area code. When Nick Apostolopoulos decided to launch the San Diego–based brand back in 2011, setting up a distillery in San Diego was …
March 25, 2016
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and the barbaric yawp
I knew going in that the concert program for the Orchestre Symphonique Montreal was aggressive. Aggressive as in Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 and The Rite of Spring on the same night. The Montréalaises are …
March 25, 2016
Kiss that Navy brass goodbye, Capt. Dusek
United States Navy captain Daniel Dusek, the highest-ranking official charged in the big Navy bribery scandal, was sentenced to 46 months in prison in federal court yesterday (March 25). He was ordered to pay a …
March 25, 2016
Come 3 p.m. it's Hollapeño Atcha Boy time
Andaz bar manager Shannie Lee says, “Our entire cocktail menu is inspired by our bartenders. We give the bartenders free rein.” Hollering for a margarita? The Hollapeño Atcha Boy! is the name of an up-spiced …
March 25, 2016
Quality of life allegedly threatened in Point Loma
The dispute over the San Diego City Council's decision to stop a development of the former Jessop property in Point Loma will move on to the appellate court. On March 15, a majority of city-council …
March 25, 2016
Easter means movie time
Quick: name an Easter movie. Ben-Hur? The Ten Commandments? Easter Parade? Yogi the Easter Bear? A few more spiritual-based titles come to mind, but for the most part, Easter at the movies is just another …
March 25, 2016
Eighties synth Matters
There’s no doubt St. Lucia draws some of their inspiration from ’80s synthpop music we all hate to love, but the genre has worked for a lot of artists. The mastermind behind St. Lucia, Jean-Philip …
March 25, 2016
Mom 'n' pop restaurant remodels — not closing — after 38 years
It blew up on Facebook this week: Encinitas’ longtime Roxy Restaurant is closing March 31st. Customers are calling with their condolences, the owners receive hugs from people passing by… But, “It’s not true,” said co-owner …
March 25, 2016
The devil in Anderson East
Anderson East performed his soulful Southern R&B for a packed house at Belly Up Tavern Sunday on the last night of his Devil in Me Tour. A four-camera crew recorded the show for a KPBS …
March 25, 2016
Drunk diving in Tijuana
“My dad started this stand in March of 1970, the year I was born,” says Israel Carrillo, who runs Mariscos el Buzo, a small seafood stand in the corner of Calle Segunda and Gonzalez Ortega …
March 25, 2016
Unholy Thursday for janitor treatment
A group of spiritual leaders assembled by the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice used the celebration of Holy Thursday to join with organized-labor supporters in a push to publicize ongoing negotiations between commercial building owners …
March 25, 2016