For the last twelve years, the Manganelli family has operated San Elijo State Beach’s camp store and little restaurant. But on December 13, their Cardiff by the Sea operation has started to come to an …
December 13, 2018
News & Stories
End of quaintness for San Elijo beach
Carlsbad transient threw rocks at moving cars
Charles Jack Seiler, 30, looked happy and smiled and nodded while a cop described his alleged rock-throwing activity, during a court hearing on December 11. Carlsbad police officer Michael Byrne said that on November 24, …
December 13, 2018
Scottish poet admired by T.S. Eliot
Two poems for winter The Late Swallow Leave, leave your well-loved nest, Late swallow, and fly away. Here is no rest For hollowing heart and wearying wing. Your comrades all have flown To seek their …
December 13, 2018
Studs-out remodel in Coronado
This week we visit a “forgotten historic Coronado home” that’s been “brought back to life!” The 2400-square-foot craftsman at 1302 8th Street in Coronado was originally constructed in 1901 but has undergone extensive renovation since …
December 13, 2018
I’ve gone crazy and ordered a breakfast salad
‘Body Butter,” says the sample the guy’s handing out. “Free application,” he says. “Step inside.” So La Jolla. “Not now,” I say. Truth is, I’m desperate for brekky. And also, I wanna to try this …
December 6 Crossword Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 43. Martin Soblick, Del Mar, 41. Jon Christianson, El Cajon, 39. Ron Meyer, Santee, 39. Maria Coda, Oceanside, 37. Dennis Butterworth, San Diego, 36. Richard Hutchings, Santee, 36. Evelyn Bowser, San …
December 13, 2018
December 6 Sudoku Contenders
Elliot Rosenberg, La Jolla, 45. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 41. Thomas LaFleur, San Diego, 41. Ralph Levy, La Jolla, 41. Isabella Bosch-Sorensen, San Diego, 39. Sheila Brown, Golden Hill, 38. XP Liang, San Diego, 38. …
December 13, 2018
Brylcreem roots
Founded by former Navy SEAL Greg McPartlin 36 years ago, McP’s in Coronado is probably most famous for being the favorite local watering hole for current and former Navy SEALs. Or for being the place …
December 13, 2018
December 6 Brainstorm Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 36. Robert Ott, Mira Mesa, 12. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 12. K.J. Rayner, San Diego, 12. Thomas McVeagh, Lakeside, 11. Johanna Barry, Pine Valley, 9. Greg Bergeron, Tierrasanta, 9. Martin Soblick, …
December 13, 2018
Pop punk pusher
Quan Nguyen recently found two new members to play in his fledgling pop-punk band, Cinematic Century. It wasn’t as easy of a search as he had anticipated. “It was a lot harder than I thought …
December 13, 2018
Stoner rock
Even though the calendar proves otherwise, the members of Fu Manchu, a San Clemente band that dates back to the 1980s, seem not to have aged much. Still sporting the Vans skater gear and way-long …
December 13, 2018
An extraordinary battered sole
Turns out, I’ve been ordering cashew chicken all wrong. I’ve been doing so since my picky teens, when I was the opposite of an adventurous eater at Chinese and Thai restaurants. Probably for that reason, …
December 13, 2018