During last fall's war over the fate of what used to be Qualcomm Stadium and surrounding acreage, an éminence grise from the city's scandal-ridden history hovered over the political battlefield. Rancho Santa Fe's John Moores, …
February 1, 2019
News & Stories
Sheppard Mullin lobbies SDSU’s city deal
Reader's Steve Sorensen publishes new book, A Branch of the Sky
Editor: Steve Sorensen, who wrote for the Reader from 1976 off and on through 1997, has come out with a new book, A Branch of the Sky: Fifty Years of Adventure, Tragedy, and Restoration in …
February 1, 2019
Shan Xi Magic Kitchen's two kinds of noodles
When the table next to us were told they couldn’t order rice, they decided to leave. “What kind of Chinese restaurant doesn’t serve rice?” they muttered on the way out. The short answer is: duh, …
February 1, 2019
Jazz on film: bops, blues, and Bernstein
This week’s three-course buffet comes with a cartoon, a short, and a feature guaranteed to get the viewer all jazzed up. — Scott Marks Three Little Bops (1957) Composer and trumpeter Shorty Rogers provides the …
February 1, 2019
No longer bullish on Barrio Logan's Alta
Casual beer fans don’t often see it, but behind the scenes, the people making a brand’s beers may change often, as brewers bounce from one brewery job to another. For larger businesses with established beer …
February 1, 2019
Pit bulls no match for Imperial Beach feral cats
“These Imperial Beach cats are ballsy,” Julie said, “normally cats just freeze and run away.” She was referring to the rash of cat attacks reported on the Ring and Facebook apps. “Both of my [Pitbull …
February 1, 2019
The “transforming-the-world conversation” of Christ United Presbyterian
Christ United Presbyterian Church of San Diego Contact: 3025 Fir Street, San Diego 619-239-2346 www.christunitedsd.org Membership: 100 Pastor: Nathan Byrd Age: 54 Born: Washington, D.C. Formation: University of Delaware, Newark, DE; U.S Army; Princeton Theological …
February 1, 2019
Even the DA buys into Alphabetic Evolution
On January 25, Jose Venegas finished painting a mural titled Alphabetic Evolution at the juvenile office of the district attorney, located at Meadow Lark Drive, northeast from 163 and Genesee. “This 15-foot painting represents the …
February 1, 2019