In between tastings of lobster mac and cheese, deep fried macaroni balls, and beer samples from Booze Brothers, I had time to lounge, digest, and enjoy the atmosphere at the unlimited Mac + Cheese Fest …
November 7, 2019
News & Stories
Costume it up like Bettie Page
Prime ocean frontage above Moonlight Beach
This 2005-built blufftop estate home at 806 4th Street in Encinitas features five bedrooms, seven baths, and 100 feet of prime ocean frontage above Moonlight Beach. According to promotional materials from Realtor.com, the 5300-square-foot home …
November 7, 2019
Three poems by international writer/photographer Jeff Gardner
Her Disappointment His hair is thin His stomach is fat His love is limp His neck is stiff His hands are clean But his mind is filthy His account is empty Her closets are full …
November 7, 2019
Try a Burek for breakfast at Balboa Perk European Coffeehouse
What is the difference? I’m sitting here trying to figure it out. Across Park Boulevard, there are two cafes, both smart, cool, new, and library-quiet, except for the piped music. Everyone in the modern building …
November 7, 2019
Members of P.O.D. and Santana give back with Ruben Torres’ Love Thy Neighbor nonprofit
It’s November 1 as I write this, the Catholic Church’s Feast of All Saints. I’m sitting in Chula Vista’s Lauderbach Park, looking from the vacant community center to the homeless encampment on the hillock and …
November 7, 2019
Kiyoshi: rooted in the groove
Asked where to draw the line between soul and hip-hop, San Diego’s Kiyoshi is quick to say he doesn’t see any such line. “They are one,” he affirms. “In hip-hop, there is soul. Hip-hop is …
November 7, 2019
What Will Become of Us: Frank Lowy in three equal parts
The last thing a movie critic needs after a hard day at the multiplex is more visual distraction. Despite having that chunk of logic firmly planted in my brain, I still proceeded to heed a …
November 7, 2019
Kate Bush Dance Party
SDSU’s Jewish Studies Program presents a concert in celebration of the intersection of Jews and Blues. Local performers, well versed in ethnic music and the blues, will be playing songs with lyrics sung in both …
November 7, 2019
Tron-meets-Devo style insectoid
The Locust, who recently reunited and played their first gig in four years at the Desert Daze Festival, released a typically bizarre video for their track “Recyclable Body Fluids in Human Form.” The band also …
November 7, 2019