My frequent walks to the Dark Horse coffee shop in Golden Hill over the past year have introduced me to many recurring faces. Among those is Jesse, an entrepreneur who sells herb- infused, raw chocolate. …
September 26, 2019
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Dark Horse Jesse driven by sustainability, Salvation Army, and Etsy
Jim Morrison hoped to be remembered as a poet rather than as a rock singer
The Movie The movie will begin in five moments. The mindless voice announced all those unseated will await the next show. We filed slowly, languidly into the hall. The auditorium was vast and silent as …
September 26, 2019
Qualcomm exec’s Georgian style Coronado home back on the market
This week, we’re visiting 731 Adella Avenue, a 5100-square-foot mansion in central Coronado sited on grounds spanning nearly two-fifths of an acre. It’s said to be one of the island’s largest residential lots. “This elegant …
September 26, 2019
Renée Zellweger’s Judy Garland sings a sad song
Pick a celebrity biopic. Any celebrity biopic. Beyond the Sea? Okay. With the lighting just so — and the camera at a safe distance from its subject — a person could swear that it was …
September 26, 2019
Cafe La Maze: star stopover for Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich, Errol Flynn
So this young couple slipped into the dimpled red booth. “They sat apart. They were shy,” says Tula. But this is Cafe La Maze. Big portraits of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard and a bunch …
September 26, 2019
Notes from Kaaboo Del Mar’s Discovery Tour
Sweet Tooth is not to be confused with Matt Silvia’s defunct San Diego band once known by the same name. This fairly new Sweet Tooth is a trio featuring Jacob Schrimpf (vocals, guitar), Trevor Barber …
September 26, 2019
Thousand Below’s The Hangover moment
They rock. They roll. They shred. They mangle. But one thing you don’t expect from Thousand Below, your favorite San Diego post-hardcore slamdown quintet, is finding a home for an abandoned baby in Austin, Texas. …
September 26, 2019
Cathryn Beeks’ 20 Years Here ode to San Diego
“I moved to San Diego in November of 1999, and I’ve absolutely loved living and working here. I found and married the man of my dreams here,” says Cathryn Beeks, who played with the Gandhi …
September 26, 2019