Before covid hit, my friend Claire aspired to move to a new city for a fresh start. When the lockdowns started, she braced herself for the tough journey of job searching in the middle of …
September 24, 2020
News & Stories
Interview fashionista finds comfort in Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M
Ellen Sturgis Hooper: cited as the most gifted of the Transcendentalist Movement
I Slept, and Dreamed that Life was Beauty I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty. Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? Toil on, sad heart, …
September 24, 2020
Jackslacks releases Billy Bacon tribute EP When Pigs Fly
A founding member of Forbidden Pigs, Flipside Burners, and Hot Rod Lincoln, Americana/roots rocker Chris Giorgio took his stage name Jackslacks from the 1957 Sparkletones hit “Black Slacks.” He embarked on a solo career in …
September 24, 2020
La Jolla Tide Pools meets Craftsman-style renovation
In the early 1900s, many outlying areas of San Diego were experiencing severe contractions following a speculation-fueled housing boom in the 1880s and early 1890s. At the time, areas such as La Jolla were so …
September 24, 2020
The Golf Bar: Bratwurst and ball whacking
“What does that mean?” I mumble to myself. I’d noticed it when I came out from Ma’s Place, the Muslim Chinese eatery (see last week’s column). This sign across the parking lot: The Golf Bar. …
September 24, 2020
San Diego watersheds trashed by street sweeping negligence
An avalanche of trash and pollutants is threatening San Diego streets and watersheds during the waning days of Mayor Kevin Faulconer's tenure for reasons including chronic street sweeping negligence, per a report by interim city …
September 24, 2020
Antebellum: Janelle Monáe’s Moment
It would be impossible to discuss Antebellum without giving away the film’s startling secret. If you have yet to see the movie, please bookmark the page for future reference. It takes five minutes for the …
September 24, 2020
La Jolla Elementary alumni
Songwriter Bruce Robinson played Major League baseball with the New York Yankees and Oakland As during the late ‘70s and early ’80s. After his debut full-length was released in 2012, he played the main stage …
September 24, 2020
Claudia Gomez‘s sound showers with Trio Gadjo and Besos de Coco
Claudia Gomez keeps a lot of irons in the fire. She’s a musician and a tap dancer, and she taught at Tap Into Yoga & Reiki all over San Diego until just before the pandemic …
September 24, 2020