The author of a thought piece in the New York Times wants to get rid of blind auditions for top tier orchestras in order to create more diversity in orchestras. A blind audition means the …
July 22, 2020
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Will blind auditions make classical music appealing?
Sam Ash’s guitar therapy
Guitar therapy “I am so bored!” says my neighbor Ellen. Blame the virus. It has stopped her from doing the things she loves, mainly pop-up lunches at food trucks, and parties. Especially parties. Get a …
July 22, 2020
San Diego restaurants try everything to get by
The restaurant business, as Bette Davis once said about growing old, ain’t no place for sissies. The hours are long; the profit margins, razor-thin. Customers are notoriously fickle, and a few bad Yelp reviews can …
July 22, 2020
San Diego's ethics commission picks nits but defends secrecy
Finding Stacey’s fix San Diego’s super-secretive ethics commission continues to soldier on through the COVID-19 epidemic with another penny-ante fine against a failed city council candidate levied at the end of an online meeting. On …
July 22, 2020
Covid cluster
“I’ve just had Covid,” says Mary Jo. Mary Jo (not her real name) is 19, fit, gregarious, embarking on college life. But it’s been a rough couple of months. She, her mom, dad, sister, sister’s …
July 22, 2020
Rosé drinking positions
Dear Hipster: Rose (rosé?) wine: hipster, trendy, or merely pretentious? — Kate There are exactly two mainstream wine drinking positions that account for something like 98 percent of the people you will find raising a …
July 22, 2020