The San Diego Symphony has released a report on the first two months of concerts at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The numbers are impressive. In August, there were 15 paid events, which drew …
November 5, 2021
News & Stories
Times are swell at The Shell
Al Stradella: a helluva fella
Alessandro Stradella is a name that might ring a bell with champions of early Baroque music. As for me, I knew he existed, but beyond a short Sinfonia from his Christmas Eve Cantata, I wasn’t …
November 5, 2021
TnT Pizza explodes with flavor in every slice
Eighteen months ago, we all saw the pandemic make things tough on restaurants, a few of which never made it back. However, if we liken that to a long winter of attrition, what we’ve been …
November 5, 2021
Il Trovatore at the Los Angeles Opera
Given the current circumstances, San Diego Opera is producing two mainstage opera productions this season. What is an opera fan to do with that? Two productions just aren’t enough to satiate some the most dedicated …
November 5, 2021
A poem for November by St. John of the Cross
I live, but not in myself, and I have such hope that I die because I do not die. I no longer live within myself and I cannot live without God, for having neither him …
November 5, 2021
Tannhauser at the Los Angeles Opera
One of the major themes in Richard Wagner’s 1845 opera Tannhäuser is pilgrimage. With that in mind, I took a pilgrimage to LA Opera to see their current production of the show. (San Diego Opera …
November 5, 2021
Bernard Haitink, RIP
Bernard Haitink had died. He was 92. He was the last of the great mid-20th Century conductors who came to worldwide prominence via the recording industry. Starting in 1961, Haitink was the first conductor of …
November 5, 2021
SD breweries join forces for limited-edition 2021 Beer Week brews
San Diego Beer Week — which takes place November 5 to 14 — was originally organized by the San Diego Brewers Guild to promote the more than 150 breweries in the county. And for the …
November 5, 2021
SDPD puts out APB for local spellcaster tied to Millete murder case
San Diego Police today issued an All Points Bulletin for Raven Briarpatch, a local witch who may prove to be the key in the case of missing woman Maya Millete. “Up to now,” explained the …
November 5, 2021
San Diego Zoo Wildlife alliance reports that California condors can reproduce without sex
Last week, Flora Avian, lead researcher for the San Diego Zoo Alliance’s California Condor Preservation Project, announced that two of the birds in her care had been spawned via parthenogenesis, that is, asexually. “We did …
November 5, 2021
Lincoln High forfeits showdown against Cathedral Catholic for educational reasons
“Racism can no longer be swept under the rug or considered as normal,” said Lincoln High football coach David Dunn, explaining his decision last week to cancel his team’s game against Cathedral Catholic. “What are …
November 5, 2021
Vegetarian variety at Chennai Tiffins
“Imagine Christmas,” says Trivikram, “but in India. That tells you what Diwali is like.” Trivikram (I have to ask what his name means. It means “Triple Victory”) and his buddies (Anupam, Sahana, Sindhu, Nikhil) all …
USNS Harvey Milk to be christened November 6
This Saturday, November 6, a little after 9 am at the General Dynamics/National Steel and Shipbuilding dry docks here in San Diego, a champagne bottle will break across the double-hulled bow of a new, 746-foot …
November 5, 2021