Local? Yes, I live in Point Loma. How long have you been surfing? I was 11 years old when I really got into surfing. My dad taught me how to surf out at Tourmaline when …
July 14, 2022
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"People should stop being eggy, like leave that at home."
Kové moves on Miramar
"There are always challenges with trying to create and sell new products,” explains Josh Makler, co-founder of Kové Hard Yerba Mate, which recently opened a taproom in Miramar. "Not only are we bringing a new …
July 14, 2022
2022 Comic-Con goings-on: visit Toro, House of Blues, American Junkie, and other nightclubs for theme parties
Four-day Comic-Con passes run over $200 and are harder to find than a Vulcan jokebook, but several more accessible Con-themed events are happening off-site. Wednesday, July 20 will feature the Superheroes and Villains theme party …
July 14, 2022
John Carpenter’s Elvis: the first of many collaborations between the director and star Kurt Russell
The competition was stiff on February 11, 1979, the night John Carpenter’s Elvis debuted on ABC. Gone With the Wind was on CBS and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was on NBC; both kneeled …
July 14, 2022
Colima’s Mexican Restaurant: beef, chicken, or... iguana?
Where is everybody? This was last Tuesday, in Oceanside. I was looking for food. Don’t look for food on Tuesday afternoons. So many places are closed. Specially last Tuesday, the day the whole nation fell …
July 14, 2022
“Bring on the Ferraris and the swimming pools!”
Alex Garcia and Sal Samano began cutting bedroom demos together in 2019. Their debut self-titled Thee Sacred Souls album drops August 26 via Daptone Records, previewed so far with singles for “Will I See You …
July 14, 2022
Gonzo Report: Westgate bar is sonically sweet, inspired by Versailles
It’s hard not to be overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the Westgate Hotel, which takes up the bulk of a downtown city block at the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue. Opened in 1970, …
July 14, 2022
The dead may walk, but Zombies can tour
Point of clarification: we’re not talking about the slow moving, brain-eating monsters that populated George Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead movie, nor the post-apocalyptic goons of The Walking Dead. The Zombies became a …
July 14, 2022