Cover Stories
Miso-glazed black cod at Cloak & Petal in Little ItalyPhotograph by Matthew SuárezFood you’ll talk about later– Ian AndersonPlaceDeckman’s en el MogorEnsenada-Tecate Highway, Kilometer 85.5, Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada, BCYou may not think you want …
We’re not talking about a backyard squirrel, the kind your dog chases up trees at the neighborhood park. This was a burly mountain squirrel, a western gray with steely black eyes and the hind legs …
“After I graduated from high school, I went to Honduras. I stayed for a year in a little neighborhood where I developed relationships with teenagers, and moms at home taking care of their kids. These …
The real stars of Comic-ConBy Jay Allen SanfordNot long ago, few had ever heard the word “cosplay.” Nowadays, pretty much any pop culture convention will be overflowing with costumed role-players posing for snapshots and giving …
While the world seems geared toward breeding out individuality, surfing celebrates those who successfully break predetermined boundaries. Still, in a time not long ago, fog shrouded our tribe’s favorite activity, and we tumbled into what …
The old man was never one for fireworks. It had something to do with his surviving the Invasion of Normandy. Friends and relatives would take me to see displays of fire-flowers (as my maternal grandpa …
“Having feelings for my best friend isn't (sic) romantic - it’s terrifying.”So reads a recent postcard sent to the Museum of Man in Balboa Park. It is posted on the San Diego wall of the …
Nearly 31 years ago, Jamie Peters walked into his mother’s home in La Mesa and dropped off his house keys. It was a brief nighttime visit. He paused long enough to look around the familiar …
All my friends have settled down/ Become theirmothers and their fathers without a sound…— Cowboy Junkies, “A Horse in the Country”I saved the audiobook of Michael Brendan Daugherty’s memoir My Father Left Me Ireland: An American …
Drew KeltzDiscs, balls, and hidden gemsPhotograph by Andy BoydPacific Highlands Ranch Pump Track5992 Village Center Loop RoadCarmel Valley1970s-era concrete skateparks often included snake-runs. These were, basically, winding trenches with smooth walls that riders could navigate …
“Being in our little silos of sole proprietorships is very isolating,” Stacy Keck (left) says. “We both felt drawn to having a place where we could openly share without being competitive and proprietary.”Photograph by Matthew …
On March 18, Tom Summers posted a Facebook photo of himself and his 1962 Volkswagen Bus at a crossroad more than 1161 kilometers south of his Imperial Beach homebase.Summers is a 72-year-old retired marine engineer …
Our cover photo contest winner: Daniel Peña Esqueda (@bajayummy). Chicano taco from Tras / Horizonte by Kokopelli, in Tijuana: charcoal grilled octopus marinated with chiles adobados and nopales.Mary Beth AbateNo one knows the true origins …
PlaceR.J. Donovan Correctional Facility480 Alta Road, San DiegoComing from Mission Hills, it’s a 25-mile drive south and then east on Highway 905 out to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa. After the highway …
Edgy in East VillagePhotograph by Veronica GarciaOne sunny Friday morning on the way to work, I decided to stop and get an iced latte from one of my favorite coffee shops, Copa Vida in East …
Local sports team gear — an SD hip-hop firstWord on the South Bay streets is much of the 619-based hip-hop movement started at the Vista Terrace Hills apartments in San Ysidro. “We’ve been repping SD …