The announcement of free entry to watch the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines on Monday morning, January 28, created a run on parking spaces at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. The parking area, …
January 28, 2013
La Jolla Stories
Drivers clog La Jolla to try and see Tiger win
More parking problems soon for La Jolla’s VA Medical Center
The troublesome parking situation at the VA Medical Center in La Jolla began to percolate about a decade ago; for a few reasons, it has now boiled over. Space remains finite. Most mornings, lines of …
January 4, 2013
Doug Manchester's La Jolla restaurant Amaya rattles neighbors
"If I could tell you there was going to be a restaurant there, or an art gallery, an office, or a bank — I would. I will tell you there is no definite plan for …
December 26, 2012
No Starbucks Geisha coffee in La Jolla
While at the Starbucks in Pacific Beach this week, I overheard some of the employees saying that the La Jolla Starbucks was selling the new, $7-per-cup "Geisha" coffee. The new brew getting a lot of …
December 14, 2012
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney roots deep and wide in San Diego
Related to the presidential candidate by blood and religion; each traveling separate roads. On a sultry day in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in July 1846, 496 Mormon men, accompanied by many wives, children, and at least …
October 24, 2012
Romney Protest in the La Jolla Sand
Approximately 50 activists reportedly left a message in the sand for Mitt Romney on Saturday, October 20 in La Jolla. With the days counting down to the presidential elections, some politically inclined beachgoers wrote out …
October 21, 2012
Accessible Gourmet Fare
Nowadays, I spend much of my time eating in restaurants or locked up in my office documenting those experiences. But before I wrote my first word about food, most of my time was spent in …
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October 17, 2012
La Jolla Villa up for Auction
It's a name-your-own-price auction for an 8400-square-foot custom villa perched on a 140-foot wide oceanfront bluff in La Jolla. New York-based real estate auctioneer Sheldon Good & Company is looking for buyers who might be …
October 5, 2012
Mt. Soledad Presbyterian Church
Interview with John Moser of Mt. Soledad Presbyterian Church
September 19, 2012
La Jolla Flash
What a difference a year can make. Last August, La Jolla–based GOP political consultant Bob Schuman had a big winner on his hands in the form of a freshly minted presidential super PAC, Americans for …
September 12, 2012
Toth’s Trail of Whispering Giants Born in La Jolla
Forty years ago, in 1972, a man spent six months chiseling the face of an Indian into a cliff between Marine Street and Windansea Beach in La Jolla. Peter Wolf Toth had just dropped out …
July 27, 2012
Prince Chapel by the Sea African Methodist Episcopal Church
Grow, glow, and go at Prince Chapel by the Sea African Methodist Episcopal Church.
July 25, 2012
San Diego brown people and break dancing
An outsider is permitted to experience a variety of San Diego social clubs from the inside.
June 20, 2012
Here's the Deal: Porter's Pub
Porter’s Pub at UCSD, known for its underwhelming vittles and exceptional all-ages music venue.
June 13, 2012
Torrey Pines State Reserve Extension
San Diego is a unique and exciting city for many reasons, and the remarkably rare Torrey pine is near the top of that list. Most San Diego residents can probably tell you where to find …
May 2, 2012
Chabad Jewish Synagogue Center of La Jolla
Membership: 120 Rabbi: Baruch Shalom Ezagui Age: 34 Born: Montreal, Canada Formation: Rabbinical College of Montreal, Canada; Yeshiva Geloda Lubavitch, London, England; Educational Institute Oholei Torah, Brooklyn, NY; Yeshiva Gedola of New Haven, Conn., Rabbinical …
April 4, 2012
La Jolla High School “Senior Benches,” Free Speech at Last
A statement posted on the San Diego and Imperial County ACLU website on February 16 indicates a settlement has been reached on a yearlong free-speech case at La Jolla High School. In February 2011, principal …
February 21, 2012
"I Promise" Benefit Show
“San Diego is such a volatile music scene,” says Jesse Kranzler, an organizer of the three-day “I Promise” Che Café benefit show. “One venue or group of bands usually keeps it going, especially in the …
January 4, 2012
Milk Like Sugar at the La Jolla Playhouse: right play, wrong theater
Playwright Kirsten Greenidge does not use the restroom during intermission when her plays are performed. “I get so wary about what I’m going to overhear,” she admits. “You have no voice in that situation. You …
November 22, 2011
Democrats Ante Up $27,000 to Park and Rec
Rancho Santa Fe–based political fund-raiser Karolyn Dorsee spent the first half of this year collecting cash for the GOP’s New Majority California PAC, which is out to “broaden the appeal of the Republican Party.” Dorsee …
November 22, 2011