Thursday | 30Albert Lin: In Search Of Lost CitiesAlbert Lin is a modern-day high-tech explorer whose expeditions have been brought to a global audience in adventure-driven factual TV series, including “Lost Treasures of the Maya,” …
January 25, 2025
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Mozart and Beethoven at San Diego Symphony
Interestingly, my two favorite concerts, thus far in the 2024-2025 Jacobs Master Works Series at the San Diego Symphony, have been dominated by pieces from the classical period of music. Obviously, music at the symphony …
January 24, 2025
Live Five: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair Gun
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair GunJack Tempchin at Humphreys BackstageJan 23Before writing songs for the Eagles and others, Jack Tempchin lived in Banker’s Hill in 1970 through 1971. He often …
January 23, 2025
Gonzo Report: Shanin Blake charms The Voodoo Room
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …
January 23, 2025
Evil cats and cyborg fish populate Dog Man The Musical
A stage musical about a hybrid crimefighter with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman? Did I mention he fights cyborg fish and cloned evil cats? This might sound like a …
January 23, 2025
The border wall not built by Trump
Video:FEAST!: The border wall not built by TrumpThe wall of instant noodles confounds me at first. Not because I can't reach the top shelf—though I can't—but because there's over a hundred ramen options looking back …
January 22, 2025
Newsom’s $100 million San Diego insulin give-away stalls
Newsom’s insulin failA drive by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to make low-cost insulin by spending $100 million in state funds has stalled, dashing the hopes of the well-heeled San Diego charity behind the project, which …
January 22, 2025
Downtown San Diego grit not what it was in 1993
I live on the streetsI just read the article entitled (“Balboa Park – fewer rules than homeless shelters”, Cover Stories, June 3, 1993) and I have to say, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to …
January 22, 2025
Frosted sumac, Ripening palm fruit, Aligning bright planets
The Frost-Nipped Legacies Of Last November’s And December’s Cold Spells aren’t hard to spot. Brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias in certain areas of San Diego County tell the story …
January 21, 2025
San Marcos older set says no to less aged trailer tenants
The San Marcos city council last week agreed to extend a moratorium to prevent converting senior mobile home parks to all ages.First passed on Dec. 2, the urgency ordinance was set to expire, and residents …
January 21, 2025
New Year's Eve itself was quiet at San Diego hot spots
On New Year’s Eve in San Diego County, the night brought a grim start to 2025 with two boys shot in Escondido, while across the border in Tijuana, a family of four was reportedly shot …
January 20, 2025
Star Party in the Desert, Lunar New Year AXIS Event
Saturday | 25Star Party in the DesertExperience stargazing at the Borrego Palm Canyon Campfire Center. Learn about constellations, astronomy, and witness a truly dark sky where the full spectrum of stars and celestial objects are …
January 20, 2025
Tuna Still Holding Halfway Down Baja
Dock Totals 1/12 – 1/18: 463 anglers aboard 23 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 11 blacksmith perch, 10 calico bass, 2 croaker, 1 rock crab, 200 …
January 19, 2025
Fleet After Dark, Marleyfest, Migratory Bird Hike
Thursday | 23Fleet After DarkImagine having the entire place to yourselves, no kids getting in your way as you dive into the ball pit!Enjoy hands-on, minds-on science interactives with an evening just for the 18+ …
January 19, 2025
In praise of Pershing
“My wife and I live in North Park,” notes Steve Billings, founder of Original 40 Brewing, “and we have been through the years of construction and anticipation of the opening of the new Pershing Bikeway. …
January 18, 2025