Last week, it was revealed that Grecia Figueroa, the San Diego woman who accused Nathan Fletcher of sexual misconduct, sent texts to her friend that cast a different, more positive light on their encounters. It …
September 6, 2024
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Nathan Fletcher returns to the GOP as he eyes political comeback
Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration
The Kentucky Tippler, says Ryan Andrews, lead bartender for the underground speakeasy Prohibition, is “a whiskey sour variation, named after a term that was used during Prohibition for a cocktail or drink — a ‘tipple.’” …
September 5, 2024
Whitney Shay, Lucy’s Fur Coat, Peter Sprague, The Naked I, Beatles Fair
Video:LIVE FIVE: Beatlemania, jazz fever, rock funk, and blues in Mira Mesa, North Park, Solana Beach, Scripps Ranch, and Little ItalyWhitney Shay Quartet at Golden IslandSept 6Whitney Shay is a 2019 Blues Music Award nominee, …
September 5, 2024
Gonzo Report: Love and Rockets blasts fan into past
It was 6:45 in the evening, overcast. A couple of sprinkles nicked me while I was on the ferry from Coronado to the Convention Center, but it wasn’t a bad way to travel, and just …
September 5, 2024
Brady Bunch beats Partridge Family
It was a bright and sunny day when a pop music revolution took place on a hallowed stage in Southern California. Local singer Zach Goode, who has taken over frontman duties for ‘90s alt-rock icons …
September 5, 2024
UFO watchers gaze from Temecula's wine trail with love and peaceful thoughts
Video:COVER: With higher states of consciousness, UFO crafts present themselves during CE5 eventBy the time I got to Temecula, the UFOs had already been spotted. According to Manny Lopez — a local and my campsite …
September 4, 2024
Amid cutbacks, San Diego Union-Tribune looks for watchdog
From paper to policeIs the Union-Tribune, cast off last summer by Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong , about to get a long-hoped-for second life? So believe an ever-hopeful few, as the paper advertises for new …
September 4, 2024
San Diego Reader writer should have her head examined
Our worst ever?The cover story this week has got to be THE WORST article you’ve ever published (“Less Lonely Out Here”, Cover Story, August 29). There’s nothing cute or funny about all the strung-out junkies …
September 4, 2024
What does end of Chula Vista BMX mean?
Hundreds of BMX riders and their families, from parents to grandparents, wonder why Chula Vista BMX suddenly shut down just over a week ago. I reached out to the world-renowned BMX (bicycle motocross) track via …
September 4, 2024
Lower Trestles to host last World Surf League final for a while
Ten Olympian surfers will compete in the Lexus World Surf League Finals, a one-day event held at Lower Trestles, north of Oceanside, sometime between Sept. 6 and Sept.16, depending on when the best waves arrive. …
September 4, 2024
Lolita's Mexican Food at 40: new look, same beef
The decor around me says "fast casual." The unselfconscious pile of meat, cheese, and fries in front of me says "San Diego taco shop." The writing on the wall as I walk in the door …
September 3, 2024
Ocean Beach historic cottage district thwarts apartment project
Ocean Beach hasn't built much multifamily housing in recent years, and now an apartment planned at the southwest corner of Point Loma Ave. and Ebers Street is on hold.The San Diego Planning Commission last week …
September 3, 2024
Sun is setting 9 minutes earlier per week, moths are great daytime pollinators
The Time of Sunset Changes Most Rapidly this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is swinging rapidly south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From the latitude …
September 2, 2024
Jig Strike goes down near Cortez Bank – Could it have been a ‘dreaded deadhead’?
Dock Totals 8/25– 8/31: 4052 anglers aboard 181 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 299 barracuda, 2799 bluefin tuna (up to 201 pounds), 72 bocaccio, 1488 bonito, …
September 1, 2024
The Jacobs Music Center: Expansive and Eternal
On Tuesday, August 27, I other several other members of the local media gathered at The Jacobs Music Center for a tour of the refurbished house. Many burning questions were answered. I wanted to know …
August 30, 2024