It doesn’t get much more San Diego than tacos and craft beer. Now, local taco franchise City Tacos is celebrating its 10th anniversary by teaming with one of its neighbors for its own house beer.“It’s …
August 15, 2024
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Cults, Los Santos, Javier Escovedo, Daring Greatly, San Diego Rock Icons
Video:LIVE FIVE: From national tours to North Park, San Carlos, City Heights, OB, and Solana BeachCults at Observatory North ParkAug 16National headliners Cults features Ryan Mattos, aka Brian Oblivion (who once fronted a Slayer cover …
August 15, 2024
Gonzo Report: The Mavericks make music you can dance to
The lights of a thousand electronic slot machines flash and glow in the cavernous entrance hall of Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center. The games have names like Buffalo Gold, Treasure Ball, and Dragon …
August 15, 2024
RFTC manager gathers tour tales for Hell on Wheels
Greg Jacobs met John Reis when they both worked at Cargo Records in the early ‘90s. Jacobs had previously worked for the legendary Los Angeles-based label SST and its subsidiary, Cruz Records in the late …
August 15, 2024
The rush to kill Caulerpa in south San Diego
Imagine a piece of paper. Now imagine shredding it into confetti and scattering it to the wind. Now imagine each piece of confetti growing into a new piece of paper. Now shred those new pieces …
August 14, 2024
Sempra woos Palomar College staff with Padres tickets
Palomar’s Petco pleasuresThe people who run Palomar College have long been allies of Southern California utility giant Sempra Energy, notably around the time the San Diego-based firm became the subject of an August 17, 2023 …
August 14, 2024
Missed bus leads to Silver Strand sleepover
I’m at the bus stop. The one right outside the Bullpen bar in IB. Problem: last bus heading north to Coronado is gone. It’s after midnight. I’m broke. No way up the Silver Strand. And …
August 14, 2024
San Diego Edra backers knock Raygun's bunny-hopping and exaggerated poses
There’s a buzz in San Diego—celebratory and argumentative—about last week’s Olympics in Paris, particularly the face-off between Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn and San Diego’s Logan “Logistx” Edra.The debate surrounding breaking (breakdancing) and its place …
August 13, 2024
Carlsbad asked to clamp down on backyard chickens
There are over 9,000 parcels in Carlsbad's single-family residential zone where up to 25 backyard chickens can be kept. Surprisingly, it's neighbors in one of the city's few agriculturally-zoned neighborhoods who are calling for limits. "Chicken …
August 13, 2024
The irregularly delicious Parlor Doughnuts
Video:FEAST!: The irregularly delicious Parlor DoughnutsMost donut shops are independent operators, even individual operators. For example: with no employees on the payroll, the owner of my favorite neighborhood donuterry closes shop when he goes on …
August 13, 2024
Golden Medallion tree and the Cloudless Sulfur butterfly
The Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla) is one of San Diego’s most popular trees, and it is blooming in most parts of San Diego right now. The yellow flowers bloom in clusters at the tips …
August 13, 2024
Marlin provides long ‘sleigh ride’ for kayak angler out of Dana Point
Dock Totals 8/4– 8/10: 4903 anglers aboard 200 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 1 albacore, 115 barracuda, 2 black seabass (released), 2940 bluefin tuna (up to …
August 11, 2024
Classical Music Meets the Olympic Standard
As The Olympics continue with a heavy dose of track, let’s look at distance-specific pieces of classical music. We will look at sprints, middle distance, and, of course, the marathon.Almost every tenor knows the aria …
August 9, 2024
Hope Church pastor Sean Beaudoin had a vision in prison
Hope ChurchContact: 5651 Water St. La Mesa 619-922-1547 www.hopechurchsandiego.comAttendance: 125-150Pastor: Sean BeaudoinAge: 44 Born: San Diego Formation: 8 years in county, state, and federal prison as a six-time convicted felon; Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA; Gateway Seminary, Mill Valley; …
August 9, 2024
Local trans community hails arrival of sex-switching plankton
Last week, San Diegans started reporting a massive influx of salp plankton in the oceans around La Jolla, a development that has been welcomed by the local trans activist community as a sign that even …
August 9, 2024