Dock Totals 7/28– 8/3: 4868 anglers aboard 199 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 613 barracuda, 3 black seabass (released), 2201 bluefin tuna (up to 240 pounds), …
August 4, 2024
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Albacore caught mixed in with bluefin
Composers battle for Olympic glory
In honor of The Olympics, let’s do gold, silver, and bronze compositions for a few prominent composers. We will also give all-around medals for the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras.Antonio Vivaldi received the bronze medal …
August 2, 2024
Multiver3e says farewell to Shadowlight
When I first got in touch with Multiver3e at the end of May, the group was still a sound healing trio. Jamie Shadowlight, Lindsey Roach, and Leah Lipson had by that point been doing events …
August 2, 2024
Commi serves food for the people
Video:TIN FORK: WINSTON GABON, manager of Commi Restaurant in Christchurch, New ZealandIt’s on the walls! That glorious revolutionary time when young idealists marched with flags sweeping over their heads, hope and defiance in their eyes, …
August 1, 2024
Summer Fest, Tiki Oasis, Kimmi Bitter, BIG, As I Lay Dying
Video:Festivals, reunions, and RnB in Mission Valley, Escondido, Temecula, Julian, North ParkTiki Oasis at Town & Country Hotel & Convention CenterJuly 31-Aug 3Now in its 24th year, Tiki Oasis is a five-night, four-day tiki-themed live music …
August 1, 2024
Gonzo Report: Mother Mother, Cavetown, and the medicinal power of music in action
“You’re dealing with a bunch of Gen Zers and Millennials who never get out of the house because of anxiety,” says Sonya, a mother who goes to shows with her daughter. She’s sporting a “No …
August 1, 2024
Peach Cooler met up through mutual friends
Hanging with the Koehler kids Ask Peach Cooler’s singer Paige Koehler what memories she treasures most about her band’s video shoots, and she’ll tell you: chicken, both actual and ersatz. “When we shot [the video …
August 1, 2024
Moontribe collective danced to remember
While Jude Kodama and I are sitting and drinking kombuchas in the sun on his Mt. Helix back porch, he draws my attention to one of the photos in the brown leather album — the …
July 31, 2024
City auditor Andy Hanau throws wrench into San Diego city council's sales tax proposal
Blind council Have San Diego mayor Todd Gloria and the city council been getting away with fiscal murder? So suggest two mid-July reports by City Auditor Andy Hanau accusing the council of being derelict in its …
July 31, 2024
Night in a sweat lodge near Gopher Canyon
Standing in the Tierrasanta parking lot where we’d agreed to meet, I spy David Warren Goodknife down in an adjacent canyon — one of several that carve through the sleepy suburban neighborhood. He’s collecting wild …
July 31, 2024
San Diego no longer beautiful or livable
Developing disasterAs a life-long resident of California and a San Diego native I have historical memory that the build, build, build push of years past has never brought down the cost of housing, not even …
July 31, 2024
Izola bakery returns to liven up Fault Line Park
One of my favorite pandemic memories involves watching a basket packed with sourdough and croissants lowered to me by rope out the window of a third story East Village loft. Admittedly, I was chasing a …
July 30, 2024
Selfie takers go overboard at Comic-Con and Padres game
Selfies taken in San Diego have earned us international acclaim. The most recent buzz was generated by actress Jennifer Garner, who took a selfie video while stuck in an elevator at Comic-Con over the weekend. …
July 30, 2024
El Cajon threads needle to fight panhandling
An El Cajon City Council discussion of panhandling signs last week turned into a debate about messaging and addiction."I'm close to the line of shaming somebody who happens to be struggling with something," said councilmember …
July 30, 2024
Elderberry fruit is ripening, Orioles head West for the summer
Elderberry, Two Species Of Which Range Over Most Of San Diego County, is in full bloom this month. The flat-topped, creamy white blossoms of this large shrub (or small tree) can be seen in natural …
July 29, 2024