Neighborhoods
I've spent a lot of hours in this room. Except not quite this room.PlaceBiersal Kitchen1521 30th St., San DiegoIt's been more than four years since flames consummated the decline and fall of Hamilton's Tavern, the …
San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere …
Refused and QuicksandSwedish hardcore punk band Refused formed in 1991. Known for their influential album The Shape of Punk to Come and their politically charged, non-conformist lyrics, they’re currently on a final North American tour before …
As of this January, I’ve been "car-living" here in San Diego for the past three years now. Time flies. When Covid hit, I lost my job and got the boot from my apartment. I've gotten …
In a 3-2 vote, the Oceanside city council agreed last week to completely halt consideration of clustered housing in South Morro Hills, the city's last remaining farmland.A community plan for the 3,500-acre agricultural region in …
June 1978: Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson was picked up as a vagrant crashing in Balboa Park.Flashback to late 1976: The mercurial Beach Boy was complaining about round-the-clock “treatment” administered by Beverly Hills shrink Dr. …
After Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, he launched one of the most successful solo careers in music history. The stories of his rock-star antics — snorting ants, licking up his own …
San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere …
San Diego’s car scene is shifting gears as 80s cars roar back onto the streets. Along with them, two other past trends are making a return: red-colored Club anti-theft devices and a renewed interest in …
Gary Wilson at Soda BarMarch 20The documentary film You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story, details the life of Gary Wilson, the eccentric indie-punk pioneer best known for his highly sought 1977 LP …
A few weeks ago, I started searching around Reddit, Yelp, and other sites in an effort to put together a list of standout local delis. Mostly, I just like a good sandwich. But now, I …
Eat out — but don't throw it out. That's what the city of Encinitas has tried to encourage when it comes to dining and plastic leftovers.However, the city's ban on styrofoam and plastic straws in …
June 3, 2009"There’s some petroglyphs over in Pinto Canyon," Frank said as he passed me on the trail. Frank Johnson, a handsome 75-year-old man, with flowing white hair and a superb knowledge of hiking trails, …
It's less like visiting a restaurant, and more like going on a foodie scavenger hunt: drive on Vulcan Avenue toward Leucadia until you reach the Beacons Townhomes. Take the alley to the left of the …
As San Diego weighs new options to replace scrapped plans for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter in Middletown, there's another idea not being considered by the city that offers to "end homelessness in 100 days." The idea …