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Nathan Fletcher To Hold Fundraiser For Victims Of Aurora Shootings

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If anyone expected Nathan Fletcher to a fade away after an unsuccessful bid for mayor, they were wrong. Earlier this week, Fletcher's decision to quit the GOP and turn independent was mentioned in yet another article in the New York …

Perseids Meteor Shower

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On the night of Saturday, August 11 when the morning crescent moon appears in the sky just hours before the Sun, the Perseids meteor shower will begin. The times are approximate, but the constellation Perseus rises in the northeast sky …

Long Lease Announced for Major Port Tenant

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Dole Fresh Fruit Company, one of the Port of San Diego’s largest tenants and the country’s largest banana importer and second-largest pineapple importer, is set to sign a 24.5-year lease to keep operations in San Diego. Dole controls nearly 22 …

Hip-hop inspires brewing

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I stopped in at Bottlecraft in Little Italy the other day to replenish my supply of wacky, special occasion beers and pick up a bottle or two for a friend. It's tough to overstate how cool of an idea Bottlecraft …

Lawton Ferreira's NHRA Heritage Series Race Car

Lawton Ferreira has been over 200 miles per hour on public highways and never gotten a ticket.

September 12, 2012
Bob Filner, stand-up guy

Bob Filner, stand-up guy

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The Mayor takes on The Reader!

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FOLLOW US, DAMMIT!

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Just a gentle reminder that Matthew and I are quite the social media butterflies. Having maxed out my 5,000 followers (arf!) on Facebook, I recently went in and "de-friended" a hundred or so dead celebs to make room for real …

Volkswagen Bugs, buses, and Corvairs welcome

The Volkswagen enthusiasts of San Diego Air Cooled have lined up at least 200 cars — Bugs, Karmann Ghias, and vans — for the First Annual Air Cooled Fiesta at Southwestern College on Sunday, May …

The Big Screen turns 2 today!

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http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/10/45317/ Has it really been two years since my editor, Ernie Grimm, called to say, "Hey, Marks, The Reader is thinking of doing a movie blog. Can you start tomorrow?" May Ten is also the date of the first entry …

Dammit, Jim

Star Trek into Darkness is a showcase for director J.J. Abrams at his most J.J. Abrams-y. Do you identify Abrams by his fondness for lens flares? You will not be disappointed. Lens Flare spends enough …

May 15, 2013

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