On a sweltering El Cajon evening this past summer, I found myself inside Testo Pepesto, the Main Street Italian restaurant. As I waited for the hostess, I inspected a wall next to the entrance that …
October 11, 2024
Articles by David Kohanyi
Codename Stasis found its format at SDSU
Frank Zane has already won
Among the body building cognoscenti, Frank Zane — the Mr. Universe of 1971, Mr. Olympia of ’77, ’78, and ’79, and resident of La Mesa since ’97 — is a legend with few peers. His …
October 9, 2024
The Eurovan man can
Two years ago, my wife fulfilled a dream she’d had since she was old enough to drive: owning a Volkswagen camper van. She hunted for a good long while before eventually finding just what she …
October 3, 2024
San Diego Reader Best of 2024
Thanks for noticingLost Abbey finds a new wayAnderson’s apogeesAntique modernHeavenly hall undergroundMounting MadraParent-friendly playgroundThe van man canPeaceful, eaze-y feeling
October 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
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
Writer/illustrator Edward Gorey’s library lands at SDSU
My introduction to the writer and artist Edward Gorey came on some cold, dark midwestern evening about 30 years ago, as I sat with my father and first beheld the animated opening sequence of PBS’ …
February 21, 2024
San Diego Prowlers Hot Rod Club members push 80
It’s 10 o’clock on a Thursday morning, and the members of the San Diego Prowlers Hot Rod Club — along with some fellow travelers — have taken over Steele 94. The place is a roadhouse …
December 13, 2023
Gina Tang trust-falls into the good life with Little Shepherds
Gina Tang has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a good life, and trying to effect changes accordingly. Much of her career has involved working on projects that she believes in, whether …
May 5, 2023