Hummingbirds Are Zipping Around San Diego County’s Backyard Gardens, scrub-covered coastal hillsides, and the warming Anza-Borrego Desert. Seasonal hummingbirds are making their way back to Southern California in preparation for breeding season in early Spring. …
Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. It’s named after Brigantia, the Celtic female deity of light, because the sun is halfway along …
I live on the streetsI just read the article entitled (“Balboa Park – fewer rules than homeless shelters”, Cover Stories, June 3, 1993) and I have to say, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to …
The Frost-Nipped Legacies Of Last November’s And December’s Cold Spells aren’t hard to spot. Brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias in certain areas of San Diego County tell the story …
Dating mix-up detectedThis concerns the Outdoors section on p. 18 in this week’s issue (“Earliest to bloom trees in San Diego, latest sunrise of the year, moon and mars occult”, Outdoors, Jan. 6, 2025). The …
Gray Whale Migration Off San Diego County’s Coast peaks this month. The best view spots from land are high points close to the surf. Aside from the whale-watching overlook at Cabrillo National Monument, try Sunset …
Ending the year on a low noteThe highly offensive cover (“Ray Kroc and Hunter S. Thompson had nothing on Trump”, Cover Story, Dec. 25, 2024) (crass and low class, to put it mildly) depicting President-elect …
Ornamental Pear Trees, one of the earliest-to-bloom trees in San Diego, are just beginning to bear their white flowers. The thousands of blossoms appear in sheets and clusters, looking rather like snow when viewed from …
We Are Off To One Of The Slowest Rainy Season Starts In San Diego’s History. After above-average rainfall seasons in 2023 and 2024, we’ve recorded less than an inch headed into 2025 with no chance …
Bluff battle continuesIt may be a tired topic by now but, I want to respond to the two-issue feature story writer Thomas Larson chastising readers for their comments about the bluffs collapse civil suit (“Reader …
Recent Chilly Days And Nights Are A Reminder that San Diego’s lowest temperatures (according to more than a century of weather records) tend to occur during the month of January. January’s mean temperature at Lindbergh …
Hike Off Those Holiday Calories in San Diego County’s High Places and take advantage of December’s characteristically clear air. From spots such as Cuyamaca Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Wooded Hill in the Laguna …
No-brainerHow are the city and those responsible for obtaining living sites, not seriously looking at the former FRY’S property? (“Escondido planners nix office building switch to apartments”, Neighborhood News, Nov. 14, 2024) The building is …
Toyon, or “Christmas berry,” one of the more distinctive shrubs of southern California’s native chaparral plant community, has begun to flaunt clusters of red berries. Hollywood (California) derives its name from the holly-like appearance of …
Pitbull cliffsThe deadly cliff collapse five years ago is a serious indictment on the inaction or policies of the California Coastal Commission(CCC), Sandag, and other local like-minded politicians (“Fateful picnic at Grandview beach in Encinitas,” …
Shorebird-Watching Enters Its Most Agreeable Season This Month, with migrant and resident birds sharing common winter grounds. Egrets, herons, terns, pelicans, and a variety of other species provide endless entertainment as they go about the …
Holiday Candle Making Workshop3138 Fifth AvenueGaslamp“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” That line from the beginning of John’s Gospel goes a long way toward explaining the raw appeal …
UnreadableThe flip page version is unreadable. The tiny font gets blurry at what would maybe be a readable size.DR WinSan DiegoI’ll pay attentionThank you for the article (“San Diego car vandals – getting bolder?”, Neighborhood …
Atmospheric Ice-crystal Effects Are Often Observed, starting about this time of year, because of the frequent appearance of high clouds made of tiny bits of ice. The most familiar of these optical effects is the …
Writing is not always thanklessMs. Georgeanne Hotchkiss, Mahalo for a beautiful read. (“The Encanto girl who wouldn’t give up writing”, Cover Stories, Nov. 6, 2024)Kip MeisterSanteeBan bad driversTime for San Diego drivers to confess the …
The White-Crowned Sparrow Is A Common Winter Visitor throughout San Diego and even deep into southern Mexico. Its range is due to its unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, in which one half of the brain rests while …
Friday | 8Laurence JuberLaurence Juber is internationally renowned, and widely recognized for his work as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings.Join Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom for music from two-time Grammy winning guitarist, recording …
The Smoggiest Days of the Year are most likely to occur during the next several weeks. Persistent temperature inversions (warmer air overlying cool marine air) are frequent this time of year, and those inversions conspire …
Saturday | 2Dia de los Muertos CelebrationJoin us as Downtown Chula Vista transforms into a beautiful and lively, cempasúchil filled celebration for the 4th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration!Community altar, Las Jefas market with …
Best Of is best readThis week’s edition title Volume: 53 Number: 40 BEST OF 2024 ‘Who do you love’. (October 10, 2024) – Was an enjoyable mix of weird and outrageous, accompanied by challenging puzzles …
Linger at the lagoonBeer and big boss battlesLayered love affairThe Royal RomerosLocal volcanoDripping the light fantasticA word on bespokeCannabis Counsel
The Surf Scoter Is A Small Sea Duck that typically arrives in Southern California in the fall. By winter, they are the most common bird found in the San Diego Bay. Males are mostly black …
Saturday | 19University Heights Fall FestivalEnjoy live music, food zone, craft beer and wine, a pumpkin patch, tons of free and ticketed fall activities for adults and children including lawn games, face painting, and hayrides.When: …
Thursday | 17Less Than JakeLess Than Jake is a ska-influenced punk band formed in the early 1990s out of Gainesville, Florida. Following a series of independent seven-inch singles, the group released its debut album Pezcore …
Almost PalindromeThe article (“A Man, A Plan, A Banana?”, Cover Story, Septmber 26, 2024) is teasing us with an almost-Palindrome (sentences that read the same backwards or forward). Great title for a fascinating story of …
Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are slowly fading to yellow and brown. Beneath the oaks, the deciduous …
Lead lamentHello, I am a concerned citizen living underneath the flight path from Montgomery Airfield (“Why lead still falls from sky at Montgomery airport”, Neighborhood News, June 29, 2021). My husband and I moved into …
Dense Ground Fogs Are A Trademark of the onset of autumn along San Diego’s coastal strip. The fogs arrive during the night and early morning hours when the moist marine air that has settled in …
We're Witnessing A Drastic Seasonal Change as the county goes from record temps to Fall weather in a matter of weeks. You can feel the slight chill in the air as the days get shorter …
Saturday | 21Vista Viking Festival 2024: Year of Thor<inline type="photothumb" id="158282" href="" align="left" />Celebration of viking culture and history. Live music from Highland Way, Blindfold Monks, Silk Button Butchers, Damekor, and more. Includes vendor village, …
Thursday | 19Future Islands<inline type="photothumb" id="158279" href="" align="left" />Baltimore synth-pop band Future Islands first came to prominence with the release of their fourth album in 2014, after the lead single “Seasons (Waiting On You)” was …
SD as bad as LA?The Reader sank to a new low publishing this piece of rot (“Less Lonely Out Here”, Cover Story, August 29, 2024). The self-described Chinese female chronic pain patient revealed herself to …
Our worst ever?The cover story this week has got to be THE WORST article you’ve ever published (“Less Lonely Out Here”, Cover Story, August 29). There’s nothing cute or funny about all the strung-out junkies …
The Time of Sunset Changes Most Rapidly this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is swinging rapidly south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From the latitude …
San Diego’s Warmest Weather, on average, should be occurring right now, according to statistics compiled from several decades of measurements taken near the San Diego International Airport. In an average year, coastal residents enjoy an …
More parking tickets, pleaseThe eyesore, oversized RVs should not be allowed to park on any public, business or residential, street (“Escondido drafts rules for RV camping”, Neighborhood News, August 15, 2024).In Chula Vista, there are …