Mary's Donuts: equal parts quirky and delicious
24-hour Santee donut shop has decades of personality, and tasty donuts to match.
“I’ll be heading to dinner tonight in Lakeside,” says the woman behind the counter at Mary’s Donuts (9031 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, 619-448-4800). “At the rodeo,” she adds, almost as an afterthought. That introduction, unsolicited, prompts a long discourse on …
Border agents make big seizure at Otay Mesa
Meth, cocaine, and heroin found inside vehicles gas tank
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, agents at the Otay Mesa port of entry seized over 52 pounds of hard narcotics from a vehicle on Monday, August 25. Officers noticed discrepancies with the vehicles gas tank, which led …
Holy Top Ten Movie Moseses! Ridley Scott to direct Exodus
Christian Bale stars as swaddling-clothed crusader
Does the umpteenth telling of a Bible story qualify as a reboot? http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/27/52219/ According to Deadline, Ridley Scott's Exodus, or Bible Runner: Conquest of Israel, will star Christian Bale as everybody's favorite Jewish lawgiver and Joel Edgerton as the Egyptian …
The line of candidates hoping to replace Mayor Bob Filner continues to grow
So far, as of August 27, eight people have filed papers with the City Clerk's Office
Update: A version of this story was posted yesterday. The story will be updated as more and more candidates enter the race: And they're off: The race to replace Mayor Bob Filner is underway. Yesterday, August 26, five candidates, mostly …
ill Saint M/Justin Pearson: A Pig's Orphan
San Diego thrash and hardcore powerhouse teams up with French electro outfit for new EP.
This teaser just dropped for the ill Saint M featuring Justin Pearson EP A Pig’s Orphan, set to be released via Three One G records on September 24. Refresh browser if Soundcloud embed does not load. The album includes remixes …
Horses abused by Ramona woman find new homes
Animals were taken by County in July, nursed back to health before adoption event
Nineteen of the 22 horses seized last month from Ramona woman Lori Patton found new homes over the weekend, the San Diego County Department of Animal Services reported Monday (August 26). After a herd of malnourished horses was found wandering …
Dining room aesthetics and Saigon on Fifth
Vietnamese restaurant in Hillcrest is a textbook example of classy, effective design.
The ideas behind designing a proper dinging room often elude restaurateurs. Part of this is because the trend right now is to create big, open spaces that are more like lofts or barns than restaurants. But hanging an Edison bulb …
Family of alleged murder victim gave testimony
Ruben Anthony Cepeda denies intentionally shooting pregnant girlfriend
Yemely said, “She told me she was pregnant” and “I took her to two of her appointments” and “she seemed happy.” Yemely knew her younger sister Viridiana, 18, was four months pregnant with her boyfriend’s baby. Viri had been dating …
Racy employees using taxpayers' wheels, county audit finds
Outed by electronically eavesdropping auditors, manager pledges a deal with public employee unions for crackdown on workers' on-the-job speeding
While politicos here have been taking their licks in the scandals of San Diego - city of partying newspaper publishers, warm beaches, hot cars, and even hotter sexual matters - some county workers have been doing a different kind of …
Sister of alleged murder victim testified
Ruben Anthony Cepeda pleads not-guilty to double murder charge
“My sister texted him and told him,” according to witness Diana Rodriguez. “He just said, are you serious? And my sister said, yeah.” Twenty-three-year-old Diana said that Ruben Anthony Cepeda was aware his 18-year-old girlfriend was pregnant with his child. …
Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot San Marcos man
Shortly after the California Supreme Court opined that San Diego County and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department might be found liable in the 2006 shooting death of a mentally unstable, intoxicated Santee man in his home, deputies in San Marcos …
San Diego home values continued spurting in June
Nationally, rate of acceleration moderating, says S&P
In June, San Diego County home values continued outpacing gains in other metro areas, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller data released this morning (Aug. 27). From May to June, local home values rose 2.8%, topping the collective 2.2% of the …
Sideways on Tenth
Ed waits for his bus with a big glass of Merlot
It's like 10:30 at night and I've got 45 minutes till my next stretch limo. There's nothing worse than being early for something. Where to fill in the time? Choices are: the bowling lanes, East Village Tavern + Bowl (930 …
Pasaje Gomez: Tijuana Art Walk
Art passage hosts all-day open galleries, workshops, and live music.
Pasaje Gomez (located next to Hotel Lafayette between Third and Fourth streets on the east side of Revolución) is hosting the Tijuana Art Walk on Saturday, September 14 from noon to midnight. “[The art walk] was born with the idea …
Padres falter and drop one to the Diamondbacks
What started as a tight game got a little sloppy and Arizona topped San Diego
The Padres went to Arizona on Monday and simply failed to contain the Diamondbacks, losing 6-1 while playing some generally sloppy baseball. It didn’t help that the Friars didn’t seem capable of getting the bat off of their shoulders, either. …
Courtney Love rocked the Belly Up Tavern August 25
Courtney Love performed a sold out show at the Belly Up Tavern August 25.
A capacity crowd greeted Courtney Love at the Belly Up Tavern on August 25, the twentieth show since she began her current tour on June 20. The night was opened promptly at 9 p.m. by Ginger Wildheart who played a …
Que Viva! Cine Latino Returns to Otay Ranch
Attention culture buffs, students of language, and seekers of free fun in South County. Que Viva! Cine Latino returns to Otay Ranch Town Center September 4, 11, 18, and 25. In order to drain el ultimo trago — or the …
State Medical Board moves against two physicians
One accused of gross negligence
The Medical Board of California has made an accusation against Dr. Blaine Jackson of Escondido. He is charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of a 79 year-old female. In a letter of reprimand, Dr. Edward Ahn was …
UCSD nation's top school, says magazine
Three UC schools are in the top five
The magazine Washington Monthly revealed today (Aug. 26) said that the University of California San Diego is the nation's top institution of higher learning. UC-Riverside and UC-Berkeley are also in the top five. The criteria are schools' performance in recruiting …