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San Diego Unified School District's quest to find what will be their fifth superintendent in five years pressed on at the second meeting of the ... More

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Applause and Concern

Applause and Concern

If you were in North Park in 2002, you might have gone to the University Avenue Mobility Plan meeting to find out how the city ... More

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    Upper Hot Spring Canyon

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Cutting Teeth

It's St. Patrick's Day, a few dozen people crowd Whistle Stop's bar trying to find a pint on the other side of the rainbow. While ... More

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“The band started in 1980, but I didn’t join until February 1981,” says Social Spit singer Cliff Cunningham. “The singer just couldn’t remember the lyrics, ... More

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Around and About

Around and About

In between films at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, I can spare but passing glances at the world outside. And with the NCAA basketball tournament added this Thursday to ... More

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Final Season

A square baseball movie, "based on a true story," about a small-town Iowa high school housing nineteen ... More

There's Always Tomorrow

Douglas Sirk heart-tugger about a discontentedly married man in midlife crisis. The one great stroke of ingenuity, ... More

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Alice in Wonderland: IMAX 3D
Alice in Wonderland: IMAX 3D

Tim Burton’s adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic gives ...

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The Blind Side

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Tapas on Tokyo Time

An izakaya is the Japanese equivalent of a tapas bar or gastropub — a place where salarymen flock after work to snack on a variety of small dishes (or some ...

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“This is what, again?” asks Carla. Her fingers rustle suspiciously through the pile of fried smelt sitting stiff, gold, and cold next to the crispy, deep-fried chicken skins and the ...

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Gather No Moss: Travel Stories

Pura Vida in Palmar Norte, Costa Rica

Pura Vida in Palmar Norte, Costa Rica

I found a cheap room in Palmar Norte and shambled into a soda (cheap Costa Rican eatery) across the street. I had just bicycled about ... More

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Fairy Tale, with Knives

If you get the chance, do see Moonlight Stage Productions’ wonderful Ring Round the Moon. It’s got a terrific cast, a handsome look, humor, brainteasers, and panache — and closes ...

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House of Pacific Relations

International Cottages are open every Sunday, noon–4 p.m., presenting history and traditions of 30 ethnic groups. On fourth Tuesday of each month, Children around the World videos screened in Hall ...

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