Fredcel is located in the oddest place for a Filipino restaurant — in Cherokee Point, at 3876 38th St., behind the Family Dollar store. “Pare (dude in tagalog), we made [and sold] about 6,000 lumpias …
April 20, 2017
6000 lumpias a day, 12,000 if Pacquiao fights
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
“Some of their sales reps and their corporate buyers had a lack of knowledge,” said Bob Mulz, regarding the soon to be closings of the RadioShack stores in his Cherokee Point/City Heights neighborhood. Mulz, 72, …
May 12, 2017
Slurry helps skateboarders on 37th and 38th streets
Last Thursday (May 18), Jonathan Santoyo power-slid his skateboard with much more finesse — “thanks to the city of San Diego.” “It was harder for sure before they paved this street,” he said. Santoyo is …
May 19, 2017
Bunny-mania at 36th and Landis
“These are desirable rabbits,” Cindy said, “Lionheads are show bunnies that can go for $100 each, the other rabbits with black rings around their eyes; are Hotots.” On July 30, Cindy, a registered veterinary technician, …
August 1, 2017
Friday the 13th run on tats
Tattoo shops across San Diego (and nationally) had lines outside their doors on Friday the 13th, the “Black Friday” for tattoo collectors because certain parlors discount their “flash” designs for $13. “We had about 200, …
October 14, 2017
Mid-city Ambassador chases down trans prostitutes
On March 26, Edwin Lohr was a panelist at the Prostitution Impact Panel at the police store front near 54th Street and University Avenue. “I am getting educated and we are telling these johns, 'You …
April 2, 2018
Scooter bullies
About two weeks ago I was driving eastbound on University Avenue in Cherokee Point. I noticed two teens riding Bird scooters on the sidewalk traveling in the same direction and as they passed Noelia’s Party …
November 27, 2018
Most crimes in San Diego down since March
By the end of August, certain crime rates dropped while others peaked in parts of the county compared to March. “I figured burglaries would be the crime that would be most affected because everybody’s home,” …
September 8, 2020
When you can't stop eating Fredcel Lumpia
Nobody’s out to bad-mouth underperforming restaurants during a pandemic, shutdown or otherwise, so I’m not here to name names. But I will say that we took the family out to try out a new to …
December 11, 2020
Blue Frida Kahlo house southwest of San Diego State draws comments
A day or so before June 24, an anonymous person living by the El Cerrito neighborhood enclosed a hand-written letter in an envelope that read "Why?" and "my gosh .... how sad," — poking fun …
June 29, 2021