Good Mexican food. This is something San Diego has in abundance. In our part of the world, even the average taco shop glows with an aura of desirability, particularly when you’re hungry and it’s the …
July 12, 2022
Bad Hombres make better than good Mexican food
Pathways: to walk through loss, death or grief and find growth
Pathways Church Contact: 9639 Carlton Hills Blvd., Santee 619-449-1269 www.pathways.cc/ Average Attendance: 600 Pastor: Phil Herrington Age: 64 Born: Waco, TX Formation: Houston Baptist University; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX; Biola University-Talbot School …
August 19, 2022
A fairytale sci-fi concept EP full of Nefarious Creatures
Nefarious Creatures — a band of four San Diego-bred horror-lovin’ fiends — had the will, the music, and the over-arching deep concept for their debut EP Fables For the Wicked. What they didn’t quite have …
December 8, 2022
Naked man at Santee YMCA produces litmus test
On January 11 Rebecca Phillips told the Santee City Council about an experience she had two weeks prior at Santee’s Cameron Family YMCA on Riverwalk Drive. When she walked out of the shower, she said …
January 23, 2023
The beginning of Justin Joyce, The Composer
San Diego drummer Justin Joyce released his debut album as a bandleader, Story Tales, last year, although he actually cut it back in 2019 — in one day (May 6) up at LMP Studios in …
March 9, 2023
Winter rains bring floral displays each spring throughout San Diego
Winter rains bring vibrant, colorful floral displays each spring throughout San Diego. For this hike, I walked the Grasslands Loop, which takes hikers close to the Old Mission Dam and up into Oak Canyon. Distance …
April 25, 2023
Pickleball edging out tennis on San Diego courts
As I recall, it was around the middle of the last decade when I first encountered pickleball. My friend Andy Cox and I were nearing the end of a game of tennis at Collier Park …
May 24, 2023
Santee is not just a dusty farm town any more
Santee – where everyone wants to live Most people who drive past the old green and white Dutch-style barn on North Magnolia Avenue in Santee, on their way to one of the freeways or to …
July 9, 2023
El Cajon offers pet-sitters to homeless
Having to give up a pet to find housing is one reason many people stay on the street. El Cajon is looking to remove that barrier, city officials said in a meeting last week."A lot …
October 23, 2023
Summit Fellowship wants to be a home of belonging
Summit Unitarian Universalist FellowshipContact: 8778 Cottonwood Ave., Santee 619-562-0833 www.summituuf.orgMembership: 100Pastor: KC Marie Pendell Age: 34Born: Orange County, CAFormation: Chapman University, Orange; Meadville-Lombard Theological School, Chicago Ordination: in processSan Diego Reader: What’s the mission of your church?Pastor KC …
March 22, 2024