Padres loosely take down Cardinals
David Dodd 2:53 a.m., May 21
Cover Stories
They Do It the Hard Way: San Diegans who refuse to modernize
Deep-blue collar
The Printer “My buddy in San Francisco got his finger smashed in an old printing press. It actually turned the bone to powder. He had no phone in his warehouse to call for help, so ...
We spend every dime on our costumes
Some don't do it for the money.
Interviews with women of the San Diego burlesque scene/business.
Lords of the Drink
The art of the sip.
Alchemy's Ricardo Heredia, Noble Experiment's Anthony Schmidt, and the U.S. Grant's Jeff Josenhans share their glass art.
From sheep to sweater in 12 hours
The idiot-proof alpaca
Interviews with alpaca owners, spinners, and weavers who live in San Diego’s East County mountain region.
In P.B. the hotter you are the easier it is not to care
Fifteen intimate strangers
Author Maggie Young’s tell-all of her promiscuous days of booze and oblivion in the frenzied, lonely beach town of Pacific Beach.
Happy Hour: Walk, roll, run, or crawl, just be on time!
In the Reader's special 2013 Happy Hour issue, Chad Deal, Ian Pike, and Ed Bedford share their picks for San Diego's best happy hours, that time of day when the glass is always half full. ...
San Diego State's growing contempt for undergrads
Student groans
SDSU’s emphasis seems to be on fundraising; teaching comes second in priority, say some. The money is in research, not teaching.
How hard is it to get rid of a rabbit?
Author Dave Good writes about the rabbit he found (and now owns) and the San Diego bunny scene.
Retail can turn you into a number
100% commission at Nordstrom
Customer-service zombie in trendy attire.
