Mary had a little lamb a la Tchaikovsky
Garrett Harris 10:11 p.m., May 23
National City
Osprey nests facilitated by San Diego Unified Port District
They scare away the seagulls
The two manmade platforms in the port area of National City are home to young osprey this year — for at least the third time in the past five years. There are two chicks on ...
Paradise Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church
8000 pounds of food a week to about 500 families
Interview with Will James, pastor at Paradise Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Woo-Hoo!
Ed Bedford and Elmer Niederfrank’s ghost approve of the ice cream being made in National City.
Walk and Glug
“We were riding the bayside bike track and came across it.”
If I’d known then what I know now, I might have stuck to life east of the I-5. I swear, what a hike. I get off the Blue Line trolley at 24th Street, National City. ...
Sweetwater's Funds for Education
Last week, Sweetwater’s interim superintendent Ed Brand suspended the Funds for Education Committee, saying, “I can stop the grief right here.” This is the second time Brand’s private-sector fund-raising efforts have ended in controversy. Brand ...
Beautiful Mess of Cheesesteak
“You want to watch out for a heart attack, eating all this Philly food.”
If I were more of a man, I’d actually do this. I’m looking at a sign on an artist’s easel: “McGonagle’s Cheesesteak Challenge: Eat 3 and Win $50!...Three double-meat cheesesteaks in 30 minutes.” Hmm…double-meat. Meaning ...
The Tyranny of Those Tests
"Teachers have an analogy for all the testing that we are required to do,” says Melanie Morton, a Sweetwater Union High School District teacher. “You don’t lose weight if you just keep stepping on the ...
Mixed Bag of Crime in San Diego County
The criminal justice research arm of SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) released a crime report today, September 16. The data was a mixed bag for people who live in San Diego County: “While overall ...
Borders Bookstores Prepare to Close
Tuesday, July 19, was an ordinary day in the National City Borders store. Customers at the Westfield Plaza Bonita location were browsing, studying, and drinking coffee. When asked, few people realized that the Borders chain ...
