Cover Story
The King and Queen of San Diego
By Matthew Lickona, March 10, 2010
November 21, 2009 — A gold-rimmed sea serpent undulates around a trident along the end of the narrow blue flag as it ripples in the morning breeze that blows across the gopher-pocked green of Lakeside’s El ...
Current Features
- As I Hear It - Local CDs Tested on the Street
- Back When - Best of Reader's Past
- Best Buys - San Diego Shopping
- Blurt - Music's Inside Track
- City Lights - San Diego News and Politics
- Classical Music - Local Classical Scene
- Club Crawler - Local Picks
- Cover Story - Front Page Feature
- Crasher - Details of Local Parties
- Crush - Local Wines and Vineyards
- Diary of a Diva - San Diego Woman Tells All
- Famous Former Neighbors - Celebs' Old Haunts
- Features - Stories Around San Diego
- Letters - The Reader's Inbox
- Here's the Deal - Literally
- Hometown CD Review - We Take a Listen
- Media Hawk - Moss Gropen's Cold Eye
- Movie Review - Duncan Shepherd's Perspective
- Musician Interviews - Local Artists Interviewed
- Neighborhood News from Stringers - Really Local News
- Obermeyer - San Diego Politics Illustrated
- Of Note - Concert Picks
- Off the Cuff - Tough Questions for Man on Street
- Overheard in San Diego - Eavesdropping Illustrated
- Picture Story - San Diego in Photos
- Poetry - The Old and the New
- Reading - The Hunt for Intellectuals
- Roam-O-Rama - San Diego's Best Hiking/Biking Trails
- Restaurant Review - Restaurant Critic Naomi Wise
- S.D. on the Q.T. - Almost Factual Stories
- San Diego, Texas - News from Our Tiny Twin
- Seen on DVD - Local Experts Share Favorites
- Sheep and Goats - San Diego Places of Worship Reviewed
- Sporting Box - Athletics Without Gush
- Straight from the Hip - Matthew Alice Answers Questions
- Style Stalker - What's Hot Off the Rack
- T.G.I.F. - Offbeat Observations on the Weekend
- Theater Review - Jeff Smith on Local Productions
- Tin Fork - Silver Spoon Alternative
- Under the Radar - Latest News Stories
- What the Chef Eats - Local Chefs Share Recipes
- Yo DJ! - Local Radio Guys Drop Names
- Yonder Lies It - Tijuana Bloggers
- Your Week and Welcome to It - Event Picks
ARCHIVES
Recent Stories
March 4 Sudoku Contenders
, March 10, 2010
Evil Joe Arbusto, Rancho Penasquitos, 9. Lay down with dogs- republicans, wake up with fleas- maggots! Loren Boyer, El Cajon, 9. Silencio! Naomi Watts gives Rita a tour through Diane's hell Jean Bradley, Spring Valley, 9. ...
March 4 Crossword Contenders
, March 10, 2010
Flo Abena, Rancho Penasquitos, 9. Newport is a city, not a town. Lucy Alderson, Chula Vista, 9. Gray skies are…bringing flowers. Mary Arana, Encinitas, 9. Hi- This one's for Jimmy! Leo Baggerly, Encinitas, 9. If I ...
Your Week
By Barbarella , March 10, 2010
Thursday | 11 RACK ’EM UP The Women’s Pro Billiards Association holds its annual San Diego Classic tournament at Viejas Casino. Sixty-four “world-class players” will compete. Monica Webb returns to defend her title, facing competition from ...
Fairy Tale, with Knives
By Jeff Smith, March 10, 2010
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 March 21. Asked what he feared ...
From Disneyland to Ducasse
By Naomi Wise, March 10, 2010
Restaurant Review | Solana Beach
As my posse and I settled down and looked at the latest menu at Blanca, I sang out happily, “Thank God, it’s not the same old food again!” There’s a new gunfighter in town; he’s not ...
Little Wonder
By Duncan Shepherd, March 10, 2010
Well, you wouldn’t expect Tim Burton to do a remake of Pollyanna, would you? Or Little Women or Anne of Green Gables or anything that might push back against the enveloping voguish “darkness,” anything that might ...
Recent Story Comments
Contests
One lucky person in March will win free certificates for an entire year's worth (over $6000) of restaurants, movies, massage, spas, skiing, theater, golf, kayaking, museums & more. Enter your e-mail address at ReaderSteals.com.
refriedgringo: "Oh, wait, what was that key... Something about pounding sand up your ass, CF. You're a troll. I'm ..."
CuddleFish: "You know, Forum God, I get it. I get that it's a point of principle not to cut ..."
CuddleFish: "Oooh, the Forum God is yanking the troll's chain! 'Bout time you finally woke up to the damage ..."
refriedgringo: "Pete, dude. Chill The HELL OUT! I'm more upset than you are. Relax. Take a deep breath. Be ..."
PistolPete3: ""re#8: Yeah, well, I understand, Grant. I have felt alone, but in the past year I've had more ..."