June 19 — Fall from a motor bike at Seaforth boat rental lot; 80y/o male with unknown medical condition. LG’s and Fire respond. Patient transported by medic 21 to UCSD. — 21 y/o stingray patient …
June 28, 2016
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SD Fringe: Eleanor's Story and Baby Mama
Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Ingrid Garner based her one-woman show on her grandmother Eleanor Ramrath-Garner’s first-hand accounts about an American-born girl living in Berlin during the Nazi regime and throughout World …
June 28, 2016
Barrel-blend it yourself at AleSmith
The last weekend of June, AleSmith Brewing Company debuted a new tasting-room concept at its Miramar brewery. Dubbed Anvil & Stave, the first-of-its-kind-bar offers visitors a chance to blend barrel-aged AleSmith beers to taste. As …
June 28, 2016
Ocean Beach may sacrifice high-traffic grass
Is a strip of beach-front grass in a park in Ocean Beach the right location to place a memorial that honors veterans? An important decision looms at city hall. The Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation …
June 28, 2016
Summer brings record heat, magnolias, and June bugs
The Heat of Summer will most likely reach its feverish peak in inland San Diego County during the coming month — July. (Coastal San Diego is different: since its weather is greatly affected by the …
June 28, 2016
SD Fringe: Phantom of the Empire and Bin Laden: The One Man Show
Phantom of the Empire: Return of the Opera At last year’s Fringe Festival, Turning Tydes Theatre Company performed Les Midge: An Unexpected Journey of Hobbit Proportions — i.e., a mash-up of the musical Les Miserables …
June 28, 2016
I wanna Liv!
A promising young luminary beading together a string of pearly performances will gain my loyalty more effectively than yanking a thorn from my paw. After Little Murders and Elliott Gould’s first two pictures for Altman …
June 28, 2016
CSU San Marcos and nonprofit high-hog hospitality
When it comes to big-money hospitality, California State University at San Marcos and its so-called auxiliary organizations don't stint, and that's become more than a minor problem, according to a report released June 17 by …
June 28, 2016
SD Fringe: Eurydice and Josephine
Eurydice isadoraNOW brings the classic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to life with a fusion of Isadora Duncan’s signature style and contemporary modern dance. In the myth, Orpheus and Eurydice fall in love; Eurydice is …
June 28, 2016
Historic Resources Board hot for Caliente sign
On June 23, the City of San Diego's Historic Resources Board met to decide the fate of three painted murals on downtown’s historic California Theatre at 1122 Fourth Avenue. Bruce Coons, executive director of Save …
June 28, 2016
SD Fringe: Dr. Svetlana and The Hamlet Comedy Hour
Dr. Svetlana San Diego legend Thom Vegh returns to the stage with Dr. Svetlana’s Public & Private Health Lecture Demonstration at the Rosewood Five until July 2. Described as “in the tradition of Theatre of …
June 28, 2016
Like eating a cupcake for breakfast
“Fifty years.” I had to ask her to repeat it, because she was telling me Marvelous Muffins had been open in Shelter Island for 50 years, and she’s owned it for 20 of them. That …
June 28, 2016
SD Fringe: Disappearing Act and The Year of the Woman
Disappearing Act InterMission Production’s one-act play is not to be missed. The plot centers on the psychological damage of war. Alex struggles to acclimate to life at home after two deployments in Iraq. His loved …
June 28, 2016