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TREES IN THE FOREST

What a beautiful day! I can't believe Mommy let me out this morning. I am actually outside, where my bird ...

Vista woman admitted felony graffiti after two weeks in jail

Will get six months local jail time, according to the plea deal

Ramona Elena Montes, 18, made a plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse last week, admitting five different ...

Burch better but not quite good enough yet

Burch Smith pitched into the sixth inning but still needs refinement as the Nationals beat the Padres in extra innings

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/18/45791/ Burch Smith took the hill for the second time in his major league career on Friday evening against the ...

Tim Lambesis’ bail lowered to $2 million

But the heavy metal singer won’t make that bail either, his attorney said

A San Diego Superior Court judge lowered bail from $3 million to $2 million this afternoon for a man accused ...

Pregame ponderings on a Friday

The Padres are making roster moves and have still more to consider shortly, especially at the catcher position

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45786/ Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, who was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive with performance ...

New lawsuit challenges Todd Gloria's pledge to open government

San Diegans for Open Government want the Council President to turn over all emails and text messages from his personal device that pertain to City business

Just how transparent is Council President Todd Gloria? Not very, according to city watchdog group San Diegans for Open Government. ...

Border: After 43 years selling snacks, no customers

What can Tomás López do with his border snack business, when they change the border?

Spare a thought for Tomás López. We're just inside Mexico, about 9:30 at night, at the western side, near the ...

Ian Tordella : Twin Tenors @ 98 Bottles, May 24

This is Vol.III in the series, pairing Tordella with LA sax man Joe Berry

Saxophonist Ian Tordella continues his Twin Tenors series, which spotlights up-and-coming saxophone talent (as well as established players) in the ...

Chopard Jewelers express concern over Bling Ring brand-building partnership

Dept. of No, Not Really

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45772/ "This is not the buzz we had in mind. No one can even see our product now!" Chopard statement ...

Number two and trying harder

King Kruk brings home silver from Las Vegas

At the end of the contest," James Kruk says, "I was taking a photo with Linda Thompson, and she whispered ...

CutMod chops veggies, video for chance to tour as Psy's personal chef

USCD grad mixes music, projection mapping, and culinary prowess to woo South Korean pop star.

“I have applied to be Psy's chef because I love mixing cultures through food and media,” says Will ‘CutMod’ Michaelsen, ...

Glass prison funnies!

Three's a trend. This is just silly.

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Amplified Ale Works ups volume

California Kebab’s anniversary happening amid brewhouse flux

If you’d have told me one of the best new breweries of the past year would be a nano operation ...

You're Soooooo Vein!

You probably think this tour is about you.....It's a real gold mine, THERE IS STILL GOLD IN IT and yesterday, ...

i simply gotta find me a lot more bigger freer speechifying online bulletin board(s)......

CraigsList / San Diego / Personals / Rants & Raves / Posted: 2013-05-17 @ 12:42PM PDT FLAGGERS vs FREE SPEECH ...

New releases opening this week: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Iceman

Plus some other stuff!

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45769/ Question for debate: which ship takes more abuse, the Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon? I liked Star Trek Into ...

Drawings depicting posh stadium for La Jolla billionaire family's NBA team released

Basketball's Kings franchise, long a popular venue for lobbyists’ wining and dining of California politicos, to get luxurious new home, per drawings released today by Sacramento mayor

As reported earlier today, members of La Jolla's billionaire Jacobs family are said by the Sacramento Bee to be among ...

Mule Hill: Field Notes

The Mule Hill Historic Trail begins near a golf driving range. With an imaginative twist, the sounds of cracking and ...

Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Big Mother IIIPA

India pale ale? family-run Vista brewery says, "make it a triple!"

Last year was the first in which triple IPAs like Russian River Pliny the Younger and Dogfish Head 120-Minute IPA ...

Mauro Talini's last bike ride

Translated by Fulano from an article in Milenio Mexico - The relatives of Italian cyclist Mauro Talini, who suffered from ...