Group 2013 January

Beyond SD archive for January, 2013

Hank Rhon says he’s the best man for Baja California Governor’s Office

Controversial former Tijuana mayor hopes presidential support will help win office

Jorge Hank Rhon, a former mayor of Tijuana, hopes to get an endorsement from Mexico’s president to help his run ...

Overseas Suds, Part 1: Japan

Brews Up and Ogawashi team up for Japanese craft beer tasting

Thanks to the prevalence of craft beer in San Diego, our citizens are becoming very familiar with brews from the ...

Over 250 kilos of marijuana found floating off the coast of Baja

Sealed and floating drugs found near Ensenada

According to Baja California authorities, over 250 kilos (551 pounds) of marijuana have been found floating in the Pacific Ocean ...

Green Flash embarks on Hop Odyssey

Mira Mesa brewery to release six hop-forward beers in 2013

Since moving into their 45,000 square foot digs in Mira Mesa in 2011, the folks at Green Flash Brewing Company ...

Tijuana receives tactical armored truck from U.S. funding

Merida Initiative pays for heavy duty police vehicle to transport criminals

The Attorney General’s Office of Baja California subtly announced, by parking it outside of their Tijuana office, the arrival of ...

Desert Daze music festival heads to Mecca

Moon Block Party follows last year's 11-day blowout with overnight festival near Salton Sea.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38879/ Pilots representing San Diego at last year's Desert Daze music festival. Last year’s inaugural Desert Daze was an eleven-day ...

Schuy's the limit for cookbook author

Local chef pens comprehensive guide to food, beer and craft brewing culture

The first time I heard the name Schuyler Schultz, was when I took a meeting in late 2009 at The ...

Riverside: Jeff Stone! When endorsements come early?

Humm: Let me think about this for a moment… Jeff Stone’s rumor or fact of possibly running for Congress sparks ...

Superior, and the Magic Triangle

More out of habit than anything else, I set out each year a few days after Christmas for a week ...

Beer's birthplaces vs. home sweet home

A post-European perspective on San Diego's beer scene

For years, I stowed away as much extra money as I could muster, storing it in the bank and fighting ...

Eighteen-year-old woman admits driving stolen vehicle

Judge finds "stupid" good cause to reduce felony to misdemeanor

The deputy said he first noticed the car because it was driving so slow, and then he saw that the ...

San Marcos man accused of stealing beauty cremes

Man reportedly wrestled to the ground for Oil-of-Olay and Loreal products

The “corporate security” man for a retail grocery store said he observed the customer put two jars of beauty crème ...

Imbibe blares, "Blair's the man!"

Local craft beer champion named Imbibe Magazine's Beer Person of the Year

A few weeks ago, San Diego bar owner Scot Blair and I were touring the Malheur brewery in Buggenhout, Belgium. ...

POP

Pop The bubble deflated, attaching itself to my left ear sagging from the tip of my nose to my chin. ...

Hot Mess

Two weeks ago the magazine ninjas who charge random credit cards hit one of my debit cards at the credit ...

Human head found in Rosarito

Decapitated head discovered in plastic bag

A human head was found in Playas de Rosarito on Thursday, January 3rd, after a citizen opened a plastic bag ...

Riverside: Teen Gunned down while handcuffed my Opinion?

Riverside County California: Has the County Sheriffs Department Changed since 2007? The recent shooting of a cuffed teen has shocked ...

Fallbrook deputies saw the body in the back

Family said they noticed the car of missing man parked at shopping center

The family of a man reported missing two weeks ago found his car in a Fallbrook shopping center, and when ...

Would-be-robber of Carlsbad pizzeria wants probation modification

Judge denied Thomas Scott Ruth's request in Superior Court yesterday

The owner of a pizza shop in Carlsbad made national news when he wrestled a loaded handgun away from a ...

Homicide count continues downward for Baja California

Lowest number of homicides recorded in 5 years

Official numbers were released today, January 2nd, by the Procuraduría General de Justicia de la entidad (state attorney general’s office), ...

Spiritually Imperfect.

In the light of our current tragedy, hopefully we as a society will be forced into taking a much deeper ...