Duke Cunningham Can't Have Gun
Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
Carlsbad
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Skeeters
I worked in the garden last weekend. went to the orange big box store and the nursery with the decadent dessert shop. Unloading the car- 4 cubic yards of potting soil, one flat of drought ...
TIGHT
my forehead is tight. My jaw is tense. it's only Thursday, and I'm beat. I've never suffered fools gladly. At least as far as I can recall And since I'm solo, there is no one ...
An “Exquisite” Post-Modern Garden at the Cannon Art Gallery
The exhibition, which runs until June 24th, is an installation of found objects, sculpture, paintings, tools, rope, pails, wood, etc. Joe Brubaker served as the head gardener with a team of local artists and art ...
The Raw and the Vegan - Peace Pies
Like many people today, I try to combine driving errands. Today’s stops took me to Encinitas, which by virtue of the time, included lunch. There are many excellent places to eat in Leucadia and Encinitas. ...
Mozart and Neuroscience
Mozart makes you smarter? Find out Saturday night at The Neuroscience Center. Is there a more appropriate venue? At 6:30 pm, the presentation starts with "with an eclectic music-brain exposition" curated by Tim Mullen and ...
Carlsbad Cop Makes a Plea Deal
A Carlsbad police officer charged with stealing heroin from headquarters’ evidence room copped a plea today in the Vista courthouse. Michael Christian Koch, 44, pleaded guilty today to one of two felonies, second degree burglary, ...
Killer Left Advice for Sons Before He Committed Suicide
Michael David Robles, 43, left notes giving advice to his sons on how to live before he hanged himself in his jail cell last March, according to a County Medical Examiner’s report released today. Investigator ...
Burglar Wants Her Property Back
An admitted felon has demanded Carlsbad Police return property to her that they seized when they went to her home investigating the theft of thousands of books from county libraries. Through her attorney, Maria Carmen ...
Shell Gas Station = Gas and a car wash…and Persian food?
The Shell Gas Station at the corner of Leucadia Blvd. and El Camino Real offers gas and a full service car wash, as well as the usual gas station fare of snacks and fountain drinks. ...
GOP's Wyland and Independent Fletcher Get Big Tobacco Money
Mark Wyland, the Republican state senator from North County who will be termed out of office in two years, is already laying plans for the future. Yesterday his campaign committee, Taxpayers for Wyland - Board ...
Rubio's Warns Shareholders Their Social Security Numbers Were Stolen
Rubio's, the well-known Mexican fast food chain based in Carlsbad, says that a computer disk containing personal information on individuals, including the social security numbers of some company shareholders, has gone missing. "On February 5, ...
Former Attorney Back in Jail
Former Carlsbad attorney Michael Theodore Pines, 60, was taken back into custody last month, according to online records of the San Diego County Sheriff. Charges listed on the sheriff’s website include stalking and making criminal ...
Belgian Waffle Ride Not for Freddy Freeloaders
This Sunday, April 15, North County-based Spy Optic is hosting a grueling 124+ mile bicycle ride that will see 150 participants climbing over 9000 feet on a partially off-road 7-hour circuit. Starting at Spy’s Carlsbad ...
A Peek at the Beer List from the Final Real Ale Festival
Last month, I shared the bittersweet news (bitter because there was hoppy beer involved, sweet because it meant San Diego’s beer scene has come a long way) that, after 15 years of cask-conditioned memories, the ...
Catching Up with Pizza Port Carlsbad at Local Habit
San Diego really is the Napa Valley for craft beer. The region is rich with opportunities to experience exceptional brews. The latest proof of that came to me last week when, on consecutive nights, I ...
Boat Boy
Waking from a dreamless sleep, consciousness thrust its way into her body, rudely interrupting her plan to sleep in. It’s 3am and the house is mostly dark, except for ghostly shapes rising from appliances and ...
On Eating Pasta After Riding 100 Miles on a Bike
I spent about half my waking hours today on my bike. Lots of miles of North County roads were covered in the semi-gloom of a mostly overcast day. The idea behind the ride was to ...
Carlsbad Man: "Well, Then Shoot Me"
Sixty-three-year-old Michael Sahagun reportedly told a trio of thugs who attempted to rob him in his own garage, “Well then shoot me,” before he was killed with a single shotgun blast to his chest. Sahagun ...
Pizza Port Real Ale Festival: Only the Good Die Young
It's the end of an era. An era of scarcity for drinkers in search of cask beer. Referred to in the brewing industry as "real ale," unfiltered, unpasteurized beers that are conditioned in and served ...
No Wave Generators for San Onofre
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has shot down a proposal by retired Orange County engineer Chong Kim to generate power by harnessing the energy of waves off the coast of San Onofre near San Diego ...
