Group 2011 November

Downtown San Diego archive for November, 2011

Orchestra Nova Taping KPBS Special w/Guitarist & Composer Billy McLaughlin

Recent and upcoming Orchestra Nova San Diego performances include a set with Nintendo gaming character Zelda (?!), as well as ...

Comedian Jo Koy at Spreckels Theatre for One Night Only

Prior to this interview, I wouldn’t have recognized Jo Koy had I fished him out of a koi pond. A ...

Occupy San Diego Vows to Bring Back Tents

Occupy San Diego is preparing to once again attempt to set up a tent encampment in Civic Center Plaza this ...

A Jiggerful of Judgment at El Dorado

Last week, I wrote about serving as a judge for the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival. Experiences like ...

Hall of Dreams

Oh, man. I'm holding my belly, full as a bull. I come out from Father Joe's Thanksgiving lunch (1501 Imperial ...

Event Will Provide Thanksgiving Dinner For 600 Low-Income Students and Their Families

In March of this year, a study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center concluded that nearly one-in-five people ...

AIDS Eyes and Post-Persian Bummers Tonight at Kava

As a massive shot in the vein of San Diego’s tradition of experimental and exploratory music, the Kava Lounge is ...

Woman's Arm and Toes Amputated While Trying to Catch a Ride on a Freight Train

A 27-year-old woman lost her right arm as well as some toes after she was struck by a tanker car ...

Occupy San Diego Protesters Being Arrested at Civic Center Teach-in

Verbatim from an emergency alert from Occupy San Diego media liason Ray Lutz. People congregating at the central Civic Center ...

A Proper Brunch: Proper Gastropub

I'm not a brunch person, and I almost never drink Bloody Marys (unless I'm in Las Vegas, where Bloody Marys ...

Jamuel Saxon Playing Two Separate Shows Today, Nov. 18

Jamuel Saxon's new video for "Planetarium," directed by Mike Brown and Anthony Levas, is a celestial sway-and-shake anthem about losing ...

Joan Crawford's Bar -- at Brian's

“The dents in the wood,” says Brian. “There. There! Dime sized. Here’s another one. That’s her stilettos when she danced, ...

More Police Raids, But Civic Center Remains Occupied

After once again being forcibly removed from the Civic Center Plaza by police and sheriff’s officers clad in riot gear, ...

San Diego Superior Court's Controversial Move Toward Digital Imaging

San Diego Superior Court has embarked on a costly and controversial program to scan legal documents for online viewing, the ...

KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando's Alexander "Feeling No" Payne Retrospective Concludes Tonight!

Hey, I remember Sideways! I wrote about it! You know, back in the day! I mean, I mentioned it a ...

Review: The Greening of Whitney Brown

Fandango classifies The Greening of Whitney Brown as an art house/foreign/action/adventure film. They are only half right. It is playing ...

Man Choked, Arrested at Occupy San Diego

A 28-year-old man was choked and arrested at around 2:35 this morning on the Civic Center Plaza after police reportedly ...

Council to Consider Kessler Settlement

On Tuesday, city council will consider a $200,000 settlement of the unlawful termination and retaliation suit against the City filed ...

Occupy San Diego Joins Veterans Day Parade, Holds Teach-ins

Though police enforcement has turned the once thriving village of Occupy San Diego into a shabby encampment on the east ...

"Don't Worry, There Will Be Eggs"

Plan for 500-foot "Rabbit Ears" sculpture on Navy Pier elicits confusion, concern. "Everybody loves bunnies!" SIX ROUNDS IN AT THE ...

The Supreme Court Hears Redevelopment Case

California State Supreme Court will begin to consider the fate of state redevelopment agencies. Today, the court will hear begin ...

Demolition, Construction & Renovation

There is a flurry of activity going on next to Horton Plaza downtown. First, renovations are well under way at ...

KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando Hosting Alexander "Bring The" Payne* Retrospective, Starting Tonight

Starting tonight, KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando and Reading Cinemas are joining forces to build buzz for director Alexander Payne's ...

Joni Mitchell Tribute=S.R.O. at Dizzy's

Last night's Joni Mitchell tribute concert by vocalist Robin Adler and her talent-rich ensemble, Mutts Of The Planet, performed, as ...

Food Carts Get a Little Push from City Hall

Mayor Sanders announced plans to bail out the owner of a downtown coffee-cart on Wednesday after the owner claimed that ...

Robin Adler, Mutts of the Planet Get "Blue" @ Dizzy's

San Diego vocalist Robin Adler and her husband, guitarist Dave Blackburn, together with a large, tight ensemble they call the ...