Downtown San Diego archive for September, 2011

San Diego Library Foundation Needs $25 million

Mel Katz and Judith Harris from San Diego's Library Foundation are confident they can raise the $25 million needed for ...

Steaks & Classic Cinema in Greystone's Historic Rivoli Theatre Building

The classic movie component will probably amount to little more than the cinematic equivalent of background music, but who cares ...

Tea Party Protests Upon Obama's Departure

As President Barack Obama arrives for a brief fund-raising visit before heading off to Los Angeles, a group of local ...

Not Panicking, But Pannikin! Say It’s Not So!

The rumors are true. Pannikin downtown (675 G, 619-239-7891), the place where you can choose between a cup of fresh-roasted ...

Five (Really Good) Reasons to Get Out of the House Tonight

It’s a big night for odd and awesome music in San Diego, kiddos! Yesterday I told you about the cinematic ...

Bloody Hollies Bitter End Sept. 17 at the Casbah

The Bloody Hollies' new full-length Yours Until the Bitter End drops Saturday, September 17, with a release party at the ...

Eliane Elias At Anthology

Anthology hosts a must see concert this Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a rare San Diego performance of Brazilian pianist / ...

New (Veggie) Pizza in Town

“Make Pizza, Not War.” Like the logo. Pizza sliced into the no-nukes peace sign. Walking along Island, from the Tivoli, ...

The Best Damn Opportunity to Dive into the Sour Beer Subculture

Nineties-era beer ads taught us the perils of "bitter beer face," but there is nothing to fear from the outlandish ...

Harbor Police Arrest Bike Thief

San Diego Harbor Police officers arrested a man accused of leading a bike theft ring along the San Diego Embarcadero. ...

The End of the World

Suddenly a little girl’s cry could be heard throughout the Mission Valley branch of the San Diego Public Library. At ...

The Rock Band Word Cloud at the Gaslamp's Hard Rock Hotel

As you make your way from the elevator to the roof-deck pool, you pass through a hallway whose wall is ...

Bullfight Bisque

Last night I did the unthinkable: I walked into Dobson’s. That’s the downtown magnet for the power elite. Actually, was ...