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Kiss Statue's (Final) Final Weekend

After months of controversial wrangling over its future, “Unconditional Surrender,” the 25 foot recreation of a World War II era sailor kissing a nurse, appears to be finally approaching its final days on the San ...

Final Concert: San Diego Symphony

The San Diego Symphony finishes its Jacobs MasterWorks concert series this weekend with a trio of concerts that should be a great conclusion to a successful season. Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 begins the concert. It ...

Rick: Feast or Famine at First and A

Rick Severns brought something home to me. Not food or money, but the facts of San Diego life. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24915/ He’s homeless, after living 27 years in San Diego. I came across Rick as he was ...

Falcon 9: Redux

00:05 PST San Diego, CA - T-minus 44 minutes and counting. SpaceX attempts second COTS demonstration space flight. NASA Announcer: The dragon capsule will xport 1200 lbs of mass. Will spend one week attached to ...

Falcon 9 Very UN-Official Launch Update

T Minus 1 Hour 1 Minute and 17 Seconds this is Falcon Launch Control! So like the geek I am, I am up late on a early Saturday morning waiting for the launch of the ...

Kebab Shop: Why They Called Alexander “The Great”

Walk into the Kebab Shop (630 9th St, 619-525-0055) and you walk into history. First because they have all these pictures of old Istanbul, second, because really, you’re eating fresh-cooked, but ancient foods. Like their ...

Las Hadas: Late Night Carnitas Heaven

Late night downtown? Here’s a handy place for a late feed without breaking the bank or scuffling round trying to pick up a slice of pizza to chew down on the sidewalk. Las Hadas (“The ...

Lunch and a Zaney Pants at Cafe 21

I knew nothing about Café 21 when my friend Delicia invited me to join her there for lunch. She gave me an address on Adams Avenue, and I showed up. It was lunchtime, and luckily, ...

Port Releases Environmental Report on Convention Center Expansion

The Port of San Diego went public yesterday with a draft Environmental Impact Report on a proposed expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and the neighboring Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The convention center ...

Art Museum Day at MCASD

This Friday, the Museum of Contemporary Art Downtown (1001 and 1100 Kettner Blvd) opens its doors free of charge for Art Museum Day. Highlights at the museum include Doug Wheeler’s “DW 68 VEN MCASD,” in ...

City Attorney Says Mayor and Council Can't Censor City Hall Lobby Exhibits

Can San Diego's mayor and city council arbitrarily deny someone exhibit space in the lobby of city hall? No, says City Attorney Jan Goldsmith in a May 4 legal opinion that suggests the city may ...

The OSD Chronicles - Part 4

NOV 2 - My routine is to spend time at the Occupy site at Freedom plaza early in the morning when there are fewest people about. At night when the General Assembly and committee meetings ...

New San Diego Central Courthouse Design Approved

The State Public Works Board (SPWB) today approved preliminary plans for the new San Diego Central Courthouse for the Superior Court of San Diego County. Largest of all the projects funded by Senate Bill 1407, ...

Not Quite Pathetique Enough: San Diego Symphony

After last weekend’s triumph I entered Copley Hall with anticipation on Saturday night. It’s safe to say my expectations were through the roof. There were no expectations for the first piece by Qigang Chen. Geek ...

Last Minute Mother's Day Save

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and either you've just remembered, or you've vaguely promised to do something with Mom. But what exactly are you two going to be doing, she asks. Farmers' markets will be running ...

Broken Roses Inspired by Jack London

Earlier this evening while monitoring my friends’ Facebook posts, I came across a Jack London quote that triggered me to pull my loyal ‘Works of Jack London’ book off the shelf. The quote was posted ...

Big Screen Trivia Party TONIGHT at House of Blues!

Happy May Ten! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/07/24005/ After weeks of preparation the venue is set, the questions written, and the contestants selected and raring to go. Lickona and I even had our clown suits dry cleaned. The doors ...

Attack Gypsies: San Diego Symphony Strings

In musical terms, Sunday’s concert at the symphony wasn’t that different from Friday’s. The differences were in minor cases such as the clarinet solo at the top of Rhapsody in Blue being a tad smoother ...

Best Concert of the Year? San Diego Symphony

Last week I said the people putting the programs together at San Diego Symphony deserved a raise. After going to the Rhapsodies concert both Friday night and Sunday afternoon this weekend, I’m demanding a raise ...

Still Time to Qualify for May 10 Big Screen Movie Trivia Contest at House of Blues

May 10. Thank God for the rain which has helped wash away the cinephiles and movie mavens off the sidewalks and into the House of Blues for The Big Screen's big anniversary blowout/trivia contest! Reader ...

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