East Village archive for December, 2012

New Year's Eve Enchantment Under the Sea Dance at El Dorado

Back to the Future themed party in East Village.

The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance was a pivotal affair for a young unstuck-in-time Marty McFly. It was here that ...

Gettin' Cozy at Bootlegger

East Village "faux-hibition" lounge has better chairs than food

Bootlegger claims the “allure of a 1920’s speakeasy,” which is a rather dubious proposition unless you’re doing business without a ...

Deck the Walls: skateboard art at Bar Basic

If you grew up in San Diego in the past five decades or so, there’s a good chance you’ve hopped ...

It’s a Proper pity

"Time, gentlemen please!" for Proper Gastro Pub

Sad to say ta-rra: Proper Gastro Pub (right in the Ballpark park area at 795 J Street, at 8th, 619-255-7520). ...

Blind Burro: Busy being born

Latest in good-time cluster expanding again at 7th and J

"We've been working on this ten weeks," says Pat Gallaher, the foreman. "I'd give it another ten days we should ...

The Case of the Naughty Constable

Mysterious sausages invade East Village!

What do a Naughty Constable, Juicy Scandal, Flagrant Seeds, and Tasty Treason have in common? They’re all crazy-interesting sausages you ...

Christmas cookies

Cooks Confab reunites to celebrate the holidays...and steampunk?

From 2009 to 2010, few local chefs were talked about more than the small group comprising a culinary consortium going ...

Michael Dessen Trio: Resonating Abstractions @ Space4Art

Unveiling a new, seven-part suite, trombone virtuoso Dessen led his ace trio into a remarkable ebb and flow of organic intensity.

A less than voluminous audience gathered at Space4Art last night for the Michael Dessen Trio, perhaps because of competing options--who ...