Kensington

Blog entries concerning the Kensington neighborhood of San Diego County.

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Do Not Fear the Sprouts on the Menu at Kensington Cafe

Although there was a time when I did not shave my legs and when I thought carob was a good substitute for chocolate, these days I don’t get excited about a restaurant when I see ...

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 ...

Village Vino to have Summer 2012 Opening

I noticed this sign last Sunday while enjoying Adams Avenue Unplugged. Village Vino is a new wine bar slated to open soon on Adams in Kensington. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/26/23543/ Rita Pirkl, native San Diegan, Kensington resident, and ...

Chefs Unite to Support the Next Generation

When I first heard the term "Chef Celebration," I had no idea what it meant. It was bandied about in conjunction with a series of dinners in which a handful of chefs from different restaurants ...

Give Your Sweetie the Gift of Cinema & Free Popcorn This Valentine's Day

Let the record reflect: Landmark's Ken Cinema pops the best corn in town. They use real butter, but I wouldn't know. The habit of greasing my popcorn ceased decades ago after movie theatres switched from ...

Tonight's Midnight Movie at The Ken: The Theatre Bizarre

Far be it from me to pass on watching a movie, but in this case I had no choice but to resist. It's bad enough that advance screenings off DVD-mailers, not 35mm or digital prints, ...

Addiction Incorporated

The Ken Cinema opened Addiction Incorporated tonight, Friday January 27, 2012, for a one week run. To quote the Ken Cinema's flyer: In 1994, scientist Victor DeNoble became the first whistleblower to reveal the industry's ...

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 first I ignored it. Just some kid crying. However, it kept getting louder and more ...

Marti Emerald To Run For 9th District Council Seat

First term councilmember Marti Emerald announced that she is running for re-election to the city council, but this time around for a different district. One day after the Redistricting Committee approved new council boundaries, Emerald ...

MoveOn Rallies for Jobs

The liberal activist website MoveOn.org sponsored a series of demonstrations nationwide yesterday under the banner “Jobs Not Cuts,” including one convened at 4 p.m. yesterday in front of Congresswoman Susan Davis’ San Diego office. An ...

Plundering Historic Plaques

Owners of historically-designated homes in Uptown are on the lookout for thieves. The thieves are not the run of the mill hoodlums but instead are run of the Mills Act burglars. The thieves are ripping ...

District Three Residents Oppose Redistricting Map

Residents of Kensington and Talmadge are asking the City's Redistricting Commission to rethink how they plan to redraw district boundaries. Most of all, the district three denizens oppose getting placed in the newly formed ninth-district ...

Summer Means 35mm Midnight Movies at The Ken!

Pink Flamingos was my Rocky Horror Picture Show, one of the few times when audience participation made perfect sense. Instead of throwing rice, I came to hear people throw up. I was 16-years-old, fresh behind ...

Small Plates at Ken Grill

You'll hear a lot about my haunts on here, because as much as I consider myself a food explorer, I'm also a die-hard repeat customer when I fall in love with a place. It doesn't ...

Art Around Adams

The 8th annual Art Around Adams will take place next Saturday, June 4th, between Oregon Street in Normal Heights and Vista Street in Kensington from 3 to 10 p.m. The two mile Exodus Studios presentation ...

Is Proposition C Just a Green Light for Developers?

Today is the first day I have even seen signs up for Proposition C. In Fact its the first time I knew about Prop C. The signs read "Yes on C, for more responsible neighborhood ...

The runaway restaurateur

Restaurateur Philippe Beltran, having run away from La Vache and Voyage and then Vagabond, has now run away from his greatest runaway success, Bleu Boheme. (Just before the recession struck, he had plans to expand ...

A Simple Solution to Contain the Oil Spill: Reverse Funnel

Yesterday morning I heard the CEO of Shell describing what he believes is our last resort to fix this. He described building a tall steel diaphragm (sort of like I proposed below) but then burying ...

More Betrayal By Todd Gloria

I expected very little from Todd Gloria when he took office. I still remember him pulling me aside at the Hillcrest Town Council debate after my public criticism of his overwhelming contributions from developers and ...

Are the Dems Really Prepared to Take Ownership of this 1100 Page Stimulus Bill That They Have Not Even Read?

So I don't really see celebrating in the streets after Friday's historic passage of a 1 trillion dollar "stimulus" bill. Remember how we were supposed to be greeted in the streets of Iraq as liberators? ...

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