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Blog entries concerning the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego.
For more information on Little Italy — including event listings, neighborhood establishments, photos, and more news and stories — visit the Little Italy neighborhood section.
Hauling up Cedar out of Little Italy, past the Pioneer Hook and Ladder – hey, didn’t that use to be ...
Saxophonist Ian Tordella continues his Twin Tenors series, which spotlights up-and-coming saxophone talent (as well as established players) in the ...
Thursday | 16 DIANE WAKOSKI POETRY READING Wakoski is the featured poet in this year’s San Diego Poetry Annual. Her ...
Nuke a bag of popcorn and grab a jar of jelly, because Doo Doo Roo (yes it’s named after a ...
It’s the end of an era for San Diego’s most eclectic underground electronic, experimental, and world music venue as manager ...
She was my mother-in-law's mother. I married her grandson. They owned an old restaurant called "Mister A's." Mrs. Alessio was ...
Young double-bass virtuoso Danny Weller is back in town for a week or so, and he somehow found time to ...
Vibraphonist Anthony Smith celebrated the CD release of two new discs on April 27 at 98 Bottles, leading an all-star ...
Dragon Lounge, one of San Diego’s longest-running electronic dance music monthlies held at the Kava Lounge, garnered international attention over ...
Last year, I broke the news that local company Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits was searching for a large building ...
"St. Germain?" says Christian. "The ketchup of cocktails." So wow. You know you’re in sophisticated circles just from that. He's ...
Dude comes up to you on a street in Little Italy. He's got the sniffles, and not the Kleenex kind, ...
Friday | 29 DIVE IN MOVIES Watch National Lampoon’s Vacation from inside the pool. Includes self-serve popcorn and roaming servers ...
When an eatery is a sister operation to another restaurant, it’s hard not to associate it with its sibling. That’s ...
Composer and pianist Joe Garrison brought the rich 9 piece ensemble he calls Night People into 98 Bottles on March ...
When I rolled into my parking space in Little Italy yesterday, I spotted this guy standing outside: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/01/40936/ "I think ...
Good news you forgot you knew: I was on Kettner around six in the evening ''t'other day and heard the ...
Psychedelic party rockers Wild Wild Wets recently returned from a West Coast tour with local garage coldwavers Barbarian, during which ...
Born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), producer DJ Vadim has worked with a list of pivotal artists as ...
Last night, at 98 Bottles, the true depth of San Diego jazz talent was dramatically reinforced with two burning sets ...