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Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
Mission Valley
Blog entries concerning the neighborhood of Mission Valley in San Diego.
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Entries
Oggi’s: Stout-Hearted Men…
Jes’ came out from Ikea, up at Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley. Carla’s desperate for a king-size bed. Yeah, right. King-size price too, right? Our neighbor Linda paid $3K for hers. Three K! Yes, Ikea’s way ...
Look! LA!
So I took the little missus up to LA for the day. Left the sunshine and the safety of San Diego and ventured into that gloom and doom to the north. She’d never seen the ...
San Diego U-T CEO Suggested Use of Paper's News Clout in Sign Dispute, City Emails Show
John Lynch, chief executive officer of the San Diego U-T, formerly known as the Union-Tribune, thought of ordering the paper to run a story about a threat by the city to fine the U-T for ...
True Food Kitchen Calling Coulon Back Home
It was early morning and pitch black save for the faint orange rays of the streetlights. I emerged from my car into the chilly morning, shoved my hands in my jean pockets, and started walking ...
Chamorro Grill: Island Cuisine in Mission Valley
The Guamanian restaurant situated in a small, Mission Valley strip mall seems to have a pretty steady client base of local Pacific Islanders, at least if the crowd inside the place over the weekend was ...
First Look at Proposed U-T San Diego Video Billboard and News Ticker in Mission Valley
Late Friday we learned from a city development department notice posted on the front lawn of U-T San Diego that the newspaper wants to build 198 residential condominium units, 234,415 square feet of office space, ...
Szechuan Mandarin
Across the street from a Toyota dealership on a well-developed stretch of Mission Gorge Road, Szechuan Mandarin is a great example of a time-forgotten restaurant that hasn't changed much in the past 30 years. Inside, ...
City Notice Posted on Front Lawn Reveals Union-Tribune Seeking Condo, Office, and Retail Development Permits
San Diego developer Doug Manchester, who bought the San Diego Union-Tribune amid speculation that he was primarily attracted by the venerable but struggling newspaper's Mission Valley real estate, is apparently living up to expectations. According ...
Bunz: Burgers and Shakes in Hotel Circle
The Days Hotel (not Days Inn!) may not the be most exclusive location in town, but Bunz is a credible effort at putting a legit burger shop in an unexpected place like that. Brandon Hernandez ...
Copley Foundation's Donation to New Downtown Library: $666,666
Her old GOP friend, former First Lady Nancy Reagan - famous for her fear of the triple six - might be uncomfortable, but a foundation run by the son of late Union-Tribune publisher Helen K. ...
Critics Barred from Bringing Starbucks into AMC Fashion Valley
It's bad enough that security guards prohibit members of the press from smuggling electronic equipment inside the theatre so that one may record a movie off the screen to later peddle on the streets of ...
Ignominious
I told my yoga instructor that I had been visiting various 24 Hour Fitness clubs and checking out their yoga. What was his take on that? “Ignominious”. Definition: involving a total loss of dignity and ...
Tandoor's Indian Buffet
The day before our wedding, M and I got our friends and family together for an informal rehearsal picnic that ended in a game of Wiffle ball – girls against boys. We all feasted on ...
Ikea Meatballs
“Feed them and they will continue to shop” is, I imagine, the idea behind the Ikea restaurant. Last Sunday, when my mom suggested we get a bite to eat, I parked the shopping cart and ...
Apart Together: Asian Film Screening Tonight
Tonight ushers in the San Diego Asian Film Festival's first quarterly screening of 2012. Wang Quan'an's Apart Together, a bittersweet love story about sacrifice and second chances, was the opening night film of the 2010 ...
Goodell Shuts Door on NFL Teams Moving
The big controversy over the Chargers moving to Los Angeles would appear to be over. National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said on TV last night (Thursday, Feb. 2) that the league "doesn't want to ...
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 ...
Set in Concrete: Rossman Opening New Restaurant
Chef Jeff Rossman is pretty well known around San Diego. He’s helmed his restaurant, Terra (in its first iteration in Hillcrest and now as Terra American Bistro in College East) received accolades for his stunning ...
Review: Faust at the Met's Live in HD
/ I don’t usually go to movies at 9:55 a.m. Or operas, either. But here I am on a Saturday at AMC Mission Valley 20, waiting for the caffeine from my morning tea to kick ...
Do Manchester, Lynch Read Economic News?
New Union-Tribune owner Papa Doug Manchester and his chief executive, John Lynch, discussed their plans for the newspaper today (Dec. 15) on KPBS Midday Edition. Manchester, local hotelier, and Lynch, radio entrepreneur, have had their ...
