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Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
Normal Heights
Blog entries concerning the Normal Heights neighborhood of San Diego.
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Entries
Affordable Yoga
For an entire year I practiced yoga consistently, taking two to four classes per week. But summer tends to be a time of low income for writers, lecturers, students, and fresh graduates. “It’s expensive,” a ...
Blazing Laptops
Non-profit organization San Diego Writers, Ink hosts all day write-a-thon Blazing Laptops on Sunday, June 10. The fundraiser takes place at Lestat’s Coffee House (3343 Adams Avenue) and is open to the public. Writers begin ...
$10 Lunch: Cafe Cabaret
It’s official. I have a new love. My once-favorite, stay-all-day coffee shop in North Park has been replaced by Café Cabaret. It wasn’t intentional. I stopped in one day for a breakfast sandwich, thinking it ...
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 ...
Antique Row Cafe
For whatever reason, small towns with excessive antique shops engender mistrust. Neighborhoods in major cities with the same concentration of antique stores, however, are exempt from the rule. Antique Row Café, right along the namesake ...
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 ...
The Peculiarity of Lily's Garden Cafe
I remember when Lily's used to be in University Heights, cater-corner to Henry's. Now the cafe there has shut down and moved to Normal Heights. The address is on Adams Avenue, but the door really ...
Kumpir from Mr. Potato
Perhaps this is the new street food sensation! Kumpir is a Turkish fast food dish made from a baked potato that's been stuffed with various fillings. Mr. Potato, a stand that makes regular appearances at ...
Killer Breakfast Sandwich at Cafe Cabaret
I am loyal to the North Park coffee shop where I spend the most hours sucking down coffee and hunkering over my computer at a table in the corner. But every now and again, my ...
A chilly, wet day in San Diego, on the Mexican frontier of California. At home.
17 March 2012 I sit in the dining room – or rather dining area, since there is no wall, per se, between the dining and living room – it is all part of an open ...
Vision Cafe
This little, Ethiopian coffee shop is a bit sequestered in an ugly plaza at the corner of Madison and 30th Street. The inside is a bit chaotic right now since the ownership plans on remodeling ...
Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California
The airliners drift through the air, in and down across the eastern suburbs of San Diego. They are headed slowly toward the airport, next door to downtown. It is quite odd, having an airport in ...
Sabuku Sushi
With its chic, modern decor, Sabuku Sushi sticks out a little bit on its more typically bohemian stretch of Adams Ave in Normal Heights. The design scheme is basically black and clear, "onyx and glass," ...
Eat, Drink, and Make New Friends at Blind Lady Ale House
If you’re looking for a place to have a quiet, intimate evening, DO NOT go to Blind Lady Ale House. But if you're looking for a first stop on a night of wild adventures, BLAH ...
Kiko's Place
Acknowledgements are due to deniseathome for leaving a comment about Kiko's Place at the bottom of my bit on Los Panchos. Neither of us could think of the truck's name, and I didn't get a ...
Food, the Cashless Economy, and Local Business
Local businesses love food. Sometimes, they like it more than money...within reason. Try this: next time you're planning on making an appearance at your favorite bar or club, bring along some cookies. Maybe you even ...
Back to Basics: Canada Steak Burger
I've been eating a lot of fancy pants food lately. There's nothing wrong with that, but by Friday, all I wanted was a burger. Not a froufrou burger either, just a plain old decent patty. ...
Underground Dining
You hear about pop-up restaurants and underground dining experiences the way you hear about anything worthy of checking out -- word of mouth. That's how I learned about Cellar Door, an "underground pop-up restaurant in ...
Bike the Boulevard Today at Noon
“Bicycling has a way of bringing more vibrancy to a city,” Beryl Forman aka Miss Boulevard, marketing manager for the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association, told the Reader in February. “When you see a ...
Overheard in Normal Heights
She1: "Don't do it. You're so skinny. You'll look funny." She2: "I don't care. If I'm going to pay $5,000, I'm f*cking getting C cups." He: "Damn, girl - you complain about having scoliosis now..."
