Group 2012 December

Open and Shut archive for December, 2012

Early look at Rip Current Brewing

Big promise translates to fine brews at San Marcos' newest brewery

More breweries opened in San Diego County in 2012 than in any year prior. In doing so, many quietly creaked ...

Bottlecraft Part Deux

Second iteration of popular Little Italy beer shop concept coming to North Park

As the craft beer movement chugs along and the liquid medium proves profitable, bottle shops lined with row upon row ...

A Spike joint

Fish house taking over former Horton Plaza-adjacent shoe store

Ever heard of a guy named Spike Africa? Me either, but soon, the name of this mid-twentieth century seafarer known ...

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). ...

Kiwi invasion!

First PB, then downtown, then OB, now Little Italy: Kiwi-style pubs are taking over, mate

Something great is happening to that rambling old house across from the Firehouse Museum at Cedar and Columbia in Little ...

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 ...