Spot the Fake Titles Quiz IV: Dead by Dawn
Scott Marks 3:29 p.m., May 24
Rolando
Blog entries concerning the Rolando area of San Diego County.
Entries
Construction allowed to begin...again on Centerpoint development near SDSU
The Mayor and developer have stepped down from their 4-week standoff.
It's settled, developer Carmel Partners are permitted to get back to work on a 332-unit building on the corner of ...
City sued for halting construction on mixed-use project near SDSU
Mayor and Councilmember ordered halt after hearing complaints that project was more dormitory than residential development
As of now, the 332-unit, 10,000 square foot commercial space, mixed use development known as Centerpoint Luxury Apartment sits dormant ...
Cheba Hut
College area sub shop has stoner quotes for days and Kool Aid on tap
I’m not totally square, but the menu at the Cheba Hut sub shop out by SDSU makes stoner references that ...
Nothing Really Big Ever Happened Here
As a graduate student in linguistics at SDSU in the spring of 1982, the guest speaker at our spring colloquium ...
Lee's Garden
Chinese seafood, condensed milk drinks, and crazy muzak in Rolando.
Someone described Lee’s Garden (4055 54th Street, Rolando, 619-583-8208) as an Asian wedding destination. I even wrote that down in ...
Myrtle Cole, Dwayne Crenshaw headed for runoff in race to fill vacant City Council seat
Labor-backed candidate Myrtle Cole and San Diego Pride executive director Dwayne Crenshaw, recently disputing a local paper’s insinuation that his ...
Pine Cone Hand Grenades
Our condominium complex on University Avenue truly looked like hell a year ago. It was never the most upscale of ...
Two District 4 candidates pulling ahead in campaign cash
Myrtle Cole leading the pack in campaign contributions with thousands more than her closest opponent
Out of the nine candidates running for the District Four council seat, two are pulling ahead of the pack in ...
Valentine's Day? Bah! Humbug!
Just noticed from an online photo that you can still get those little heart-shaped candies with the lame messages on ...
Christmas of '87
The Ghost of Christmas Past drags a broken chain and carries a spotty record in my lifetime of memories. Mom ...
Happenings Four Decades Time Ago
The German language is often almost cute in its simple logic. Decade is Jahrzehn or "year-ten" and century is "year-hundred." ...
The Cookie Jar
There exists only one psychological/semantic image in my mind for a cookie jar. I'm not even sure what any other ...
Mustard Flowers and Licorice Plants
They aren't exactly Incense and Peppermints. They're the smell of wetlands, circa San Diego County, and they evoke a strong ...
Laylah's Reggae Kitchen
It's pretty far out El Cajon Boulevard. Not quite all the way, but 58th and ECB is a good jog. ...
A Magical Journey in Rolando Village
On Monday March 25, 2012 held The 16th annual Rolando Street Fair. This event takes place from 10 am to ...
The Kid Who Cried
For the past fourteen years, I've complained about the commute from the SDSU area to the community college in North ...
Only in the '70s Were the '60s Uncool
Every October I go to a regional conference where, usually just that one time a year, I see people I ...
Dad
The house sits quietly, looking like it always did. Occasionally the wind chime in the backyard sounds. I go there ...
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 ...
Alone in the Wide Wide World
My dad passed on last Tuesday, June 21st, following mom by a month short of five years. He was 90 ...
