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Lawsuit aims to prevent massive wall signs from being allowed in City

San Diegans for Open Government filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego and Westfield LLC for trying to scuttle current zoning laws.

The signs point to a showdown in court. Last week, San Diegans for Open Government, a non-profit government watchdog group, ...

Don't judge a restaurant by its name

Roy Yamaguchi's Pacific Rim Cuisine surprises and delights

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the medical industry from my sister Jane, who works for a massive pharmaceutical ...

Eureka! I've found a Grade F veggie burger!

A disappointing experience at UTC’s posh new burger and beverage den

Typically, I plan out where I’m going to eat and what I’m going to write about in advance, but every ...

Street Style: UTC Mall

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/08/38079/ Nicole Gereaux's outfit is busy. The 18-year old paired textures with patterns in a unique way. It’s no surprise ...

Wife will go to trial for murder

Judge noticed the husband was shot from behind

A judge said the behavior of a Carlsbad housewife immediately after her husband was shot tended to show consciousness of ...

A Love Affair with the Freeway

My Dearest Freeway Five, Having spent most of my life in New York City, I have never truly known someone ...

Tour de Cheesesteak: stage 3

North County food court cheesesteak delivers poor performance on day three of the tour

Here’s what happened: I went all the way up to Mira Mesa to try and find a place called “Moose’s,” ...

Burgers, brew, and bourbon

Eureka! Burger brings booze and buns to the UTC mall

Yet another burger chain is set to hit San Diego soon. The newly revamped UTC mall in University City will ...

Routinely Running

It is simply labeled "Blues" — a jazzy three-note riff played four times before landing on the tonic. And then ...

Lorna's Italian Kitchen

If a restaurant has been in business for close to 25 years and is still open, they have to be ...

Book launch events with 21-year-old cookbook author Nisa Burns

A recent BusinessWeek article ranked San Diego as #9 in its America’s 50 Best Cities list. The article listed our ...

Pescapalooza II: Tender Greens UTC

Spurred on by a meat- and poultry-less meal with a pescatarian friend the night before, I decided to go the ...

TGIF: Happy Hour at Truluck's

Truluck’s, just off the I-5 at La Jolla Village Drive, routinely tops various local polls for service, seafood, wine list ...

Torta: America's Next Hamburger?

Things are looking good for Bolillo (Bolillo Tortas, 417 Fourth Avenue, downtown, 619-203-2728), the torta place in the Gaslamp that ...

New in University City: Amardeen Café

Ian Pike did a nice piece on Aladdin’s Mediterranean Café a while back, so I was happy to see that ...

Film Critic Performs Live In Concert Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night will find me peeling away yet another layer of the onion to reveal a side of myself that ...

Food Truck Lunch: Super Q

The Kaminski family, who also own Kaminski’s BBQ and Sports Lounge in Poway, operate the two Super Q food trucks ...

Food Truck Lunch: Red Oven Pizza

I first encountered Red Oven Pizza, Justin Burlingame’s mobile Pizza Napoletano truck, at a Green Flash Brewery tasting event, but ...

Canadian Firm Pulls Power Plant Vote, Vows Future "Public Engagement" Battle

A little more than two years ago, on June 23, 2010, we wrote about a stealthy plan by San Diego ...

Pho UTC and Grill

I seem to be on a newly hatched restaurant bender. I can’t help myself, I’m impatient by nature. Being a ...

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