Staff Blog Entries

Baked Bear

Ice cream sandwiches...you're doing it right!

Some concepts are so foolishly simple they make me facepalm in disbelief at my own lack of inspiration. The Baked ...

Urge: Craft Alley hires brewer

Vet of The Lost Abbey, Boulevard to helm upcoming Vista brewpub

Earlier this week, I reported that the owners of Urge Gastropub and two other Rancho Bernardo businesses would be going ...

April county unemployment drops sharply to 7%

Are San Diegans drinking more?

The April unemployment rate in the county dropped to 7% from 7.7% in March as the 2800 jobs were added, ...

Bike to Work Day across San Diego

Today (May 17) is National Bike to Work Day, celebrated annually on the third Friday in May, and the San ...

Qualcomm’s Jacobs family to sink big money into Sacramento NBA team, paper reports

Kings reportedly will stay in state capital, courtesy of taxpayer arena subsidy

For years, Irwin Jacobs and his family have done a lot of political business in Sacramento - example number one ...

Street Style: Ombres and Mermaid Hair

Every summer, my daughter's hair turns green. No matter how much I spend on chlorine-fighting shampoo or how religiously I ...

"You're goin' to the moon, Méliès!"

Wasn't it Tom Aquinas who first said something like, "For those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who ...

Median home prices up 23 percent compared to 2012

The median price for an existing single-family home in California surpassed $400,000 for the first time in five years last ...

Second annual La Jolla High School Film Festival tonight

Here is a unique film event for local cinephiles to support. This could be your chance to meet the the ...

Carlsbad broker suspended, fined for trust activity

After removing funds, Kent Houston didn't provide documentation to regulator

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (known as FINRA) has suspended Carlsbad's Kent Houston for two years and fined him $25,000 ...

Strasburg propels Nationals to win over Padres

The Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres on Thursday 6-2 on strength of Stephen Strasburg's tremendous outing

Stephen Strasburg did something he had never done in his big league career on Thursday evening in Petco Park. Strasburg ...

Microbial life vs. multicellular life in opera

What's a theory of the role of Mother Earth without a musical reference?

When I wrote about Gaia versus Medea as models of motherhood I should have mentioned that this distinction was developed ...

Stephen Strasburg to pitch against Padres at Petco

For the first time in his professional career, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg takes hill at Petco Park

Former West Hills High School and San Diego State University star Stephen Strasburg will start Thursday, facing the team he ...

Afterimage: Funny, Gatsby doesn't look Jewish

Gatz, Jay Gatz. He couldn't have been more Jewish had his parents named him Israel Hebrewstein. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/16/45731/ Matthew drew review ...

On the menu: saving jazz

Loving local music and local food: "not a sausage fest."

"This is a dinner party. I want people to understand that." LJ Livingston is on the phone to talk about ...

Suit alleges SEC wouldn't pursue Madoff-like probes

San Diego attorney Gary Aguirre handles whistleblower case

In late 2004, Kathleen Furey, a senior attorney in the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ...

Tim Lambesis set for new bail review, tomorrow

Heavy metal rocker held in lieu of $3 million now, accused of ordering a hit on his wife

A judge will hear new argument tomorrow, regarding the bail amount for Tim Lambesis, who is currently held in lieu ...

Tijuana’s protesting teachers successfully block border traffic

Teachers union blocked several lanes of northbound traffic for over an hour

Members of the national teachers union in Tijuana succeeded in their plan to block traffic at the San Ysidro international ...

Fallbrook man arrested on indecent exposure charges

Sheriff’s deputies arrested 26 year-old Patrick Christopher Harvey in Fallbrook yesterday afternoon (May 15) on charges of indecent exposure related ...

Encinitas festival in Cardiff

There are a series of Encinitas events but they appear to be in Cardiff.

The Encinitas 5K starts at the Seaside Reef Parking lot in Cardiff. These two towns must be friends. As we ...