I mean, why else would Disney buy the aging Indiana Jones franchise unless Indy was close to discovering the truth?!?
December 10, 2013
News & Stories
"So you see, Dr. Jones, it really is a small world after all."
San Diego selected as test city for CAL-TRANS anti-texting campaign
DOT Head Don Dent: "We've already contracted with the estate of Paul Evans, whose 1959 hit 'Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)' contains the immortal chorus: 'Keep your mind on your driving/Keep your …
December 10, 2013
At the Padre Hotel in Bakersfield, California
It’s Saturday night and all the heterosexuals in smart little dresses and sport coats are streaming into what we didn’t know was the hottest spot between Las Vegas and LA. Janet and I are in …
December 10, 2013
Beautiful Brahms at San Diego Symphony (1 of 2)
Saturday night was the first time I've been able to catch the San Diego Symphony after their return from touring China. The first sound they made was Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn and …
December 10, 2013
The movie critic's measuring stick
I overheard a fellow critic at a screening recently saying what a terrible year it had been for movies. His conversational fellows seemed to agree. I haven't been playing the critical game long enough to …
December 10, 2013
Catch and cash-in trout at Lake Murray
On December 5, Lake Murray was stocked with a load of 1/2- to 1-pound trout. The day before, Lake Murray management gave trout fishermen a new incentive to fish at the park: orange-tagged trout that …
December 10, 2013
"Fast Forward" opens at Low Gallery
“Fast Forward,” a new group art show at North Park’s Low Gallery, opens Friday the 13th with an artists reception from 6-10 p.m. Following that, the show will remain on display through January 14, 2014. …
December 10, 2013
San Diego auditor blasts city's web services
When it comes to finding and accessing city services online, San Diego has a pretty bad app for that. So says a newly released report by city auditor Eduardo Luna, entitled "Performance Audit of IT …
December 10, 2013
Prison realignment program tied to higher crime rates
Crime is up across the state in the wake of Supreme Court-mandated prison realignment that sent many state inmates back to local jails or set them free early, a December 9 report from the Public …
December 10, 2013
Adventures in Adobada: Diego-MXN
Before we head south to navigate the late night street carts and hole-in-the-wall taqueros of Tijuana, let’s check in at one of our most widespread (with at least 14 locations countywide) Diego-Mex institutions: MXN. There …
December 10, 2013
Old-school weight-training gym in Cardiff to close
In business for over ten years, CardifFit, a weight-training gym, has notified its hundreds of members that it will be closing on December 31. The announcement came five months early, according to some members, who …
December 10, 2013
Escondido burglars sent to prison
On December 5, Antonio Gabriel Amador, 18, and Brandon Douglas Martinez, 20, were both sentenced to seven years in state prison for burglary and robbery. In their plea deals, four other felonies were dismissed for …
December 10, 2013