Ken Weatherwax, TV’s jocund and rotund Pugsley Addams on the beloved series The Addams Family, died Sunday after suffering a heart attack in his California home. He was 59. Weatherwax was a descendant of showbiz …
December 8, 2014
News & Stories
Dig a hole: Ken “Pugsley” Weatherwax
Today's makes way for Schooners Station
When the owners of Today’s Pizza and Salad in Encinitas took over the restaurant four years ago, they decided that the long-established live-music nights should remain. The play-along, amateur musician nights attracted from 20 to …
December 8, 2014
Kate Smith sings again
Stephanie Blythe is bringing her one-woman show about Kate Smith, "We'll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith," to the Balboa Theater on Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m. Blythe was here last April to …
December 8, 2014
Funky’s opposite
With the only objection to the project coming from an Arizona couple who spend their summers living at the Bernardo Shores Adult Community RV park, the Imperial Beach City Council voted 4-1 last week to …
December 8, 2014
Bio-war's San Diego mavens
The long-smoldering intrigue over the potential use of so-called weaponized Ebola may soon receive a boost from obscurity by a Washington think tank with a notable tie to San Diego, already a national hotbed of …
December 8, 2014
First Look: Gourmet donuts hit North Park
Donut shops inspire a crazy amount of love. I can remember the first Krispy Kreme opening in greater Los Angeles some 15 years ago. It caused a number of sweet tooth breakfast pastry devotees to …
December 8, 2014
Wanted: one cheap deputy
Looking for a spot to park the RV? The City of Encinitas has a deal for you — an RV spot with free hook-ups. The city is looking for a “park host” for their new, …
December 8, 2014
None worse than Detroit
San Diego is among the American metropolitan areas with the lowest percentage of economically disadvantaged people, according to a study by WalletHub, a statistical tabulation organization. Among 150 American cities, ranked from best to worst, …
December 8, 2014
Lost the election, won the plum
On December 1, four South Bay mayors met in National City to appoint a new member to the board of directors of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. The four mayors were: Ron Morrison …
December 8, 2014
The fish are still in town
December 7 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 19 Anglers, 1 Boat, 42 Rockfish, 4 California Sheephead, 3 California Yellowtail, 6 Vermilion Rockfish, 13 Bocaccio H&M Landing 57 Anglers, 4 Boats, 28 California Spiny Lobster, 1 …
December 8, 2014