While a granddaughter of a La Jolla billionaire Democrat spent a chunk of her sizable inheritance coming in third in the North County open primary to replace departing Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, a fund with …
June 14, 2018
News & Stories
North County's dark money triumph
We all scream for déjà vu
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was due to reopen this week after a long renovation, but it left a Gaslamp Quarter in need of ice cream heading into summer, and now Ghiradelli returns to find fresh …
June 14, 2018
Urchin Merchants
‘It’s a record! A state record!” This is Randy Hupp. He’s standing behind a rack of angry fish that look like scarlet versions of grouper. He points to two other fishermen in the tent. “These …
June 14, 2018
June 7 Sudoku Contenders
Elliot Rosenberg, La Jolla, 20. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 19. Isabella Bosch-Sorensen, San Diego, 17. (winner!) Jerry Noser, San Diego, 17. Sheila Brown, Golden Hill, 16. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 16. George Cooper, El Cajon, …
June 14, 2018
We have met the Underminer, and he is us
I loved the first Incredibles movie. I especially loved the ending. Journey back with me to 2004, and mind the fourteen-year-old spoilers along the way. The super-powered Parr family has triumphed: in stopping the killer …
June 14, 2018
June 7 Brainstorm Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 20. John Strauch, San Diego, 7. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 6. Johanna Barry, Pine Valley, 5. Robert Ott, Mira Mesa, 5. K.J. Rayner, San Diego, 5. (winner!) John Canepa, Del Cerro, …
June 14, 2018
June 7 Crossword Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 18. Martin Soblick, Del Mar, 18. Richard Hutchings, Santee, 17. Thomas McVeagh, Lakeside, 17. Maria Coda, Oceanside, 16. Ron Meyer, Santee, 16. Evelyn Bowser, San Diego, 15. Orville Brown, San Diego, …
June 14, 2018
A Ship in the Woods
A Ship In the Woods is a creative collective that was founded in 2010. The original location was in the hills of Del Mar, but in 2015 the ship sailed to a property adjacent to …
June 14, 2018
A cabin in the woods
“I have all the tools I need to accomplish this here in San Diego, but to have the opportunity to compose in seclusion without distraction for six weeks without having to worry about anything is …
June 14, 2018
Part of the grand inventory
Vincent Herring is a part of the grand inventory of straight-ahead jazz alto saxophone players. His is not a name that leaps out, perhaps, which reduces Herring’s significance not one bit. The trouble with the …
June 14, 2018
Song into outer space
When he’s not on tour, Casey Turner is either at his house on Oahu or the one in Pacific Beach. He’s wrapping up an extended stint in Hawaii and will be flying back here next …
June 14, 2018
Donkeys' Disneyland trash album
Longtime Donkeys Timothy Denardo, Anthony Lukens, and Sam Sprague have been visiting Disneyland together since they were kids. In early 2017, they added trash-picking to their theme park itinerary. “We were just in line at …
June 14, 2018