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Cirque du Soleil’s Volta walks the line between art and sport

The touring Cirque du Soleil show Volta performs at the Del Mar Fairgrounds until May 5. Coloring a loose, dystopian future narrative with ballet, aerial acrobatics, and freestyle bicycle stunts, the show presents a bit …

April 24, 2019
Mara Elliott warns city council on Brown Act

Illegal secrecy San Diego city council members are at risk of breaking the state’s so-called open meeting law if they ask too many questions during closed-door sessions with mayor Kevin Faulconer about his behind-the-scenes dealings …

April 24, 2019
Spring breakers flock to Rosarito

Any worries among local business that media reports and government warnings about violence in Mexico would scare away spring breakers were dispelled when college students flocked to Rosarito Beach in droves. “It’s not as bad …

April 24, 2019
Car talk at the Concours D’Elegance in La Jolla

She: “This is you in your element. I love it.” He: “I’ll show you another car I could have bought for $500,000...” The owner of a local Mercedes garage is showing a 1965 Pontiac GTO. …

April 24, 2019
San Diego purveyors of hip-hop gear

Local sports team gear — an SD hip-hop first Word on the South Bay streets is much of the 619-based hip-hop movement started at the Vista Terrace Hills apartments in San Ysidro. “We’ve been repping …

April 24, 2019
Restoring a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster with Craig Hopkins

Craig Hopkins of Dallas, Texas has a collection of model cars in a cabinet, organized “by how much I like them. This car is on the top row.” “This car” is his restored and very …

April 24, 2019
Nostalgic about Mexican radio, angry about Soapy Joe's

Commoners’ guide to classical music Please, please, please let the essay/article on classical music be some kind of twisted satire (“Classical music not for dummies”, Classical Music, April 2). You have to train to understand …

April 24, 2019
Colonel Sanders as a Coachella-bound influencer?

Dear Hipster: What the heck do I have to do to become a multi-millionaire hipster Instagram influencer with lucrative contracts from big companies? I want free hotel stays, toys for my kids, treats for my …

April 24, 2019
Anza-Borrego’s Lycium Wash via Split Mountain Road: a more primitive experience

Located south of Ocotillo Wells, Lycium Wash via Split Mountain Road is about 45 minutes from Anza Borrego Desert State Park’s Visitor Center, making it an ideal hike for those wishing to have a more …

April 24, 2019
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