Ashley Pelletier Bub’s at the Beach 1030 Garnet Avenue Pacific Beach The cruel summer heat draws me toward Pacific Beach for a cooling drink. Open and airy, Bub’s at the Beach promises a variety of …
July 29, 2021
News & Stories
Bub’s Berry Smash: mulling over the mule
John Ciardi: edged out by the Beat Generation
Why Nobody Pets the Lion at the Zoo The morning that the world began The Lion growled a growl at Man. And I suspect the Lion might (If he’d been closer) have tried a bite. …
July 29, 2021
SD MCs bet on AMC’s BFD after GameStop jump
As of late, San Diego hip-hoppers have been feeling bullish after linking up ‘on the low’ and strategizing their financial fates. “I have a few friends in the local hip-hop scene that I discuss crypto …
July 29, 2021
Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen's Tom Yum Kung: hot hot hot!
My favorite comfort food? This is my favorite comfort food. A soup that is making beads of sweat pop from my brow, that sends peppery shafts radiating out into my gills. Then the flavor that …
July 29, 2021
A joyous fantasy realm of gas station hot dogs
Howlin’ Rain describes their sixth studio album, The Dharma Wheel, as “a six-track, 52-minute dive into a joyous fantasy realm of exaggerated present.” Due October 8 via founding member Ethan Miller’s label Silver Current Records, …
July 29, 2021
Joe Bell: nothing new from Mark Wahlberg
A careful jog of the memory might help to recall the headline-grabbing story upon which Joe Bell is based. Those who have seen the trailer should find it fairly easy to ascertain the gingerly hinted-at …
July 29, 2021
Paige Koehler expands her network at PB’s Garage Mahal
Ocean Beach singer-songwriter Paige Koehler kept things in the city when it came to recording her debut EP, Sorry I’m Late. “My EP was recorded at [Kearny Mesa's] Defiant Robot Studios in 2019-2020,” she says. …
July 29, 2021