I asked organist Alison Luedecke how she first got into playing the Queen of Instruments. She recalls that her first childhood church had a pipe organ, which she liked the sound of, but she didn’t …
August 13, 2025
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Alison Luedecke: Master of the Queen of Instruments
Prince Edward embarrasses Hotel Del Coronado
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
August 13, 2025
Tom Arnold's Old Places: La Valencia Hotel
PlaceLa Valencia Hotel1132 Prospect Street, San DiegoThe building known by locals as La Jolla's “Pink Lady” was designed by local architect Reginald Johnson as a tribute to classic Spanish architecture. Opened in December 1926 as …
August 13, 2025
Dropping by Denny's for coffee and a celebration
The Denny’s on El Cajon Boulevard has an unfortunate location. Not because a car plowed through its window and into its dining room— that would be the Denny’s on University Avenue in City Heights. Not …
August 13, 2025
Nextdoor Wars: A look back at move-out madness around UCSD
UC San Diego started out as a brainy beachside experiment in the 1960s, a public university built on the former Camp Matthews military base, sandwiched between pristine La Jolla canyons and some of the most …
August 13, 2025
Your Week: History of the Gaslamp, stargazing, Lemon Fest, Charlotte Lawrence, Lagoon rangers
Thursday | 14History of GaslampOnce home to the Stingaree district, San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter has transformed from a red-light zone into a hub of culture, architecture, and commerce. Join the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation as …
August 13, 2025